[Champion Concept] Zelos - The Sorrow's Affinity

For a long time, Zelos, the brother of couldn't be found since the last time when he was seen, it was when he went for a journey to Demacia to seek assistance for the not long ago war between Ionia and Noxus.
But then...
**"It feels like I was sleeping for ages.. what happened?" **
Zelos awakened in a room that looked like a surgery room and a prison in the same time, perhaps a laboratory.
Images of memories were hunting him, from one moment to another, he recalls pieces of his abduction.
In rage and beyond control, Zelos opened a hole with a devastating blow with a gigantic fist that he instinctive summoned.
For one step he took out of the prison, it seemed to him that he was not alone.
"What is it that they fear.. ?"
Zelos was surrounded by unidentified enemies, but despite of the martial arts they used, they seemed to be different than any Ionians Zelos ever encountered.
A grand battle between Zelos and his enemies began, where most would say that it would be a short fight due to Zelos being greatly outnumbered.
When Zelos took some of the enemies blows, he subliminally summoned two gigantic arms holding two greatswords.
"WHAT.. DID.. YOU.. DO TO ME!?!?"
Zelos felt a great fear inside of him, the new powers he gained out of nowhere was too much for him at once. He stopped breathing and for one moment he focused on his only goal - to leave this place. But what as fear began in himself, seemed to spread to his surroundings.
"Oh.. now I know.. you fear my power.."
Breathless and restless, Zelos held his weapons knowing that one single sign of weakness could be the end of his life.
"I need to stay alive.. for the sake of my father and my sister.."
Things went harsh, but as he was able to defeat his enemies, he immediately escaped.
In great fear of what might've become to Zelos, and after Irelia, the Will of the Blades decided what was best for Zelos, he entered the Institute of War to find out who and why he was captured, and to find out who he really is after all.

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###Appearance:
Zelos wears a great black cape and has no clothes for his torso, but wears red pants. Upon Ultimate, he summons from his mind two gigantic spectral arms that are attached to his shoulder-plates. I've made a picture of him and his weapons, sorry if it looks disturbing.
http://halfsteps-neverworld.deviantart.com/art/Zelos-the-Brother-of-Irelia-455284944

Zelos main weapon is a metal scrap made into the shape of a cunning blade. When his Ultimate is active, his two gigantic spectral arms carry two greatswords which are very special, because upon critical strike or using Q, the basic attack animation is following: Two greatswords are (like in the picture) connected and are used like a scissor to cut.
http://halfsteps-neverworld.deviantart.com/art/Zelos-Armoury-455284975?ga_submit_new=10%253A1400602595

###Champion Explanation

• Zelos is the Brother of Irelia. He went missing during the IONIA & NOXUS war to request Demacia for aid.
  In my Lore, he was kidnapped and taken in custody by a special organization in Ionia, perhaps traitors who made a deal between Noxus and this organization during or perhaps even before the war started. However, the condition was to hold Zelos captive, but it was never said how long nor if the secret organization/Clan was allowed or not to do experiments on him.
• Due to the martial arts and the training he had learned from his father, he was a special - perhaps the best candidate for the treatment that he went through due to the secret clan who held him captive. His special training by his father allowed him to use more capacity of his brain than other human beings - this is why Irelia is able to use telekinesis to use her blades. Zelos on the other hand, isn't that much of capable to summon unlimited blades as her sister can, but manifests with his brain gigantic spectral arms that carries the blade, in which case is simliar to Irelia's telekinesis, but concentrates on fighting with the arms, instead to throw the blades with the will.
• Zelos fell in a pit of rage and haste when he thought of a connection between the secret clan and Noxus, that they may be the reason why his father, the one who could've stopped the war easily, died by a unknown and mysterious disease. Even though nowhere stated in the background or in his report, he hates Noxus more than ever and wishes to destroy everyone who is connected with Noxus, but is still trying to find the ones who did this to him.
• Even though Irelia and Zelos were close siblings, Zelos dissociates from Irelia because he hates himself and of what he became. When his father died, Irelia was given his strongest weapon and Zelos was left behind, though his father just never wanted him to fight until he gets stronger.
• Zelos is the only Champion right now, who has 8 versions of basic attacks. Without his great arms, he has 3 normal basic attacks and one critical strike animation - With his great arms, he has 3 normal basic attacks and one critical strike animation.

