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Chapter 5: The Heart of the Tempest
They have just newly returned from Ionia, when the Head Councilor requested their presence. They immediately headed to the Council room and bowed to the Councilors. Veitriyx felt the atmosphere darken.
"I know you have just returned from your visit to Ionia, but the situation is dire and you've done this before with Ahri. Kennen has gone missing for almost a day now. He was reported to be seen somewhere in the Freljord. We have already informed Ashe that you would be coming and she said she would assist you." The Head Councilor's tone was shaky.
"Yes, Head Councilor. We will head out at once." he said quickly and bowed.
Veitriyx went with Nidalee to the teleportation hub and requested the personnel assigned there to cut them through the queue and send them to the Freljord. The employee was about to deny until he showed a letter with the Royal Seal. The employee got scared and immediately sent them through the teleportation chamber. They finally arrived at the middle of nowhere. Veitriyx figured that this had to be the Freljord. They immediately started trudging towards the compass arrow, which was luckily inside Veitriyx's bag for some reason. The magical compass pointed towards where Ashe was located. Veitriyx was wearing a fur-lined jacket and some sweaters. However, Nidalee was just wearing her typical clothes, not suited to the harsh tundra climate. Her nipples hardened due to the chilly wind brushing against her skin. It was giving her goosebumps. Her nipples were poking at her bra. She shivered and her teeth chattered. He noticed it and took off his coat and just put it on her. Nidalee thanked him under her chattering breath. Night fell quickly and they soon had to build a little tent.
They went in his sturdy tent and put all their belongings there. He rolled out their sleeping mats to prepare their slumber. Veitriyx summoned fire from his hand and cooked a little dish of fish and some herbs and gave it to Nidalee. It tasted sweet and melted in her mouth. "He's really kind and even a good cook" Nidalee thought. "I wonder if he likes, or even notices me.". They began going in their sleeping mats to prepare for bed.
Nidalee couldn't sleep that night. She was tossing and turning in bed. She just lied down on her bed, having almost infinite questions and thoughts, until her concentration was broken because Veirtiyx hugged her suddenly. Her eyes widened at his hug but she just decided to stay in that time, in the moment. She relished it and was able to sleep. When Veitriyx woke up, he realized that he was holding her boobs. He tried to pull away but then her arms pulled him back. His face turned red. "Is Nidalee actually enjoying this?!" he wondered. "Wait, how in the world did I hug her? I never had any of the habit of hugging things, or people... Only Nidalee does that." he wondered, with so many questions in his mind. Just as he was going to try and pull out again, she shifted her position and started hugging him, her pussy now facing against his almost erect member. He was panicking now. Nidalee slightly opened up one eye without him noticing. She smiled as he was already panicking and blushing. By some force, Nidalee released him unwillingly. He sat up and breathed calmly. Nidalee also decided to wake up.
A little while after their breakfast, they heard a fierce roar. Veitriyx ran out of the tent to see Volibear trying to defend himself against an army of minions. "Wait what?! Minions? Outside of the Institute?" he wondered with uncertainty. Volibear was about to be overrun when suddenly Veitriyx and Nidalee burst into the flay. Veitriyx unsheathed his sword and slashed at the minions trying to get up of Volibear with ease and precision. The duo were trying to cut off all the minions from Volibear so he might help himself, but the minion waves seemed endless. There, he pointed at a little person, or perhaps a yordle, who was summoning all of those minions from a portal. He jumped through the minions with dexterity, the dexterity only Nidalee had. He leaped through the air with grace, slashing through minions. He reached the mysterious yordle summoning all the minions. The yordle immediately threw a flurry of shurikens which Veitriyx instinctively dodged, but one stray shuriken grazed his left arm. He felt an electrocuting shock flow from the wound to the rest of the body. He couldn't move for awhile. He felt like he was paralyzed. The last thing he saw before he lost conciousness was the yordle suddenly turning into a ball of lightning and running through him, jolting him in the process.
