Chapter 37. Unholy practice
She returned not long after with a blanket and pillow that she set up next to the bed after coming back. I wasn't tierd yet so I grabbed the sword I had stolen and started to swing it around in the room. I had to get used to the feel of it before I dealt with the noxians. I didn't want to take risks.
"Didn't I tell you to practice outside" Que said as she sat down on my bed watching me.
"You said not to damage anything" I responded without stopping.
"Yeah but I'm sure you could train better in the grounds I set up" She said laying back in my bed.
"If you fall asleep on my bed I'm throwing you back into your room" I said as I stopped for a moment to look over at her.
I could hear a groan of frustration as she sat up staring at me, mesmerized by me practicing. She didn't say anything, she just watched me swing into the air. I stopped paying attention to what she was doing and started to get aggressive with my movements. Slowly I got used to the weight and feel of the sword. It was a little heavy near the hilt the but tip of the sword moved cleanly and swiftly. The fact that the top of the blade is thicker then the bottom means this sword can take more of a beating from blocking. It would still chip, no doubt but the tip was thinner meaning it could cut deeper easier. It wasn't a whole lot thicker then the top of the blade but if you looked at it long enough you would notice it. Eventually I wanted to try using it for more of my advanced/powerful attacks.
"Alright I think I'm used to this sword, where's the training grounds you were talking about" I said casually as I brushed the sweat off my forehead.
I could tell Que was tierd by the fact that she jumped to my question "So now you want to go there?" She replied annoyed "Maybe I don't want to show you it".
I was a bit surprised by her response but I could sense a hint of sarcasm in her words. I may be emotionless but my attitude didn't change "Fine then, I guess I'll leave this crummy house, Find a proper training area myself. Maybe I'll leave Ionia and never come back" I said with a large grin.
Que was baffald at my response and quickly got up from my bed to start leading the way only to trip from being wrapped in her blanket. A very loud thud sound out as she hit the floor face first causing me to wince a little. For a moment nothing happened before I could hear the loud footsteps of someone running down the hall outside my room. Shortly followed with Rena bursting through my door.
"What happened I heard a loud bang!" She said as she bursted in. I sighed and pointed to Que who was still face first on the floor. Shortly after seeing this Rena sighed and walked over to pick her up.
"I'll bring her to her room" She said as she lifted Que up with one of her arms over her back. A small stream of blood dripped from Que's forehead dripping off her chin. I was going to just ignore it until I consciously notice I was going to. I may have lost my emotions but I could still make decisions like this if I consciously did it.
"I'll help" I said as I sheathed my sword and moved over to pick her up from her other arm. Since I was taller then Rena she realized she couldn't help with carrying her knocked out sister and grabbed her bedding instead. With Que passed out on my back Rena gestured me to follow her as she lead the way out of my temporary room. I followed her to the next floor above which turned out to be an attic. The attic was set up like a bedroom but still had supplies and even a few weapons which I guessed was Que's. The room was rather expected of a girl. A large mirror with multiple dressers for clothes. A large bed and a few chests. Most of the room was painted white with the floors untouched. I laid Que down on the bed and Rena tucked her in while I walked out. I was almost to my room when Rena tapped me on my arm from behind.
I turned around to see her have a serious look "I did find you a mission out of Ionia" She started off "But it's in the Freljord". Ah the Freljord a frigit forest/mountainous area with three tribes fighting for dominance. If I was going there for a mission I'd be close to Demacia which has been my goal all along. Course I'm not going to leave a perfectly good sack of coin go to waste so I'll do the mission. No doubt one of the tribes asking for help... it must be serious if their asking for outside help.
"I'm fine with that" I muttered "I might have set Que straight but I need to make sure before you tell the contact I'll do the mission" I finished. Rena nodded slightly and started to walk back to her room.
"One more thing" I said stopping her in her tracks causing her to turn to face me "Do you know where Que trains?"
Master Yi returned to Shen with Blade's message.
"He said he no longer need's help" Yi said to Shen looking at the town from his usual spot on the roof.
Shen took a sip of his drink before sighing and turning to Master Yi "He is in more danger then he thinks. The Noxian forces grow each day here in Ionia. Their no doubt looking for him".
"Zed's men still hunt him as well" Yi followed up.
"Yes, and Zed is still alive as we have both seen. Blade has many enemies, and I'm told he still has more to gain" Shen responded with a grim expression.
"Should he die the balance between light and darkness will change drastically" Akali said as she appeared next to Shen.
"We must do what we can to keep him alive" Yi replied.
"...and if he leave Ionia?" Akali responded.
"Then he is on his own" Shen spoke up.
"Master Yi I thank you for your help but I must ask for you assistance once more" Shen said as he stood up.
Master Yi looked towards Shen "What is it you need?".
I slashed a Ionia dummy across the chest one again cutting open the bindings that held it together. The sword was still sharp and I found out a useful trick as well. I held the sword behind me and focused on sending my energy to the sword. The gems in the hilt started to glow lightly as it returned the energy back to me. I kept this up until the power returning to me was to great and I slashed past the training dummy and returned to my original position with a slash as well. The sword seemed to react to my shadow energy and when I channelled it enough I could use heartbeat twice in rapid succession. I drew my dagger with my open left hand and slowly got into my fighting position with my dagger up to my chest pointing outwards, the right side of my body facing my target and my blade pointing at the ground next to my right leg. I took a deep breath as I let my heart rate lower to the point where you couldn't hear it. I closed my eye's trying to focus on the attack the Living Shadow called Unholy Silence. With this sword I'm sure if I practiced enough I could preform it without the Living Shadow's help.
Suddenly it spoke up breaking my focus "It's pointless to try".
"Why is that" I responded annoyed.
"I've seen people attempt that without a Living Shadow controlling them. Even with the new letter opener you wont be able to do it without hurting yourself" It said in it deep growly voice.
"You don't gain anything without taking a risk" I responded "Now shut up and let me practice".
And with that I practiced the attack all through the night. I would hold my dagger and sword in position wait for my energy to build up and all in one moment my sword and dagger would fade causing the area around my to be filled with slashes. However because I didn't know how to control it I cut myself in multiple areas and could only get maybe 30 cm of area around me to fill with the slashes Unholy Silence did. Regardless I knew if I kept practicing I would gain access to using such a powerful attack. All through the night I would practice and only stopped to catch my breath and get a drink. I never considered stopping and the Living Shadow didn't bother me while I practiced as well. With that said it didn't tell me if I was doing well or not. Eventually the sun rose over the forested area telling me I had been out all night.
"It's a start" I chuckled as I sheathed my sword and dagger while I looked at all the cuts across my arms and body. There was blood dripping off my hands and down my body. I moved over to a nearby tree to get my coat from one of the branches. I had taken my coat off so I didn't damage it any more then it already was earlier. I reached over to pick it up and put it on only to fall onto one of my knees after. My breathing was short and rough. I didn't beat myself up that bad but since I still practiced in the condition I was in I only got worse. I chuckled to myself because of my condition as I pushed myself up off the ground. I started stumbling back to the house that was at the bottom of the hill I climbed to get to the training area. Slowly I made my way down nearly slipping to my death a few times. Eventually I reached the house and pushed the door opened to see everyone eating. They all looked at me in horror but I couldn't hear what they were saying anymore. All my adrenaline was used up and I didn't have the energy to move. For what felt like the hundredth time everything faded to black as my vision faded and I hit the ground. I passed out.
=Author notes= I'm going to start putting how many words there were per chapter at the end of each chapter. I'll do this for each other chapter when I rewrite them later.
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