Chapter 29
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Third POV:
Grey, Ahri, Aki, Akali, Ezreal and Lux were watching Nidalee's match as it began a few minutes ago.
The huntress was in the jungle moving through the bushes. Caitlyn showed up and started looking around but didn't spot the huntress.
She moved near a tree, only for a hidden trap to snap at her feet catching her by surprise.
The Huntress took her chance and threw her spear at the sheriff. Caitlyn was hit and Nidalee jumped in transforming into a cougar.
She struck Caitlyn with her claws and the sheriff jumped back. She aimed her gun and shot at the Huntress.
Nidalee jumped away from the shots and turned back human. She took her spear and jumped at Caitlyn knocking her rifel out of her hands.
The Huntress stabbed Caitlyn her spear in the chest. She pulled it out and let the sheriff fall on the ground.
Nidalee smiled looking at her work. She jumped in the bushes again and threw another trap at where she was.
Time skip: (brought to you by chibi nine tailed fox being petted by chibi Grey).
The match didn't last very long, Nidalee completely dominated the jungle area with traps and surprise attacks.
She was now fighting a living scarecrow that was holding a scythe and giving off a green glow.
The Huntress was in her cougar form jumping from the slashes of the scarecrow.
She turned back to her human form and threw her spear at the scarecrow striking it in the chest. She jumped in and violently ripped her spear out adding the damage.
The huntress then used the tip of her spear to cut off the scarecrow's head killing it.
"VICTORY, Blue Team" the announcer said and she looked around smiling before she was pulled out of the summoners Rift.
The huntress left the summoning chamber and entered the dining hall going to the others.
"Great job Nidalee" Ahri complemented as the Huntress sat down.
"You were pretty good. The way you used your traps was impressive" Grey added.
"Thanks" Nidalee replied "I barely did anything tho, all I did was clear the jungle".
"That's more important than you think" Akali said crossing her arms "if your team has control over the jungle area, then the enemy team is going to have less space to move in".
"Y-yeah" Aki nodded "only Rengar is usually that good in the jungle".
"Wait, the Vastayan hunter?" Nidalee asked raising an eyebrow.
"You know him?" Ahri asked.
"Yes we met in the jungle" Nidalee said and clenched her fist with a scowl "he tried to take my arm as a 'trophy' he called it".
"Yeah, he's known to do that" Aki said shyly.
"So my match should start soon" Ahri said and smiled smugly "now I'll show you how to really give your team an advantage".
"What happened to 'don't get cocky'?" Nidalee asked repeating Ahri's words.
The Vastayan just rested her head on her palm "only if you're not as good as I am" she said and Grey rolled his eyes.
"By the way" Lux said gaining their attention "tomorrow the the League of legends magazine is coming out".
"Magazine?" Ahri's interest was immediately peaked.
"Yeah, they have stuff about champions and what people think about them" Lux continued which made Ahri more interested "but I really wouldn't look up to it. The things written there aren't exactly... Accurate" Lux added.
"Still, I'd like to see what my fans think" Ahri said, and this time both Grey and Nidalee rolled their eyes "where can we get it".
"At the entrance table" Ezreal replied.
Then Ahri's body glowed and vanished in a flash of light. Nidalee turned to Grey "is she always that cocky before a match?".
Grey shrugged "I'd rather call it being confident".
Time skip: (brought to you by chibi Ahri petting a chibi sleeping silver wolf).
Grey, Ahri and Nidalee were walking back to their room after Ahri's match "I told you I'd do great" the Vastayan said.
"Your team lost" Nidalee deadpanned crossing her arms.
"That was my team's fault" Ahri defended "what I mean is, that I was the only thing keeping them together" she said placing the blame on her team. Grey would roll his eyes if he didn't grow tired of doing that.
When They turned a corner, Ahri ran into someone and they both fell on the ground "hey! Watch it!".
The person who said that was a woman wearing a purple hood above a darker short dress with bird skulls on it. Her red hair was tide to a braid and She had odd ears, a single purple feathered wing on her back and her legs were talons.
"Xayah! You OK?" said a man that helped the woman up.
He was tall, had an exposed chest with a slight green robes and a bird skull. He had white hair with a red streak. He also had ears, wing and talon similar to the woman.
"Ahri, are you alright?" Grey asked helping the Vastayan up while she nodded.
The woman looked at them and then started glaring at Ahri "oh, you" she said.
"Do I know you?" Ahri asked seeing as the woman recognized her.
"No, but I know you" the woman replied "you're that race traitor".
Ahri was beyond confused "race traitor?".
"Calm down Xayah" the man said putting a hand on the woman's shoulder.
"Don't defend her!" Xayah said and glared at Ahri again "she betrayed our kind".
"What are you talking about?" Ahri asked.
"you're Vastayan, but you befriend and protect humans" Xayah said. She then glared at Grey and Nidalee "like those two".
Nidalee returned the glare feeling insulted, while Grey didn't care. He wasn't human, so he wasn't insulted by what Xayah said.
Ahri however, didn't like it "hey, I can be friends with whoever I want" she said and crossed her arms "and what's wrong with humans?".
"They're evil, plain and simple" Xayah replied bluntly "humans owe the Vastaya a lot of debts, but they never fulfilled any. Not to mention they treat our kind as freaks".
"hey! You know what?" Ahri was about to start yelling, but Grey put a hand on her shoulder.
"that's enough" he said shaking his head "you don't need to prove anything, let's just go".
Ahri glared at Xayah one last time before she started walking away with Grey and Nidalee.
Along the way, Grey decided to ask something that was bothering him "hey, what exactly is the Vastaya? I know it has something to do with Ahri, but I never actually knew what it was".
