Sorry for the delay, but I have a winter break right now and wanted to do some stuff instead, I hope you understand. This is probably the third from last chapter, so not much is left, but the most important things impacting our characters will be happening in them, so I hope you enjoy those last moments with the story.

Chapter X - Honesty

"To the sides!" Rengar yelled and rolled to his left, quickly dodging enraged Void creature's charge, but the moment she passed them, she dove into sand and started circling them, making unsettling rumbling noises.

"I think it's looking for an isolated target…" Lucy said when she got closer to Kha'Zix and Rengar.

"Are you sure? It looks like it can sweep us all with one attack!" Rengar replied, attentively watching its fin. Then suddenly, it burrowed deeper.

"Shit, be careful now!" Kha'Zix said trying to predict Rek'Sai's next move.

They slowly got closer to each other, and standing back to back, they were looking at all directions. This way at least one person would see an attack and would be able to alert the others. Little did they know the attack was coming from entirely different direction.

Suddenly, the earth started quaking, but when they looked around, sand wasn't moving at all. That's when they realised the monster was directly below them.

"Mov-" was the only thing Lucy managed to say before she was launched in the air with Rengar and Kha'Zix by Rek'Sai's brisk unburrow.

"Fuck! We're falling!" Rengar sent the message to others. It was too high, they would definitely break some bones upon impact if they didn't do something.

"Don't worry, I've got you covered!" Noah said and after a moment, they felt their bodies lose all the weight and started falling slowly like feathers. Rengar and Kha'Zix looked terrified for a second, but then they realised it wasn't just an adrenaline rush but Noah's interference.

"Falling down isn't the worst of our problems now." Lucy said, reminding them of the fight. They looked down and saw the creature from the bird's view. They were falling slowly, but they would touch the ground in a little less than thirty seconds, so they hadn't much time to discuss the plan.

"This thing might want to strike one of us the moment we enter its reach, so be careful." Lucy said and looked at Rengar and Kha'Zix, who were a couple of meters away apart from each other.

"I don't think this will happen." Rengar replied. Both Kha'Zix and Lucy looked at him questioningly.

"What do you mean?" Kha'Zix asked confused.

"It doesn't have eyes, it can't see us, but it can "feel" us." Rengar explained. Rek'Sai wasn't even lifting her head, she stayed motionless, probably awaiting a sign.

"If that's the case, then I have a plan. Rengar, do you have anything to throw that you don't need?" Lucy asked him.

"Yeah, I have some stones I use to make bolas, why?" he asked and pulled one out.

"On my sign, throw it under me. I'm going to try to find a weak spot on its armour." she explained. It was a decent idea, he thought. He nodded and started spinning it.

"What should I do then?" Kha'Zix asked. He didn't want to just stay idly.

"When you two land, try to distract it further. It might take some time before I find anything." Lucy said while preparing for the ride. After a moment, she said "Now!"

As asked, Rengar threw his bola directly below Lucy, making a quiet thud sound. Just as expected, the monstrosity instantly charged and swung, but didn't hit anything. It moved around frantically, surprised by the fact there was nothing. And then, Lucy landed on its back and grabbed the fin not to fall down. In the meantime, Kha'Zix used his wings to soar closer to Rengar, and then they both landed on the ground, catching Rek'Sai's attention. She roared horrendously and then she spewed a purple projectile in their direction. Rengar jumped in Kha'Zix's direction, moving them both away from the projectile's trajectory, but making them both prone.

"Are you alright?" Rengar asked while helping him to get up.

"Yeah, I- watch out!" Kha'Zix shouted immediately. Rengar gasped and looked behind, the Void creature was right behind him. It tried to bite Rengar, but he blocked the left lower fang, and Kha'Zix took care of the right one, making it impossible to get bitten. Seeing it's pointless, Rek'Sai jumped back, making a little space between them. As they were fighting, Lucy was searching for any spot that could be pierced by her rapier, but in every gap between its armour it looked like there was another layer beneath it. She didn't want to risk trying to pierce it, she might not get another chance to get on it unnoticed.

"Its back is too protected, I don't think this approach will benefit." Lucy said frustrated. That's when she caught something with the corner of her eye. She gently moved closer to its head and noticed that when it swings, the armour on its shoulder lifts slightly, exposing pink flesh.

