Operation Renekton
All was silent on the grassy plateau… there was a small breeze that fluttered about rustling the leaves of the nearby trees, but that was all. At either side of the plateau were strips of tall grass that could easily conceal a car and beyond were rivers that would only reach the middle of an average person's shin. At the two sides of land that trailed from the plateau were great stone statues that seemed to guard the paths down the forest that surrounded the piece of land. The statues, however, were not the same, on one end was of a noble warrior with beautiful blue gems adorning his stone armor and shield, on the other was another armored warrior with a demonic sort of armor with wicked purple stones placed within his armor and shield. The two stone warriors stood vigilant and unmoving making the silence of the forest seem more profound. That is until a single sound boomed across the forest disturbing the ominous silence. A sound so loud that it shook the grass and caused ripples across the water. What could this sound have been you ask? Well it could be more like two words and those words were:
"First Blood."
"You fool! I told you to go in at 1:50! Not 1:15!"
"I thought I had him! How was I supposed to know that Blitzcrank was sitting in that bush? The bush, I might add, that you were supposed to be watching!"
"FOOLISH HUMAN!"
Nasus, the Curator of the Sands let out a heavy sigh as he watched the two figures in front of him bicker. The other team's Blitzcrank had just aced his team within three minutes of the game due to the AD Carry being caught by an expertly aimed grab. Nasus' team consisted of himself, his brother, Renekton, the Butcher of the Sands, Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer, Lux, the Lady of Luminosity and Sona, the Maven of the Strings. Currently, Renekton and Ezreal were having a heated debate over whose fault it was leaving Nasus, Lux and Sona to stand at the sidelines looking back and forth between the two. Nasus finally decided that enough was enough and stepped in between the two.
"Enough!" growled Nasus stepping in between the two, "Your mindless bickering has wasted enough time, what we need to do is get back to our lanes and win this game!"
There were nods from Sona and Lux in agreement to this statement. Renekton and Ezreal continued to glare at each other for a bit more before begrudgingly heading towards their respective positions. Nasus sighed in relief before turning to the two females of their team and nodded to them before heading off towards his own lane. When he got there he was met with the familiar sound that seemed to make even his eardrums ring.
"DEMACIA!"
Hmph… it seems I am up against the Might of Demacia… and he is a couple of levels ahead of me.
Nasus ran briskly to his turret, which was dangerously low on health thanks to Garen's persistent attacks.
I must change the course of this battle quickly.
With that, Nasus slammed an augmented axe down on an unsuspecting minion and he immediately felt the runes of the weapon empower and heal him at the same time. Garen swiftly retreated to a respectable distance knowing that he couldn't take on Nasus and the tower at the same time.
"Greetings Curator of the Sands, I was wondering where you were," said Garen.
Nasus nodded to his opponent as he continued to farm near the safety of his turret.
"Things didn't bode so well during that first skirmish… my brother was infuriated," said Nasus with a sigh.
Garen nodded his head in understanding.
"I understand, I hope that despite that incident we may still have a good match," he said.
"As do I, Might of Demacia," answered Nasus.
With pleasantries aside, the two continued to skirmish although it consisted of Garen putting all the aggression in until Nasus was pushed to the tower before retreating. This cycle seemed to happen over and over again until the voice echoed over the field once again.
"An ally has been slain."
Nasus and Garen looked up briefly at the voice before looking back at each other with withered looks. Renekton had died yet again while ganking the bottom lane.
"I do hope that Ezreal didn't let my brother die on purpose…" muttered Nasus.
Garen nodded before the two continued with their battle. Slowly but surely Nasus started to gain an even footing with Garen much to both of their delight. Garen was happy simply because he wished for an honorable fight not a one-sided beating, something that Nasus had come to respect about the human. Suddenly Nasus sensed a signal from Renekton that he was on his way to his lane. By this time Nasus had his ultimate ability and was sure that Renekton had it by this time as well seeing as they were 15 minutes into the game. Nasus and Garen were on even footing pushing each other to and fro, but with neither willing to relinquish a kill. The others weren't doing so well. Lux was killed thrice by Katarina due to some terrible slip-ups and misjudgments and her tower was at half health, but on the upside she had also killed Katarina… once... The bottom lane was the worst with Ezreal at five deaths and no kills. While Sona had no deaths, she also didn't have enough to do any real difference on her own. It was a losing battle all in all and Renekton wasn't helping with all the horrible comments he was throwing to his teammates whenever one of them was unfortunate enough to back or respawn with him there. Nasus still remembered Lux almost crying before running towards her lane after something Renekton said to her. Nasus sighed. Garen noticed this and offered a pained smile of his own.