"Vastaya are people with animal characteristics" Ahri said as they entered their room "it can be a few body parts, or looking like a humanoid animal. Example for the Vastaya, me, Wukong, Rengar, or that lady back there. There's all kinds of Vastayan tribes" she explained. She was about to enter her room but stopped and looked down "maybe there's even more like me?" she mumbled to herself not wanting the other two to hear her.
However, Grey was able to hear her. He hummed in thought before grabbing Silver from his shoulder and sitting him down. he turned around and headed to the door.
"Where are you going?" Nidalee asked and Ahri noticed the Abyss Watcher leaving.
"I'm going to the Library, there's something I want to check" he replied.
"At this hour?" Nidalee asked.
"Don't bother" Ahri said shaking her head "he's just going to do it anyway".
"Just go to sleep, I'll be back soon" he said and they both nodded before entering their rooms.
Grey exited their room and started walking through the hallways until he reached a pair of big purple doors.
He opened them and was met with the sight of many, MANY, shelves and books everywhere.
The Abyss Watcher looked around "if this is anything like the Grand Archives, it's going to take me hours to find what I want".
"Grey?" someone said and The Abyss Watcher saw Nasus standing there.
"Oh, hello Nasus" Grey greeted.
"What are you doing here at this hour?" the ascendant warrior asked "I was about to leave myself".
"I'm looking for a specific book" Grey replied "but it seems finding it won't be easy" he said looking at the library.
Nasus chuckled "do not worry, my title as the curator of the sands is not merely for show. I know about all the books here, whatever you're looking for, I'm sure we'll find it".
Grey smiled at the ascendant warrior "thank you Nasus".
Time skip: (brought to you by chibi Grey trying to pet a chibi fox. Only for chibi Ahri to appear behind chibi Grey and glare at the chibi fox making it run away).
It was now morning. Grey, Ahri, Aki, Ezreal, Lux, Nidalee and Katarina were sitting together in a table having breakfast with Silver near the table having his own.
Ezreal, Lux and Katarina were watching a match that Garen was currently in. Aki was silently eating her breakfast. Grey was reading a book. While Ahri and Nidalee were reading the league's magazine that they got earlier.
Aki decided to start a conversation with Ahri "s-so I see you got the magazine" she said.
"Yeah" she replied, but with anger in her voice.
"Is something wrong?" the shy summoner asked noticing Ahri's anger.
Ahri closed the magazine and smacked it on the table "It's absolute bullshit!" she yelled which gained the attention of the others except for Grey "they all keep talking about how I'm obsessed with sex, that I seduce everyone or use my charm magic to make them sleep with me and that I take life essence through sex" she yelled.
"I told you that thing isn't accurate" Lux said with shrug "plus people know you used to trick people to take their life essence, and the way you act in the rift gives off the wrong message".
Ahri crossed her arms "well if they know so much about me then they should know something important, I used to be a fox!" she yelled "does that mean that when I was a fox and took life essence for the first time, I found a human messed up enough to sleep with an animal in the forest" she pointed out which was a solid proof of her point.
Lux scratched her neck "yeah, that does sound messed up now that you reminded me about that".
"You think you got it bad?" Nidalee asked closing her own magazine and Ahri looked at her "at least they don't say you're some wild cave woman that sleeps in mud and mates with animals" she said anger in her voice "some of them even say I'm like you, an animal who took a human form".
"Who even comes up with this stuff?" Ahri said and then realized Grey was still reading his book "hey, are you paying attention?" she asked.
"Yes" the Abyss Watcher replied not looking away from his book.
Ahri crossed her arms "then what were we talking about?".
"You and Nidalee were complaining about the magazine saying that your obsessed with sex and Nidalee being a wild cave woman" Grey replied repeating what they were talking about.
"And you have nothing to say about that?" Ahri asked slightly hurt that Grey didn't seem to care.
"why should I care what they think?" Grey asked which made Ahri and Nidalee feel hurt, but then he continued "I know for a fact that what they're saying is wrong. I believe that those rumors are just something idiots made up to fulfill their perverted fantasies. So while they stay alone fantasize about fake versions of you that are obviously not like the real thing, I get to know the real you, something far better than any sex obsessed fantasy or wild cave woman".
The Vastayan and the huntress looked shocked and then smiled. Grey made them stop worrying about what the magazine says, because their friends know the real them.
Ahri then looked at the book in Grey's hands "what are you reading? You've been holding that book before we even woke up".
"It's a book about Vastaya" Grey replied which gained the others attention, specially Ahri.
"Why are you reading it?" the Vastayan asked.
"To know more about your people" Grey replied "I was hoping to see if I can find anything on a tripe of nine tailed Vastaya".
"So did you find anything?" she asked with hope obvious in her voice.
The Abyss Watcher closed the book and shook his head "sadly, no. I wasn't able to find anything. I did find old Ionian stories about a demon fox that takes a human form to trick people, but I realized that has nothing to do with you".
"Why? That sounds like Ahri" Katarina said. Ahri would have felt insulted being compared to a demon, but she had to agree with the redhead.
"Because that demon fox tricks people, use them as sex toys, and then kills them to eat their flesh" Grey replied. The fact that he said it so normally made everyone shiver "Ahri doesn't do any of that. Plus there's a few proofs that she's Vastayan, not a demon" he said and looked at Ahri "but... I still didn't find anything about someone like you. I'm sorry".
"It's okay" she said shaking her head "at least you tried" she said in appreciation.
The Abyss Watcher nodded and held his book "now back to my book. I didn't find what I was looking for, but I did find good information" he said and pointed at Nidalee "for example, I found that Nidalee is actually a Vastayan".
"She is?" Ahri, Aki, Ezreal, Lux and Katarina said looking at the huntress.
"I am?" she asked even more surprised than everyone around her.
