Hey guys... have you wondered where have I gone to with this story? XD

I mentioned that I wish to make this story with a full out rework, but then I re-read it again... the original plotline was still too good to pass up, so I just decided to edit a few previous chapters. And I miss writing about my OTP... so here it goes I guess XD

A lot of thoughts about "that" going on, more explicit this time. Well, this story has an M rating anyway so you all are probably ready for it... XD

Let's go! You will still get to see the final battle that approaches my favorite pairing and the rest of the League.

Enjoy!

The Final Battle

"They're here," Hecarim said with a smile. "I can sense it."

"Remember. She's yours, her friend is mine." Nocturne smiled back.

"You mean her lover," he laughed evilly. "Well, they won't be apart for too long, I guess."

"Indeed. I've waited far too long for this."

"We both have."

"Then let's end this...together."

"Together." The two smiled as the looked at their army of dark creatures emerging straight from the water and onto the ground.

Very soon, we'll be coming for you. For both of you.

"Are you alright?" Kalista's concerned voice came from behind her as she approached the edge of the Guardian's Sea.

"Do I have any choice but to be?" Nami responded, her voice showing just a slight hint of fear to show that she was actually terrified.

"I am scared, too," she said softly. "But remember... I am always here for you."

She smiled at that statement. "I know. As I am for you."

Kalista held her hand gently. "And we'll survive this - both of us. You still haven't seen the best parts of our lives yet." She said that with a grin. Despite all the fear, Nami found herself grinning back.

"Then let's go."

Just think of this as a League match... just more intense. Tom's voice sounded through her head.

Yeah, like a few thousand times more insane. She replied. Well, at least I'm not alone.

Me neither. Oh my god... look at the waters. It's so... bad.

Nami looked. Tom was not exaggerating. The sea water which was normally a calming blue was now a horrible shade of black. Maybe it's just an effect of the darkness in the sky. There's no sunlight.

Why don't we get closer to have a better look?

I don't see why not.

Nami slowly approached the sea, Kalista following closely behind. Her soulmate seemed to be in a conversation with Willow as well. She took a quick glance around and saw almost all the champions of the League, from every region of Runeterra.

Hours ago, everything had been fine. More than fine, actually. She would never expect the happiness of their reunion to be cut short so quickly. At least, right now, they were together. And to Nami, that was all it mattered.

There will be no enemies among the champions in this battle.

They were all against Hecarim and Nocturne.

Nami! Wait, look! That is -

She saw what was Tom trying to tell her immediately. A fishy figure emerged from the dark waters with a pile of wet fur in his arms. Fizz looked terribly pale and fearful, in contrast to his usual hyperactive demeanor. The figure he was carrying turned out to be a yordle - Teemo to be exact.

Nami went for her friend immediately. She helped the weakened Fizz out of the black water and onto the shore before casting her healing magic on the Swift Scout, reversing whatever dark effects that had possibly been applied by the water. What's so bad about the water, anyways? I know it's unusual and all, but... Nami thought to herself without sending the message to Tom as she dove into the water, failing to notice Fizz's warning signs due to him being too weak to actually speak.

She immediately knew why had her friend looked so sick after emerging from the waters.

Oh my god, it was terrible. The instant her skin touched the dark water, she felt like she was hit by lightning, only worse than that. It was so, so unbearably cold that she felt her whole body paralyzed. Not just that - it was completely impossible, even for an aquatic being like her, to breathe or swim freely within these waters. Simply inhaling a small breath made her feel unbelievably sick. It was also draining her strength surprisingly quickly - she was now struggling to get back to the surface.

Damn, it would have been ironic if she had died right then.

In fact, she would have if it wasn't for a familiar blue figure that grabbed hold of her hand and heaved her out of the water.

Nami gasped for breath as she emerged from the surface, only managing to avoid crashing into the ground due to Kalista being there to hold her as she almost collapsed from the sickness. She couldn't even muster the strength to send a telepathic message to Tom.

"It's alright, it's alright. I'm here, just relax." Apparently Kalista's voice was all it needed for her to feel better almost instantaneously, even though Nami thought that she might be reassuring herself more than Nami, by the more than a little worried tone she was using.