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###Stats Health 359 (+82)
Attack damage 47.5 (+3.1)
Health regen. 5 (+0.7)
Attack speed 0.633 (+3.3%)
Armor 17 (+3.5)
Magic res. 30 (+0)
Range 125 (Melee)
Mov. speed 335

###Abilities:

*SK = Skillshot
BA = Basic Attack
ATR = Attack Timer Reset
LO = Lock-On
MC = Mouse Cursor
AU = Aura
P = Passive
AoE = Area of Effect
DoT = Damage over Time
D = Dash
T = Teleport
M = Movement Speed *

| Ability | Name | Effect | Type | Range | Health Cost | Cooldown |- | Innate Passive | Ionian Epiphany | For each Champion 1000 range nearby Zelos, Zelos has increased Health Regen, Healing, Lifesteal and Spell Vamp. 1 Champion: +10% / 2 Champion: +15% / 3 Champion: +20%

| Ability | Name | Effect | Type | Range | Health Cost | Cooldown |- | Q | Speedblade | The next basic attack of Zelos within 2.5 seconds critically strikes and after successfull hit, Zelos receives +35%/+45%/+55%/+65%/75% Attackspeed for 4.5 seconds. |BA || 5% Current Health | 15.5 / 14.5 / 13.5 / 12.5 / 11

| Ability | Name | Effect | Type | Range | Health Cost | Cooldown |- | W | Refuge | Upon activation, Zelos creates 1/2/3/4/5 illusionary swords with his mind which vertically surround and circle around him for 4.5 seconds. Each illusionary sword gives Zelos +5%/+7%/+9%/+11%/+13% movement speed. In addition, each sword reduces incoming basic attacks by 15% and each basic attack destroys one illusionary sword. |M|| 4% Max Health | 18.5 / 17 / 15.5 / 14 / 12.5|

| Ability | Name | Effect | Type | Range | Health Cost | Cooldown |- | E | Swordplay |On enemy unit: Zelos' Sword immediately appears at the enemy target, follows it and attacks it for 3.5/4/4.5/5/5.5 seconds. The sword is a standalone unit, but can't be targeted. The sword has the same stats as Zelos, applies on-hit effects and critical strikes. For the duration, Zelos is unable to do basic attacks, but can within the duration recast to select another enemy target near by him. However, if Ultimate active, Zelos can do basic attacks while his sword is active. If the sword leaves 1000 range from Zelos, the sword disappears. |LO + BA|550| No Cost | 15.5 / 14.5 / 13.5 / 12.5 / 11.5

| Ability | Name | Effect | Type | Range | Health Cost | Cooldown |- | Ultimate | Hiten Memoriam | Upon activation, from Zelos back there arises huge spectral arms armed with Greatswords for 8 seconds. Zelos receives +150 basic attack range, +20/+28/+36 bonus AD for the duration and every basic attack heals Zelos by 35/45/55. ||| 10% Current Health| 90 / 80 / 70

###Concept Explanation & Personal Opinion

This.. is.. SPARTA!.. Just kidding.
Zelos is something between healthy and unhealthy. His abilities are oriented in fighting and surviving. His passive is tremendous, giving him both great sustainability with lifesteal-AD or healthregen-HP build. Either way, his damage output is focused on auto-attacks. His weakness lies in lack of gap close, because once his W is active, it can be destroyed by basic attacks. Because of this problem, his E can be cast on the enemy to continue the damage from afar - this is both for the justified lack of gap-closer and for Zelos' weakness for getting kited.

However, as Zelos player, I would recommend to get Ravenous Hydra or Botrk as first items, to gain access to sustain. If the enemy top laner is aggressive in both play style and in kit (example: Pantheon, Irelia, Olaf) I recommend Randuin or Warmog in combination with Spirit Visage. The rest is optional in my eyes, because a Zelos player can focus on Infinite Edge to get the bonus damage on Q or Trinity to get the bonus damage with Q and in combination with the additional range of his Ultimate, he can pretty well gain movement speed from Trinity in addition, to chase his targets pretty fast.

Like I said above, aggressive top laners are Zelos weakness. Zelos is more of an assassin when it comes to laning phase, because his early is pretty weak. However, after reaching level 3, he can mostly overtake the dominant role because the combination of E and Q alone are enough to poke and distract the enemy - but beware, wasted abilities or too much of poking will not let you do basic attacks and you might lose farm.
Zelos is very good at Champions who are vulnerable to pokes like Renekton, Olaf, Urgot, Darius and can be easily shutdown by enemy pokers like Nidalee, Jayce, Vayne/Quinn.

###Quotes Does anyone want to read the quotes anyway? I think it's wasted time..

Special Interactions:
If Irelia nearby "Do you remember the pain when father died?" raises the sword "I wish my enemies could feel the same pain"
If Noxian nearby "How did you get in here? Stray dogs should stay outside to die in the cold.. cold world"