Chapter 8
"Yone please listen to me, I didn't do it!" I stared at my brother with tears in my eyes, knowing that this would be our last moments.
"Liar! Our elder was killed using a wind technique! You're the only person who knows how to use the legendary art Yasuo. Quit your lying brother, fight me! I won't lose to you again!" I walked close to my brother and without any hostile actions Yone let me hug him. "Yasuo I looked up to you, you were always a rebel to our master. I wanted to be like that! I wanted to follow my own path just like you brother. Yasuo, why did you kill him?"
"I didn't kill him brother, please believe me. I left him to fight for Ionia, when I came back he was killed."
Yone pushed me away gently and started to laugh. "
"I can't believe you brother no matter what you say to me. This fight will be for the code of honor we signed in blood." My tears came back to my eyes as my brother took out his sword. We were standing in a grass land in the middle of nowhere. The sun was setting, and there were no trees in sight. The wind was heavy so I knew that this fight I would come out as the victor.
"Yone, fuck the code, help me find the real killer, my brother. We can prove my innocence together!" Yone shook his head and laughed while the tears were flowing heavily from his brown eyes.
"I know I will lose because you were always the better half, but at least I will die trying." Yone took his stance while I didn't even bother to take my sword out. Yone dashed to me and it was over. I killed my brother before he could even strike me.
"Why Yone, why…" I started to dig a grave for my brother when I heard a very irritating sound in my head. I kept hearing an annoying ringing sound and soon my vision started to get blurry.
I woke up to the sound of my annoying alarm clock. Using my hand blindly, I waved my hand at the alarm clock hoping it would turn off, no luck. Getting frustrated I used my chi energy and blew my winds at it, and to my surprise it flew out of the glass door leading to the balcony. I tried to go back to sleep when another more forceful wind pushed my balcony door, and my whole bed all the way to my room door. I landed sideways on my door with my bed covering me. I looked over my bed to see who made such a powerful wind. I saw a woman who was floating in the air and had purple orbs around her. The woman had white hair, eyes that had no pupils, but was glowing purple. She had on a purple suit which covered some of her body.
"Was it you who threw this alarm clock at me? She asked in a powerful voice.
"Yeah I blew it out of my door because I couldn't get it to turn off. Sorry if it hit you." The woman looked at me and threw one of her purple orbs at me. The purple orb smacked me in my face and left a mark.
"My name is Syndra, The Dark Sovereign, and I just hit you with one of my orbs. I hope it hurt as much as your alarm clock hurt my head." Syndra rubbed her head and stared at me again with those purple eyes.
"Yeah your orb hurt Syndra. Sorry I didn't mean for it to hurt you. The alarm clock was really annoying." I tried to move but my bed was trapping me against the door. Syndra noticed me struggling and decided to make matters worse. Syndra used her powers to levitate the lower half of my bed that wasn't blown off, and threw it at me. The lower half landed on top of me and the bed I was already trapped under.
"What the fuck Syndra!" I yelled. The sound of my yell sounded muffled because I was under two mattresses. Syndra giggles turned into laughs of joy. I managed to peek over my wall of mattresses to see Syndra's eyes turn completely white. Seeing her happy because of her powers made my smile a little.
"What is your name?" she asked.
"Yasuo." I answered.
"Nice to meet you Yasuo, from this day fourth we are friends!" Syndra said with a big smile on her face.
"Right, would you mind as to help me with "this" problem." I asked. Syndra used her powers and put my bed back to where it was before she blew it off. "Thank you Syndra." I said. Syndra nodded and decided to put my balcony door back in order. I got up and walked to my bed.
"Bye Yasuo, it was nice meeting you!" Syndra said while she floated out of my balcony door. I waved back and Syndra disappeared from my vision. I looked back at my bed and realized Syndra made it up to. Seeing as I am fully awake I checked the time on my annoying alarm clock. It read 2:43 P.M. "I love sleeping haha." I said out loud. I walked to my washing room and picked out an outfit for today. I picked out a black T-shirt, blue shorts, White socks, and black tennis shoes. I carried my clothes to the bathroom and took a shower. When I finished the shower I got dressed and headed to the breakfast hall. Once I made it to the breakfast hall I noticed a huge sign in the middle of the Central Hall's floors. The sign read:
"Are you worthy enough to compete in the 1v1 tournament? If so come down and sign up! Grand prizes are 500 gold pieces for Summoners, while Champions are given a week off from matches in the rift! Tournament starts at 6 P.M"
I looked at the sign and rubbed my chin. I need to find Anthony. After eating in the breakfast hall I walked to the playground to see if Anthony was there. I saw him on one of the slides holding Jinx. I walked up to the slide and waved.