When she finally regained the strength to talk, she said: "Don't go near the waters. Not by any chance."

"Noted." Her soulmate smiled warmly as she saw that Nami was alright, and actually hugged her more tightly before placing her back down. They had not noticed that their gestures of affection have not gone unnoticed by the two sitting nearby. Nami stared awkwardly back at Fizz, who was giving her a weird look as well.

"So... that's your mate." He said, with a hint of surprise. "Well, I shouldn't be all that surprise, considering my choice of mate, too." He grinned at Teemo, who had now slowly recovered as well. "I have to say, that was really bad. The water, I mean," the yordle said.

"Indeed it is." Nami shuddered at the mere thought of the water coming into contact with her body. She shook her head. "Anyway, you two are..."

"Yep. Apparently we were on our first date... until everything went wrong that is." Teemo gestured to the dark waters. Nami nodded in understanding. "Be careful. Nocturne and Hecarim... they are coming."

"We will. Also... good luck with her." The yordle scout winked at Nami.

"You too." She smiled back. But before she turned to leave, Fizz raised a webbed hand to stop her.

"Nami... wait. I have something to tell you."

"Go ahead."

Her friend looked at his newfound lover, who nodded with a smile that was not far from those warm smiles that Kalista and her shared every once in a while.

"Nami... I had the same feelings for you once. I felt devastated after you left me that day. I felt like I couldn't live on anymore after I knew you already had someone else." She sucked in a breath. Nami had never expected that Fizz had such deep feelings for her. Maybe if she had paid more attention, she would have noticed.

"But Teemo came to me after that," he continued, looking at his new lover with a warm smile. "He made me realize that true love can sometimes be... unexpected. I never expected him to have an eye on me for such a long time already. But I found out... we make a fantastic pair."

"True that." Teemo laughed, as if he had not almost drowned in the horrible waters a few minutes ago. Fizz gave his mate a nuzzle before looking back at Nami with a gentle smile.

"I realized that, if I get the chance to be with my true love, I should wish you the best of luck with yours, too. Because I understand now, that only we ourselves will know and realize what's the best for us. I may have found my true love... but it was because of you, Nami. And even if I no longer feel that way towards you... know that I will always be your friend."

Nami was shocked. She had never paid attention to her friend, never noticed how much he cared for her... yet now, he was still wishing her good luck. He still wanted to care about her. A wave of guilt washed over her.

Maybe I should have looked at things clearer and paid more attention to everyone who has been caring about me.

"Fizz... all I have to say is... thank you. For always being a good friend to me, even when I do not know how to appreciate it. I wish you and Teemo will be happy together."

"And I wish you the best of luck with her." All this while, Nami forgotten that Kalista was still watching silently.

"Oh, don't you worry. Kalista and me are already inseparable. Like, almost literally." She smiled at the new couple. They both returned it.

"See you soon, Nami."

And as Nami turned back to Kalista and signaled that she was finished with their conversation, she caught a glimpse of the two sharing a passionate kiss, reminding her of how much she wanted to do the same with her own soulmate.

Wow... they certainly are an unusual pair. Makes you and Kalista look rather normal. Tom's joking voice sounded through her head, and she turned red after processing what he had just said.

Wait... you know?

Isn't that obvious enough already? Besides, Willow knows Kalista better than you think. He laughed.

"I guess our relationship isn't that secret anymore, is it?" Her soulmate said with a small smile.

"Not like it really matters, does it?" She responded. Before she could say anything else, Kalista had already silenced her with a kiss, letting her feel the ecstatic feeling course from her lips to her entire body in less than a second.

"At least we're not the only weird pairing here."

"I agree."

If Fizz and Teemo were allowed to be together... why wouldn't she and Kalista be?

Hopefully... after all of this, they will see past our differences and allow us to be together.

"Come on. The final battle is starting. We still seek vengeance... after all." That was true. Nami would like nothing more than to see Nocturne being reduced to nothing but a patch of darkness again. And she knew Kalista was more than eager to put an end to her original betrayer once and for all.

And the best part was - they got to do it together.

