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Darkness, if there was a word that could describe what her eyes were seeing, it was that one. When the girl tried to look at her hands or even at anything from her, the lack of light in that place wasn't allowing her to do it.
She opened her mouth but no words came out, the feeling of not being able to communicate to anyone else was horrible, especially when this girl felt that there was something else in that darkness, but that thing was not visible and even if she tried to focus her eyes on a single spot, there was nothing to look at.
¨I am happy that you stumbled in this place once again¨ A voice echoed in the dark, a male one and it seemed to be of an old person, each word he said had a cold and painful tone which pierced into the girl's head, hurting her even more.
She tried to scream but all of her efforts were in vain since the only sound in that place was just that voice and covering her ears was not an option since she couldn't feel her entire body.
¨All this time… you were ignoring the inevitable… sooner or later we were going to meet, and there was nothing you could do to avoid it…¨ Each letter, each word, embedded in her head like fire. The pain started to get bigger, and slight signs of migraine started to appear.
In the darkness, there was a dark purple glow coming from behind her, it was the source of that voice. She tried to turn her head but the pain didn't allow her, instead that glow was moving to her right.
¨You feel it too, don't you?¨ The glow was getting brighter on the right, her eyes were still focused on the front but she somehow knew that the presence was observing her ¨All your pain… all… your suffering, shall disappear when you come back. They took you away from me, from the Promised Land, the future you deserved…¨
Once it moved, her eyes saw the source of the glowing. It was not a person, instead it was an orb and even if it didn't have any facial expressions, she felt some imaginary eyes locked onto hers.
¨I cannot reach you from where I am, but sooner or later, the calling to your true destiny shall appear, and when that comes… follow it, as it will explain all of your questions¨ The girl was able to mitigate some of the pain, but each word was hurting even less, the damage it caused to her head started to disappear and so did her migraine.
¨I know you can do it… after all… I created you, my child…¨
That last word inflicted pain into the girl once again, her heart started to beat at a faster pace and the feeling of a burning sensation in her whole body was killing her. She opened her mouth but this time there wasn't any silence, instead, the sound of pain and agony came out from her as she screamed a single word:
¨NO!¨
(October 5th 2015 – 8:35 PM – Claire's House, New York, Earth)
The scream of agony and a loud thud could be heard in the house; this attracted the attention of the older girl that was at her left, sitting in a chair playing the famous game League of Legends. She turned at her side and noticed the little one on the ground, almost immediately she stood up and kneeled at her side, inspecting if the fall actually did any damage to her.
The fallen girl's vision was clouded, the light in the ceiling caused her to have blurry vision but it took only a few seconds for her eyes to get used to the light in the bedroom. Her ears were buzzing but she saw that the other girl in the bedroom was moving her lips, but even if she tried read them she couldn't translate what she said.
Once her ears and vision returned back to normal the first thing the little girl was able to hear came from the laptop on top of the desktop.
¨Claire, my god you can't go AFK in the middle of a teamfight, you are the only one fed for god's sake!¨ That voice was from Matt, a blond whose only role he played was marksman, in that match he summoned Caitlyn, his favorite Champion, but there was more behind than just being a favorite.
The person who got shouted at was Claire, the big sister in this house while the girl on the ground was her little sister, Liz. Unlike the small one, Claire is a veteran player in League and fancies playing assassins, in this case she was using the Sinister Blade, Katarina.
On the other hand, Liz was introduced into the game and played just a few matches, just like everyone else, she had a hard time trying to recognize each character, spell, item and her surroundings in the middle of a match, but after some lessons from her sister, the little one managed to understand the very basics.
Claire didn't change a lot since she came back from Runeterra, she still had her characteristic long brown hair, Liz was almost the same, she tried to match her sister's hairstyle and decided to keep it long as well, but the only thing that was different between the two of them was that the little girl had black hair.
Once the two sisters stood up from the ground, they saw that the screen of the laptop showed a red sign in the middle with the word DEFEAT.
