Trouble.....?

Shurima's desert

"Mom, I told you that I'm fine!" Jayce said helplessly as he gazes at his haggard mother who seems like she didn't get a wink of sleep, She looks like she had aged several years! There was a tight grip on his heart when he saw her condition.

"Are you sure that you're, okay? I... I heard.... you exploded...*sniff*" Ximena said as she choked on her tears. When she overheard the conversation between Poppy about a bombing incident, and Jayce was coincidently in that said place along with Caitlyn, she had been worrying sick! Her body grew weaker as minutes and hours passed; she didn't even have the appetite to eat anything.

'Thank you, Lord. Thank you!' When she saw Jayce walk through that door, oh how relieved Ximena was, she kept thanking the entity from above for granting her son safety. If anything were to happen to Jayce... Maybe she would just follow him to the other side...

"I promised you, didn't I? I will protect you forever! How could I, your mighty son, die easily? Hahaha!" Jayce laughs as he tries to ease her worry, flexing his tone muscle with his right arm to show her his mightiness.

And it works! He could feel Ximena's body relax as she hugged her little boy tightly, afraid that he would disappear from her sight again.

'Sigh, maybe I shouldn't have killed that bastard too easily....' Jayce thought angrily, even after death, the bastard Jhin still caused him a massive headache! If he were in control of his emotions back then, he would just beat him till he passed out and then bring him back to integration!

But could you blame him? After knowing that bastard was the cause of everything, who would still be level-headed enough to think properly. Plus, Jayce didn't know if he had some secret method to escape or not.

'Whatever, the past is the past, there's no use in thinking about it.' The dead can't come back anyway, so thinking about it is useless.

"Plus, me and Caitlyn were at a different place, we did see the explosion, but we were not in any harm. "

"Are you.... sure...?" Although she has a feeling that what he said might not be what it seems, she decides to trust him since he isn't hurt anywhere, physically.

"Yes, mom, for the last time, I'm fine!"

"That's good.... then where's Caitlyn?" Ximena asks, now that Jayce is fine, her concern and worry now turn toward her daughter-in-law-*ahem*, adopted daughter.

"She should be at her house right now," Jayce said, imagining the scene of the Kiramman family hugging each other in reunion as Caitlyn being squeezed in between her parents.

"That's good...." Ximena breathed a sigh of relief, but then the temperature suddenly turned dangerously low.

*Shiver! * Jayce who was happily hugging his mom felt a chill running down his spine, he felt a sense of danger from his sixth sense.

*twist* Before he could run away, he felt a sharp pain in his right ear, a slight twist from the hand of his mother making him kneel on the floor, begging for mercy.

"Ow ow ow ow, Mom it hurt!" Jayce yells hysterically, it doesn't hurt but as a filial son, he should play along right...?

"Jayce Talis. Why didn't you come home for over a day, huh?" Now that all the emotion she has been bottling up is gone, it's time for her to teach him some discipline. This time he's safe because Jayce wasn't near the explosion, but what if there's a next time and the next time? Can he be safe forever? That's why she must teach him the severity of the situation for him to understand!

"Ugh…..." Jayce speechlessly stare at her, wondering what to say or do; he couldn't just tell her about everything right….?

'Oh, your son just went and fought against the deadliest assassin known in Ionia, then he fought in a civil war and against a big bad wolf…. Nothing much….'

Yeah…. No, that's not going to work...If he says that Jayce is afraid that his mother would pass out again.

Then the only feasible way out is…. To make up a story!

"Erm…me and Caitlyn went….here...we did that.... and erm...." Jayce then make up a lie about he and Caitlyn spent the night together as he pretends to lower his head down, his face starts to blush heavily. This might hurt his conscience because he had been lying to his mother and it's a terrible feeling, but at least it's a white lie. The less she knows about the stuff in the dark, the happier she will be.

Well...technically he isn't lying either... they did spend the night together *wink* *wonk*...

*Gasp* Ximena gasps with both hands over her mouth when she sees him blush, various thoughts, and images flash through her mind.

'Him and Caitlyn... Could it be!? But he's too young…. Then that could explain why they spent the whole night outside but isn't this too early...Although I could be a grandmother! But...'

