Author's Note:
Holy crap, I got a review from Pielover, my favorite author! Jeez, knowing that he's reading makes me want to write the best I can! But, I was sort of lazy with this chapter, sorry!
I can tell you that the next chapter may contain smut, just a forewarning.
Also, about the short chapters. I do plan on keeping chapters split into parts, simply because I don't have the time to write the chapter all at once, that, and, my good ideas for storylines don't come all at once. About the short hiatus, school's been getting in the way lately, but i'll try to release new content at least once or twice a week. Well, enough of me talking, enjoy.
"Rengar? That sounds like a pretty cool name." Skyler said.
"Terrifying beast, a Lion that stands seven feet tall, with a savage blade, at least the size of a regular human, that he easily wields in his right hand, and a headhunter's blade on his left." I said, adapting a dramatic tone to my voice.
"This beast makes champions and summoners alike fear the brushes that are found in various areas around Summoner's Rift, as when he is hidden by the cover of one, he can leap out at anybody who ventures too close, in a flurry of slashing and stabbing, and, before you even know what hit you, you're dead."
Skyler was fascinated hearing about the lion, not showing an inkling of fear towards him.
"Wow, that sounds pretty dangerous! But, how is he outside of the Fields of Justice?" He asked, now leaning forward on the table that was between us.
"I don't know. But, outside of the fields, I heard that he isn't hostile towards anybody he doesn't feel is worth hunting. So far, Rengar's only prey is Kha'Zix, who was the only opponent to face Rengar outside of the fields of justice, and live." I said, picking up my water bottle to take a sip.
"Wow, how did he survive? Is he made of metal or something? I can't see anything besides metal being able to withstand Rengar." He said.
"Well, no. Kha'Zix is, more or less, an insect. He evolved from a very small bug into the hunter he is now. Rengar had ambushed Kha'Zix one day, but, Kha'Zix held his ground, fighting with Rengar from dusk to dawn. Eventually they were both forced to back down, suffering major injuries. Rengar even lost an eye in the fight."
"Well, Rengar doesn't seem that tough, now. I mean, he almost was killed by an insect?" Skyler laughed.
"Mind you, Kha'Zix is one of those odder beings in the League, like Kog Maw or Cho'Gath, nobody is sure exactly what they are. Kha'Zix, I would say, is just as dangerous as Rengar is, but I haven't faced him before."
I said.
"I see. I wish I was on the fields of justice alongside you, then we could take down Rengar pretty easily!" He said.
"Yeah, but I wouldn't say easily!" I laughed.
We sat there for a couple hours conversing. I'm not normally very social, but, Skyler is an old friend of mine, and he's always such a joy to talk to. I really enjoy him. After we were done talking, I started looking around the living room a bit. The main thing I had noticed was a picture of the members of the Kinkou order when we were in training. I noticed there were 5 of us in the picture. From left to right, I saw Me, Akali, Shen, Zed, and Skyler. We were still rather young in this picture, especially Skyler and I, being only around six or seven. I could tell that we still weren't sworn into the Kinkou, since Skyler was still in the picture.
"This picture reminds me, Skyler. Zed is joining the league of legends." I said.
Skyler took his eyes off the flower that was in the vase in front of him and looked up.
"Wait, what? Are you serious, Kennen?" He shouted
"Yeah, I know. Shen isn't particularly happy about this, at all. Nobody is." I said, walking back toward the chair I was sitting in.
"I didn't think we would hear anything more of him since the incident.."
"I know, but, he's back again, I guess. In a way, though, I'm glad he's joining the league. He won't be much of a threat to the outside world, inside of the league."
I noticed that it was starting to get late, we had been away for a few hours. I didn't feel like being outside of the league at night, that's when a lot of different characters appear around the institute, such as Nocturne.
"Hey, Skyler, I think I should be getting back to the institute about now, It's getting late. Besides, Akali and Shen are probably wondering where I am right about now." I said, getting up from my seat.