"I'm sorry for what is happening to your team, for what it's worth, my whole team besides Katarina and I are being a bunch of arrogant pricks," said Garen.
Nasus just sighed. Suddenly Renekton jumped out of the bush without warning surprising Garen… as well as Nasus.
"BROTHER WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" yelled Nasus in alarm.
"GANKING WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE I'M DOING?!" roared Renekton.
Renekton charged in at Garen… who was right next to the tower at the time. As soon as Renekton's blade met Garen's, the tower immediately changed its target from a minion to Renekton. Renekton realizing the stupid move turned to flee all while yelling.
"BRUVAH I AM PINNED HERE!"
Garen was in the middle of the process of silencing Renekton, but the sheer oddity of the phrase threw him off balance thus allowing Renekton to escape into the brush. Nasus simply stared after Renekton as he ran passed.
Did my brother… really just reference something from Warhammer?
Nasus pinched the bridge of his nose.
Damn you Diomedes.
In a galaxy far, far, away a man in a crimson red armor sneezed before cursing.
"BRUVAH I HAVE SNEEZED ON THE CODEX ASTARTES," he roared.
Suddenly another man in similar armor with different decoration appeared out of nowhere looking ready to yell extremely loud.
"No," said the man a dull voice with a dramatically surprised face.
Nasus continued to watch Renekton run back to the base before looking at Garen who propped himself up with his sword.
"Did your brother really just…" started Garen.
"Yes…" said Nasus, "Yes he did…"
Garen shook his head before the two continued with their deadlock once again with neither side giving any leewa-
"BRUVAH I AM HIT!"
This time both Nasus and Garen face-faulted at the booming sound of Renekton's voice which was louder than the announcer's voice, which followed soon after.
"Executed."
Garen slowly got up and looked at the direction from where the yell came from.
"Is this going to be an ongoing theme for the rest of the game?" asked Garen.
Nasus was about to answer when suddenly Renekton's voice carried again.
"BRUVAH I WILL TAKE IT…. TO GLORY AND VICTORY!"
Nasus slowly closed his mouth while Garen scratched his cheek.
"I'll take that as a yes…"
Nasus recalled later to find Ezreal already there glaring at the floor. When he saw Nasus appear on the platform he immediately marched over.
"What the hell is your brother doing?!" growled Ezreal.
Nasus was stumped. He really had no clue what Renekton was up to either leaving him to simply stare down at Ezreal with nothing to say. Ezreal threw his arms up in defeat before stomping back down to his lane. Nasus shook his head before buying his items and walking back to his lane. While he was going he felt another ping that Renekton was once again on his way to top lane… and Nasus had barely taken a step from base.
Oh gods… brother please don't do this…
Nasus ran as fast as his heavy body would allow toward his tower.
"BRUVAH I AM PINNED HERE!"
Nasus groaned.
This is starting to become quite tedious.
When Nasus got to his tower he caught sight of Renekton at low health standing close to the stone structure while swinging rapidly at Garen who simply looked rather confused. Nasus breathed a sigh of relief that his brother made it out… or at least was until a shock of red appeared right behind Renekton. Nasus once again groaned as Katarina unleashed a flurry of knives at Renekton before he could get there dwindling down his health to nothing. But Renekton didn't go down before saying one last thing…
"IT IS THE BANEBLAYDE!"
Once Katarina shunpo'd to where Garen was they both stared at the alligator's corpse. Nasus looked as well with a withered look. Katarina looked to Garen with a brow raised.
"What did that overgrown lizard call me?" asked Katarina.
Garen scratched his cheek.
"Uh.. a Baneblayde."