Grey opened the book "from what I gathered, there are people who has Vastayan blood but don't have an animal trait. Instead, those people have the ability to take an animal form for a short period of time before turning back human. Isn't that what you do?".
(A/N: this is a true fact, I did research and found out that Nidalee is considered Vastayan).
"well, yes, but I always thought it was the magic of the jungle" Nidalee said.
"Maybe that was part of it" Ezreal said scratching his chin "maybe the magic of the jungle just awoke the Vastayan blood you have".
Nidalee just looked down in shock at this revelation. She knew that this means one of her parents was Vastayan without her knowing.
But it also made sense. It was surprising that a cougar tripe would just take a lost little girl as one of their own. Unless they thought she was one of their kind.
"Why are you so shocked?" Grey asked.
"What do you mean? I just found out that I'm not what I thought I was my entire life" the huntress replied.
"So you're not Nidalee anymore?" Grey asked which caught her by surprise.
"Well... Of course I am" Nidalee replied with slight conflict.
"Then it doesn't matter. Vastayan or not, you're still Nidalee, so don't worry about it too much" he said.
The Huntress just looked at him for a few seconds before smiling and shaking her head.
She also recalled an encounter with an old friend, one who was like Grey, that saw people for who they are, not what they are. The huntress started wondering how that colorful shape-shifter is doing.
"A-anyway, we know what the magazine... Accuse Ahri and Nidalee of being" Aki said trying to not sound offensive "but what about you Grey?".
"I already read it" the Abyss Watcher replied "they say I'm some kind of blood thirsty killer that rips people apart with his bare hands and drinks their blood to get stronger, they even compare me to the Darkin, whatever that is".
"They compare you to the Darkin?!" Aki asked completely shocked with the others.
Ezreal shook his head "That is... Messed up on every level".
Grey shrugged "I don't really care, like I said I stopped caring what people think about me a long time ago".
"how long is a long time?" Lux asked knowing Grey's age.
"well, considering how old I am and how old you guys are" he said putting a hand on his chin "I'd say... Before any of you were born".
"You know, I always get freaked out at the fact that you're old enough to be my great grandfather, but look young enough to be my brother" Katarina said and Grey just shrugged.
They heard someone clear their throat and saw Kayle standing besides them "Good morning, I hope I'm not interrupting anything".
"Not really" Ahri said with a shrug "so is there something you need?".
The angel nodded "yes actually. The High Summoners wants to see you and Grey".
"both of us?" the Vastayan asked and Kayle nodded.
Ahri looked at Grey and he nodded. They both stood up and followed Kayle through the halls towards the High Summoners chamber.
Once there, Kayle just stood by the door while Grey and Ahri entered. They High Summoners noticed their presence.
"Ah, Nine-Tails, Abyss Watcher, we're glad you came in such short notice" the Demacian Summoner said.
"Is there something you need?" Grey asked.
The Ionian Summoner nodded "yes, we are in need of your assistance. You see, there has been cases of brutal murders in Ionia recently, and we'd like you two to investigate" he said.
"Murders?" Ahri repeated "can't it be Jhin?".
"We did suspect that it was the Virtuoso, but we realized something" the Noxian summoner said "none of the victims was killed by firearms, plus they all had a connection... They were all Vastayan" he said and Ahri's eyes widen.
"Why are you sending us specifically?" Grey asked.
"You already helped the Institute before, which is why we chose you" the Piltoven Summoner said "since you're a neutral champion, going to Ionia shouldn't cause any problem, but we're still sending three Ionian champions with you for assistance. We picked the nine-tailed fox because you appear to know her the longest".
"Who are the other two?" Ahri asked raising an eyebrow.
"The other two champions have a strong ambition to protect the Vastaya. They should arrive here any second" the Demacian Summoner said.
The doors to the chamber opens and Two people get inside. Ahri and Grey turn around to look at them.
Once they see them, Ahri immediately gained a blank look "oh you have got to be kidding me!" both Ahri and Xayah said as they saw each other.
(A/N: thank you for reading this, I hope you enjoyed it, please comment in anyway you like and tell me how you like the story so far).
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Third POV:
Grey, Ahri, Aki, Akali, Ezreal and Lux were watching Nidalee's match as it began a few minutes ago.
The huntress was in the jungle moving through the bushes. Caitlyn showed up and started looking around but didn't spot the huntress.
She moved near a tree, only for a hidden trap to snap at her feet catching her by surprise.
The Huntress took her chance and threw her spear at the sheriff. Caitlyn was hit and Nidalee jumped in transforming into a cougar.
She struck Caitlyn with her claws and the sheriff jumped back. She aimed her gun and shot at the Huntress.
Nidalee jumped away from the shots and turned back human. She took her spear and jumped at Caitlyn knocking her rifel out of her hands.
The Huntress stabbed Caitlyn her spear in the chest. She pulled it out and let the sheriff fall on the ground.
Nidalee smiled looking at her work. She jumped in the bushes again and threw another trap at where she was.
Time skip: (brought to you by chibi nine tailed fox being petted by chibi Grey).
The match didn't last very long, Nidalee completely dominated the jungle area with traps and surprise attacks.
She was now fighting a living scarecrow that was holding a scythe and giving off a green glow.
The Huntress was in her cougar form jumping from the slashes of the scarecrow.
She turned back to her human form and threw her spear at the scarecrow striking it in the chest. She jumped in and violently ripped her spear out adding the damage.
The huntress then used the tip of her spear to cut off the scarecrow's head killing it.
"VICTORY, Blue Team" the announcer said and she looked around smiling before she was pulled out of the summoners Rift.
The huntress left the summoning chamber and entered the dining hall going to the others.
"Great job Nidalee" Ahri complemented as the Huntress sat down.
"You were pretty good. The way you used your traps was impressive" Grey added.
"Thanks" Nidalee replied "I barely did anything tho, all I did was clear the jungle".