"Nevermind, guys!" Lucy said after a moment, "Make it swing with its right arm, I think I can cripple it a little." she added while preparing herself to attack and not to fall off at the same time.

"On it!" Rengar replied and ran towards the enemy, but keeping on the right side of Rek'Sai. "Kha, bait its left arm!" Rengar said while he was getting closer. He nodded and charged to her left side. As he was charging, Rek'Sai decided to attack Rengar first, since he was closer and block Kha'Zix with left arm, just as he planned. Kha'Zix's claws didn't even leave a scratch, so he knew brute force wasn't a solution, and Rengar swiftly dodged the attack once again.

"Noah! Searing Blade!" Lucy quickly asked him to use the spell that makes a blade burn with living fire.

"No problem!" he replied, and after less than a second her blade burst in small flames and the blade itself was glowing brightly from the heat. Then, she thrusted her sword as deep as possible into the flesh.

The monster shrieked and cried from the pain Lucy has caused it. It started kicking and jumping, trying to get rid of her, but then stopped when it felt that she landed beside her. Without giving her enough time to think, Rek'Sai used her tail and shoved her hard, sending her away, but causing only minor injuries.

"Shit, are you okay?!" Rengar asked her. It didn't look dangerous, but he prefered to be sure.

"Yeah, I'm fine, just a scratch compared to what I did." Lucy replied and got up deftly. They could tell it was furious. Without the element of surprise anymore, they decided to focus on the legs, but it was hard to harm them because only the inner part was uncovered. They would need to get closer than they were comfortable with, risking getting stomped on or crushed by the main body. To the beast's disadvantage, they all were specialised in fast and accurate, deadly attacks, and with Noah's spell that made them even faster, they had the upper hand. Thanks to Lucy's previous attack, Rek'Sai's attacks with her right limb were slower, so they decided to use that to their advantage.

"So far so good." Rengar said to himself, some sweat dripping from his forehead. Some time has passed since his last serious fight. When he thought about it, the last time he got tired this badly was his second last fight with Kha'Zix. On top of that, the sun was still high in the sky, so even Noah, who was just observing and aiding with spells, felt some water gathering underneath his clothes.

"It's getting slower." Kha'Zix said after another successful swing. Hit and run strategy was better than they expected. It wasn't very efficient but they couldn't just rush towards his otherworld creature. Rek'Sai was panting and breathing heavily, the wounds were distracting and making it hard to think properly. She knew that if this goes on, she will die. That's why Rek'Sai chose to do something dangerous, yet possibly rewarding. In a sudden flash of purple light, she buried herself in sand once again. The three of them closed their eyes momentarily, and when they looked again, their enemy was already out of vision, but the movement in sand betrayed its location.

"Where is it going?" Lucy asked when she got closer to Rengar and Kha'Zix. They were trying to predict where it was going, but were terrified when it suddenly made a sharp turn and went straight to the ruins where Noah was hiding.

"Noah! Watch out, it's going to you!" Kha'Zix quickly warned him broke into a run.

"Don't move a muscle, it will sense you!" Lucy added and ran with Rengar as well.

"S-Sure, I'm not moving anywhere…" Noah replied. Even in their minds they felt he was slightly scared. When they arrived, they couldn't see anyone. It might have hid somewhere, they thought, but where could such a huge monster hide? Even the tallest building wasn't enough to conceal it from their sight.

"Are you alright kid?" Rengar asked Noah while still searching.

But the answer didn't come immediately. After a moment of silence, he finally replied, "It's...right behind me…" Noah said mortified. He was afraid to even think near this thing. But he was surprised when he saw it, because from the distance it looked huge, but now that it was so close, it was rather small, size similar to a bear.

"Calm down, we're going!" Rengar replied and started running to Noah's hideout, but the moment he was about to turn left on the corner of the building, an extremely fast swing pushed him away, crashing his back on near debris.

"Rengar!" Kha'Zix screamed and ran towards him with shocked expression. He kneeled down to examine him, but the impact made him lose consciousness. Kha'Zix shook him gently in attempt to wake him up, but it didn't happen.

"Get him to safety, I'll distract it!" Lucy said as she came closer to him. Then she got closer to the same corner where Rengar has been attacked. She threw a rock to make the beast think she took a step forward. When she did it, Rek'Sai swung again, but missed completely. At the same time Kha'Zix dragged Rengar away from the battlefield and carefully laid him behind one of the buildings that was further away. He hugged him and then returned to Lucy and Noah, anger written all over his face. She dared to attack Rengar, she had to pay with her blood.

