Smoke And Mirrors

Miracle

The light drizzle that started pouring unexpectedly was a real relief for the gang. The light fog that was created helped them walk around the city with their golem without getting caught. Vi only hoped that they were reaching their destination soon because she was literally soaked to the bone.

Ezreal led them to an area that didn't remind of Piltover at all. In fact, it had more of a Zaun aura, Vi came to realize despite the fact that they were just on Piltover's old harbor. The place had also been abandoned since ages and there was that distinctive smell of waste in the wet atmosphere, rendering it almost impossible to breathe.

"Are we getting any closer?" Vi complaint. She couldn't stand that terrible smell.

"We're getting there" Ezreal assured "Be patient"

His words came true. After a while, Ezreal stopped in the entrance of a conduit and motioned at them to jump inside. Vi had the institution that it wouldn't smell any better inside the conduit than outside. Signing, she jumped in without taking one last glance behind.

"Alright, are you guys ready? Do you got your syringes?" she asked. Before they left the lab, they were equipped with the antidote in case any of them got poisoned plus the extra capsule that could exterminate the Black Rose poison. Lux and Ezreal nodded, unlike Blitzcrank who remained still, steam fusing out of him.

"Good" Vi praised "Now, Ezreal you'd better lead the way, but are you sure you don't need a map?"

"Who needs a map?" Ezreal shrugged.

"You'd better not get us lost" the enforcer warned "Lux, you're responsible for our light. Me and Blitz here will stay close behind. We stick together no matter what happens. Did I make myself clear?"

"For one brief moment, I thought it was Caitlyn talking" Ezreal mused "Alright, let's go"

The smell inside the conduit wasn't any better, just like Vi had predicted. The entire trip was filled with dirty water that smelled awfully. It was a smell mixed with waste and decay. Vi had the urge to vomit. And unfortunately, their trip lasted for a long time.

"Ezreal, are you sure we aren't lost?" Vi groaned after hours of silence.

"Yeah, I'm sure" he responded but Vi could make some hint of hesitation in his voice. The fucking bastard, she noted silently.

After walking for a little more, voices came from the distance, a sign that they weren't far way from their destination.

"See? Told you we are not lost!" Ezreal spoke triumphant.

"Keep it low idiot, will you?" Vi scolded.

"Right. Over here!" Ezreal motioned at them, quickening his pace.

As they moved further inside the drainage system the voices became clearer and clearer and a new noise was now added, those characteristic noises that were a result of machines working none-stop. They were very close. The conduit crossed a smaller and a much narrow one that was illuminated by lights that came out of its end.

"Hey guys, let's have a look at this" Vi suggested as she took the turn and walked over the smaller conduit, bowing even so slightly to avoid having her head hit. The rest of the gang followed closely. The end of the conduit was closed up with railings that had received the decay of time, yet they weren't able to hide the scene from the gang.

"Holy fucking shit" Vi breathed.

"Jarvan's beard" Lux mumbled from her side "What is this?"

"This is the greatest factory of the Black Rose poison, boys and girls" Vi explained "And golems" she added "How the fuck did they set up those machines down here without anyone discovering them?"