¨Sorry guys, but my sister fell to the ground, thought she was injured, but hopefully it was nothing to be afraid of¨ She spoke to the microphone near her headset and put them back on, leaving one ear free in case Liz wanted to speak to her.
¨Hey it's alright, at least it was a normal game. But remind me not to play a ranked game with you if she keeps falling¨ That was the voice of Nick, a black haired boy who played as Jax in that match, although his preferred role was support, but a random player decided to take that role before.
¨Why she should play with you? You end up feeding ranked we duo, the only thing she should worry about is not having her score ruined by your lack of hands!¨ That last voice was from Marie, another blonde who used to play Thresh most of the time but after a few changes she decided to play with Elise, since she became one of the dominant junglers in the meta.
¨Claire... I had that dream again¨ The little girl whispered, but even with all of the talking from the people on the computer, she (and everyone else) heard what Liz said.
The brown haired was worried as she removed the headset and unplugged it from the laptop, probably so the other people were able to hear what she had to say ¨Liz, what happened this time?¨ Claire said with a smile on her face, she didn't wanted to worry the little girl but deep inside her she knew that hiding everything wasn't good for her.
¨I… I don't know, everything I saw was completely dark, but then a purple ball appeared and talked to me. It said something like… I should go back to the Promised Land… what does that mean?!¨ She closed her eyes and covered her face using her hands.
Claire tried to console her sister but when the little one raised her head; her red teary eyes showed that she was sad and scared. The brown haired got closer and embraced Liz, trying to clean the tears off her face ¨It's ok, it was only a dream. The only Promised Land is the one with the people that love you¨ The brown haired muttered and dropped a kiss on the forehead of her sister ¨Now Liz, time to go back to bed. Tomorrow is your birthday and you have a present waiting for you¨ She winked.
After hearing the word present all of the sadness and the fear disappeared and immediately got replaced by happiness and anxiety ¨A present? Where where where?¨ She started to jump like a rabbit and there was no way to stop her.
¨Hush, tomorrow will be a new day. A day where you'll be 10¨ Claire tapped the little one's shoulder and guided her to the bedroom.
Once in Liz's bedroom, the little one jumped into her bed and covered her entire body with the sheets but the big sister just couldn't resist but to chuckle ¨Sis… do you think…¨ The black haired seemed to be afraid of speaking, but she removed the covers that blocked her head and saw that Claire was looking at her ¨Do you think aunt Kat will come for my birthday?¨
The big sister was unsure how to answer that, it's been months since she and Katarina talked, and by the looks of it there was no way to create a portal that could make them go back and forth between Runeterra and the Earth ¨I'm pretty sure she received the message, there is no way she would forget the birthday of a person like you¨ She smiled and grabbed one of Liz's cheeks and pulled them, but the little one did not enjoy it.
¨Thanks Claire, it would make me happy if we saw Kat again, I miss her…¨ She closed her eyes and yawned, waiting to be taken back to the dream land.
¨Yeah… I miss her too¨ She remembered those good times Liz and her spent with the noxian assassin.
Claire turned off the lights in the bedroom and closed the door as she headed back to her own room, where the voices of the other people in the laptop were talking about something. She didn't wanted to wake her sister and in order to do so, she closed the door to the bedroom and locked it.
¨Claire you there?¨ Nick spoke while Claire was sitting in her chair, plugging the headset once again.
¨Yeah, all of you heard that?¨ The affirmative sounds from the other kids caused the brown haired to sigh ¨I'm worried¨
¨There's nothing to worry about. Besides, if Malzahar were to be back, he would've made a lot of fuss already, wouldn't he?¨ Marie tried to give some insight, but she was just as clueless as the rest.
¨When did you say this started?¨ The blond's voice was sort of muffled, probably because he was drinking something.
¨A week after we came back from Runeterra. She had this exact dream, but every time we spoke about it, she couldn't remember anything from it¨ Claire looked at the ground where Liz fell.
