League of Legends: Stories

Blood and Love (Akali x Evelynn)

Blood and Love (K/DA - Blood Moon AU)
(Inspired by suqling and RouzaVII from Twitter)
Recommended Song for the story: "My Love Will Never Die" by Claire Wyndham

The flame at the center of the clearing burned bright as the cultists bustled busily to themselves, preparing for what's about to come in the near future. While some were preparing the meals for the evening, some were preoccupied with the task of cleaning and sharpening the weaponries they have in store.

Though the group looked to be as careless as they were attempting to show their safety, in the midst of the shadowy trees around them, various types of demons lurked along and protected them with eerie silence and their chilling presence.

In one of the many spaces of darkness surrounding the clearing, a certain enchanting demon remained invisible to the eye of the mortals as she watched the one who summoned her approach one of the cult's elders. The latter ushered the woman to settle in front of him, his hands carefully cleaning two bleeding gashes on the younger cultist's back.

Once he finished cleaning, he veiled the woman with a dark blanket, soaking it with burgundy as the cuts continued to bleed. He carefully laid his palms on top, murmuring under his breath while the woman remained as still as she could be at the moment, eyes focused on the dirt and senses on high-alert.

The demon smirked wickedly to herself, recognizing the healing ritual the elder was performing onto her summoner. After the quietly uttered mumbles, the man clasped his hands together as if he had something in his palms before he turned to the huge tree beside him and touched the wood. The second he made a motion of caressing the rough surface, the woman he was healing released a sigh of relief.

The process finished after that and the demon wasn't surprised it seemed to pass on so quickly. She stood on the branch and leaned on the tree as she watched the rogue respectfully bow to the elder in thanks for the healing she received. The young Ionian turned and gazed towards the perch of the enchantress she had summoned, their eyes finding one another through the darkness.

The moment the mortal nodded...

Boom!

Amber eyes snapped open while her body became as rigid as an actual statue, Evelynn felt like her whole body went into a brief shock upon her awakening from the dream. She closed her eyes again, shaking her head a little before finally pushing herself up to a seated position.

Hands running through her tresses, Evelynn felt awfully unusual with how her heart seemed to be beating faster than normal. She looked around and calmed herself as she focused on surveying her surroundings, frowning slightly to herself when she noticed it was just half an hour before afternoon. It seems like she had overslept.

The room she was in was somewhat unfamiliar and she probably would've become frantic for not recognizing where she was immediately, but the sight of Ahri's make-up on the desk at the side successfully eased her.

"Why do I keep dreaming about that?"

Ever since they arrived at Ionia two days ago, whenever Evelynn slept, let it be a long slumber or a brief nap, she always dreamt about seeing dozens of people performing blood rituals and worshipping what seemed to be demons. She had seen with crystal clarity on how they slaughtered animals and offered them to the demons that they summoned.

One of the most memorable ones was when the cultists captured an enemy of theirs and instead of just outright killing the person or locking them up, they had stabbed the mortal in the heart and drained all the blood from his body right before a hulking demon. It was an actual human offering.