Chapter 15

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[] Tensa Zangetsu
** Thought
{} Katen
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"But now, I shall take the role of a monster..."
The ground shakes from (Y/N)'s aura, Olgierd braces himself and keeps his stance although his followers all fall down.
"Impressive. You might prove to be a dangerous foe, even more reason to defeat you now." Olgierd then notices that it's starting to rain. "Would you wait? For this dribble to subside."
I then raise an eyebrow at the weird suggestion. "Suit yourself. Makes no difference to me."
Olgierd shrugs and readies his stance. "Justly said. Stand and fight, (Y/N)."
Olgierds sword then glows red and before I could blink he appears right in front of me, ready to thrust his sword at my stomach. I react on time and parry his strike and then try to follow up with a slash of my own, though before I could hit him, he disappears.
[Be careful, he's strong. Don't get too wild with your attacks.]
{Why use basic silver swords instead of one of us? And you're not even using any of your magic attacks!}
*I know Katen, I know, but it appears that I've found a skillful swordsman, someone that can stand on par even for a minute. Let me have a fight for once.
[Alright, I will not disturb you for the rest of the fight, though if you appear to be in trouble, I will do something.]
*Aye*
"Impressive speed you have there Olgierd, but I wonder, can you do more than just run away?"
My bait seemed to have worked, he does not take mockery well.
Olgierd then appears behind me, ready to strike me down. "Take this!"
But before our swords could clash, mine was already in his stomach. His speed was outmatched by that of (Y/N).
"H-Hrgh!" Blood spilled out of Olgierd's mouth.
"I expected that Olgierd, you seemed more predictable than expected, how disappointing," I said while smirking but also disappointed that the fight had ended so soon.
The battle was thought to be over but as I was about to remove my sword, he suddenly pushed it even deeper.
"H-Hehehe..." Olgierd laughs.
I raise my eyebrow at the situation. He was supposed to be on his knees, bleeding to death but here he was, in front of me, looking me straight in the eyes.
"Care to explain why you're not on the ground? Olgierd?"
Though a reply never came. He slashed his sword at (Y/N) but it never hit, (Y/N)'s second sword had blocked it.
"I-I dislike dual-wielders," Olgierd says as he spits blood out of his mouth.
"You never replied to my question, but whatever. As to you not liking dual-wielders, thank you!"
(Y/N) forcefully took his sword out and dashed back, Olgierd seemed to stagger and that was when (Y/N) took the chance to decapitate Olgierd.
Olgierd fell down.
"Not going to do any flashy moves today, Olgierd. I'm kind of pissed. Well, seems like the business is done."
As (Y/N) was about to leave the fighting ground and leave Olgierds manor altogether, he heard clapping behind him. It was Olgierd with his head hanging behind him.
Olgierd then takes a second to put his head back to where it belongs. "Well struck, (Y/N). You win."
"This day can't get any weirder, can it? I mean, I've seen huge toads and even skeletons as janitors but your head was just behind your back, how did you put it back?" I say.
"N-Nevermind that. But perhaps, you'd care to tell me why you meddled in a matter not yours?"
(Y/N) then dismisses both of the silver swords and goes to sit on a rock nearby. "I wanted to prevent further bloodshed, nothing more."
Olgierd then laughs and looks at me with a mocking smile.
"Well, well... The almighty student of Runterra with the heart of gold. Did you perhaps donate to the local peasants as well? They're lacking food at this time of year." Then he picks up his sword that was on the ground. "Unsavory as it seems, there is a silver lining - at least you now know I don't easily lose my head." He then looks at the woman holding the man while sighing. "A deal is a deal. Release him... Tyrion, if I ever see you again I will kill you this time, now run away."
The man then ran away, as fast as he could.
"Really necessary - that whole show?" I ask while rolling my eyes.
"Beh, show? Come now. A man must display some madness from time to time - helps him feel alive. Daresay you know what I mean, judging by the way you fight, I bet you weren't even using your proper weapons."
*He found out, eh? But I've something to ask him. Why the fuck didn't he die.*
"So, you're... Immortal?"
"Depends on your understanding of the term. Indeed, I cannot be killed. But it's not at all what folk imagine. Not dying does not mean eternally living your life to the full."
"So it's a curse? I ask."
Olgierd then takes a second to think, he seemed to hesitate before answering.
"A curse? No, wouldn't call it that. I'll put it this way - you must be careful what you wish for lest your wish be granted. For there are consequences."
"Uhm. Not sure I follow."
[Me neither.]
{Same.}
Olgierd then answers. "You know very little can hurt you, so you take wild risks, chase extreme sensations. But there comes a point you've done it all, and all seems so boring and monotonous. The tricks to plough through that moment, go further, reach beyond what's known possible."
"I think I understand what you mean. But moving on. I killed the beast in the sewers."
"Congratulations are in order then. Your reward. You're also welcome to take what you wish from the manor - if anything is left uncharred, that is."
He then hands me the coin. "Was it a tough fight?"
"I beheaded it and it suddenly turned into a man. You know that would happen?"
Then suddenly out of nowhere, a familiar voice could be heard.
"Of course he did. He'd never have dragged you into this elsewise."
Olgierd then puts on a frown and crosses his arms. "Gaunter O'dimm. Come to cast aspersions?"
*How the fuck did he suddenly appear. The hell.*
Gaunter then smiles. "No, I've come to collect a debt."
"You know you first must-" Olgierd says before getting interrupted by Gaunter.
"Grant you three requests...by proxy. Hence why I am here. I present to you my champion, (Y/N)!"
*Wait wha-*
[HAHAHA, you always get dragged into trouble! It's hilarious!]
"Wait a second, that true? You know the toad was a cursed human?" I ask while having a complicated facial expression.
Gaunter then decides to answer the question himself.
"He didn't just know - he brought about the curse himself. Did he not mention that bit? Well, allow me to tell it. Quite the gripping story."
"Gaunter you bastard!-" Olgierd says before getting silenced by Gaunter.
"Shush, I'm talking. Now, where was I? Ah, right. Olgierd once loved a beautiful maiden named Iris. Yet her parents chose to offer her hand to a just and kind nobleman in the city. Olgierd grew to hate the poor sot. At first, he wished to kill him, then he decided that this would be far too simple. So instead, he condemned the prince to a base life in a toad's bloated corpus. And yet, he grew too bored of watching him suffer and decided to end it, by your hand."
Olgierd then speaks up.
"Remind me, O'dimm - who is to fulfill my last three requests?"
"My assistant. (Y/N)."
"Then begone. I don't wish to look at your face any longer than I must."
Gaunter then laughs and bows before leaving.
"Come," Olgierd says quickly.
"Where to?" I ask.
"The Stables. My men are preparing to depart."
"Before we leave, Olgierd, I've got a question."
"What is it, (Y/N)?"
"How does it feel having a heart of stone?"
"Cruel. Very cruel."
"Got it. Let's go." I say as we were walking towards the stables.

