Chapter 3
"So what exactly is this proposal of yours?" I asked with evident suspicion in my voice. "Well you see, I found a way for both of us to get what we want" he said matter-of-factly. "In which you can get a shot at your revenge, and I get to defend myself. You get where I'm going with this?" I puzzled his words for a moment and came to a conclusion. He wants to have a duel? "So you're saying that you want to die like a man, huh? Sounds honorable to me." I sneered at him, and threw my shotgun on my shoulder. "Should we start right away?" I asked, and as I was readying myself for the duel he interrupted me; "No, wait! Yes, a duel, but not here. We're going to have it in the Summoner's Rift."
I couldn't really follow his logic in what he was saying. We've had plenty of battles there, what would be different this time? "That's not any different from our usual fights, not interested" I started to get restless as I started to saw a flaw in his tact. He's just trying to buy more time for himself, that cunning bastard. "You're not fooling me, just accept you defeat already!" Twisted Fate gave a resigned look and his shoulders dropped. "Look, just listen to me, alright? This will not be the same as usual, we'll be fighting against each other, without our team members. One versus one, on the field, and the first one to fall loses. The winner gets to decide what to do with the other, and in your case you want to get rid of me, right? You'll get your revenge in a more fashionable way, and you will no doubt be respected by others for having accepted such an honorable way of defeating me. Sounds good, doesn't it?"
After hearing him explain the rules of our duel, I couldn't find any fault in them. It does sound rather good, and if I manage to defeat him there, I get to destroy him 'outside' as well. "How can I be sure you're not trying to deceive me? wouldn't be the first time." I said resentfully. He looked even more baffled at this, and said in an apologetic tone: "I'm sorry for what happened back then, and I'm trying to offer you a way to get this all traightened up, yet you think I would cheat on this? You really have trust issues." "Well yeah, wonder whose fault it is?!" The anger inside me was boiling hot, if I don't get to fire my round of bullets in him soon I think I'll burst. "Stop being childish" he said and grabbed my hand. "HEY, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!" I shouted at him, and tried to pull my hand free. "Just shut up already, this won't take long". He kept holding my hand, and I saw a circle of colorful cards forming around our feet. The next moment we were channeled in red light, and teleported far away.
After re-appearing on a rocky mountainside I fell on the ground. Grasping for air, I struggeled back on my feet, only to see that Twisted Fate was not fazed by this sudden move at all. Instead, he was attacking a wild mountain lion with a magical blue card in order to replenish his mana. "Wait, don't tell me you teleported us right into Summoner's Rift? But that's impossible!" Twisted Fate defeated the cougar and with his magical energy restored came back to me. "You idiot, of course it's not possible. We're right at the foot of Ironspire Mountains. Pay attention to your surroundings next time you decide to verbally attack someone, would you?"
I took a better look at the scenery, and we were indeed right next to a row of mountains. I could see Zaun far away, basked in light. "But what the hell are we doing in here then?" I asked in an irritated tone. Is he just messing with me? Twisted Fate sat down on a big rock next to him and said: "We're going to Summoner's Rift, right? And it's located in The Institute of War. We need to make another teleport before we get there, but I can't just teleport twice in a row. Sit down and drink this, and save your energy for the battle ahead." as he said this he threw me a bottle full of some red liquid. I opened the cap and smelled it, and the sweet aroma filled my nostrils. I saw Twisted Fate drink the same stuff, so I gave it a taste. It was sweet as the smell suggested, and the taste reminded me of something familiar. Did he just give me a health potion?
"Thanks... I guess." I drank the whole thing, and sat on the ground ten meters from him, holding my gun in my arms. Better be safe than sorry. "Did you really have to grab my hand like that?" I asked him, disgusted at his sudden move a while ago. "You... How else could I have teleported us both here if not by touching you? You really seem to be a bit brainless sometimes." He seemed somehow exhausted. I guess that a fight with a cougar is not something to be taken lightly."Yeah well, why not grab my shoulder for example? Why'd it have to be my hand?" I insisted on pestering him about this. "Would you have preferred me to kiss you? I need to have direct contact with the person I'm teleporting, and that was the most subtle way to get us here, don't you think?" he gave a small smirk, and after finishing his drink he stood up. What the hell, kissing me? This guy is nuts.
"Alright, I think it's time for another teleport. Come here." he said, and swept the dust from his coat. I stood up reluctantly and walked over to him. He took my hand again and the same phenomenon appeared once more. With a great frown on my face Twisted Fate laughed at my reaction. "You're like a little boy afraid of girl bacteria." And then we set off once more.
A little note from the author:
Hello, I hope you've enjoyed the story so far! I noticed that the previous chapters had pretty long paragraphs, so I tried to make them a little shorter and easier to read. There's still going to be quite a few chapters, and they're getting longer (although these last two were slightly shorter, lol). Once again I'm sorry for the possible mistakes and I'd love to hear your opinions on the story so if you have time and/or interest leave me a review! Thank you :)