Despite all the dangers surrounding them, and what trouble they were about to get in... somehow, she knew they would survive it all.

Smiling with a newfound confidence, Nami directed the gaze to the army of dark creatures that had already began their march up the sandy beach, moving each step closer to the danger with her lover right beside her.

The final battle had begun.

Chaos erupted as the darkness, literally, attacked them.

And Hecarim and Nocturne were nowhere to be found. Well, at least, not yet.

Their army had a slight advantage from the surprise assault - since most champions that have arrived were unprepared and still scattered all over the place. However, that advantage wouldn't last long. All of them were experienced fighters - at least within the League.

Somehow, Kalista wasn't the least bit disturbed to know that Fizz once had a crush on Nami as well. To be completely honest, she even felt sort of happy for the fishy creature that he had also found his love in the Swift Scout.

Feeling happy for a yordle and his trickster. Some kind of vengeance seeker you are. Yet, she felt at place knowing that. It was probably because of Nami's presence alone that had cause her heart to melt completely.

Maybe that was because she was meant for me, she thought with a smile. We were destined to meet no matter what.

She looked back at Nami again - oh gods, she had to admit, she was really beautiful. Who in the living world would not desire such a charming, delicate and most importantly, kind-hearted soul? Who actually deserved her? Yet, out of all the possibilities... she chose her. No matter how unlikely it was, it had happened. Kalista knew Nami loved her just as deeply as she felt for her.

You have to survive this then. For both you and Nami's sake. She told herself. Live through this day and you'll get to see the best part of her...

She was still thinking about further explaining the process of making love, or more explicitly, sexual intercourse to Nami. Even the thought was already completely overwhelming her senses. Yes, she admitted, she wanted it to happen - maybe more than she would have liked it, but she couldn't have cared. This was something that Kalista had not realized herself until now - ever since the night that they confessed their love and slept together... she had been dying to feel Nami's skin - more specifically for more intimate parts - on her own. She didn't know whether she could still feel or experience what was supposed to happen, since she was technically not alive. But after so many occasions with Nami, she no longer doubted that much. In fact, she would have taken it to this level if it weren't for so many shitty things going on right now.

In fact, she had to admit that she was dying for the wave of pleasure that came when they finally broke the boundaries - when her and Nami finally get to have sex for the very first time...

Kalista? Can you hear me?

Shit. She had been so lost in her thoughts that she had forgotten about her telepathic link with Willow. Yes, I could. Were you talking to me?

No, obviously. She swore she could even hear her summoner chuckling even through mind communication. You do know I could hear your thoughts, right? That I can understand what you're thinking right now?

Kalista couldn't form a proper response and was caught in an awkward silence for a moment, with her face completely red.

Yes... I do now. Sorry about that.

There's nothing to be sorry about. It is normal in your relationship with Nami - to have such thoughts about, um, that. And I'm telling you, all of us are going to make it out alive today, and there will be a lot of time after that for you to figure that out, once we settle all this shit.

Honestly, I don't know what would I do without you, Willow. A genuine response. Her summoner meant a lot to her, since she was one of the only few mortals she could call a friend, one that understood her feelings better than anyone else could, sometimes even herself.

I'm a summoner, it's my job. Kalista could sense her grinning. And, as if in response, she smiled back.

Indeed, we are going to survive this.

As usual, good luck, have fun. She actually managed to laugh mentally at the joke Willow made.

She knew, no matter what happened in this battle... she will not be facing it alone - not for one second.

"Lu, I could use some help over here!"

The battle had begun without any warning. Tristana had no choice but to attack. Just this morning she had received the news of the assault coming - and she had rushed to the Institute Of War - more out of concern for her lover rather than the League's demands. She breathed a sigh of relief as Lulu's magic flowed through her veins, instantly empowering the cannonballs she used, making them shoot faster than normal and incinerating every dark creature it touched.

"You can always count on me, Trist! Watch this!"