Short story #1
The day was calm at the Academy. The school Janitor Thresh had just finished with his task, he was sent to fix a water leak at the school pool.
"Ah, done. Now off to enjoy my break."
He left the building and went to his own little room within the huge school. Inside the room, he has his suits, his leftover food and obviously, his favorite thing of all time. His chain.
"Oh, the eternity we shall spend together..." Thresh said as he was hugging his chains.
From the window, 2 students accidentally got a glimpse of the janitor, while the 3rd girl was waiting for them at the other side of the street.
"Um, quite the relationship he has...with chains." The girl with 9 tails said.
"I-I think we should j-just move on... Make it as if we never saw this." The blonde girl with a staff said.
"What are you two waiting for? Is there something cool to look at?" The girl with red and blue attire with floating swords says.
Before they could warn her not to look, t'was too late.
"W-Wha-!"
The janitor, unbeknownst to him, was getting looked at. While dancing and singing with his chains.
"Oh, my dear...I will never leave you... You're my only one-"
The janitor noticed that his window was open. From the other side, the blonde girl said.
"N-Nice dance, Mr. Thresh..."
"NOOOOOOOOO!" Thresh screamed as he quickly closed his window shutters.

And the 2nd arc of the story "Heart of stone" Officially begins :D

End of chapter 15!
Chapter 16 coming soon :D

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