League of Legends: Stories

Blinded No More (Leona x Diana)

Blinded No More (Set after "The Vaulted Road" Cinematic)

The wind blew strongly, its somewhat harsh gusts serving as the last push to prompt the Solari in retreating back to the Sunward Temple. Their pursuit had come to an end and what they witnessed was a phenomenon the Elders would surely want to be informed about.

While the men trudged back, they remained oblivious of the fact that the Radiant Dawn had stayed. Even if they were aware, no one dared to tell the Aspect to return with them.

Leona intended to trail after them sooner, but her tracks had halted upon sensing another individual's presence. When she turned her head to look over to the cliff across from where she stood, she was prepared to face an enemy.

What she didn't foresee was that her cognac brown gaze would meet the same breathtaking midnight violet eyes that belonged to her once raven-haired friend.

Upon the sight of the Lunari and her raised Moonblade, Leona raised her shield and sword, prepared for a fight that might as well put the one they had atop Mount Targon to shame. There was this reluctance that tugged at her heart, but it was all but acknowledged. She suppressed it, pushing it to the farthest part of her mind.

The unpredicted happened again.

Diana, the very Aspect of the Moon itself, lowered her weapon first, showing Leona the same trust she had when they still shared the same tribe markings on their skins.

The sincere gesture of faith was evocative and though it was not Dianaʼs intention, it brought out memories Leona had longed tried forgetting but never succeeded on doing so.

She exhaled, lowering her weapons as well as she stared back at the woman that stood tall across her, proud yet not at all appearing hostile. Leonaʼs heart clenched at the sight of it, hand threatening to tremble as she sheathed the Zenith Blade at her side.

Even now. Even after everything that had happened between them, Diana still trusted her. She wasn't sure if she should refer to the other as foolish or if she should feel flattered.

Hair that was once as dark as onyx now as white as snow flew along with the wind as Diana turned away and departed, leaving Leona to take a step and reach a hand to her direction, which gradually faltered and ended up curling into a fist. Reaching out now was not only physically useless, but it was also something she knew was too late.

Gaze lowering to the ground, Leona spun around and followed the path her people took. She knew with every step she took, the more distance she created between her and Diana, and the thought of such made her feel so many emotions.

Despite the war raging inside of her, Leona continued on her journey back to the Sunward Temple, where she was likely expected to return and divulge everything that transpired.

The more she approached her destination though, the more Leona felt her blood boil within her. She breathed in, breathed out, yet her grasp on the golden handle of her shield tightened significantly in ire.

The Solari had long claimed that an eclipse was a disastrous phenomenon that would lead to dire consequences to those that would be 'unfortunate' enough to witness it. The high priests spoke of it with ghastly descriptions, instilling fear into the youth and the rest of the tribe itself. They had even established a curfew to make certain that no Solari would see the eclipse.

With the escape of the Lunari prisoner though, Leona and three Solari soldiers have beheld the occurrence with their very own eyes. The elders were vehement in stopping their departure, uttering false promises of massive consequences to try and dissuade them from leaving.