Chapter 3
This day brings us to another part of Runeterra. The south has always been known for its relations to magic. Just south east of the great barrier, lays the Voodoo lands. It's a darkened patch of land, where the married couple of city of Noxus were outcast. Gregori Hastur, the Gray Warlock, and his wife Amoline, the Shadow Witch. They both established a tribe of outcasts from all over Runeterra. There true victory however, and strongest point lays with their daughter Annie Hastur, the Dark Child.
You see long ago, there was a huge and terrifying bear that terrorized the tribe. It caused havoc and destruction. What many do not know, is that the bear was the embodiment of shadow. This the Shadow Bear terrorized his way to the camp. Their daughter Annie, managed to entrap and force the bear into servitude. He took on the shape of a playful bear, and Annie name him Tibbers. Since that day on, she became well known for this and even entitled to champion of the League. Though her age may seem young, Annie has the mind of an adult.
Upon dusk a figure approached the border of the Voodoo lands. His cape as red as blood. He stands tall, as his feminized boots leave thin prints behind. The sudden shrouds of mist make him weary, black magic played a trick; yet he already knew. Reaching in his pocket he took out a small vial he slowly drank. The shrouds slowly cleared as a path revealed itself. Leading to the edge of a small lake, he calmly walks the path before him. The lake seemed still, not a single bird chirping. The waters still and no sounds of anything but the breathing of the cloaked figure. As he makes his way further along the edge, he sees the water shake. Leaning down he takes a glance at the surface of the water that showed the reflection of his pale face and pink hair. With another small quake the surface of the water becomes unclear, but slowly calms again. This time however, it is not his face he sees; but the face of a small child. The cloaked figure grins as he stares into her eye's.
"Have you met my bear Tibbers." The reflection asked rhetorically. What was shrouded mist, slowly ignited around the cloaked figure. Flames dancing in a unnatural pattern, but yet not touching him. "Sadly, Yes; many times" the cloaked figure responds as he stands up to face whatever lurks in these flames. A shadowy figure approaches from out the flames. A huge bear, rather it seems a huge teddy bear. It's tear marks and stiches are clearly visible, and it's face corrupted by a darkness. It's tears and stiches leak flames and it's eye's as evil as they say. The bear takes a leap at the cloaked figure, rushing him with his claws wide open. The man sets his feet steady and jumps off into the air. As the bear becomes smaller, he hears a crackling of flames above him. The little girl he saw in the reflection is now, higher above him with a huge ball of flame in her hands. She shoots it without hesitation, the man has no choice but to engage in combat as this point. His hands searing forward he releases what seems to be frozen blood shards. The two projectiles collide mid-air releasing a huge pressure pushing the man downwards. His eye's still focused on the girl, he ignored the threat from behind. The bear standing with open arms, catches him; only to grip him once again In an impossible position.
"You got me, well played Annie." The man said. The bear stood still without moving a muscle, the man looked behind him gazing on the bears eye's. "You've improved your binding magic. You're becoming stronger every day Dark Child." The man added. Before him came Annie, but unlike the man she didn't seem that eager to see him "I should burn you right here where you stand Crimson Reaper". The man chuckled and released a soft sigh "The Crimson Reaper, how much I have missed that name." The man chuckled as his face and body began turning red. So dense it nearly looked like he was becoming liquid. The bears grip became stronger as he felt the man loosening, until the man exploded into a puddle of red blood. Annie just stood there watching carefully, the blood slowly made its way next to Annie. "You can go now Tibbers." The bear vanished in flames as the puddle of liquid became materialized into the shape of the man once again.
"I am not here to fight Annie, we both know what I'm here for." The man said. Annie took her belongings and headed off into the forest. The man panicked, this wasn't the reaction he was expecting "Hey! Wait! Where are you going." The man followed Annie as he slowly made pace next to her "Go back to Noxus Vladimir. I don't want to hurt you." Annie said in a monotone voice. Vladimir reached in his pocket, and gave the girl a small black stone "That belonged to your father, right before he was exiled. We were both experimenting black magic in the tombs of Noxus." Vladimir replied. Annie gazed on the stone, coming to a stop at what looked to be her father's tombstone "I will burn them all." Annie said while placing the black stone on top of it.
"This is not the time of Revenge. You have a responsibility now as queen of the Voodoo Lands. Others will soon come to negotiate a peace treaty, they sense the dark powers coming as well." Vladimir said. Annie turned around and faced him with a devious smile " And you are here to represent Noxus and that obnoxious grand general?" Annie replied. Vladimir stepped closer, not a few inches away from Annie " No, I am here to tell you how we will burn them all. Noxus will belong to us soon, and you need a army." Vladimir's face quickly changed as his evil grin took hold.