"Aw, okay. Lets go then!" He said, reaching his hand out towards me.
I nodded at him before taking his hand, ready to teleport back to the place that I call home.
"ZXII!" He shouted, again, using a tone of voice that he had to have honed over the years. Again we vanished, into a state just floating by the edge of reality. I felt the familiar nothingness of being teleported, and looked around my surroundings. Of course, there wasn't much to look at, but, I found the blank void to be quite intriguing.
Moments after we had departed, we arrived in a poof of smoke right in front of the institute doors, the same spot that we left. I looked over towards the road, and noticed the sun setting, just on the horizon. I then turned towards the forest surrounding the institute, now as dark as the sky was soon to turn. I'm glad we got back here in good time.
"Thanks, Skyler, it was nice talking with you." I said, fixing my hood, which was slightly crooked from the teleportation.
"Yeah, we should do something again soon, are you free the day after tomorrow?" He asked.
"Yeah, I should be." I said.
"Okay, I'll find you then. Bye!" He said, giving me a two-fingered salute before disappearing into a poof of purple smoke.
I turned toward the institute, gazing upon the two massive doors that rested atop the long rows of stone steps. I started heading up them, ready to get back to my house for a good night's rest. Long day today, hopefully tomorrow will be better.
I got up the stairs and pushed on the door. It slowly but surely opened up to that familiar foyer room, with the main hallway in sight off in the distance. I turned right towards the housing areas. I thought about stopping for dinner on the way, but, I wasn't in the mood to eat.
I continued walking towards the Kinkou's dorm area. I waved to Teemo along the way, who was scurrying towards the institute's entrance, presumably headed off to the forest. As I drew closer to my home, I noticed Akali walking out of the door.
"Kennen! Where have you been? Shen and I have been worried sick about you!" She yelled, running over to me.
"Worried about what, Akali?" I asked, continuing my walk towards the door.
"We thought something happened to you! You know that you shouldn't go out like that without telling us! You really could have put the Kinkou order at risk!"
"Akali, calm yourself. I'm not a little child, you know. I can manage myself." I said to her, reaching for the door.
"I'm well aware of that, Kennen, and I don't doubt you. But what happens if there was something or somebody that you couldn't defend yourself from? Then what?" She said, folding her arms.
"Well, I don't know, Akali. Lecture me about it later, I've had a long day, okay?" I said.
Akali didn't reply. I opened the door to the Kinkou's dorm and headed toward my room. I didn't bother stopping to see if Shen was home, I really just wanted to get to bed.
"Goodnight, Kennen. I'll tell Shen not to bother you." I heard Akali say from behind.
"Thanks, Akali. Goodnight." I said as I opened the door to my room, promptly closing it behind me.
I took my hood down and ran my hand through my hair. I unbuttoned my ninja garb and slipped it off. I decided that I should take a quick shower before going to bed, so I headed over to the small bathroom that I had on the other side of my room. I took a quick look in the mirror before turning on the shower and slipping off the rest of my garments.
I got into the shower, which was the perfect temperature. The hot water felt amazing against my fur. I stood for a few moments against the warmth of the water, before proceeding to clean myself. After my shower, I grabbed a towel and dried off. I didn't bother putting anything on, since I slept naked anyway. I walked over to my bed and sat down on the side, making sure that I was dry enough so as to not completely soak my bed. I crawled under the blanket that was over my bed, and closed my eyes for the first time since this morning.
I started to recap the events of today, how I had talked to Teemo, and we went to listen to Sona play. I remembered how I was at the cafe with Rumble and Ziggs, and how Skyler took me back to where I used to live in bandle city. Despite the lost match today, I think I can say that I had a decent day. And, hopefully could get some sort of sleep.
But, sleep was the last thing on my mind, tonight.
What comes in the next chapter? Stay tuned to find out.
WARNING: Yes, yes it does contain smut.
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