Arcane League of Legends (Gip oc x Mel Medarda)

Heavy is the Crown (Pt 1)

My ears are still ringing as I force my eyes open, seeing glowing ambers in the air, being carried by the wind. I try to get up but can't move my legs. I look down, seeing a piece of rubble, trapping me.

" Jacksons!" I barely hear through the ringing in my ears.

I turn to see Mel rushing over, bending down to grab my face. I hold her arm as I reach over, moving her face to make sure she's ok. She had a small cut on her eyebrow but otherwise she seemed fine.

" Are you ok? Are you hurt?" I ask her as the ringing in my ears slightly calms down.

" I'm fine. Can you get up..." She trailed off, seeing the piece of rubble on top of my legs.

I sit up, reaching down to try free myself. I grip the concrete tightly, struggling to move the weight. I put all my strength into it now, almost sending the piece of rubble flying. I stumble onto my feet, Mel helping me as my right leg ached.

" Jacksons, your eyes..." Mel trailed off, grabbing my face again.

Just as I was about to turn to her, Ambessa came running in, grabbing her daughter from under my arm.

" Are you hurt?" Ambessa asks her.

" I'm fine." Mel tells her.

More enforcers start rushing in, putting out fires and doing anything they can to help.

I turn, looking around the council chambers, it all turned to ash. Hoskel and Bolbox were trapped under some more rubble, neither of them breathing. Salo was trapped under some more rubble from the waist down, Enforcers trying to help him get free. Shoola was sitting on the floor, her face a bloody mess as she stared into space, still in shock.

Everything is in ruins.

I look over to the piece of rubble I threw, noticing something beside it. I stare at it for a moment, it slowly coming into focus. It was a drawn on face on some kind of metal. In Powder's drawing style.

Where's Ms Kiramman.

I look around for her frantically, spotting an arm sticking out of some pile of rubble. I rush over, cursing under my breath at my leg as I clawed away the rubble on top of Ms Kiramman. I moved the last piece, seeing her lying there not responsive.

I fall to my knees, turning her face side to side to see if she'll wake. I put my head on her chest, waiting to feel a heart beat.

As I done that, I heard her gasp, making me jump back. She reached up, putting her hand on my cheek as she started to smile up at me.

" It's ok Ms Kiramman. You're going to be ok." I tell her, noticing now the amount of blood on her clothes.

" It's ok Jacksons." She consoles me, making me look back up to her shocked as she took shaky breaths.

" T-tell Caitlyn I..."

She took her last breath, the life draining from her eyes as her body went limp, her arm falling from my frame.

She was dead.

I feel a hand being placed on my shoulder, making me look up to see Mel, her eyes getting glassy.

She was the only one of the councillors to give me the time of day. She welcomed me into the council from the start even despite everyone else thinking I was no-good Undercity scum. Mel told me she was the only one who was never against me joining the council. Said she jumped to my defence when Mel brought it up in the first place.

" Jacksons!" I heard my name being yelled but can't look away from Ms Kiramman.

" JACKSONS!" Jayce screams, making me turn away from Ms Kiramman.