"That's more important than you think" Akali said crossing her arms "if your team has control over the jungle area, then the enemy team is going to have less space to move in".
"Y-yeah" Aki nodded "only Rengar is usually that good in the jungle".
"Wait, the Vastayan hunter?" Nidalee asked raising an eyebrow.
"You know him?" Ahri asked.
"Yes we met in the jungle" Nidalee said and clenched her fist with a scowl "he tried to take my arm as a 'trophy' he called it".
"Yeah, he's known to do that" Aki said shyly.
"So my match should start soon" Ahri said and smiled smugly "now I'll show you how to really give your team an advantage".
"What happened to 'don't get cocky'?" Nidalee asked repeating Ahri's words.
The Vastayan just rested her head on her palm "only if you're not as good as I am" she said and Grey rolled his eyes.
"By the way" Lux said gaining their attention "tomorrow the the League of legends magazine is coming out".
"Magazine?" Ahri's interest was immediately peaked.
"Yeah, they have stuff about champions and what people think about them" Lux continued which made Ahri more interested "but I really wouldn't look up to it. The things written there aren't exactly... Accurate" Lux added.
"Still, I'd like to see what my fans think" Ahri said, and this time both Grey and Nidalee rolled their eyes "where can we get it".
"At the entrance table" Ezreal replied.
Then Ahri's body glowed and vanished in a flash of light. Nidalee turned to Grey "is she always that cocky before a match?".
Grey shrugged "I'd rather call it being confident".
Time skip: (brought to you by chibi Ahri petting a chibi sleeping silver wolf).
Grey, Ahri and Nidalee were walking back to their room after Ahri's match "I told you I'd do great" the Vastayan said.
"Your team lost" Nidalee deadpanned crossing her arms.
"That was my team's fault" Ahri defended "what I mean is, that I was the only thing keeping them together" she said placing the blame on her team. Grey would roll his eyes if he didn't grow tired of doing that.
When They turned a corner, Ahri ran into someone and they both fell on the ground "hey! Watch it!".
The person who said that was a woman wearing a purple hood above a darker short dress with bird skulls on it. Her red hair was tide to a braid and She had odd ears, a single purple feathered wing on her back and her legs were talons.
"Xayah! You OK?" said a man that helped the woman up.
He was tall, had an exposed chest with a slight green robes and a bird skull. He had white hair with a red streak. He also had ears, wing and talon similar to the woman.
"Ahri, are you alright?" Grey asked helping the Vastayan up while she nodded.
The woman looked at them and then started glaring at Ahri "oh, you" she said.
"Do I know you?" Ahri asked seeing as the woman recognized her.
"No, but I know you" the woman replied "you're that race traitor".
Ahri was beyond confused "race traitor?".
"Calm down Xayah" the man said putting a hand on the woman's shoulder.
"Don't defend her!" Xayah said and glared at Ahri again "she betrayed our kind".
"What are you talking about?" Ahri asked.
"you're Vastayan, but you befriend and protect humans" Xayah said. She then glared at Grey and Nidalee "like those two".
Nidalee returned the glare feeling insulted, while Grey didn't care. He wasn't human, so he wasn't insulted by what Xayah said.
Ahri however, didn't like it "hey, I can be friends with whoever I want" she said and crossed her arms "and what's wrong with humans?".
"They're evil, plain and simple" Xayah replied bluntly "humans owe the Vastaya a lot of debts, but they never fulfilled any. Not to mention they treat our kind as freaks".
"hey! You know what?" Ahri was about to start yelling, but Grey put a hand on her shoulder.
"that's enough" he said shaking his head "you don't need to prove anything, let's just go".
Ahri glared at Xayah one last time before she started walking away with Grey and Nidalee.
Along the way, Grey decided to ask something that was bothering him "hey, what exactly is the Vastaya? I know it has something to do with Ahri, but I never actually knew what it was".
"Vastaya are people with animal characteristics" Ahri said as they entered their room "it can be a few body parts, or looking like a humanoid animal. Example for the Vastaya, me, Wukong, Rengar, or that lady back there. There's all kinds of Vastayan tribes" she explained. She was about to enter her room but stopped and looked down "maybe there's even more like me?" she mumbled to herself not wanting the other two to hear her.
However, Grey was able to hear her. He hummed in thought before grabbing Silver from his shoulder and sitting him down. he turned around and headed to the door.
"Where are you going?" Nidalee asked and Ahri noticed the Abyss Watcher leaving.
"I'm going to the Library, there's something I want to check" he replied.
"At this hour?" Nidalee asked.
"Don't bother" Ahri said shaking her head "he's just going to do it anyway".
"Just go to sleep, I'll be back soon" he said and they both nodded before entering their rooms.
Grey exited their room and started walking through the hallways until he reached a pair of big purple doors.
He opened them and was met with the sight of many, MANY, shelves and books everywhere.
The Abyss Watcher looked around "if this is anything like the Grand Archives, it's going to take me hours to find what I want".
"Grey?" someone said and The Abyss Watcher saw Nasus standing there.
"Oh, hello Nasus" Grey greeted.
"What are you doing here at this hour?" the ascendant warrior asked "I was about to leave myself".
"I'm looking for a specific book" Grey replied "but it seems finding it won't be easy" he said looking at the library.
Nasus chuckled "do not worry, my title as the curator of the sands is not merely for show. I know about all the books here, whatever you're looking for, I'm sure we'll find it".
Grey smiled at the ascendant warrior "thank you Nasus".
Time skip: (brought to you by chibi Grey trying to pet a chibi fox. Only for chibi Ahri to appear behind chibi Grey and glare at the chibi fox making it run away).
It was now morning. Grey, Ahri, Aki, Ezreal, Lux, Nidalee and Katarina were sitting together in a table having breakfast with Silver near the table having his own.