When he woke up, the sun started to set. He had a minor cut on his arm and numerous bruises. He sat up with difficulty with his breathing. "Nidalee! Where are you! Is anyone there?!" he shouted.
On top of a small mound, an ear twitched. Veitriyx tried to look closer but he couldn't move. A cougar came down the mound and inspected him carefully. It licked the bleeding wound on his arm to great delight. Her tongue was covered with tiny, hard, and spiked hair and it caused him to writhe in pain. After awhile, the cougar stopped licking it and transformed into a familiar face. It was Nidalee.
"I just licked it to show how angry I am at trying you to be headstrong and charge first without me!" Nidalee said angrily. "And this, is for bravery". She hugged him for a long time and kissed him on the cheek. "I was scared you would die, but you're alive!" she said happily.
"Yeah, I'm glad I'm alive too" he said, exhausted from the excitement.
Nidalee held his arm and guided him to a nearby scouting group, probably from Ashe he figured because of the flag bearings. They were led into a city, a prosperous and progressive one. There was a huge obelisk at the center of the city. It was pulsating a constant blue color. They headed through the city market, the residential area and finally arrived at a castle. The grand hall of the castle was enormous. Above was a chandelier that was elegant and fragile. In front of the duo were two thrones, one empty and one occupied by the Barbarian King, Tryndamere. They knelt and bowed. After a few minutes, the king sighed and told them to stand up.
"Excuse me, my lord. But where is Ashe?" Nidalee inquired.
"Ashe? Oh, you mean my wife, Queen Ashe." the king sighed. "She is freshening up inside her room. Ask any of my servants to guide you in there." he said with boredom.
"Thank you, we will be on our way." she said, tugging Veitriyx along.
They passed through the endless corridors and followed the directions a maidservant gave them. After numerous twists, turns, and dead ends, they finally arrived at a room with gigantic doors. It had to be Ashe's. There was no other room left. Nidalee knocked ever so slightly. A voice asked their identifications. Once they identified themselves as the Institute's representatives, the voice beckoned them to come in. They were greeted with a sight of servants and maids trying to pamper the queen. She kindly declined. She was wearing a light blue bathrobe and looked as if she just took a bath. After all her servants left, she finally stood up and shut the door behind them. She slid down the door and hugged her knees tiredly.
"Ahh, finally. All those servants gone and I'm alone in peace." she sighed, relaxed.
"Uhm, Ashe? We were told that you would give assistance in our search. Is it true?" Nidalee asked.
Ashe didn't answer for a moment and she realized that she was daydreaming in front of her guests. "O-Of course.. Gladly..." she said awkwardly, her face blushing due to the humiliation. "But first, let me change first." she said.
"But where will she change? She doesn't have a bathroom or anything in here, or even a separate room. Which means... Oh no." he thought. He immediately faced away to respect her privacy, but Nidalee doesn't show any care. She changed in front of them. Taking off her bathrobe and donning on her one-piece gown. She placed her hood up to finish her look.
"Ok, now I'm ready." she said. "But first, let's have lunch."
They all agreed. They met up in the grand dining room of the castle, with Tryndamere already enjoying himself on the various meats on the table. Ashe seated herself near her king and the guests, at the other end of the table. Ashe ate quietly and little. Nidalee and Veitriyx ate moderately, until they weren't hungry anymore. Nidalee took some bread as their snacks during the search. After the banquet, they silently rode on horses towards the Freljord's wilder areas. Ashe was in a brush when she spotted a rare bird nesting on a tree. She put on the blunt, not fatal, arrow and took aim. She missed her shot because her stomach grumbled.
"Argh!" she held her stomach, her face in pain.
She dropped her bow and multiple arrows. Her face was turning green. Nidalee rushed towards her and tried to aid her. Veitriyx touched her forehead and tried to assess her damage. A spark ignited in him when he touched her forehead. It was like he had new-found powers. Ashe calmed down after seconds of intense pain in her abdominal region.
"Is it your time of the month?" Nidalee asked.
"No, it had already passed." was Ashe's short answer.