"Yo." I said.
Anthony smiled and Jinx yawned. "Hey Yasuo, you need anything?" he asked.
"Did you hear about the 1v1 tournament? I wanted to see if you would like to enter me in it as your champion." I answered.
"Awesome! Of course Yasuo!" Anthony yelled. I smiled when I realized this kid was becoming my friend.
"I will come to your room an hour before the tournament starts." He said. I nodded and left the couple alone. I walked back into the institute and walked to my room. I jumped into my bed and took a nap before the tournament started. In my sleep I heard a knock on my door. I yawned and got up to check the door. I opened the door to see Anthony in his signature black cloak. "Ready Yasuo?" he asked. "Ready for anything." I answered. I closed my door and Anthony escorted me to Central Hall so I can see the rest of the contestants. Once we exited the elevator I saw Champions I have met and Champions that looked strong. There was one Champion who caught my eye the most. The champion was wearing a hoodie that covered his or her face. The champion wore a blue and green hoodie and had a chest plate that matched the hoodie's design. The Champion's sword however, caught my eye the most. The champion's sword had three circles on it, and had ancient writing on it that I couldn't read. I stopped looking at the Champion and followed Anthony to the registration table. I signed up and took a seat on a nearby bench. Once all the champions signed up with their Summoners, the host of the event took the floor.
"Welcome Champions and Summoners, we are ready to start the 1v1 Tournament! The rules are simple. The playing field is Summoners rift. Turrets and minions will not spawn as usual, so the only way to win is to kill your opponent. Once your opponent has been defeated you will move up the tournament bracket. Of course the best Champion of all time, I, Draven the Glorious Executioner, will not be participating." I rolled my eyes. "You will all go to the Summoners room and we will start. Once you win your fight, you will be teleported to your fountain and a new match will begin. Rinse and repeat until a winner is announced. Okay let's get this show on the road!" Draven escorted us to the Summoners room and when we arrived, there were different rooms for all of us. "Each Summoner and Champion take a room, from there you will be summoned into your own Summoners Rift to fight your battles." We all went into a different room and closed our doors.
"You ready Yasuo?" Anthony asked as he summoned his blue ball of energy.
"Ready to win, then yes." I said back with a smile. Anthony gave a thumbs up and summoned me to my first match.
"Yasuo listen, in this special version of Summoners Rift you will only rely on your own strength and abilities to fight. I can't use my spells to help you, so you're on your own. Good luck I will be watching" Anthony said in my head. I nodded and walked into lane. My opponent got to lane first and when he came into vision I took my stance. My opponent was Master Yi, the Wuju Swordsman. Master Yi had a mask that had 7 scopes on it which made him look pretty stupid. His sword was the color green and seemed to look like a regular sword. He was wearing a yellow shirt and brown pants, which matched the color of his boots.
"I have heard of you Yasuo, I heard that you betrayed Ionia." He said calmly.
"Yeah, I was framed." I said back. Master Yi rubbed his chin.
"Yasuo, you don't seem like a killer in my eyes, so why does Ionia blame you?" I sighed.
"I was in charge of guarding my elder during the war, but I was foolish when I decided to help Ionia instead of protecting him." Master Yi walked up to me and held out his hand.
"Yasuo, in my eyes you aren't a killer and you seem like an honorable man. You did what you thought was right, but it seems you are missing something in your story. What did your elder say when you left?" Master Yi asked.
"I don't remember what he said Master Yi." I admitted.
"After out battle go talk to your Summoner, he will give you answers to your past." I nodded and shook Master Yi hand. Master YI bowed and I respectfully bowed back. I took the first move and dashed towards Master Yi. Our swords clashed left and right but I caught Master Yi giving me opening. I dodged his sword and stabbed him straight into his stomach. Master Yi coughed and fell to the ground bleeding out.
"Winner: The swords man with the ridiculous hair style!" I ignored Draven and soon I was teleported back to my platform.
"Yasuo, I heard everything, we will look into your memories after the tournament." Anthony said.
"Thank you." I said back. I was healed and walked into lane. My opponent was the Champion with the blue and green hoodie.
"Can I know your name?" I asked.