Ezreal, Lux and Katarina were watching a match that Garen was currently in. Aki was silently eating her breakfast. Grey was reading a book. While Ahri and Nidalee were reading the league's magazine that they got earlier.
Aki decided to start a conversation with Ahri "s-so I see you got the magazine" she said.
"Yeah" she replied, but with anger in her voice.
"Is something wrong?" the shy summoner asked noticing Ahri's anger.
Ahri closed the magazine and smacked it on the table "It's absolute bullshit!" she yelled which gained the attention of the others except for Grey "they all keep talking about how I'm obsessed with sex, that I seduce everyone or use my charm magic to make them sleep with me and that I take life essence through sex" she yelled.
"I told you that thing isn't accurate" Lux said with shrug "plus people know you used to trick people to take their life essence, and the way you act in the rift gives off the wrong message".
Ahri crossed her arms "well if they know so much about me then they should know something important, I used to be a fox!" she yelled "does that mean that when I was a fox and took life essence for the first time, I found a human messed up enough to sleep with an animal in the forest" she pointed out which was a solid proof of her point.
Lux scratched her neck "yeah, that does sound messed up now that you reminded me about that".
"You think you got it bad?" Nidalee asked closing her own magazine and Ahri looked at her "at least they don't say you're some wild cave woman that sleeps in mud and mates with animals" she said anger in her voice "some of them even say I'm like you, an animal who took a human form".
"Who even comes up with this stuff?" Ahri said and then realized Grey was still reading his book "hey, are you paying attention?" she asked.
"Yes" the Abyss Watcher replied not looking away from his book.
Ahri crossed her arms "then what were we talking about?".
"You and Nidalee were complaining about the magazine saying that your obsessed with sex and Nidalee being a wild cave woman" Grey replied repeating what they were talking about.
"And you have nothing to say about that?" Ahri asked slightly hurt that Grey didn't seem to care.
"why should I care what they think?" Grey asked which made Ahri and Nidalee feel hurt, but then he continued "I know for a fact that what they're saying is wrong. I believe that those rumors are just something idiots made up to fulfill their perverted fantasies. So while they stay alone fantasize about fake versions of you that are obviously not like the real thing, I get to know the real you, something far better than any sex obsessed fantasy or wild cave woman".
The Vastayan and the huntress looked shocked and then smiled. Grey made them stop worrying about what the magazine says, because their friends know the real them.
Ahri then looked at the book in Grey's hands "what are you reading? You've been holding that book before we even woke up".
"It's a book about Vastaya" Grey replied which gained the others attention, specially Ahri.
"Why are you reading it?" the Vastayan asked.
"To know more about your people" Grey replied "I was hoping to see if I can find anything on a tripe of nine tailed Vastaya".
"So did you find anything?" she asked with hope obvious in her voice.
The Abyss Watcher closed the book and shook his head "sadly, no. I wasn't able to find anything. I did find old Ionian stories about a demon fox that takes a human form to trick people, but I realized that has nothing to do with you".
"Why? That sounds like Ahri" Katarina said. Ahri would have felt insulted being compared to a demon, but she had to agree with the redhead.
"Because that demon fox tricks people, use them as sex toys, and then kills them to eat their flesh" Grey replied. The fact that he said it so normally made everyone shiver "Ahri doesn't do any of that. Plus there's a few proofs that she's Vastayan, not a demon" he said and looked at Ahri "but... I still didn't find anything about someone like you. I'm sorry".
"It's okay" she said shaking her head "at least you tried" she said in appreciation.
The Abyss Watcher nodded and held his book "now back to my book. I didn't find what I was looking for, but I did find good information" he said and pointed at Nidalee "for example, I found that Nidalee is actually a Vastayan".
"She is?" Ahri, Aki, Ezreal, Lux and Katarina said looking at the huntress.
"I am?" she asked even more surprised than everyone around her.
Grey opened the book "from what I gathered, there are people who has Vastayan blood but don't have an animal trait. Instead, those people have the ability to take an animal form for a short period of time before turning back human. Isn't that what you do?".
(A/N: this is a true fact, I did research and found out that Nidalee is considered Vastayan).
"well, yes, but I always thought it was the magic of the jungle" Nidalee said.
"Maybe that was part of it" Ezreal said scratching his chin "maybe the magic of the jungle just awoke the Vastayan blood you have".
Nidalee just looked down in shock at this revelation. She knew that this means one of her parents was Vastayan without her knowing.
But it also made sense. It was surprising that a cougar tripe would just take a lost little girl as one of their own. Unless they thought she was one of their kind.
"Why are you so shocked?" Grey asked.
"What do you mean? I just found out that I'm not what I thought I was my entire life" the huntress replied.
"So you're not Nidalee anymore?" Grey asked which caught her by surprise.
"Well... Of course I am" Nidalee replied with slight conflict.
"Then it doesn't matter. Vastayan or not, you're still Nidalee, so don't worry about it too much" he said.
The Huntress just looked at him for a few seconds before smiling and shaking her head.
She also recalled an encounter with an old friend, one who was like Grey, that saw people for who they are, not what they are. The huntress started wondering how that colorful shape-shifter is doing.
"A-anyway, we know what the magazine... Accuse Ahri and Nidalee of being" Aki said trying to not sound offensive "but what about you Grey?".
"I already read it" the Abyss Watcher replied "they say I'm some kind of blood thirsty killer that rips people apart with his bare hands and drinks their blood to get stronger, they even compare me to the Darkin, whatever that is".
"They compare you to the Darkin?!" Aki asked completely shocked with the others.
Ezreal shook his head "That is... Messed up on every level".
Grey shrugged "I don't really care, like I said I stopped caring what people think about me a long time ago".
"how long is a long time?" Lux asked knowing Grey's age.