The sorceress herself was dispelling a flock of ravens with a few swings of her staff. Her erratic magic had actually proved to be pretty helpful against the dark army that Hecarim and Nocturne had brought with them. The black birds fell limp to the ground as she and Pix fired purple bolts all about the place. Just as she blasted a wolf away from her side, she saw a mutt falling from the rocks behind her, an iced arrow embedded in its eye. On top of a stone ledge was Ashe, sending her arrows precisely into the beasts' eyes. Somewhere above her soared the cryopheonix Anivia, making sure the sky near them was clear of any creatures that flew in the air.

However, one of the archer's attacks seemed to have little effect on a particularly large leopard. Its dark fangs dripped with their black venom and it looked like it was ready to pounce at any moment. Sure enough, when Ashe was distracted with shooting down some birds, the predator leaped, seemingly knowing that she was unaware that she had not taken down the vicious cat. Even if Anivia had noticed it, she would not have been fast enough to lend her aid anyway.

But Tristana was.

The purple yordle fired herself into the air, sending a round going straight for the attacking leopard immediately after once she was airborne. The archer was surprised by her sudden reaction that one of her shots missed and fell harmlessly to the ground beneath them. Tristana's own shot crashed into the stones somewhere far away behind them, causing part of them to crumble and fall.

She herself would have suffered a nasty fall too, if it wasn't for a certain blue ice phoenix that swept beneath her and carried her back to the ground. Anivia gave the gunner a grateful look after she had settled herself properly. "That was for Ashe's life. Thank you, for saving her." From the tone of the icy bird's voice, Tristana knew instantly that there was more between the two than friendship. She could see it from Anivia's otherwise cold and emotionless eyes, the way she glanced back at Ashe and almost smiled.

"Good luck," she said to Anivia before she took off for the skies again.

She quickly found herself being tackled by a certain purple yordle once she returned her attention to what was she doing. "Trist! Be careful or you're gonna scare the living daylight out of me!" Lulu's voice sounded so adorable, even when she was concerned. And that was what Tristana loved about her.

"Alright, Lu." She returned the embrace, enjoying the comfort that her presence was giving her. No matter where she was, Lulu will always be around for her support. And she swore she would be there for her too, every time.

A loud roar interrupted them from above as they lifted their heads to see two dragons grappling in mid-air, one being Shyvana in her dragon form. The other dragon was black all over, with powerful fangs just like the rest of the creatures, capable of spitting venom as far as she knew. A roaring blast of flame shot from Shyvana's open jaws, the heat almost searing both of them standing right underneath it. The black dragon returned fire, but instead of orange-red flames, dark purple flames scorched the half-dragon's scales, and she gave a roar of pain in response. The attack had left her burnt in several places, whereas her own flames had barely damaged the beast.

Tristana felt her shots firing into the beast above her before she even knew what she was doing. Lulu joined in her assault as well, successfully distracting the dragon long enough for Shyvana to regain her strength and drag the beast down to the ground with a loud crash. The tremor had knocked both yordles off their feet. A bright flash of light focused onto the dragon before a blinding ray erupted into flames and turned the creature into nothing but black particles in the air. When they had recovered from the blast, all they could see was Lux standing nearby the injured Shyvana, alongside with her fellow Demacians as the healer Soraka offered her help. As the celestial healer worked her magic, she knew that it had been the light mage who had been responsible for that sudden flare.

Another blast of purple flames shattered the rocks on the ledge behind them. Another dragon was on its way.

The heat radiating from the purple flames were unnatural - in such a way that Tristana felt that it may do more than just burn things. As if the dragon knew her thoughts, it opened its mouth and almost covered the entire length of the sands in flames. The feeling it gave off blinded her for a moment as she lost her balance and fell, the heat almost too much. It was difficult to open her eyes - but she managed to see Lulu trying to get both herself and Tristana out of the way. At least, she was alright.

The vicious animals were somehow unaffected by the flames as they leaped through the roaring fire, snarling and spitting. A wave of magic flowed through her, clearing her vision instantly. Lulu grabbed her by the arm and dragged her away before a few hyenas crashed down on the ground where they had just been seconds ago. Those powerful jaws would have crushed them if they had not gotten out of the way.