Lucy was trying to avoid all the swings and thrusts, but they were exceptionally faster than before. It was possible because Rek'Sai shrunk her body, making her much faster and less logy. Just when Lucy started to wonder how was this beast able to get into the jungle and kill Connor without destroying everything on its path, she got her answer, the beast could change the size of its body at will.

"I lost connection with Rengar, is he okay?" Noah asked as she was fighting, he peeked outside and saw Lucy dodge, parry, and deflect attacks incoming.

"He's lost consciousness, but he's safe." Kha'Zix replied and entered the fray. Arm to arm with Lucy, they both lunged forward, hoping that at least one of them lands a hit. Sadly, neither of them did, but they didn't receive any damage as well. Noah didn't want to just keep looking and doing nothing. Rengar risked his life to save him, even obtained some damage because of it. He slowly left his cover and opened the book, looking for some kind of spell that could help them defeat it, but when he took another step, a piece of sandstone he was standing on shattered, revealing his location. Startled, Rek'Sai turned around and dashed in his direction.

"Noah, no!" Lucy shouted and extended her arm in his direction hoping it would do something, but she was no mage. Noah looked up and noticed a huge jaw relentlessly making its way towards him. He raised his hand, but the stress caused him to forget all the magic formulas he knew, so he just remained in this position helpless. But then, just as this creature was about to sink its fangs in his body, Kha'Zix came out of nowhere and jumped towards him. He grabbed him and just before Noah was about to get bit, they rolled away to safety. Kha'Zix quickly got up and helped Noah grab book.

"Are you okay?" Kha'Zix asked him, he was panting and gasping from the effort.

"Y-Yeah, I am! Thank you!" Noah said and got up. Then Lucy came to them, scared that something might have happened.

"Oh God, Noah, are you hurt?" she asked concerned, but he shook his head and smiled.

"I'm alright, thanks to Kha'Zix." Noah replied and looked at him. He smiled back, but then a sudden stinging pain in his back made him fall on one knee.

"Shit, I think it got me." Kha'Zix said and looked at his wings. One of them was shredded, but teeth had to go deeper because he was bleeding.

"You've been bitten, but it doesn't look venomous. Noah, take care of him, I'll buy you some time." Lucy said and while making a lot of sound, she ran in opposite direction. With that little time she gave them, they went to nearest ruin and hid there for a moment.

"Can you do something with it? I need to go there and help her!" Kha'Zix said and sucked the air through his teeth when he Noah started examining it.

"I have a healing potion on me, but it won't close wound that big." Noah said, but Kha'Zix just shook his head.

"Don't worry, the potion's enough, trust me." he replied. They didn't know about his superhuman healing. When Noah handed him the bottle, Kha'Zix quickly downed it. After a moment, he felt pleasant warmth in his back. Normally, the potion wouldn't close the wound so fast, but amplified by Kha'Zix's trait, it healed in no time. Even his wing returned to full health. Noah was gaping with mouth wide open. He couldn't believe how it happened. He knew better than anyone this potion had no chance to do it, yet that's what his eyes saw.

"But...how?" he asked, still confused. Kha'Zix got up and looked at him.

"Don't worry about it. Anyway, I've got an idea, but I will need you to trust me." Kha'Zix said to him. Noah nodded and started listening.

"Sure, you can rely on me." he replied. Then, Kha'Zix started telling him his idea. When he was done, Noah thought about it for a moment. He looked at the scroll Lucy gave him and sighed, "Well, if something goes wrong, I have a way to give us another chance." he added.

"I hope we won't need it." Kha'Zix said and proceeded with his plan.

Rek'Sai was chasing Lucy around, firing projectiles of purple plasma at her and trying to cut her way by diving under the buildings and making them fall in front of her, or even on her, but she would always find a way to avoid it. She was hoping Kha'Zix or Noah would come help her, she knew too well she had little chance defeating it alone. But then, as she was making another round around the ruins, she noticed Kha'Zix running towards her, but was stunned when she realised Noah was on his back preparing a spell.