"well, considering how old I am and how old you guys are" he said putting a hand on his chin "I'd say... Before any of you were born".
"You know, I always get freaked out at the fact that you're old enough to be my great grandfather, but look young enough to be my brother" Katarina said and Grey just shrugged.
They heard someone clear their throat and saw Kayle standing besides them "Good morning, I hope I'm not interrupting anything".
"Not really" Ahri said with a shrug "so is there something you need?".
The angel nodded "yes actually. The High Summoners wants to see you and Grey".
"both of us?" the Vastayan asked and Kayle nodded.
Ahri looked at Grey and he nodded. They both stood up and followed Kayle through the halls towards the High Summoners chamber.
Once there, Kayle just stood by the door while Grey and Ahri entered. They High Summoners noticed their presence.
"Ah, Nine-Tails, Abyss Watcher, we're glad you came in such short notice" the Demacian Summoner said.
"Is there something you need?" Grey asked.
The Ionian Summoner nodded "yes, we are in need of your assistance. You see, there has been cases of brutal murders in Ionia recently, and we'd like you two to investigate" he said.
"Murders?" Ahri repeated "can't it be Jhin?".
"We did suspect that it was the Virtuoso, but we realized something" the Noxian summoner said "none of the victims was killed by firearms, plus they all had a connection... They were all Vastayan" he said and Ahri's eyes widen.
"Why are you sending us specifically?" Grey asked.
"You already helped the Institute before, which is why we chose you" the Piltoven Summoner said "since you're a neutral champion, going to Ionia shouldn't cause any problem, but we're still sending three Ionian champions with you for assistance. We picked the nine-tailed fox because you appear to know her the longest".
"Who are the other two?" Ahri asked raising an eyebrow.
"The other two champions have a strong ambition to protect the Vastaya. They should arrive here any second" the Demacian Summoner said.
The doors to the chamber opens and Two people get inside. Ahri and Grey turn around to look at them.
Once they see them, Ahri immediately gained a blank look "oh you have got to be kidding me!" both Ahri and Xayah said as they saw each other.
(A/N: thank you for reading this, I hope you enjoyed it, please comment in anyway you like and tell me how you like the story so far).
Third POV: Grey, Ahri, Aki, Akali, Ezreal and Lux were watching Nidalee's match as it began a few minutes ago. The huntress was in the jungle moving through the bushes. Caitlyn showed up and started looking around but didn't spot the huntress. She moved near a tree, only for a hidden trap to snap at her feet catching her by surprise. The Huntress took her chance and threw her spear at the sheriff. Caitlyn was hit and Nidalee jumped in transforming into a cougar. She struck Caitlyn with her claws and the sheriff jumped back. She aimed her gun and shot at the Huntress. Nidalee jumped away from the shots and turned back human. She took her spear and jumped at Caitlyn knocking her rifel out of her hands. The Huntress stabbed Caitlyn her spear in the chest. She pulled it out and let the sheriff fall on the ground. Nidalee smiled looking at her work. She jumped in the bushes again and threw another trap at where she was. Time skip: brought to you by chibi nine tailed fox being petted by chibi Grey. The match didn't last very long, Nidalee completely dominated the jungle area with traps and surprise attacks. She was now fighting a living scarecrow that was holding a scythe and giving off a green glow. The Huntress was in her cougar form jumping from the slashes of the scarecrow. She turned back to her human form and threw her spear at the scarecrow striking it in the chest. She jumped in and violently ripped her spear out adding the damage. The huntress then used the tip of her spear to cut off the scarecrow's head killing it. "VICTORY, Blue Team" the announcer said and she looked around smiling before she was pulled out of the summoners Rift. The huntress left the summoning chamber and entered the dining hall going to the others. "Great job Nidalee" Ahri complemented as the Huntress sat down. "You were pretty good. The way you used your traps was impressive" Grey added. "Thanks" Nidalee replied "I barely did anything tho, all I did was clear the jungle". "That's more important than you think" Akali said crossing her arms "if your team has control over the jungle area, then the enemy team is going to have less space to move in". "Y-yeah" Aki nodded "only Rengar is usually that good in the jungle". "Wait, the Vastayan hunter?" Nidalee asked raising an eyebrow. "You know him?" Ahri asked. "Yes we met in the jungle" Nidalee said and clenched her fist with a scowl "he tried to take my arm as a 'trophy' he called it". "Yeah, he's known to do that" Aki said shyly. "So my match should start soon" Ahri said and smiled smugly "now I'll show you how to really give your team an advantage". "What happened to 'don't get cocky'?" Nidalee asked repeating Ahri's words. The Vastayan just rested her head on her palm "only if you're not as good as I am" she said and Grey rolled his eyes. "By the way" Lux said gaining their attention "tomorrow the the League of legends magazine is coming out". "Magazine?" Ahri's interest was immediately peaked. "Yeah, they have stuff about champions and what people think about them" Lux continued which made Ahri more interested "but I really wouldn't look up to it. The things written there aren't exactly... Accurate" Lux added. "Still, I'd like to see what my fans think" Ahri said, and this time both Grey and Nidalee rolled their eyes "where can we get it". "At the entrance table" Ezreal replied. Then Ahri's body glowed and vanished in a flash of light. Nidalee turned to Grey "is she always that cocky before a match?". Grey shrugged "I'd rather call it being confident". Time skip: brought to you by chibi Ahri petting a chibi sleeping silver wolf. Grey, Ahri and Nidalee were walking back to their room after Ahri's match "I told you I'd do great" the Vastayan said. "Your team lost" Nidalee deadpanned crossing her arms. "That was my team's fault" Ahri defended "what I mean is, that I was the only thing keeping them together" she said placing the blame on her team. Grey would roll his eyes if he didn't grow tired of doing that. When They turned a corner, Ahri ran into someone and they both fell on the ground "hey! Watch it!". The person who said that was a woman wearing a purple hood above a darker