¨And… does she remember anything from her… absence?¨ The black haired's voice coming from the computer attracted Claire's attention towards the screen.
¨Not really. Every month I ask her if she remembers something, but she doesn't have any idea that she got kidnapped or even sent to the Void¨
¨Whatever the case, keep an eye on her. If something happens we'll be there in no time¨ Marie said as she left the call.
¨Yeah, you can count with us. Just don't act without thinking, ok?¨ Those were Nick's last words as he ended the call.
Now, there was complete silence in Claire's house, there was nothing else to do but to get some rest. Liz's birthday was the next day and she needed to prepare a good party for her, without further ado she turned off her laptop and placed it near her university books, she stood up and turned off the lights at her bedroom and closed the curtain that led to the backyard.
Without anyone looking, Claire removed all of her clothes and placed them over the chair she sat on before, with only her undergarments she climbed into the bed and pulled the covers up to her head, she closed her eyes without trying to think about Liz's dream ¨Tomorrow is going to be a new day…¨
…
Some hours later in the night, the little sister had a hard time trying to sleep, she opened her eyes and noticed that everything in the house was turned off, and Claire was probably in a deep sleep. Even if she closed her eyes, there wasn't any way for her to get asleep, and the best idea she had was to climb out of the bed and head towards the kitchen. The darkness in the house reminded her of that strange dream she had, but this time she knew where she was.
The little sister grabbed a bottle of water and an empty glass from the kitchen's sink and poured the content from the bottle inside of the translucent container. She remained frozen for a few seconds, thinking about that weird dream while drinking from the now empty glass.
When she walked back to her bedroom, something caught her attention; she turned her head at the living room and saw that something was looking at her, it was small and the moon light allowed her to see that it was not a human, it was smaller, much like a pet. She took a few steps towards her new discovery but this thing didn't seemed to be afraid of the little girl, instead it came out of its hideout, revealing what it was.
Her eyes couldn't believe what she saw, a purple animal with four legs and complex that resembled to an ant, but no antenna. On the front, three orange glowing eyes were looking at her, the creature was walking in circles around her, inspecting every inch of her body, the thing was faster than her so there was no way Liz was able to follow up the monster's pace.
¨Wait, are you…¨ The creature looked at the little girl with confusion ¨are you my birthday present?!¨ She whispered while trying to give the purple monster a hug, but as soon as she got closer, the creature ran away on its four legs and went through the glass door to the backyard, much like a ghost ¨W-where are you going?¨ Liz stood and started to ran the `present´ from behind, since she wasn't a ghost or had any super natural power that allowed her to go through solid objects, she had to open the door to the back.
The climate outside wasn't too bad, it wasn't too hot and her shorts and t-shirt served just fine outside, she was only wearing slippers so the grass wouldn't touch her feet.
She tried to keep track of the creature up to the point she found that it was hiding on the other end. ¨There you are, let's go back inside, Claire must not know that I opened my birthday present one day before!¨
Liz walked a few steps back into the house, but all she was doing was moving in the same spot, when the black haired looked at the ground and noticed that she was surrounded by a dark purple circle. The exterior of the circle got filled with runes that were glowing one at a time.
¨Claire...¨ She whispered while holding the creature closer to her body.
The circle was glowing even more and so did the runes up to the point that everything around her was getting darker, just like in her dream.
¨Claire!¨ Even if she tried to speak louder the zone nullified any type of sound from the inside. Liz held the Voidling in her arms under a tighter grip, she couldn't move, her legs weren't responding and so the rest of her body was slowly getting numb.
¨CLAIRE!¨ Her panic scream came out of that zone, startling the brown haired girl inside of the house.
¨Liz?!¨ The big sister climbed out of the bed after she heard that cry for help, the first place she went was to the little one's bedroom ¨Liz? You ok?¨ She ran towards the bed there was no one inside, the window was closed and the curtain was down so there was no way she could've jumped out of the window.