"Lucy! Cover your ears and get ready to strike!" Kha'Zix yelled to her. She didn't quite understand what he meant by that, but decided not to question him. She moved out of the way and covered her ears. Then, Kha'Zix taunted Rek'Sai by yelling something to her. As he planned, she charged at them, teeth ready to bite. Kha'Zix blocked the attack, and when she was inches away from them, Noah clapped his hands in front of her face. A sudden sonic boom rang in their ears, making them dizzy and fall on their back, but Rek'Sai must have felt it a thousand times more, because she was screaming and rolling in pain. Now, she was completely blind.

"Quick! We are unable to help you Lucy, you must kill it now!" Noah said with struggle to Lucy. She knew what he did. It was one of few offensive spells he decided to learn, but he could never make it work properly. It's supposed to send a sonic wave in front of him, but every time he tried that, it would affect only one meter around his hands. She never suspected him to actually make use of that. Without losing anymore time, she charged at now vulnerable beast. Just as expected, there were many spots on its stomach and chest that can be easily pierced. Establishing its heart is in its chest, Lucy thrusted her sword deep the monster. She didn't want to risk missing, so she did it three more times before Rek'Sai kicked her away and got up on her legs. But then Lucy noticed it was staggering and faltering, it was barely stable like that. Then Noah and Kha'Zix got up, recovered from Noah's double-sided attack, and saw the last moments of its life. Before the Void creature stopped moving forever, it released one final scream of agony. And then, just like that, it left their world.

For a moment they were just standing, processing what just happened. But then, Lucy started shedding tears. She finally made it, she avenged her brother. Noah got closer to her, and then she hugged him. Kha'Zix looked away, even if it wasn't real, he wanted her to think it was over. He left them and ran to check out how Rengar was doing. He was happy when Rengar was slowly regaining consciousness.

"What...what happened…?" he asked dumbfounded. He rolled his eye and looked at Kha'Zix, who immediately hugged him. He was happy nothing bad happened.

"It's okay now, we won." he replied. Rengar managed to get up with his help and while using his shoulder as a support, he slowly walked to Noah and Lucy.

"You're back!" Noah exclaimed cheerfully, "Wait, I'll do something with the pain." he added and murmured something under his breath. Rengar felt a gentle breeze cover his entire body, and when it was gone, all the pain and dizziness were gone as well.

"Thanks, the headache was horrible." Rengar thanked him and was able to walk without Kha'Zix's help. Then he looked at Lucy. She had her face red from crying, but all the anger and vengeance was gone from her eyes. She looked just like a normal girl now.

"I trust it was a weight off you mind, hmm?" Rengar asked Lucy. She just nodded and swept all the tears that were left in her eyes.

"Yes, it was. But to be honest, I feel better knowing that I saved those poor people from further pain rather than avenging Connor." she admitted, "I mean, I'm glad I did it, but it wasn't my main focus anymore." she explained. Rengar was surprised, but he was glad she had a change of heart. Kha'Zix was happy, too. They looked around them.

"So...what now?" Noah asked.

"Well, that's a good question." Rengar admitted, "Firstly, we should return to the people we met in the jungle and tell them everything is fine now."

"I'll try to communicate with someone in Bel'zhun. There should be at least one high priest capable of hearing my mind." Noah said. They nodded and went to survivors of Rek'Sai's attack. They were relieved they managed to leave the battle victorious without losing anyone. Now they even stopped looking at Kha'Zix with weirdly, they were thankful he contributed to victory. On top of that, Noah managed to talk to someone in Bel'zhun. After confirming what happened by sending images from his memory, they promised to send carriages and help the next day. The end of day was drawing near, but they decided to spend time together around the fire. Rengar was surprised when he met Nidalee, but she explained she came to investigate the sound and stumbled upon them. She wanted to scold Rengar for trying to kill something so dangerous, but she refrained from doing so.

They hunted an animal for some meat and prepared a meal for everyone. When they started praying to Gods and thanked them for sending the four heroes, as they referred to them, Noah and Lucy came to Rengar and Kha'Zix.

"Wow, now we're being treated as heroes!" Noah said joyfully. Lucy giggled and patted his back.

"See? Now your dream came true. You're just like these heroes in stories." she said. She was happy seeing all those happy faces, free from fear. The pain of losing others and home remained, but at least they didn't have to be thinking about it now.

"So, when are you leaving?" Rengar asked.

"Tomorrow with the people here. They will be transported to Bel'zhun and taken care of, while we will go for the earliest zeppelin and then back to Piltover." Lucy explained. Despite what happened, their arguments and what he did, Rengar would actually miss them.

