Chapter 14 - In God We Trust
Darkness again, it feels like a Deja-Vu, I was just minding my own business, enjoying my date with Soraka, chatting with Wukong, Ahri and that Milk guy when suddenly someone destroys everything and knocks me up, this feels rather different, I didn't do anything, Shen said he would leave me alone, who would have done this to me? The elders? Very unlikely, they are confident I will fail, that Kassadin dude? Impossible, I didn't feel any void energy approaching me, then, Who? I can only think of a third party, then I'll have to wait until they decide to state their feud with me, just, what the shit is wrong with everyone? aside from the fact I'm a voidling, I've tried to be as civilized as possible, I guess my prior thought was right.
They will never accept me, they will always fear me, just, what can I do to make the like me? I'm lost and sadly Braum isn't here to help me out..."The darker the night, the brighter the stars", be positive, you will feel pain, but there will always be someone willing to help you, just like Vi, Jinx, Braum, Ahri and Soraka, I just have to have faith, faith in humans and faith in me.
- you seem rather relaxed, creature? - I hear a voice say.
- Who are you? Where am I? Why would you kidnap me?
- well, I heard the was a certain creature in Ionia, a voidling, this monster had a particular..."goal", I just wanted to confirm with my own eyes whether the rumors were right.
- I hope I've met your expectation, now, release me.
- why would I do that? I finally have my own monster pet - He mocked me - we are going to have so much fun.
- I'm nobody's pet.
- Aww, the little octopus is such a fighter, don't worry, soon you will accept it.
- release me, who are you?
- Who we are?
- We? - I have a bad feeling about this.
- Yes, we are The order of shadows.
Suddenly a bright light blinded me after I got used to the light I saw a man, dressed in a strange armor, with a helmet covering his head, sharp blades in his hands and some sort of metal star on his back, he had his arms crossed.
- surprised? - He said snickering - I'm sure you are, You were knocked up in the middle of your day, abducted to some dark place you don't know, kidnapped by a scary looking ninja, am I right?
- not really.
- Yes, I thought so, now , no need to... - he went silent trying to understand - ...wait, what do you mean with "not really"?
- this is the second time.
- ...You sure know how to have fun, don't you? - he said getting close and patting my head.
- I don't know what fun is.
- that's sad, you know, up close you are kind of cute, like a cat, a really scary and purple cat, with tentacles and a big eye - he said giggling - anyways, what's your name?
- my name is Vel'Koz, the eye of the void, pleased to meet you, I would like to shake hands, but I'm chained.
- My name is Zed, the master of shadows, let me help you - He said unchaining me and grabbing my limb - It's also a pleasure to meet you.
- So, would you tell why did you kidnap me?
- Well... - He said fidgeting - I was...kind of curious...ya know... I've never seen a voidling... I really wanted to see one, I even went to the zoo once, sadly, there were only lions, tigers, elephants, dolphins, giraffes and stuff like that, I had fun riding the hippo but I found nothing, so...
- I get it, you know, you could have just asked me.
- REALLY?! - He said getting close to me - FOR REALLY REALS?!
- Uhm...Yes.
- wow - Zed said staring into the nothingness - I'm such a fool...wow...
- is that all you wanted?
- No, there is something else - Suddenly his dark aura was back - Follow me.
He started walking slowly, I'm not scared of him, there is something mysterious yet charming about this master of shadows, curious? how can a human be curious about us voidlings? I've seen humans display fright, disgust, fear and even anger...but...curiousity? could this be the moment I've waited for so long?
- hey, come on, keep up with me - Zed said from afar - follow my voice.
Even though I'm used to the darkness I couldn't see anything before me, I moved a bit scared, there was something in the environment, something dulling my senses, whatever Zed was planning it couldn't be good, I wandered for a bit until I saw a dim path of light at the distance, I decided to head towards it.
Tell me, Sauron, do you know what "God" is?
- Where are you? I can't really tell where your voice is coming from, so show yourself.
Answer me, Sauron, tell me what is a "God"
- According to the information I gathered, a God it's a supernatural being, omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent, a deity or something - I said looking everywhere.
Do you believe in God, Sauron?
- I haven't met a god so far, so I can't say I believe in him.
Well then, allow me to show you...a God.