As if there are two imaginary figures on her shoulders, an angel, and a devil, they argue back and forth with each other, trying to win over her conscience. Ximena's face changes in various expressions during the inner conflict with herself.

From this perspective of things, it's not illegal for children to have sex. In this world where dangers and turbulences are everywhere, unlike the modern earth where there are laws that protect children, but it's different here in Runeterra. Many organizations here aren't morally righteous, they would do whatever they can to promote population growth and use that for military purposes. Children are often encouraged to do sexual activities by the government, nobles, and even their own families; some even are forced upon their own will, especially the commoners, and since there isn't any law that protects such actions, the said victims could only bitterly suffer.

There is a saying from the ancient days, "As long as they can reproduce, moral is but an empty word spoken by the weak." One had to know that the ancient humans were having a ridiculously challenging time surviving in this dangerous world where many powerful beings used to roam the earth. They, the humans, were like ants, they were not the most powerful, they were not the most intelligent, heck they were not even the most numerous in population!

But they preserved, through hard work and a shit ton of luck, they became the winner in the end.... all because of their endless reproduction. From a young age to even the elderly, as long as you can still function, you must reproduce!

[AN: So, please guy, I don't want to read any more complaints about his age! This is a Fantasy. "NON-FICTION! Even 5 years old got pregnant, search it up.]

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That's why she doesn't have any prejudice about her son having sexual activities, despite him being young. Although it's abnormal for Jayce to have sexual interest at such a young age, It's not rare either.

[AN: THIS IS NOT EARTH! PLEASE UNDERSTAND! YES, HE HAS A FUNCTIONAL PENIS AT 2! HOW? IDK! THIS IS NOT EARTH!]

Many didn't know this but even Ximena lost her virginity at the early age of 7! It was a story that was kept behind her dark past; she was kidnapped and raped!

Ximena was sure it was her family household behind the conspiracy, considering how she was an outcast due to the inferior background of her mother, combine with her charming appearance, many either want to scheme or had already schemed against her.

Unfortunately for Ximena, there wasn't a happy conclusion where some random hero adorns with shiny armour came to her rescue, she was alone, she was devastated, she wanted to end it all...

Luckily, Ximena held on, otherwise, she wouldn't be alive and be as happy as she is right now.

But that is beside the point...

The reason for her inner struggle is that she feels like Jayce is just too young to bear any responsibility right now. She wants him to enjoy his life, his adolescence, his teenage years, the childhood that she couldn't afford to have, she wants him to explore the world! Otherwise, it will be too late, because being a figurehead of a family isn't an easy thing to do, you will be restricted by many boundaries, and would later have regrets.

"Mom...? What is wrong?" While Ximena was having an inner fit, Jayce had already noticed his mother abnormally, so he asks her with concern.

'Did she notice my lie...?' Jayce thought; he wouldn't be surprised if she did because, since birth, he has a weird connection with his mother where he could understand her feeling and vice versa, sort of like a bond.

"Huh...? Oh, I'm fine hahaha...." Ximena snaps out of her stupor.

"But Jayce..."

"Are you sure you weren't too hasty with the process...?"

'?' Hasty? What did I do?' Jayce tilts his head confusingly.

"What do you mean?"- Jayce

"I mean.... you're still young and she's still young.... don't you think you guys are moving too quickly...?"- Ximena

"Moving too quickly? What are you talking about mom?" Jayce couldn't hold it anymore, what did she mean by young? Did he say anything wrong...?

Hearing him feigning ignorance, Ximena's face turns red from anger and embarrassment... Is this kid teasing her? The nerve!

"Sex...!" Ximena spoke out softly, her face turning crimson red. Although she had been raped and had sex plenty of times, this sensitive topic is still too embarrassed for her to be saying aloud.

'??????????????????????' What?

"Mom....we didn't have sex..." Jayce said, finally understanding the gist of the situation, she had been misunderstood!

"...what...? Didn't...?" Now it's her turn to be confused, if they didn't have sex, what did they do for an entire day then? Did he lie to her about being with Caitlyn?

