Chapter 9: Conclusion

Vali sat in his room at the new Order of Shadow's temple. Two weeks had passed since the siege on the Kinkou. Instead of destroying the temple Vali deemed it more fit to seize it as their new one. The Kinkou had been destroyed and the majority of the Ionian Guard was gone. The surviving guards went into hiding or tried to live normal lives as citizens. With no one in their way, Ionia was at the mercy to the Order of Shadows. However, Vali didn't want to be a ruthless leader. Instead he let the people lead their own lives, on one condition. The ways of balance must never be practiced again. This was in an attempt to prevent the Kinkou from rising again. For the most part, the people of Ionia were happy. They had no problems with their new leaders.

Vali was meditating in the complete dark. It was at these times he felt truly at peace. Although his room was pitch black, he could see everything. His eyes had become accustomed to the shadows. He was welcomed by them. He traveled into his subconscious mind with questions.

"Who are you?" he asked, "I know you can hear me.

"Hello Vali," said a familiar voice. "Why do you request my presence?"

"You talked to me in my battle. You showed me the horrifying images of my parent's deaths." Vali said grimly, "You motivated me to win and gave me a strong power that I have yet to understand. I just want to know who or what you are."

"I am the truest form of a shadow." The voice told him, "The darkest of all shadows lies in your own mind. I am the shadow that hangs over every bad memory. I am the unending darkness that shrouds every second of pain you have endured. And I am with you, Vali. I will always be inside of you. I only have good intentions for you. As long as you are in The Order of Shadows I will always be on your side." Vali nodded at this. He understood what this thing was now. He had heard his father talk briefly about it before. He did not see it as a bad thing, so he ended his meditation and left his room.

In the hallways he saw many of his soldiers. Each one saluted him, and he saluted back. The warriors had a new found respect for Vali. After seeing what he did against two of the possibly strongest ninjas in the world, they knew the new leader of shadows was unimaginably strong. Vali walked to the large kitchen and dining room, where he and his warriors would eat their meals together, and saw that today's dish was fried rice and shrimp. He grabbed two bowls and headed back towards his room. He walked past his room and entered the room directly next to it. In this room, a young, beautiful woman sat in the bed.

"Good afternoon, Sekuna." Vali said. Sekuna simply stared up at him with hate in her eyes. After she came to consciousness when the battle was long over, she had not said a word to anyone. Vali even gave her a room next to his. There were no restraints, nor was her door locked. If she wanted to leave she could. For whatever reason, she chose to stay. Perhaps it was because she still felt attached to Vali. He placed one bowl of rice on the bed next to her, and sat on the floor. He began eating while she continued staring at him.

"Sekuna, you may never forgive me, but please understand, I only did what I did to avenge my family." Vali said sincerely.

She didn't respond. He saw this was going nowhere, so it was time for a new technique. Vali stood up quickly and pinned her wrists against the wall. Their bodies were a mere inches from each other. Sekuna could feel his warmth, and even though she struggled to break free, he was too strong. Vali opened his mouth and a dark mist flowed out. This mist forced itself into Sekuna's mouth and her eyes widened instantly. She felt something inside of her and began panicking.
"HELP ME! HEEELP MEE-!" She yelled but was cut off as Vali planted a kiss on her lips. It was a gentle kiss. But then she accepted it and it soon deepened, like one that two lovers would give each other. When they broke, she felt different. Her whole body was trembling and she realized what Vali had done to her. He had instilled the shadows into her. She now had become the very thing she set out to destroy, but instead of hating it, she welcomed it. Her mind was cleared of anger and she thought reasonably. She knew that she had done to Vali what he had done to her. 'How selfish am I?' she thought, 'I took his parents first. I destroyed his heart and he still loved me after it. He could have killed me but he chose not to.'

"Vali, I.. I.. I'm so sorry." She said as tears began forming in her eyes. Vali smiled at her.

"Sekuna, we might have a bad past. But something my father always told me was that only a fool trips on something behind him. I love you, Sekuna." Vali said sincerely. She fell into his arms as they embraced in another kiss. And another. And another.

By the next morning, Sekuna had already begun moving her things into Vali's room. The Shadow Warriors were skeptical of their relationship at first, but after seeing that she had the shadows in her, they accepted it. Months passed as the new order thrived. When they had overtaken this new temple, they had only fifty warriors. Now, they had close to five hundred. Vali had asked Sekuna's hand in marriage, which she gladly accepted. The pieces in Vali's life had begun to come together, and things were looking good for a change. Now that he was the leader of one of the strongest groups in all of Runeterra, he was called to all ends of the earth for treaties, discussions, etc. While he was gone, he appointed the strongest of all his warriors, a man named Rieser, to temporarily lead the order in his absence. Sekuna would occasionally accompany him on these trips, but often did not. She was pregnant with a boy, which limited her ability to travel. This child would be the heir to the throne when Vali died. He knew this child would be even stronger than him.

Vali had a lot of time to think while traveling the world. No matter what the situation or obstacle he had to overcome, he thought back to one thing. It was the note that his father had written for him when the Noxians delivered him his weapons. In any time of sadness, despair, or in the face of overwhelming odds, he recited the note in his mind.

Dear Vali-

You are my only son, my only child. I do not see you often, and I know I'm not a great father, but I l love you more than anything in the world. You are rightfully the heir to my throne. Let these blades direct you in the worst times. You will be the greatest warrior of all time. Greater than me. Never forget these words, son. You are stronger than anyone could fathom and you must believe in yourself.

-Father

With those thoughts in mind, anything was achievable for him.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: HEY GUYS! Our story has finally come to a close! As much as it saddens me to finish this, it also brings some joy to my heart. When I started writing this I honestly didn't expect to write more than 3 chapters because I thought no one would like reading my stuff. But you guys gave me suggestions, tips, and ideas which ultimately helped me become a better writer and gave me the confidence to continue writing this fanfic. I can't thank you enough. I just want to give a special shoutout to Skij Leonhart. This wonderful person has a left a review on every single chapter I've written since day one. I couldn't have done it without you :P! I suppose I'll answer some questions now. First off to get this clear I like ZedxAkali much much more than ShenxAkali, but in order for this story to go in the direction I wanted it to go I had to have them be together. As for Vali's ridiculous power in the final fight between him, Shen, and Akali, I wasn't trying to make Shen and Akali seem like they were terrible fighters, I just wanted to stress the fact that Vali had briefly turned into this superhuman fighter and was basically unstoppable. If you didn't like the ending to the story with Sekuna and Vali falling in love again, I'm sorry! I felt wrong about having an ending where they end up hating each other because I felt like that would leave a bitter taste in your mouth. Anyways if anyone wants to use Vali or anything from my story in their own fanfics feel free! Just leave me some credit ya know. I have had a wonderful time writing my first fanfiction, and I assure you, I'll be back soon with something new. Leave a review on what you thought about this chapter and the whole story and what you liked/disliked. Have a great day and I love you guys!

-Ronald del Reagan.