Suddenly a light brightened the room, around me there were a group of people dressed just like Zed, only with darker armor, they were all looking at Zed, he was at the front of the room, wearing some sort of white robe.
- BROTHERS ANS SISTERS! - He roared stretching out his arms towards me - THIS FELLOW OVER HERE IS A LOST LAMB! HE HAS COME TO US SEEKING FOR ANSWERS! WE SHALL GIVE HIM WHAT HE WANTS!
- Ehm...I was kidnapped...
- SO JOIN ME, MY DEAR PARISHIONERS! LET US PRAY TO OUR LORD AND SAVIOR!
He turned around, on his back, I saw crimson letters.
"SK T1"
-LONG LIVE OUR LORD AND SAVIOR...FAKER! - Zed roared.
Behind him a shrine appeared from the shadows, it had several trophies around a portrait of a young man with straight hair, small eyes with glasses, above it, there was an inscription that said "League of Legends"
- SKT! SKT! SKT! - the group answered.
- ARE YOU READY TO BE SAVED FROM ELO HELL, SAURON? - Zed asked somehow appearing behind me - ARE YOU READY TO LAUGH AT NA AND CRUSH FNATIC? ARE YOU READY TO LIVE FOR THE PLAYS AND TROLL n00bs?
- ...What... - I began
- PRAISE THE MIGHT GOD FAKER!
- ...the actual...
- WE SHALL BM THE HELL OUT OF THE SINNERS!
- ...shit...
- SKT! SKT! SKT! SKT!
- ...Is it going on? - I finished while every member tackled me.
- Seriously, What the shit was going on back there?
- Your welcome party.
- To what?
- to our lord and savior FAKER!
After Zed and his followers tackled me they decided to make me a member of their..."religion"...I didn't understand anything they said, they talked about some place called Riot Games, summoners, the League of Legends and the worlds, apparently, Zed had a vision in which a man called "Faker" from a foreign land called "Korea" was supposed to bring peace by dominating every city-state, he was supposed to be the strongest "summoner", Zed said Faker will use beings such as himself to dominate Runeterra.
- could you please stop yelling that? it's getting annoying.
- I'm sorry, I'm just excited you are a member of SK T1.
- I never said such thing, anyways, we have been walking for a while in this tunnel - I said scanning my surroundings - Where are you taking me?
- Over there - Zed said pointing at a door.
When we reached the door Zed looked at me as if he was measuring me, he nodded after a while and opened the door. A bright light blinded me, I blinked a few times and after I got used to the sun I saw what was in front of me. It was a town, there were several small houses, a bunch of farming animals and lots of humans, but these humans were different than those in The Capital, these humans were dressed in rather humble clothes, almost rags.
- Welcome to the slums, Sauron.
- The slums? What is this place? I didn't see such place on the map back then in The Placidium.
- I'm not surprised, This is the poor district in Ionia, every City-State has one.
- Karma said every citizen in Ionia lives well, she said there is no poverty, what is the meaning of this?
-The Duchess is a good woman, I can give her that, but she lives blinded by the elders, it's not uncommon, giving these people the lifestyle their deserve it's too expensive, right now Ionia has it's hands full with the war against Noxus, I'm afraid they can't do anything for them.
- There must be something we can do.
- follow me-Zed said walking.
As we got closer I realized the state of the slums. Men, women, Kids, elders all of them were wearing rags as clothes, there were several people lying in the middle of the road, asking for a bit of food, what surprised me the most was that some people stopped and gave them something to eat, clothes and even coins, Why would the poor give things to the poor? why would they share the little they had with some stranger?
- It's called Charity - Zed said guessing my questions - We must protect each other, I'm doing my best, trying to raise our quality of life, sadly, my efforts are not enough, I'm just a man after all.
- Did you bring me here to show me this? Why?
- I heard about you, a strange creature who wanted to understand humans...I knew you needed to see this, so the elders in Ionia wouldn't control you like a puppet, you need to see the true nature of humans, that balance they talk about...it's nothing but hypocrisy.
- ...you know, at first I thought you were a bad guy...but now I can see you are actually a good man.
-It can't be helped - Zed said with a sad laugh - I'm doing my best helping here as much as I can, but I'm only a man, they will label me as a public enemy, but I don't care, I will live my life however I want, they can say whatever they want, in the end, what I do it's what matters, you should do the same-He finished walking away.