short dress with bird skulls on it. Her red hair was tide to a braid and She had odd ears, a single purple feathered wing on her back and her legs were talons. "Xayah! You OK?" said a man that helped the woman up. He was tall, had an exposed chest with a slight green robes and a bird skull. He had white hair with a red streak. He also had ears, wing and talon similar to the woman. "Ahri, are you alright?" Grey asked helping the Vastayan up while she nodded. The woman looked at them and then started glaring at Ahri "oh, you" she said. "Do I know you?" Ahri asked seeing as the woman recognized her. "No, but I know you" the woman replied "you're that race traitor". Ahri was beyond confused "race traitor?". "Calm down Xayah" the man said putting a hand on the woman's shoulder. "Don't defend her!" Xayah said and glared at Ahri again "she betrayed our kind". "What are you talking about?" Ahri asked. "you're Vastayan, but you befriend and protect humans" Xayah said. She then glared at Grey and Nidalee "like those two". Nidalee returned the glare feeling insulted, while Grey didn't care. He wasn't human, so he wasn't insulted by what Xayah said. Ahri however, didn't like it "hey, I can be friends with whoever I want" she said and crossed her arms "and what's wrong with humans?". "They're evil, plain and simple" Xayah replied bluntly "humans owe the Vastaya a lot of debts, but they never fulfilled any. Not to mention they treat our kind as freaks". "hey! You know what?" Ahri was about to start yelling, but Grey put a hand on her shoulder. "that's enough" he said shaking his head "you don't need to prove anything, let's just go". Ahri glared at Xayah one last time before she started walking away with Grey and Nidalee. Along the way, Grey decided to ask something that was bothering him "hey, what exactly is the Vastaya? I know it has something to do with Ahri, but I never actually knew what it was". "Vastaya are people with animal characteristics" Ahri said as they entered their room "it can be a few body parts, or looking like a humanoid animal. Example for the Vastaya, me, Wukong, Rengar, or that lady back there. There's all kinds of Vastayan tribes" she explained. She was about to enter her room but stopped and looked down "maybe there's even more like me?" she mumbled to herself not wanting the other two to hear her. However, Grey was able to hear her. He hummed in thought before grabbing Silver from his shoulder and sitting him down. he turned around and headed to the door. "Where are you going?" Nidalee asked and Ahri noticed the Abyss Watcher leaving. "I'm going to the Library, there's something I want to check" he replied. "At this hour?" Nidalee asked. "Don't bother" Ahri said shaking her head "he's just going to do it anyway". "Just go to sleep, I'll be back soon" he said and they both nodded before entering their rooms. Grey exited their room and started walking through the hallways until he reached a pair of big purple doors. He opened them and was met with the sight of many, MANY, shelves and books everywhere. The Abyss Watcher looked around "if this is anything like the Grand Archives, it's going to take me hours to find what I want". "Grey?" someone said and The Abyss Watcher saw Nasus standing there. "Oh, hello Nasus" Grey greeted. "What are you doing here at this hour?" the ascendant warrior asked "I was about to leave myself". "I'm looking for a specific book" Grey replied "but it seems finding it won't be easy" he said looking at the library. Nasus chuckled "do not worry, my title as the curator of the sands is not merely for show. I know about all the books here, whatever you're looking for, I'm sure we'll find it". Grey smiled at the ascendant warrior "thank you Nasus". Time skip: brought to you by chibi Grey trying to pet a chibi fox. Only for chibi Ahri to appear behind chibi Grey and glare at the chibi fox making it run away. It was now morning. Grey, Ahri, Aki, Ezreal, Lux, Nidalee and Katarina were sitting together in a table having breakfast with Silver near the table having his own. Ezreal, Lux and Katarina were watching a match that Garen was currently in. Aki was silently eating her breakfast. Grey was reading a book. While Ahri and Nidalee were reading the league's magazine that they got earlier. Aki decided to start a conversation with Ahri "s-so I see you got the magazine" she said. "Yeah" she replied, but with anger in her voice. "Is something wrong?" the shy summoner asked noticing Ahri's anger. Ahri closed the magazine and smacked it on the table "It's absolute bullshit!" she yelled which gained the attention of the others except for Grey "they all keep talking about how I'm obsessed with sex, that I seduce everyone or use my charm magic to make them sleep with me and that I take life essence through sex" she yelled. "I told you that thing isn't accurate" Lux said with shrug "plus people know you used to trick people to take their life essence, and the way you act in the rift gives off the wrong message". Ahri crossed her arms "well if they know so much about me then they should know something important, I used to be a fox!" she yelled "does that mean that when I was a fox and took life essence for the first time, I found a human messed up enough to sleep with an animal in the forest" she pointed out which was a solid proof of her point. Lux scratched her neck "yeah, that does sound messed up now that you reminded me about that". "You think you got it bad?" Nidalee asked closing her own magazine and Ahri looked at her "at least they don't say you're some wild cave woman that sleeps in mud and mates with animals" she said anger in her voice "some of them even say I'm like you, an animal who took a human form". "Who even comes up with this stuff?" Ahri said and then realized Grey was still reading his book "hey, are you paying attention?" she asked. "Yes" the Abyss Watcher replied not looking away from his book. Ahri crossed her arms "then what were we talking about?". "You and Nidalee were complaining about the magazine saying that your obsessed with sex and Nidalee being a wild cave woman" Grey replied repeating what they were talking about. "And you have nothing to say about that?" Ahri asked slightly hurt that Grey didn't seem to care. "why should I care what they think?" Grey asked which made Ahri and Nidalee feel hurt, but then he continued "I know for a fact that what they're saying is wrong. I believe that those rumors are just something idiots made up to fulfill their perverted fantasies. So while they stay alone fantasize about fake versions