Veitriyx had an idea. She asked for the bread Nidalee had and gave it to her. Ashe munched on it hungrily. She finished all their food and drank some water.
"Aw, we ran out of food." Nidalee said.
"It's alright, we can hunt for game." was his answer.
He crafted a bow out of wood from a fallen tree. His arrows were basically sharpened sticks with two feathers on the end. He fashioned and carved a rune on it, it said "Verum Intendit". It provided a true aim for its wielder. On each arrow, he fashioned random runes on them. Some had the ability to burn on touch, some poison. It was a variety of weapons.
"Where did you learn such craftsmanship?" Ashe asked curiously.
"I-Er.. I just learned it." he said awkwardly.
The answer didn't satisfy her question, but she just kept her mouth shut. A Freljord deer ran and drank the water the little pond had. Veitriyx put on a arrow with paralyze and took aim. The deer sensed him and tried to run, but he predicted where it would go and shot it. The deer was obviously alive but couldn't move. He took his sword and cut the head off, harvesting the antlers for future use. He summoned flames from his hands and cooked the venison to perfection. It was good. They ate around a campfire while night fell. Ashe opted to head back to their city. They were near the city when Nidalee's sensitive ears head Tryndamere's shout. They ran off quickly to check on the city. Multiple waves of minions were not harming anyone, they only focused on Tryndamere. He hacked and slashed through all of them. The same yordle was summoning the minions. The portal was fluctuating in its consistency, until a huge bear came out. It was Volibear, except his eyes were white. Volibear charged Tryndamere and tackled him. Tryndamere was dragged with one foot towards the portal. Ashe shot a volley of arrows, only slightly annoying Volibear. The bear turned towards Ashe. He looked like a behemoth compared to Ashe.
"No! We are not here for them! We are here for Tryndamere. Concentrate on your goal!" the yordle shouted.
Volibear grunted and turned around to continue dragging Tryndamere. Nidalee and Veitriyx were focused on the minions while Ashe tried to kill Volibear, but it was no use. Tryndamere was dragged into the portal with the small yordle following him. The portal dissipated. Ashe fell on her knees and shouted, tears flowing from her eyes.
"We'll get the culprits. You just stay here. We will do all the work." Veitriyx said as he patted her shoulder.
Ashe's eyes turned slightly blue. "No. I am coming. For my revenge." she muttered in short breaths.
They packed for the journey ahead of them. Before they left, Veitriyx secretly left them and came back to the exact place where the portal vanished. He waved his hand out to search for residue particles. He found some directing towards somewhere near the outskirts of Demacia. He went back and met them eating their lunch. He advised that they go to Demacia first. He teleported the three of them, Ashe included, to the nearby outskirts of Demacia.
"W-Where are we?" Ashe asked.
"A place where we're needed." he replied grimly.
There was a cave nearby and they heard shouting and screaming of a girl. They rushed into the cave and saw Katarina trying to fight off Tryndamere this time, with the assistance of Volibear and the small yordle. The bear mauled her and gave her two bleeding cuts on her face. Volibear put her on his shoulder and carried her toward the portal. This time, Veitriyx threw his sword, which cut Volibear's arm. Volibear gave into his rage and charged Veitriyx. Veitriyx simply sidestepped and tripped him. He willed his sword to come to him by accident, to his delight. Volibear tried to repeat the same process, but this time, a wound appeared on his leg. He roared at his enemy, making some of his minions fear him and drop Katarina. Katarina used this as an advantage, she shunpo'd to the small yordle and tried to slash at him, but he was small. The small yordle threw a bunch of shurikens at point blank range. Katarina was hit several times and was being electrocuted harshly. The yordle finished the job himself and dragged her through the portal. By some invisible force, Volibear stopped fighting him and ran back into the portal. The portal closed. Veitriyx tried sensing the particles again, but to no avail. He contained some of the particles in a crystal ball. They headed back to the institute.
Well? How was it? :D Took me some days to finish but it finally is finished. Confused between playing LoL or writing this down.
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