Trial Ground - Runeterra

PART 1

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Big, hairy and humanoid creatures with some kind of tree were in their hands attacked Eric. They were as big as Stone, yet weaker than him by far.

Not too much time passed since Eric killed the last of those creatures with his gates on this wasteland. He looked at his surroundings with his crimson red eyes. There was not a single life in this place, and it seemed the world was corrupted by dead and drylands.

Every tree he saw while ago was dried and rotten.

Waft turned hot, and even though it was night time, the weather was hot as hell.

Eric tried to take a deep breath. He somehow managed to do it, yet hot air burned his throat. He shooked his head and suddenly saw a screen.

[Trial of Chronos - Worth = Passed]

* Before the trial begins, the god of time prepared a test for your strength.

Eric looked at the screen. "As I thought. They were too easy," he said as he narrowed his eyes to the new text.

[Trial of Chronos - Wings of Fury]

* Find and help the girl/woman that belongs to neither side of the world.

Time Limit: A year.

"A year?!" yelled Eric. "I can't stay here for a year," he added. His words didn't care by the gods as a vortex appeared behind him.

[Trial starts in 3... 2... 1... 0! ]

As soon as the counter reached zero, a black vortex started to pull him. "Whoa!" yelled Eric, but it was too late. The vortex already pulled him inside.

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'I hate this feeling,' murmured Eric inside of his mind. His head aching as someone hit him with an anvil countlessly, he was dizzy, and his eyes were blurry.

"Man, where the hell did I end to this time?" he said with a loud voice as he looked around.

When he looked at the east, he saw a big, thriving city. Ocean was passing through inside of the city. The city built with great architecture workmanship, countless ships were passing through giant sea gates.

He took a deep breath again. "Finally!" he yelled. "That damn dimension was hot," he added and looked at the sea with interest.

"I wanted to dive, but I need to learn where I am first," he said. He took a step, but a headache hit him hard. "Shit, I am still dizzy, and my head is gonna kill me," he added while caressing his head.

Eric looked at the city again and sighed. 'I better go,' he thought. He felt tired and sick. 'I hate these side effects,' he thought while holding his hand on his head.

He took a step towards the city, but he heard a female voice.

"Yo!" said the female. Eric looked at her and shocked. 'Ah, you gotta be kidding me,' he thought.

The woman was looking at Eric with a sadistic smirk, but this isn't the reason why Eric surprised. The woman had pink hair with goggles on it. Giant, robotic gantlets were on her hands. She was rather long and muscled for a woman, and a 'VI' mark was on her left cheek, right below her eye.

"Yo," Eric said back. 'I don't want to be beaten right now,' he thought.

"Hmm," said the woman. He eyed Eric head to toe. "I heard from cupcake that an interesting magical disorder happened in this area," she said with a smirk. "Do you happen to know the reason?" she added as she formed an attacking pose. That wasn't a question, she knew the reason was right in front of her.

"That should be me," said Eric with no hesitation. He was still dizzy, and tired to fight.

"Eh?" said the woman. "No, no, no!" she yelled. "You should've denied it so I can beat you!" she yelled again as she got close to Eric, put his gauntlets on Eric's shoulders and started to shake him.

'Damn, it hurts' thought Eric while he was being shaken. Soon after the woman stopped shaking him. "A'ight, come with me, blondie. We need to interrogate you," she said as she grabbed Eric's hand to drag him.

'Her grip is strong, yet I have to see it without those gauntlets,' thought Eric while he was dragging.

"So, blondie, what's your name?" she asked as she put more force on the grip. 'Say or I crush your hand,' the message was clear for Eric.

"Eric," he said. "Can I know your name?" he added. 'I know your name already, but let's be sure,' he thought.

The woman looked at him with a 'are you stupid?' look.

"Oh, you came here and do not know me, blondie?" she said sarcastically as she threw him in a car. She closed the door and walked towards the other side of the car.

She sat on the left side of Eric and looked at him with a smirk. "Put this on," she said as she took the clamp. Eric did as she said. When the woman saw he put the clamp on his hands, she laughed.

"Hahaha, you are too obedient. We will have a lot of fun with ya!" she yelled as she put his right gauntlet on Eric's shoulder. "Now, let's go shall we," she said as she pressed the button on the seat.

She pulled Eric closer as she landed her head next to Eric's ear.

"Ah, by the way, my name is VI," she purred as she tightened the grip.

'It hurts...' that's was only thought in Eric's head as the car started to move.

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'Yeah, that was awkward,' thought Eric. He was sitting on the chair.

There was a woman was sitting in front of him. She was drinking her tea with a peaceful expression. After sometime later, she took her long hat off and looked at Eric.

When she took her hat out of her head, her dark-blue hair was shining in the room.

The room was big and the sun shining towards the windows to her. Eric was looking at the woman while clamp was still intact.

"Now, what's are you up to in Piltover?" asked the woman with an interest.

Trade turned the lifeblood of Piltover, and it was command of the main sea-route between east and west had seen it coffered swell with gold. A consequence of this had been the rapid expansion of the Noxian empire, whose armies and supplies can now travel the length and breadth of Valoran with relative ease. It had also allowed Bilgewater to prosper as a haven for reavers who prey on ships traveling to and from Piltover.

That, of course, the reason they had some enemies. Some people and kingdoms did not like Piltover's development

'Caitly, eh?' thought Eric. 'I need to find a proper answer, now,' he added.

"I was fighting with a horde of monsters, but when I dealt with them I somehow teleported here," said Eric while looking at Caitly. 'She is a beauty, but Irene is more beautiful,' he thought.

Caitly saw Eric's look and shooked her head. 'Again,' she sneered inside. Almost every person who saw her was looking at her with those disgusting eyes. 'At least, there is admiration on his eyes,' she thought as she looked at him.

"What kind of creatures are we talking about," she asked and looked at her tea as she took a slip on it. "If you have business there, we might be able to help you to go there," she continued, but then she looked at his eyes directly. "After we sure, you are not harboring evil intentions of course," she added with a stern voice.

Eric was about to say something, the room's door opened with a force.

"Pupcake, a dragon coming here!" yelled VI as she looked at Eric with predatory eyes.

"Dragon?" asked Caitlyn with a raised eyebrow, but soon after she stood up. "Evacuate the civilians and launch the protocol 1-101!" she yelled.

"A'ight!" yelled VI as she ran back after giving Eric with a sadistic smirk.

'What's up to her...' though Eric with a sweatdrop.

As soon as VI left, Caitlyn looked at Eric and took the key to his clamp. "I do not need to say how dangerous the dragons are," she said with a stern voice as she headed out of the room. "You can go. After we survive this situation, we will need to deal with a lot of things anyway," she added as she stood in front of the door. "But, if you do something against the laws on this process, I will send VI after you," she threatened as she narrowed her eyes and ran.

Eric looked a little confused at the situation. He laughed and looked at the empty room. He heard the sudden sound of an alarm, and red lights emerged every part of the room.

Eric laughed again and looked at the window with his blood like eyes. He saw a giant dragon coming towards here. It was looking directly at a bridge.

"I guess I know where should I head to," murmured Eric sarcastically as he walked towards the possible battleground.

"What is that bridge calling again?" thought Eric as he started to walked.

"Valoran? I wonder what I will see there."