Alas, one couldn't blame her for being confused and having doubts, growing up in that scenario where romance wasn't a thing for Ximena. She never gets to experience what a proper date is like. The only interaction she ever had with the opposite gender is just following orders and demands while being a punching bag for the other party's sexual frustration.

And it's not just her, a lot of women are being treated the same way, only some fortunate ones are blessed with a good partner.

"Yes....we just hung out together.... and..... kissed..."

"...." Silence ensured the place; one could even hear the loud thumping of heartbeats from both people. Ximena felt like she just wanted to dig a hole after making a fool out of herself in front of her son, while Jayce felt embarrassed when talking about kissing another girl in front of his mom.

This isn't like the modern-day where couple kissing is a common occurrence, kissing here signifies a contract of agreement between two parties, like how the bride and the groom kiss at a wedding.

While Jayce and his mother were having an intense awkward situation,

The other side of the ocean is filled with turbulent waves; unbeknownst to most people, a deep scheme is in the making that will shake the whole of Runeterra!

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Far away from the Shuriman continent, in a distant land that many couldn't reach in their life, Ionia, a place that most people recognized as a "divine plane", but what they didn't know is that the continent has a name that most of its inhabitants called and worshipped.....The First Land.

The First Lands is a land of unspoiled beauty and natural magic. Its inhabitants, living in scattered settlements across this massive archipelago, are a spiritual people who seek to live in harmony and balance with the world. There are many orders and sects across Ionia, each following their own (often conflicting) paths and ideals.

This archipelago of the continent is separated from the rest of the world by a natural barrier formation. Even if the outside world heard about legends about Ionia, they couldn't find the continent no matter how hard they tried.

….

Inside a certain cave, located on the west side of the continent, the Navori region.

The cave looks normally on the outside, situated in the middle of the forest, a restricted area that is owned by the local landlord, a perfect hideout for a certain cult...

The cave is decorated with various blood-red incantations runes along with various skulls and bones (real), making the scene extremely eerie.

"Zed...Jhin's lamp soul diminished...." Within the cave, two humanoid figures could be seen inside, one of the figures is a man with long braided black hair stretched all the way down to his waist, nothing seems out of the ordinary about him except for a giant scythe sheathed behind his back, and his hands are covered in claw-like metal gloves. The man spoke out to another figure, who is in front of him, sitting down on a throne made out of what seemed like....human remains.

"So, he had died..." The other figure, whose name is supposed to be Zed according to the other person, spoke out with a heavy and chilly tone that would make an ordinary person tremble in fear.

"No matter...just kill the guardian angel we captured and revive him...."- Zed

"But...how are we going to find another one...?" Hearing Zed's order, the man didn't oppose his order but he asks Zed a question with a pained expression.

Apparently, the said "guardian angel" is someone or something that must be extremely precious and rare, after all... according to him....it could revive a person! Resurrection! What kind of concept is that!? One must know that death isn't something mere mortals or even God could define!

"Don't worry... I found the location of the other Guardian angel...Use this and capture her for me....." Zed said, waving his hand as he takes a piece of paper out of thin air, tossing it over to the man. On the paper are various words in an unknown language, but what stands out the most when looking at first glance is an image of a certain figure...

If Jayce were here, he would be able to recognize the said figure in the image.... with pink hair and blue eyes, the person looked exactly like his adopted daughter... Seraphine!

"Mhm...I understand...PiltOver, at the Shuriman continent huh.... quite far away indeed...." Looking at the content of the paper, the man scratches his head lazily, rolling the paper up and putting it away, the man spoke out some many other things before turning around to leave...

Leaving the lone Zed sitting on his throne, his thoughts and facial expressions are unknown because of the mask, but it wasn't for long before his figure "melt" and blended into his shadow, disappearing from the cave.

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Unbeknownst to oblivious beings in Runeterra, a certain scheme is in the making at would shake the world as a whole in the near future...

Ghastly grey clouds are being gathered in a certain corner of the world, these grey clouds look nothing out of the ordinary, but there's more to them than meets the eye.

The cloud is slowly accumulating its strength and size as it spread outward....like a virus that would soon devour the entire Runeterra!