Forbidden

Chapter 15

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Chapter 15:

Nocturne roughly flipped open the pages to the diary. Katarina cringed and clutched Garen's arm as he did so. This time, shadows didn't pour out of the diary. Nocturne's hands swirled in smoke as his fingers flipped through the pages. His white eyes studied the writing with intensity. Karthus walked over to where Nocturne stood and began to look upon the pages. The two most feared people from the dark underworld stood in front of Garen and Katarina, intent on discovering the meaning of Garen's nightmares.

With a growl, Nocturne looked up. "This diary is filled with dark magic."

"No doubt it belongs to someone in the likes of Swain," Karthus muttered as he studied the cursive writing. "What horrors lay inside of this parchment, dear boy?"

"Everything evil that you can wrap your head around, Karthus," Nocturne replied darkly. He looked up to Garen. "Did anything come out of this diary when you opened it?"

"Yes, shadows," replied Garen quickly.

Nocturne whipped his head back to the diary and ran his finger under the writing. "Shadows?"

"Yes, Nocturne, shadows, like the dark little buggers that ran around Noxus and spy on you," Karthus said and looked down to where he was pointing.

"This diary is encrypted with the spell to release them," Nocturne growled and showed Karthus where he was pointing.

"What's the writing underneath it?" Karthus asked and gestured toward the little print below the paragraph. Nocturne squinted his eyes as Katarina began to shake in anticipation.

"It's encoded. Karthus, I believe this is your expertise," he said.

Karthus squinted his eyes as well as he read the fine print. "Oh my, oh my. It doesn't say anything good, old chap. It looks like it's some sort of spell that is at the end of every page. Say – Garen, old bean. Did you use any spells to counteract with the shadows?"

"Yes. Well, I didn't. Lux did: she used her power with the light –"

"Say no more. I know exactly what happened here," Karthus said and walked from behind Jarvan's desk. "Garen, answer me something. These dreams of yours… were Katarina in them?"

"No," came his immediate response.

"All of the people in the dreams… did they die?" Karthus asked.

"Yes… they all perished at my blade," he replied slowly.

"Ah, you must be careful at looking back into the past, Garen. These things can haunt you indefinitely," Karthus warned him. Nocturne bowed his head in agreement. "In these dreams, you have to realize that they are not merely dreams, but premonitions."

"Premonitions?" asked Katarina, her emerald eyes wide.

"Yes, sweetheart," Karthus nodded sadly. "Swain has blessed Garen with the art of seeing into the future. But, first, he must see into the past. These are meant to drive Garen insane by making him relive life-threatening experiences over again and feeling immense guilt for the actions. If he makes it through his remembrance, then he would be able to see the future. However, there's no telling if he will be sane or not."