On the other side of the beach, the Noxians were having their own time with the beasts. Cassiopeia was rapidly deflecting a large snake's venom with her own, trying hard to focus it into stone before it sprayed its acidic liquid onto her own face. Katarina's daggers spun around the creatures, mostly as a distraction, even though she managed to really sliced some of their stomachs open, while the two brothers Darius and Draven cut down any foolish creature that leapt at them.

The way that the Du Coteau sisters were fighting - the way they were subtly but constantly watching out for each other - proved just how much they cared about their own family. Even cold-blooded Noxians care for the people they love, she thought.

Tristana got her cannon ready to fire again as soon as she regained her composure. The flames were still burning brightly - but they were no longer in range for its effects. Every dark creature that leapt through the wall of purple fire had that eerie glow cast upon their black skins. From somewhere in the thicket of trees near the rock ledge, Maokai and Zyra emerged from the canopy, black rodents clinging to the Twisted Treant's body. The plant mage was trying her best to strangle those creatures off the nature spirit with her vines, and just before the dragon above them set the rest of the trees on fire, both Rengar and Nidalee leapt out of the burning foliage, the Pridestalker's skin slightly scorched by the flames. With the dragon's attention temporarily elsewhere, which was mainly on the rock ledge right beside the burning trees, Nidalee morphed into her human form and healed the hunter with a surge of primal magic, spearing another squirrel in the eye as she did so while Rengar slashed a tiger's throat that was attempting to pounce on Nidalee. She high-fived Rengar immediately after that, sharing a look that said thank you and much more than the eye could see.

The rocks behind them shuddered violently again as the dragon shot another fireball at it. Anivia only barely managed to carry Ashe out of the way of the crumbling rocks before the ledge she was previously perched on fell of with a large crack as well. Tristana had a horrible feeling that the whole thing might eventually collapse on all of them. Lulu must have thought of the same thing, as she said, "Better not get too close to those," before urging her away from the ledge.

A bolt of lightning shot down from the sky, hitting the dragon straight in the face - Kennen, she realized, the only yordle in the Kinkou Order that had such control over electricity. It was then she realized that there was someone else familiar perched on the rocks, just at the right angle to send a poison dart into the dragon's eye. As Teemo joined in Ashe in shooting down the aerial creatures, a certain fishy trickster was leaping cautiously but skillfully on the rocks touching the dark water, slamming away any piranha or tiny sharks that happened to have leapt out to snap at them with his trident.

Tristana aimed at the dragon's mouth at a chance for a clear shot into its mouth as it breathed fire, but instead of firing a cannonball as she expected - a bright purple beam shot out and she was caught by surprise. She fell back due to the sudden jerk of the cannon, unused to such a powerful blast, but the beam seemed to have incinerated any creatures caught in it, and the dragon had turned into black dust in the air.

"Lu!" She yelled over all the noise. "Try to warn me next time before you do it, okay?"

"Sorry Trist!" She grinned. It was her playfulness and warm personality that had captured Tristana's heart forever. "I couldn't use such a strong spell twice in a row anyway, so you're safe now. Can't say it didn't help, right?"

"Well... yeah." The gunner joined in her lover's laugh before they quickly shared a kiss. Even among the chaos, Tristana could feel the strength Lulu was giving her by just having the sorceress by her side. She knew, Lulu was devoted to protecting her from harm, and she felt at place, knowing that. That meant she was going to do everything for her lover's sake as well.

"It doesn't seem like we are losing very badly either. I don't know why they made such a big deal out of this."

Tristana smiled. "That's because we have love, remember? They said, love is the key to exploiting these creatures' weaknesses."

And indeed, it was true. Not just from Tristana and Lulu... when she looked around, almost all of the League's champions were not alone. Be it the love between couples, close friends or even just an act of pure kindness... the champions were working together. For once, there was no enemies among each other. Now, they stand united against a mutual threat, and all of them were protecting the world from disaster... together.

As the battle raged on in front of them, Tristana had a positive feeling that they were winning no matter what, due to the love they now carried along with them. Because of this, her attacks grew more relentless and precise, making tiny explosions out of every single creature she blasted away. The birds that threatened to peck out their eyes were shot down by Ashe and Teemo, while any that still survived their onslaught of projectiles were burnt to ashes by Shyvana's flames. With her fire's help, Maokai had freed himself from the gruesome rodents that were biting his woody skin off before he and Zyra both disappeared among a tangle of vines the plant mage had summoned, twisting and strangling any wild creature that happened to be caught in it before dissipating.