The next room she checked was the living room and most precisely the main entrance, she tried to open it but it was shut tight ¨Where did she go?¨ She felt a cold wind hit her body, her head turned to the right and noticed the door to the backyard opened.
She ran to the back but saw nothing out of particular, her feet were touching the grass but suddenly the ground felt different, it was not delicate and humid, instead it was like sand. Claire kneeled and touched the ground she was in. By grabbing a few pieces of this strange component, she could easily deduct what it was.
¨(Ash? But I can't smell anything odd nearby)¨ She stood up once again, clueless of where her sister was.
Behind her, a bright light appeared, she didn't pay any attention to it since she was focused onto the ground and all of the ash markings that were engraved in the burnt grass. This light was transforming, it grew arms and then legs, turning into a full human form, the blue color still remained, much like a ghost.
¨Claire¨ An echoing masculine voice startled the brown haired, she slowly turned and saw who was behind her.
¨R-ralzith?¨ She stared at the ghostly figure dumbfounded.
Ralzith was an Ionian Summoner who used to serve Malzahar in the past, after failing so many times and being left to die by his former leader, this black haired decided to join forces with Claire and her friends to stop the Overlord from taking over Runeterra and the Earth.
However he looked different, he still wore the robe from the Institute but his face changed, unlike the green eyes he used to have, this time they were red, but it was not just a change of color from the irises, it was more of an infection. Half of his face also had some severe scars, as if he got burned.
Claire, after looking at his scarred face noticed that the only clothes she was wearing were her undergarments. So with both arms she tried to cover whatever she could of her body, her cheeks were red but it was not time to be embarrassed in front of a ghostly figure ¨W-what are you doing here?¨
¨What? I thought you already noticed, your sister is missing¨
¨Yeah I know. But why do you have to appear out of nowhere?¨ Claire was trying to cover her body, not only from the eyes of the Summoner but also from the cold of the night.
¨I suppose I must tell you¨ He cleared his throat, even that sound made an echo ¨Liz is in Runeterra once again¨
But how? That was the only question Claire had at that moment, if Malzahar was trapped inside of the crystal there was no way he could just leave, kidnap Liz once again and return to his magical prison.
¨How did you know? Where is she?¨ She tried to grab the ghost Summoner, but when she tried to place her hands on his shoulders, they went through.
¨I don't know her exact location, but I DO know she is in Runeterra¨ Claire wanted to ask how but that got answered immediately ¨I've been in touch with the Void essence in the past, I can sense Void energy all around the continent and I felt a new presence in the world, we both know that the only people who've been in touch with the Void, are Malzahar, Kassadin, the Voidborns, me and your sister¨
¨You gotta save her. We can't go to Runeterra from here!¨ She shouted, but Ralzith apparently had a plan.
¨I already have that covered¨ He rubbed his hands, almost as if he was preparing some kind of spell ¨In my free time I've been studying a lot about trans-world teleportation, and I discovered that there is a way for me to teleport you back to Runeterra, without me being in your world¨
¨Is that possible?¨ She frowned ¨Fine, let me get prepared and I'll go ASAP¨
¨Wait wait, the spell needs some time to prepare, and I will not take only you to rescue your sister¨ He shook his head and scratched his shaved chin.
¨So…¨ She looked at him with confusion, although she already had an idea what his next words were going to be.
¨So, we need all of you. Runeterra calls for the legendary Summoners, and you are going to answer!¨ He said with emotion while raising his hand in victory ¨Bring everyone if possible, if Liz is in danger, then she will need people who must be trusted¨ Ralzith's ghostly figure turned, his back facing the brown haired ¨We will talk once again in an hour, in this same spot. Like I said, bring everyone¨
With those orders, the ghost disappeared, leaving Claire alone, once again in the darkness. She rushed towards her house and turned on the lights in her bedroom, the first thing she looked for was her cellphone which was being charged by the wall near the bed. Once turned on the first person who she found on the contact list was Nick.