Katarina blinked.
"What the hell is a Baneblayde?"
Nasus sighed.
"It is a large vehicle of destruction made entirely of metal… it is virtually indestructible," muttered Nasus.
Katarina looked at Nasus and then at Garen before looking back at Nasus again.
"Why did your brother call me that?" she asked.
Nasus simply shrugged before looking at his tower, which looked like it would fall after literally one hit from a minion. He looked back at Katarina and Garen who both had their ultimates up. He gave a sigh of resignation before hefting his axe. He wouldn't be going down without a fight. Called upon his inner strength causing him to grow into a towering titan with a maelstrom of dark sand. Garen and Katarina charged in with their blade screaming as they cut into Nasus' flesh while his axe and aura tore into theirs. Katarina immediately took out the tower leaving Nasus on his own in a losing battle, but he did not relent. He set his sights upon Garen unleashing a mighty cry as he brought his axe down upon the Might of Demacia. From his back he could feel Katarina's knives digging into him in quick succession. Just then Garen slammed his sword into the ground and it was then that Nasus knew that it was over for him. The last thing he saw was a mighty ephemeral sword crashing down upon him.
When Nasus respawned, he caught sight of Renekton standing near the nexus staring at the sky deep in thought. Nasus gave a heavy sigh before marching up to Renekton.
"Brother, wha-," started Nasus, but Renekton immediately silenced him with a wave.
"Hush, I'm trying to think," growled Renekton.
Nasus stared at Renekton for the longest time.
Renekton… think…
Suddenly the sound of the rest of the team recalling brought him back to his senses. Apparently after his valiant death, the others soon followed giving the enemy team an ace as well as the middle inhibitor. Ezreal suddenly stepped forward with an annoyed expression.
"C'mon guys, we might still be able to steal Baron from them!" growled Ezreal readying his ultimate only to be slammed to the ground by Renekton's fist.
"FOOLISH HUMAN, DON'T YOU SEE THAT I HAVE A PLAN?!" growled Renekton.
Nasus blinked at this while the girls looked at one another in fear. Ezreal… well his face was buried in the stone.
Nasus hid in the bush just next to Baron Nasher wondering exactly why he even agreed to this. Right next to him was Sona who looked just as uneasy about this… plan… Sona turned to Nasus and strummed a couple of quite cords.
"Curator of the Sands, do you trust that your brother is mentally stable?"
Nasus understood the woman's unease and sighed.
"I know not, but at this point what do we have to lose?" asked Nasus.
Sona sighed silently in agreement. Suddenly Renekton stepped up next to them in the bush and crouched looking down at the ward that Nasus had placed earlier.
"Perfect, everything is set and ready to go," muttered Renekton.
Nasus shook his head and looked back at Baron Nasher all the while having a certain question swirling around in his head. Just as he saw the other team starting their advance upon Baron Nasher he decided that it must be asked. Nasus turned to Renekton.
"Brother are you sure about this?" asked Nasus, "The codex doesn't necessarily support this action."
Renekton seemed to get even more worked up at those words.
"NO! THE CODEX ASTARSES CALLS THIS ACTION STEELRAYNE!" he growled before jumping down into the pit in the middle of the other team.
Nasus along with Sona stared after Renekton aghast.
I meant the codex of the League! Not the… ugh! Diomedes I'm going to find you and end you when this game is over…
"BRUVAH I AM HIT!"
Nasus sighed before motioning to Sona. She nodded hesitantly before the two jumped down into the pit as well. When Nasus landed the first thing he saw was Renekton running like a headless chicken around Baron Nasher that was trying (and surprisingly failing) to sink its teeth into him. On the other team, Garen, Vayne and Katarina were focusing on attacking Baron Nasher while Thresh and Hecarim chased Renekton around. Thresh, upon seeing Nasus and Sona immediately threw down his ultimate ability causing a cage to emerge from the ground with its bars made of the suffering souls that Thresh captured. Sona immediately cringed floating a bit behind Nasus while Nasus positioned himself protectively in front of her. Renekton, being in the cage with Thresh, did what anybody would do in this situation: run right into the bars of the cage. As soon as Renekton's nose touched the bars, the cage broke and thousands of spirits descended upon the alligator pulling at him and slowing him by a significant amount.
