The duo regained their composure, slipping back into their clothes and fixing their hair. The music down stairs was positive and uplifting, and was they traveled down the stair well they heard cheering and clapping. When they entered the bar it seemed as though everyone was having a grand time. They were celebrating Katarina's safe return.
"Wow, she must be a big deal around here." Petra leaned into Kayn, hollering above all the sound.
He nodded, his eyes tracing the crowd. There was still folks in Noxus that were not Kayn's biggest fan and although he had the bar owner on his side, it wasn't a fight he wanted to pick. Not now, at least. Although he had Rhaast on his back hidden under his cloak, he shad began feeling sick again. Maybe it was the fact that Rhaast had tried to make an appearance while he and Petra were being intimate. Truthfully, if there wasn't what was in fact making him nauseous- he didn't know what was. And the thought of that detail being unknown made him feel even more sick.
He put it in the back of his mind.
They entered into the crowd of Noxians, and as Petra and Kayn neared the bar the music halted. The crowd began to boo until Urgot stood atop the bar and gathered everyone's attention.
"We have a special guest with us tonight, folks!" He hollered above the low grumbling of the room. "The savior of my dear niece, Katarina is with us."
"Oh no..." Kayn whispered "Fuck. This isn't good."
"Where are you, son?" Urgot surveyed the crowd for Kayn until he spotted him, and then had the crowd push him forward to the bar. "This man went out of his way to save Katarina." Urgot coughed, then cleared his throat. "Everyone give a warm round of applause to out resident hero for the night, Kayn."
The crowd went nuts. Everyone immediately around Kayn began patting him on the back, handing him drink after drink. Urgot looked on, pleased with his formakl recognition of Kayn's heroic act. But Kayn, however, was not as thrilled.
"We need to leave Noxus." He pulled Petra close to him. "We need to leave now." He knew that if he were to need to fight anyone there's a good chance he'd loose. He still felt sick and it was in a way making him also feel weak, even with Rhaast inside of him.
Then, as if right on queue, the bar went silent. A hooded figure stumbled through the crowd towards Kayn. People were trying to stop the man, putting hands on his shoulders to try and pull him back. But still he trudged forward until he was only a few feet away from Kayn. The bar had separated it's self, leaving an open floor for the mystery man and their Hero.
Kayn held his arm out in front of Petra, shooing her to the back. He recognized the dirty hood. It was one of the men from the swamp. Now that he thought about it, they did leave without killing the last one. Talon.
"You?" He spat, his body dirty and heavy with defeat. "You're Zed's prodigy?" Talon laughed wickedly.
Kayn said nothing, only slid his hand up to Rhaast, prepared to fight.
"Well I guess you proved your talent at the swamp." He spat "But you forgot something. Me." In the blink of an eye Talon disappeared, a dozen daggers flying towards Kayn. Another blink and he was behind Kayn, the daggers flying straight through him. Kayn fell to his knees, his hand reaching up to his chest. He felt a sharp pain by his heart and he could't tell if he were stabbed or going into cardiac arrest.
"You're nothing. I'll kill you and bring your head to Zed on a platter." Talon lunged at Kayn, and just in time Kayn rolled out of the way. Talon hit the floor, almost immediately pulling himself back to his feet.
No one in the bar intercepted the fight. Instead, they all stood in a circle egging it on. Urgot was holding Katarina back, as she seemed to be trying to jump into the fight to help. Petra was also at a loss, doing her best to conjure crystals. Being inside made it difficult, and she was having a hard time doing anything productive.
"Kayn, get up!" Petra screamed as Talon walked over, grabbing Kayn by his scalp. Kayn was lifted up to his knees by his hair. His hands rushed to pull Rhaast from his back, but failed when Talon yanked him up even higher into the air. He held a dagger to Kayn's throat now, and the bar truely fell silent... But not because of the knife to his throat.
Rhaast had arrived, it happened far quicker than it ever had before. The crowd was not frantic, some even leaving the bar while they had the chance. The demon grasped Talon's hand and crushed it inside of his large palm. Talon staggered backwards, grasping his broken limb in immense pain.