A sharp screech came out from above, and this time it wasn't unfamiliar: a Demacian ranger carried by an eagle, shooting down any other hostile creature that was leaping at Valor. The crows that were attacking them were just minor nuisances - the real threat was following closely behind. A large, long serpent with jet black scales moved through the air, not unlike the Baron Nashor - but way more sinister. Its spiked tail swung and the remaining rock cliff was shattered as it came into contact. The impact shook the earth and knocked Tristana off her balance. The serpent screeched and shot out some of the spikes, which flew in random directions and lodged into whatever they hit. Unluckily, one had managed to find itself in Valor's wing, and one other flew for Anivia - but was quickly intercepted by Ashe who was standing nearby. The rest of it embedded into the rocks and fell as the serpent knocked down more of the rocks and causing them to crumble.

Anivia let out a shrill cry of dismay and anger as the venomous projectile weakened her partner and drained away her strength. In her fury she had summoned a small storm, driving all the crows and ravens into a disordered frenzy while getting dragged to the ground by projectiles of ice that rained from the sky. Valor was falling to the ground as his wing was injured and carried Quinn along with him.

Just as she thought the ranger was going to hit the ground hard, another hooded figure leapt out of the shadows and grabbed Quinn midair while landing on a ledge, ensuring her safety. A quick healing spell from Soraka fixed the wounded eagle and got him going again. The Starchild was probably having quite a time dealing with so much of attention, as she had little aggression of her own. Tristana almost got caught by a poisonous spike herself before a magical barrier blocked off the projectile and it fell harmlessly to the ground. Talon and Quinn had regained their composure by the time the serpent was already firing a second wave of spikes, wildly dodging the dangerous projectiles and trying to stay out of reach of its deadly tail.

"Trist!" Lulu yelled as the rocks crashed down from the cliff, carrying both Anivia and the injured Ashe down, as well as Quinn and Talon who was quickly caught by Valor. Before Soraka could cast another healing spell on the archer, a large rock crashed down right on top of her, the celestial healer only managing to evade it at the last second but still getting knocked off balance by the impact. Tristana fired herself away from the debris with her rocket immediately as the remaining of the cliff edge came down, before realizing, too late, that she couldn't save Lulu at all, and that she was still trapped underneath the falling rocks...

"NO!" She yelled before the rocks collapsed in a cloud of dust, blinding her completely and giving the serpent an advantage. Another cluster of spikes shot from its tail, this time catching the Starchild herself, now caught underneath a rock. The wind blew and sent the ashes of the fallen creatures into the air along with the sandy dust that still hung after the collapse, making her eyes sting with pain.

Tristana! You can do anything to save Lulu and the others caught beneath the rocks. Your attacks cannot harm our allies. Our magic has prevented it, just like in the League. Go!

Her summoner's voice snapped her out of the haze she was in, sending her into action immediately. A blast from her cannon immediately sent more of the rocks exploding, the sharp shards flying all over the place. With part of the cliff now gone, the battle was moving further into land, away from the cursed waters.

Tristana wasted no time in continuing to blow the debris apart with her shots, the sharp pieces of rock now sending the surrounding champions away. Anivia used her wings to shield Ashe from all the projectiles before flying away to a safer place, presumably far away from where the fallen rocks were.

As more and more of the rocks were cleared away, she found out that other champions that gotten themselves trapped during the rockfall were busy getting themselves out as well. She caught sight of Riven, who had not been noticed until now, offering a hand to Irelia, who gave her a wary look but accepted her help. Fizz was searching frantically for Teemo among the crushed rocks, managing to find the unconcious yordle and carrying him out of the mess after another major blast from her cannon.

Tristana's heart skipped a beat as she finally saw Lulu, being carried out of the mess by a certain Frejlordian. She cleared away the final pile of rocks still trapping a few champions within before rushing over to Braum and holding the purple yordle's hands in her own. Tears of relief came into her eyes as she felt her breathing, despite being unconcious. "Thank you... thank you so much..." She found it hard to form words as Braum only gave a small chuckle in response and said, "You tiny creatures really need to be more careful next time!"