"Anyway, thank you for helping us." Noah said after a moment, "Even though you didn't want us to fight, you didn't hesitate to help us."

Rengar scratched his head and averted his gaze, he felt awkward, "I don't think I deserve it, especially after all those lies I told."

"Nonsense, you just wanted to keep us safe, and now after that fight, I understand why." Lucy replied and smiled reassuringly. They couldn't recognise Lucy. In only couple of days she changed so much. Then she looked at Kha'Zix. He seemed a little off, so she asked him if everything was okay.

"Hmm? Oh, yeah, it fine." Kha'Zix replied and faked the smile, "If you'll excuse me, I need to go for a walk." he added and left them. Noah frowned, he was worried.

"Is he alright?" the boy asked Rengar.

"Yeah, he sometimes behaves like that. Just give him a couple of minutes and he will return to normal." he replied with a smile. The two of them nodded, but Noah still seemed to be concerned. He returned to the camp with them and started playing his harmonica, soothing minds of his listeners with magic infused melodies. The overall mood was better than they expected.

After a while, Noah stood up and started walking towards the trees, but then Lucy stopped him.

"Where are you going?" she asked while eating a piece of meat.

"I uhh...you know. Meet some basic human needs." he replied and looked away. Lucy quickly got what he meant.

"Oh, right, you were busy playing songs and curing people before. Just don't get lost there." she said and returned. Noah sighed, he didn't like to lie, especially since his ability was forcing the truth from others. When he was outside of their vision, he started looking for Kha'Zix. It wasn't long before he actually found him. When he approached him, he was sitting on a rock with his legs curled up.

"Hey, Kha'Zix, why are you here alone?" Noah asked worried. It was a weird behaviour for someone like him. Startled, Kha'Zix looked towards him. That's when Noah noticed Kha'Zix was crying, "...what happened?!" he asked again and came closer.

"No! Leave me!" he replied and hid his face in his arms.

"But why? What happened?" he pressured further. He couldn't understand why he was acting like that.

"Nothing, just leave me be!" Kha'Zix insisted. Ignoring that request, he got closer. He was standing right beside him.

"I'm not leaving someone who literally saved my life and helped us avenge Lucy's brot-"

"We didn't avenge shit!" Kha'Zix burst suddenly, startling Noah.

"What do you mean? The Void creature responsible for it is dead." he replied. He didn't know what he meant.

"No! It's not! It's living and acting as if nothing happened!" he screamed and wept more tears. Noah frowned. He didn't make any sense.

"Sorry, but I fail to understand." Noah said and slowly came closer. He put his hand on his shoulder. Kha'Zix's breath trembled when he felt his hand. He couldn't accept it. He couldn't just couldn't accept it. The fake feeling of relief, the happiness, everything that Lucy was feeling was fake, and he couldn't accept it.

Kha'Zix slowly raised his head, and with miserable look on his face, he looked Noah straight in the eyes, "I'm not who I claim to be, Noah." he said quietly. He tilted his head in confusion.

"Then who are you?" he asked, not really expecting the answer Kha'Zix wanted to give him.

"The Void creature, the one who killed Connor, is me." he replied with difficulty. For a moment, Noah thought it was a joke, but with every second he seemed to realise it was the truth. Now he understood why he didn't feel his lie, it's not because he wasn't focusing. It was because he didn't know his race. He took a step backwards, but Kha'Zix just looked away, sure he would break into a run any second, but it didn't happen. Instead, he asked him something.

"What happened?" he asked. Kha'Zix slowly looked at him.

"What do you mean?" Kha'Zix said puzzled.

"If that's true, then...why? Why did you save me? Why did you help us? Why is Rengar with you?" Noah asked again.

"Does it matter? I did it, I should be punished…" he replied and looked away again.

"Of course it matters! I refuse to believe you intended to do it!" Noah said, but then Kha'Zix stood up.

"What matters? Shit matters! I killed him! I killed her brother! I'm the Void creature you're looking for!" he shouted and whimpered, "I did it just because I was angry and I wanted to kill someone! That's the truth!" he admitted. Noah felt there was more than meets the eye, but before he could ask anything, he heard a branch break behind him. He looked towards the sound. His eyes widened when he saw Lucy, covering her mouth, and slowly moving her hand towards the rapier.

It happened. So what will happen now? You'll have to find out next week, cuz I'm not spoiling anything. See you.