"BRUVAH I AM PINNED HERE!"
The other team seemed to stumble a bit before continuing on with what they were doing still trying to get used to Renekton's sudden love for shouting. Nasus saw Thresh readying to hook Renekton and immediately ran to intercept only to be bulldozed by Hecarim. Nasus grunted at the impact managing to stay on his feet. Immediately Sona played a tune that eased the pain in his wounds and slowly healed him. Upon seeing this, Hecarim immediately set his ghastly eyes upon the Maven of the Strings. Before anything could be said, however, Renekton grabbed the chain that held him and threw his head toward the sky shouting at the top of his lungs.
"OPERATION STEELRAYNE!"
There's the signal…
Nasus immediately activated his ultimate along with Renekton causing their size to rival that of Baron Nasher. Their combined destructive auras immediately tore into the other team and Baron Nasher. Sona then flashed behind the enemy team and used her ultimate, a beautiful tune that cause the whole other team to start dancing without meaning to. Then, from the jungle, a brilliant beam of light seared through the other team followed by an arc of arcane energy that caught all of the other team including Baron Nasher, causing the voice to go off in tangents.
"Your team has slain Baron Nasher."
"PENTAKILL!"
"Ace."
Nasus blinked.
Wait… did that actually just work?
Nasus was snapped out of his daze when Renekton's booming voice echoed across Summoner's Rift once again.
"BRUVAH I WILL TAKE IT… TO GLORY AND VICTORY!" roared Renekton as he charged at the enemy base.
Nasus quickly followed along with the rest of the team, they took down the mid lane towers in rapid succession until finally they got to the inhibitor tower where Garen, who was the first to respawn, was waiting. Renekton charged at Garen without the slightest hesitation.
"OPERATION STEELRAYNE!" he roared.
"JUSTICE!" roared Garen in response as he slammed his sword into the ground.
The familiar sword fell from the sky and slammed down upon Renekton killing him instantly. Nasus stared at his brother's corpse, his brow twitching ever so slightly. By this time, the other team had fully respawned and was charging up behind Garen. Nasus and his team immediately ran back to their base with the other team hot at their heels. Lux fell before she could reach the base due to being caught by Thresh's hook. Soon after went Ezreal who decided to turn and try picking off Vayne, only to get smashed in by Garen and Hecarim. Sona was almost dead due to Katarina coming in and using her ultimate on her, but was saved by a flash and a well-timed "Whither" spell from Nasus, but that left Nasus to defend the nexus turrets on his own. Nasus fought hard and well, but he could only do so much against five champions on his own. Pretty soon both nexus towers were down leaving Nasus as the final line of defense with Sona supporting him with health. Just then Renekton respawned and ran up behind Nasus.
"I DON'T UNDERSTAND! HOW COULD IT END LIKE THIS?!" ranted Renekton.
The other team stopped their assault to look at the Butcher of the Sands in confusion and surprise.
"OPERATION STEELRAYNE! HOW COULD THE CODEX ASTARTES FAIL ME LIKE THIS!" continued Renekton causing Nasus and Sona to face-palm while the other team face-faulted.
Nasus felt his teeth clench as he recited in his head over and over.
Stay calm, stay calm, stay calm.
"THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS… THIS IS MADNESS!" roared Renekton.
Something within Nasus snapped as he slowly turned to his brother.
"Madness?" asked Nasus in a low, but menacing voice.
The tone immediately caused the other team to take a step back while his brother blinked a bit taken aback himself.
"THIS. IS. SPARTA!" roared Nasus before he slammed his foot into Renekton's chest sending the alligator flying at high speed into the nexus causing it to explode.
Nasus then turned and stormed off in the opposite direction while the other team immediately cleared out of the way for him, even as the voice overhead said the typical "Defeat…" or "Victory!" depending on whose side the champion was on. Needless to say, nobody dared to mention Operation Steelrayne in fear that they too would earn Nasus' ire… as well as a mighty painful kick to the chest.
FIN