But there was no time for the duo to rejoice at all. Another poisonous spike was barely intercepted by Braum's shield. Tristana held Lulu protectively against her this time. She was not letting her guard down again. She wouldn't let any of these creatures hurt her other half again.

Worst of all, the rest of the creatures were coming while the projectiles fired as a major distraction. She closed her eyes in dismay. Maybe the thought of winning the fight was completely absurd. Hecarim and Nocturne never even showed themselves. The serpent gave a particularly huge roar before raining down the venomous spikes onto the ground.

This time, one managed to hit Tristana on her side. Her grip on Lulu instantly loosened before she felt a bright pain go through the part of the body where she'd been stabbed. Through her blurred vision, she managed to see the black venom spreading through the wound. She didn't even have the strength to scream in pain.

I failed her. The realization came abruptly as her strength slowly faded. Soon, she'll collapse, just as unconcious as her lover was, and the rest of the attacks will finish them both off.

At least, if I'm dying, I'm together with her. Tristana closed her eyes as the world around her started to dissolve. The approaching wave of wild animals would soon end them...

Well they said, we ride together, we die together, after all.

At least, she would be holding Lulu forever. She promised she wouldn't fear, even at this moment.

She waited for a flash of pain to take her away from this world...

... but the pain never came.

What...

Slowly, she opened her eyes and found that her wounds had been healed by a familiar stream of water...

...and a familiar ripping sound was heard.

Slowly, she lifted her gaze and saw the creatures leaping in midair dissipating into black clouds of smoke...

...and the two soul-bound lovers taking on the battle.

At the same time the battle was raging on, Nocturne's afflicting darkness was taking over the world.

Finally, they've appeared.

Still somewhere in the distance, Hecarim and Nocturne watched as the duo entered the fray and slayed their army of creatures.

Despite them looking like an unorthodox pairing... they had proven to be extremely deadly. None of their creatures could best an otherworldly being's speed and accuracy. Even if they could outnumber them and take on the others, Nami would keep them busy, working as a long enough distraction for the other champions to finish them off as well. Even if the creatures somehow got a lucky shot in, she had all the healing and disruption that Kalista couldn't provide herself. The yordle Tristana had almost fallen to the serpent, but was saved by a crucially timed heal.

"They turn out to be more trouble than we are expecting," Nocturne growled.

"Is it time for us to strike, then?"

"It is."

"We'll get them both. They need to be separated, or it is impossible to take them on one by one."

"That shouldn't be a problem. Those bitches aren't the only ones who know distraction." He grinned evilly.

"We can't waste any more time, now that we still got defenses." Hecarim readied his weapon. He would end his enemy's life - or afterlife, whatever - today.

After that, he would finally find peace.

"I can't wait to finally get my hands on her again... this time I'll have my fun destroying her." Nocturne's icy blue eyes gleamed with a predatory light.

"You have no idea how long I have been waiting to end her, as well." And I know, she'll put up a good fight. Exactly what I want. Before I end her for good, that is.

"Let's not wait any longer," the creature of nightmares lifted into the air once more. "I'm more than ready for this."

Hecarim got his hooves ready to charge before replying with a smile, "Me too."

Oh, you two lovebirds better watch out. We're really coming for you this time...

The seemingly deadly onslaught showed to be no threat once they joined the fight.

As she tended to Tristana's wounds, making sure she removed the venom completely before gently extracting the spike, her partner kept the entire wave of creatures busy.

And - holy, weren't her attacks relentless. No creature could match her soulmate's speed and accuracy. As soon as any creature leapt into the air, Kalista made quick work of them until they were nothing but black dust or wisps of smoke. If any of them managed to get past... she'll immediately be right beside her, healing her and making sure she was out of harm.

Of course she would. She was her support, her eternal guardian, and most importantly, her one and only soulmate.

She knew Kalista was defending her without realizing it as well.