"None of your business." The champion said back. Judging by her voice she was a woman.
"Suit yourself." I said back. I took a stance and the woman took a stance as well. I decided to strike first so I dashed to her. The woman matched my dash but she created a shield around her body. When our faces met I slashed through her shield and it went away with ease. She responded by swinging her sword in a motion that resembled a half of a circle. I blocked that strike with my sword and she repeated the same strike again. I blocked the second strike but her next strike took me off guard. The woman leaped into the air slammed her sword to the ground. Her strike was so powerful I was tossed into the air, but to my surprised she didn't follow up. I fell to the ground but recovered rather quickly.
"Huh, three swift strikes…" I said, while observing the woman's technique.
"I am finished playing games, it's time to end this." The woman said to me. The woman's sword enlarged and it glowed a bright green color. More ancient writing appeared on her sword and then the woman dashed to me which initiated the fight.
"Ha Wind Slash!" the woman screamed. Her sword produced three projective beams of green light on the ground. I quickly made a wind wall to deflect the beams of light.
"Who taught you that?" I asked. The woman didn't respond. I walked up to the woman calmly and tried to remove her hoodie. She smacked my hand away dashed away from me. "Why can't I see your face?" I asked, again no response. I sighed and continued the battle. I dashed to her and we clashed blades. Over and over we would parry, and strike each other without giving an opening.
"Amazing.." Anthony said in my head.
After a while my winds formed around me. "Its over." I said. I used sweeping blade and made a whirlwind with my winds. The woman was lifted in the air. "Try again." The woman said to me. The woman managed to power up her sword in the air. Without thinking, I gave her three strikes into her fatal areas, and she coughed up blood. In her final breath before I could finish her of, she used Wind slash and with succession the slash went through my body. The pain was so fierce that I couldn't finish my original move, and we both fell to the ground. "tsh, I lost." I said in my last breaths.
"Both contestants are down so this match will count as a draw. Both constants are out of the tournament, which means Jax is the winner of the tournament by default! Draven announced. I dragged my body to the woman's face, and tried to life her hoodie. To my luck she disappeared. I smacked the ground and I was teleported to the summoning room.
"Well we get them next time Yasuo." Anthony said which cheered me up a little. "You want me to show you a vision in your memories?" I nodded and Anthony put his head on my head. Anthony's hand glowed and soon I was back into my temple before my elder was killed.
"Yasuo, I think you stood guard long enough, I insist that you help with the war." I looked at my elder and took a deep breath.
"Elder you know I am supposed to guard you with my life, I am afraid I can't do that." Elder looked at me and smiled. "Yasuo I am ordering you to help with the war, if you disobey me I will sentence you to death." I smiled back when his tone of voice sounded like he was joking. "Thank you Elder." I ran out the temple and assisted the Ionian troops.
"Yasuo that is the limit of my powers for now, but you have your answer." I nodded and we left the summoning chambers. After seeing my past, I know exactly what I will say to Riven when I meet her. "Yasuo I am going to check up on Jinxy, I will see you later." I waved good bye as I decided that I needed a drink. I walked to Gragas bar and opened the doors.
"Yasuo, come let us drink!" It was Braum and he had a silly milk mustache on his face. I smiled and sat down beside him at the bar. Gragas waved and poured me a drink. I gulped the drink down and waved for another. The door opened and out of surprise it was the woman I fought before. The woman at the bar beside me.
"What will be?" asked Gragas.
"Whatever wind boy is having." She answered.
"Wind boy?" I asked.
"You're a boy, and you make winds." The woman said in a smart tone.
"This wind boy kicked your ass." I said back in the same tone. The woman started to laugh.
"What is so funny?" I asked.
"I remember the match ending in a draw." The woman responded. Gragas came back with the woman's drink. The woman threw her head back and swallowed the drink whole. "Bye handsome." She said to me. The woman planted her lips on mine and gave me a kiss that was more passionate than Ahri's. After giving me a kiss I didn't expect, the woman left. I was lost for words; all I could do is look at floor. Who was she? Why did she kiss me? Why did she smell so nice?
"Gragas do you know that woman?" I asked.
"No, but if I was you I would go figure out me boy." I swallowed the rest of my drink and chased after her. I left the bar but it was too late, she was gone. I sighed and went to my room. I took a nice long shower and got into my bed. I drifted off to sleep, and just like that she was waiting for me in my dreams.