After a few seconds of beeping the black haired answered the call with a sleepy grunt ¨Nick, I need you, I need all of you¨
¨Ugh, Claire it's almost midnight, what do you want?¨
¨It's Liz, she's missing once again. And she is in Runeterra¨ This comment apparently made the guy on the other side of the line get awake all of the sudden.
¨Wait, how… how did you know?¨
¨Ralzith told me, he appeared in my backyard and told me that she appeared in his world but he doesn't know an exact location just yet. Right now he is preparing a spell to take us to Valoran¨
¨Alright, what do you want me to do?¨
¨Call everyone and tell them to come here. If we have to do a rescue mission, the best we can do is to bring the ones we trust¨ She was already dressing with the clothes she wore before going to sleep. Just a simple jacket that had the Noxus emblem on the right shoulder and a pair of loose gym trousers, if she were to save someone it was the best to bring some comfortable clothes.
¨On it, we'll be there in no time¨ Nick ended the call, creating that silent ambience once again.
¨We're coming Liz. Stay strong¨
And here we are once again, with our favorite Summoners on a new quest to bring back the little girl to her world.
In case you don't know me or haven't heard anything about my stories, let me give you a brief presentation: My name is Tourvelix and I create gaming-related fanfics. After reading many of them in which OCs interact with Champions, i got some inspiration to create a story that I thought it wouldn't be sucessful but in the end I ended up gaining some fans!
Heroes and Legends is the sequel to Summoning Magic so in case you haven't read it yet, my biggest recommendation would be to do it so you can have a basic idea on how the story went. You can also read another fanfic which is still in development known as Meeting the Winter's Wrath which is a spin off from Summoning Magic (people who read this story may identify some stuff from the original one)
With this introduction already done I wanna explain some points so you guys don't get too confused ok? Here we go:
1) Meeting the Winter's Wrath is my top priority fanfic right now, so it won't be weird if you see more chapters of that story rather than this one. Once I finish that one, Heroes and Legends will be on top of that list and receive more regular updates.
2) The story will have dedicated chapters, meaning that one chapter will be focused on Liz, another one on Claire, a third on on Nick and so on. There will be a point where one of the group will meet with another one but I can hardly see talking about Claire and then switching back to Liz in the same chapter.
3) After all of the reviews, PMs and comments I received through my two stories, I will add more character development and try to be of a more in-depth writer when talking about actions and surroundings (Take in mind that english is not my native tongue, yet I've been studying/speaking it for more than 10 years, but sometimes I have to use google translate to help me find the right word) This will also mean that in some chapters the plot will be stalled or will advance slowly.
4) Just like I did in the other two stories, there will be LOTS of champions, so I hope everyone gets happy if they see their favorite champion on the scene.
5) There will be a lot of references about my other stories as well as video games (In fact, I already mentioned some in this very chapter)
6) There WILL be lemons. For God's sakes, back in Summoning Magic I found it too cheesy to write a lemon and everytime I was going to start it something happened (Something something second passive) so this time I promise, AND I MEAN IT, there will be lemons (Please God of Lemons, let me write something that is worth of pleasing you and the readers)
7) My actual schedule is 2 chapters per week, one on monday and the second one on thursday, unless something else happens and my schedule gets F-up, I will release those chapters on those days
7.1) This is Monday's chapter (released on Sunday, I KNOW) so ¨Meeting the Winter's Wrath¨ readers, you'll have to wait 'till thursday for your new dose.
With all of those points hopefully explained properly I bid you farewell. A new story will begin and I hope you'll enjoy it, also don't forget to follow/favorite, send PMs, reviews, hate-mail, anything! I'll be glad to read them and answer each one.
This is it, a new story, a new beginning, but the author is still the same. This was Tourvelix and I say to you...
See you in the next chapter ;)