Nami looked at her partner again... and she smiled. She just couldn't ever stop the feeling of warmth creeping into her whole body whenever she looked at her. And the way how Kalista constantly worried over her and protected her... she found it not only more than reassuring, but also realized that her partner looked rather cute at times.

Of course I do. I love her more than I realize that I do. Nami thought to herself, making sure the message wasn't sent to Tom. She wanted nothing more than them to end this battle, and she can go back to all the times where they've spent the night together, the feeling of her soulmate's skin against her own... just anything to feel that wonderful touch of hers again.

But first, we have a major problem to take care of. Well, two problems, actually.

Which reminded her of something. They haven't actually seen Hecarim and Nocturne yet. What were the two planning? They weren't exactly winning... but they were not doing anything about it themselves either.

Or is this some clever trap set up by both of them? To catch off only a few targets while the others are unsuspecting and distracted? But if they ultimately choose to do so, who would they go for?

Kalista and me... of course. The realization came abruptly. Hecarim must have not been happy when he had found out that both Kalista and her soulmate have lived... and Nocturne would gladly finish what he had started.

A blast of energy incinerated a large rock somewhere behind them, and she realized that Karma had came to the battle as well, using her magic to blast away a rock that was holding a certain celestial healer in place. Without realizing it, Nami rushed over to her aid. If she had not noticed the poisonous spike in one of her legs and removed it immediately... she might not have survived. Nami's healing powers were almost as strong as Soraka's, except for the fact that she can't use it so frequently without draining her energy.

As Soraka regained enough consciousness to speak, she weakly held out something glowing faintly under the rock shards. "You really should stop forgetting about this every time you leave," the healer said with a small smile. Nami gasped with surprise... and a wave of guilt.

She managed to keep it safe... all the while she has been trapped under this rock? All the while when she was enduring all the pain...

"Thanks. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have burdened you," she said regretfully, gently taking the moonstone from her hands.

"It's okay, Nami. Don't use all of your magic on me. You'll need it later."

"I will be careful, I promise."

When her magic had successfully removed all of the venom from her body, Nami gently carried Soraka and passed her on to Karma. She couldn't use all of her energy on healing her completely - there were still many scratches and bruises that she couldn't tend to, but her innate powers would keep her alive and alright. Karma nodded in understanding and took the injured healer to a safer place. Soraka was right. She knew she needed to conserve her energy to face Hecarim and Nocturne later.

Most importantly, she had to protect her soulmate. Kalista was powerful in her own ways, but they were only unstoppable if she were around to provide her the assistance needed. And Nami knew that she understood it, too.

She was so preoccupied with her thoughts that she didn't react immediately as the sky suddenly turned dark. Well, the whole world turned dark, actually.

Oh, shit. It was all Nami could think as the creature of darkness dashed past the other champions, the icy blue eyes seemingly glaring into her soul as he charged for them.

In fact, he was coming right at her.

Kalista leapt aside out of pure surprise - and shock, as Nami she only managed to evade the surprise attack at the last possible moment. The living nightmare crashed into the remaining rock cliff behind them. She sighed in relief, thinking that the temporary advantage they had was over...

... before the whole ground started to shake violently.

Wait... Nocturne couldn't be that strong.

Something told her that it wasn't the blow that had connected which made the ground shake.

And before she even had a chance to right herself to prevent herself from losing her balance, a terrible groaning sound came from behind, and she instantly knew what was going to happen next. She realized, with horror, that her lover was still right in a spot where she would be crushed by the rocks that were about to fall.

She opened her mouth to call her lover's name, but the sound never came as another spectral figure leapt at her, carrying her straight into a crash just as the entire cliff of rocks collapsed on top of them.

The last thing she saw before falling straight into the darkness with her eternal enemy upon her was a swirl of darkness carrying her soulmate away.

It's the end of a very, very long action scene...

Sorry for disappearing for SO LONG. I've rewritten a few earlier chapters, so you may check it out again. (You all might have forgotten the storyline anyway, after such a long wait) I didn't make any change to the plot, only fixed some errors here and there to make a few things more detailed and smooth.

Spoiler alert: The next chapter will have a heart-stopping moment.

See you all next time and peace out!

~The legendary Frosty who isn't dead (jk)