"Swine!" Rhaast scoffed, walking towards Talon. "You have chosen the wrong fight, fool." He took Talon's other hand and snapped that one back as well. He screamed in pain, falling to the floor for mercy. "Now run along, back to Zed. I should have known he had something to do with this." Rhaast pulled Talon to his feet by his neck. "You tell Master Zed that I'm coming for him. Tell him he can't stop it, not matter how many innocent fighters he kidnaps for his own army." Rhaast boomed with laughter. "That's what he's doing, isn't he?" When Talon didn't reply, Rhaast grasped tighter. "Answer me or I'll pull your hands off."
Talon began frantically nodding, his teeth grinding in pain. His daggers laid about the floor, and in one last-ditch effort he called them back. They flew towards him, piercing Rhaast with no effect, then crashed back to the floor as he had no hands to gather them with.
"You can not kill me." Rhaast boomed "I am immortal. This vessel, Kayn, is immortal. Now run back to Zed and deliver this message." Rhaast tossed Talon to the floor like a rag. The crowd looked on as Talon scrambled to pull himself up and leave the building in a wave of horror.
"Lets leave." Rhaast spoke, looking to Petra. Her eyes grew wide, almost under about following the demon. "Now." He hissed.
Petra complied, her eyes glancing back to Soraka and Katarina. Neither of them knew what to do. It was clear they thought about following, but it was to be assumed that they wished to follow Kayn... not Rhaast.
Now it was only the two of them. Rhaast had a steady pace as he headed for the outside of Noxus. He didn't say anything, he also didn't show any signs of Kayn returning any time soon. Petra did her best to keep up, but she was tired and truthfully a little scared. She had just witnessed Kayn almost loose his head. That scared her more than Rhaast did.
"Where are we going?" She finally whispered, picking up her pace to catch up with the large demon.
"We're leaving Noxus." He growled.
"I know, but to where?" She questioned, darting in front of Rhaast to stop him. "I refuse to follow you blindly. Where are we going? Where is Kayn?"
Rhaast stopped walking and glared at the girl. "We're going to Zaun." He said, matter-of-factly.
Petra's brows furrowed. "Why? Why in the world would we go to the enemy? And I asked here Kayn was. Where is he?" She demanded.
Rhaast rolled his neck, taking a deep breath in. "Kayn is not strong enough to come back right now." He admitted, his voice full of anger and regret.
"And so you're taking us to Zaun?" She hissed, using all of her weight to push Rhaast back. "Asshole! Bring Kayn back."
Rhaast couldn't help but chuckle at her sad attempt at authority. "Say what you will, but you will follow. You have no where else to go."
Petra didn't speak. She stood in the middle of the road in the dark as Rhaast circled around her and continued walking. He wasn't wrong, and that pissed her off.
Suddenly a crystal flew from the ground and pierced through Rhaasts hip. He buckled, completely caught off guard. Petra conjured more crystals and sent them whirling towards him, watching as they pierced his rough red skin.
"We stay out of Zaun until Kayn can fight." She growled, holding her fround firmly.
Rhaast pulled the crystal shards from his body and stormed over to Petra. He grabbed her hair, pulling her towards him as he spoke. "You do not tell me what to do, child." He hissed "You have no authority over me."
Petra whimpered as he tightened his grip on her scalp. "We stay out of Zaun-" She started, his other hand finding her throat. "We stay out until Kayn can fight."
Suddenly Rhaast quaked, his body beginning to turn back to human for only a moment. During that second Petra was released. She looked on, watching what she assumed was Kayn fighting back for his body.
"I'll leave you in the damn woods." It was Kayn's voice.
"You wouldn't dare." Rhaast retorted.
"I'd rather live a mortal life than buckle to your demands." Kayn's voice quivered as it came from the mouth of Rhaast. "Leave now." He demanded.
"You wouldn't dare." Rhaast repeated.
Petra watched, mortified at the entire situation. She felt uneasy, she felt unsafe. She wanted to do something other than watch, but there was quite literally nothing she could do.
"Leave me now!" Kayn yelled, the more human side of him staking over. He reached for the scythe and held it out firmly, threatening to drop it right then and there. "If I leave you, you will be alone for the rest of your miserable existence." It was beginning to look more and more like Kayn. "Leave now, or I leave you here for the rest of eternity."
And just like that all signs of Rhaast left, save for Kayn's one glowing red eye...