of you that are obviously not like the real thing, I get to know the real you, something far better than any sex obsessed fantasy or wild cave woman". The Vastayan and the huntress looked shocked and then smiled. Grey made them stop worrying about what the magazine says, because their friends know the real them. Ahri then looked at the book in Grey's hands "what are you reading? You've been holding that book before we even woke up". "It's a book about Vastaya" Grey replied which gained the others attention, specially Ahri. "Why are you reading it?" the Vastayan asked. "To know more about your people" Grey replied "I was hoping to see if I can find anything on a tripe of nine tailed Vastaya". "So did you find anything?" she asked with hope obvious in her voice. The Abyss Watcher closed the book and shook his head "sadly, no. I wasn't able to find anything. I did find old Ionian stories about a demon fox that takes a human form to trick people, but I realized that has nothing to do with you". "Why? That sounds like Ahri" Katarina said. Ahri would have felt insulted being compared to a demon, but she had to agree with the redhead. "Because that demon fox tricks people, use them as sex toys, and then kills them to eat their flesh" Grey replied. The fact that he said it so normally made everyone shiver "Ahri doesn't do any of that. Plus there's a few proofs that she's Vastayan, not a demon" he said and looked at Ahri "but... I still didn't find anything about someone like you. I'm sorry". "It's okay" she said shaking her head "at least you tried" she said in appreciation. The Abyss Watcher nodded and held his book "now back to my book. I didn't find what I was looking for, but I did find good information" he said and pointed at Nidalee "for example, I found that Nidalee is actually a Vastayan". "She is?" Ahri, Aki, Ezreal, Lux and Katarina said looking at the huntress. "I am?" she asked even more surprised than everyone around her. Grey opened the book "from what I gathered, there are people who has Vastayan blood but don't have an animal trait. Instead, those people have the ability to take an animal form for a short period of time before turning back human. Isn't that what you do?". A/N: this is a true fact, I did research and found out that Nidalee is considered Vastayan. "well, yes, but I always thought it was the magic of the jungle" Nidalee said. "Maybe that was part of it" Ezreal said scratching his chin "maybe the magic of the jungle just awoke the Vastayan blood you have". Nidalee just looked down in shock at this revelation. She knew that this means one of her parents was Vastayan without her knowing. But it also made sense. It was surprising that a cougar tripe would just take a lost little girl as one of their own. Unless they thought she was one of their kind. "Why are you so shocked?" Grey asked. "What do you mean? I just found out that I'm not what I thought I was my entire life" the huntress replied. "So you're not Nidalee anymore?" Grey asked which caught her by surprise. "Well... Of course I am" Nidalee replied with slight conflict. "Then it doesn't matter. Vastayan or not, you're still Nidalee, so don't worry about it too much" he said. The Huntress just looked at him for a few seconds before smiling and shaking her head. She also recalled an encounter with an old friend, one who was like Grey, that saw people for who they are, not what they are. The huntress started wondering how that colorful shape-shifter is doing. "A-anyway, we know what the magazine... Accuse Ahri and Nidalee of being" Aki said trying to not sound offensive "but what about you Grey?". "I already read it" the Abyss Watcher replied "they say I'm some kind of blood thirsty killer that rips people apart with his bare hands and drinks their blood to get stronger, they even compare me to the Darkin, whatever that is". "They compare you to the Darkin?!" Aki asked completely shocked with the others. Ezreal shook his head "That is... Messed up on every level". Grey shrugged "I don't really care, like I said I stopped caring what people think about me a long time ago". "how long is a long time?" Lux asked knowing Grey's age. "well, considering how old I am and how old you guys are" he said putting a hand on his chin "I'd say... Before any of you were born". "You know, I always get freaked out at the fact that you're old enough to be my great grandfather, but look young enough to be my brother" Katarina said and Grey just shrugged. They heard someone clear their throat and saw Kayle standing besides them "Good morning, I hope I'm not interrupting anything". "Not really" Ahri said with a shrug "so is there something you need?". The angel nodded "yes actually. The High Summoners wants to see you and Grey". "both of us?" the Vastayan asked and Kayle nodded. Ahri looked at Grey and he nodded. They both stood up and followed Kayle through the halls towards the High Summoners chamber. Once there, Kayle just stood by the door while Grey and Ahri entered. They High Summoners noticed their presence. "Ah, Nine-Tails, Abyss Watcher, we're glad you came in such short notice" the Demacian Summoner said. "Is there something you need?" Grey asked. The Ionian Summoner nodded "yes, we are in need of your assistance. You see, there has been cases of brutal murders in Ionia recently, and we'd like you two to investigate" he said. "Murders?" Ahri repeated "can't it be Jhin?". "We did suspect that it was the Virtuoso, but we realized something" the Noxian summoner said "none of the victims was killed by firearms, plus they all had a connection... They were all Vastayan" he said and Ahri's eyes widen. "Why are you sending us specifically?" Grey asked. "You already helped the Institute before, which is why we chose you" the Piltoven Summoner said "since you're a neutral champion, going to Ionia shouldn't cause any problem, but we're still sending three Ionian champions with you for assistance. We picked the nine-tailed fox because you appear to know her the longest". "Who are the other two?" Ahri asked raising an eyebrow. "The other two champions have a strong ambition to protect the Vastaya. They should arrive here any second" the Demacian Summoner said. The doors to the chamber opens and Two people get inside. Ahri and Grey turn around to look at them. Once they see them, Ahri immediately gained a blank look "oh you have got to be kidding me!" both Ahri and Xayah said as they saw each other. A/N: thank you for reading this, I hope you enjoyed it, please comment in anyway you like and tell me how you like the story so far.