Live my life...however, I want? how can I just do that? humans need to be accepted in order to survive, how can this man say something like that? I'm...I'm not sure what to believe, I wish Braum could be here with me, there are so many things I need to ask him.
- Hey - Zed said from afar - follow me, keep up.
Like this, Zed showed me around the slums, there wasn't much to see, even the biggest houses were pretty shady, somehow, the humans in the slums were comfortable with my presence, what's more, they seemed to like me, how peculiar, the slums seems like a more friendly place than the Capital, I wonder why, everyone is greeting me, like that old lady in her house, that kid playing with his friends, that guy wearing a robe and a hat waved at me with his scythes and his purple skin and ...
...
Wait.
Scythes? Purple Skin? I have a feeling I've seen that guy somewhere, also, This strange and familiar feeling...could it be?
I turn around to check him one more time, as I do something leaps and lands in front of me, the strange creature was insect-like, it had purple skin, yellow glowing eyes, scythes instead of hands, this was no other than Kha'Zix, The Voidreaver.
- VEL'KOZ! - Kha'Zix yells hugging me - IT'S BEEN SO LONG MY FRIEND!
- Kha'zix?! What are you doing here? - I answer hugging him as well.
- Well, ya know, trying to live, I've been working hard to buy myself a small house, sadly it's quite expensive.
- wait...why would you buy a house?
- I'm currently homeless, I live in a box, a hobo - he said sad - but...I'm working hard!, soon I'll have my own little home - He then noticed Zed - Oh, My! It's master Zed, what brings you here to our humble town.
Zed was speechless, looking at Kha'Zix, I could almost picture him with his mouth wide open.
- V...V...Voidling? - he managed to say.
- yes! - Kha'zix answered standing in front of him - My name is Kha'Zix, The Voidreaver, I live here in the slums, in a box, pleased to meet you, master Zed, and thank you for protecting my home.
- I...I... - Zed scoffed - Yes, likewise...ehm...can you please tell me how long have you been living here?
- Like three months or so - Kha'Zix said scratching his chin.
- I...I... - Zed said face-palming himself - I'm so dumb...
- anyways - Kha'Zix continued - If you want you can come to my box and we can have some dinner.
- I would like to, but it's about time I return to the Capital, I was supposed to meet Soraka and have a tape.
- A tape? - Kha'Zix asked.
- yes, you know, going out together and do stuff.
- wait...That sounds like a date
- You...were having a date...WITH THE STARCHILD?! - Zed yelled.
- yes, why do you...
I felt a jolt in my body, that well-known alert in me, shouting danger in coming, I shivered as I looked for the danger, behind Zed I saw a fussy figure, after looking at it for a while I realized it was Soraka, but she was...different, her skin was blue, her eyes were hollow, she was wearing some sort of black robes, around her I felt an aura of death.
- S...Soraka - I managed to say.
- Hey, it seems you are having fun - Her voice echoed, making Zed and Kha'Zix jump in surprise - You know I was looking for you, I was so worried, I looked for you everywhere... but here you are, having fun with your friends... with your BAD friends.
- Listen, Starchild, this i...-Zed began.
- SILENCE! - Soraka's voice boomed around, making zed wince - It seems you deserve a little punishment, my dear Vel'Koz.
- P...P...Punishment - I stuttered in fright.
- yes...In fact, all of you will get punished - Soraka giggled.
- WHY ME? I JUST MET YOU - Kha'Zix cried.
- yes...And this is crazy, but I am mad, so suffer maybe - Soraka said grinning.
- I don't believe in your treats, Starchild, bring it... - Zed began but he stopped as he looked at the sky.
There was something in there, a small dot of light, it grew bigger and bigger until I realized what it was...a meteorite, it was clear where it was going, I tried to run away, but suddenly a blue pool of energy appeared below me, snaring me in place with Zed and Kha'Zix.
- PLEASE! - Zed cried - PLEASE! I JUST WANTED TO TALK TO HIM! PLEASE DON'T KILL US!
- Don't worry dear, what if I told you I'm a medic - Soraka said smirking, but then, her smile died and it was replaced with a grimace of wrath - You should have never interrupted my date with my darling.
- SORAKA, PLEASE - I pleaded - I CAN...
She smiled at me and pointed at our incoming doom.
-Starcall...Triple Kill!