First Encounter (Part 1)

Eterna laid down on her back as her face looked at the wooden ceiling. She tried to sleep as she back and forth turned her body. Unfortunately, she couldn't. So, she decided to look at the wall and pat it as if it was someone.

'I missed my life. I miss Mai, Mom, and Dad. It wouldn't be worst. I wish my life was a dream. I hope someone wakes me up very soon enough. I want to be a kid forever,' She imagined the possibilities that would make her life better.

'Dad, mom. I will be a good kid. Please take me home. I'm scared.' She drowned in her thought as she sobbed and cried for the time being. But, in the middle of that, she suddenly remembered Yoko's promise before she died.

'You said before that I will have suitable roles in this world. So, you did know that I will go through all that?' Eterna shifted the blames to Yoko. She highly assumed that the Goddess already knew about her future suffering. she sighed and tried to ignore them as she tried to sleep.

'All of this mess, what the future you going to set me up, Yoko?' She lifted her hand to the front of her face and clenched it as she closed her eyes.

'I will not let everyone die because of me. I hope you gave me something powerful, Yoko,' Eterna closed her eyes as her consciousness faded.

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In the dark alley, Noxus was talking with someone. It wasn't clear who it was, but that person wore the cult's robe. Half of its face was eaten by the alley's darkness and showed such a woman's thin lips as it smirked.

"Where have you been?" Noxus asked as he tried to touch her shoulders. She slapped his hand as a sign of rejection.

"Scouting," The woman didn't answer directly and intentionally restricted her words.

"Just stay here from now." Noxus frowned as his hand folded in front of his chest.

"We lost Thia." He continued his words as he looked down. It was a very silent moment for minutes. The woman bit her lips and gritted her teeth as she tried to restrain her feelings. Noxus didn't see any of that with his current positions.

"So?" Amidst the silence, The woman asked with a calm voice as she turned her body back to the dark side of the alley.

"So you need to strengthen ou-" Noxus tried to convince her. But before he finished his word, The woman cut it in the middle.

"I don't care. I'm more interested in the newcomer." She turned her head back to the cult leader.

"Who? Eterna? How did you know? You've been away for such a long time," Noxus asked in a confused manner, but he waited patiently for the answer.

"Still, I frequently roam here, and today I saw you with her as I followed and listened to the conversations." She explained the detail. There was confusion on Noxus's face, but he tried to focus on the matters.

"Huft... So, what you gonna do with her, Lich?" Noxus sighed as he put his hands on the waist

"I want to kill her," Lich then smirked as she reached for her mask and covered her mouth.

"Bla Bla... Just do it." Noxus mocked her as he turned his body and left. While Lich itself couldn't be seen anywhere.

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In the middle of a peaceful night, The moon shone brightly. It couldn't pass through the windows, but its shine worked like magic, forcing everyone to sleep. But...

*Gasp*

Eterna gasped so loud. It won't be heard from outside of the room, of course. But it could wake a sleeping cat up if there was any in the room.

"Ah... It was a dream." She sat down as her heartbeat went really fast. She had vague memories about her dreams, but overall it was about she killed people directly and stole them from their family.

"I will grab a water first." She moved her body to the corner side of the bed frame. Before she started to stand up, someone was knocking.

*knock* It was such a loud knock with a constant slow pace.

"Wait for a second." Eterna stood up as she was on the way to the door.

'Am I tripping? I heard someone knocking. Whatever,' There was no one outside. Eterna stuck out her head already but only chattered people from the bottom could be heard. She then closed her door again and grabbed some water from the metallic water pitcher on a small table near the windows.

"Ah... it's so refreshing. I want to sleep now." Eterna said when putting the glass off as she looked at the moon with calming eyes. Before She returned to her bed, she felt such cold metal rods on her neck. She tried to make sure what it was as she tried to look down. But she failed after a loud voice startled her.

"Don't move." The voice gradually increased as its hand tried to hold Eterna tightly.

"Wh-who are you?" With no experience of getting threatened, Eterna was shaken. She couldn't see clearly, but she was sure it was a dagger. All she did, for now, was just calm her mental state like she used to.

"Just someone who walks around," The voice answered as its hands tried to relax by rotating its wrist that held the dagger.

"Why y-" She tried to buy some times, but the voice knew what she was up to as the hand tightened.

"See ya in hell." The voice slit her throat. It was a clean cut as Eterna couldn't scream and straight to her forever sleeping. Her body fell to the ground.

"Weak at convincing, no attack, no defense. Sh- Eterna didn't deserve to be our member. I couldn't see where this cult headed, Noxus. I will revolutionize it," It was Lich that killed Eterna. She looked down at Eterna's dead body. But, she never felt regret.

"For the Goddess Yoko!" Lich chanted as her clenched fist lifted up into the air. Before she could open the door, a rumbling sound was heard from the body. Something was happening. Lich turned back with her back facing the door. She reached for her daggers with reversed dagger grip on both her hands as the edge faced outside. She maintained her cautious stance.