Tsaaris, the Darkin Scales
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So with the recent release of our favourite anime edgelord and my new main 
, we got some new info on the Darkin. With only Aatrox, we only knew one thing about the darkin - there are currently 5 of them alive (There were some theories that the darkin were actually the weapons, which turned out to be right). As there are 5 Darkin, and 5 main roles and classes in the game, I decided to start working on some ideas for a Darkin.
Our current Darkin are:
Top Lane, Fighter
(Rhaast) Jungle, Tank (I know rhaast plays more like a bruiser but with 
and the like I think he's more of a tank than Aatrox TBH)
Bot lane, Marksman
To this roster of sp00ky weapons I am planning to add two - A mid lane assassin darkin (Currently working on that) and a support Darkin.
The general consensus at this point is that the 5 Darkin are/will be based off the horsemen of the apocalypse, with Conquest split into Conquest and pestilence. Varus represents Pestilence with the bow, Aatrox represents war with the sword, and Rhaast represents death with the Scythe. I will be creating a Darkin mid lane assassin wearing a crown for Conquest, and for Famine, here I am with Tsaaris, the Darkin Scales.
TAARIS, THE DARKIN SCALES Appearance: She would be tall and thin, similar in stature to Lissandra. She has flowing robes that seem to flow forth from her body (Akin to Aatrox's 'Armor') but otherwise has the featureless red body of a darkin. She has horns, like Rhaast and Aatrox, but are curled down around her ears (Or where they would be should she have any). She would have no weapon as such, but floating in front of her are a pair of scales, Reddish-Black with a large Red eye at the top.
Lore Overview: More peaceful than her chaotic brethren, Tsaaris longs not for battle but for a peaceful life. Once simple girl from Ionia, she discovered a set of demonic scales - an instrument inhabited by a Darkin of the same name - during an archaeological site, only to find it's corrupting presence eating away at her mind and body. Fearing death, she was turned away by all but Shen. Shen taught her to strengthen her resolve, to empower her mind. She spent years studying with the Kinkou order, painfully aware of the Darkin's presence. With this new training, Tsaaris set off on a journey - to come to an agreement with the Darkin within the scales. Her immensely powerful mind combined with the natural magic of Ionia lead Taaris to be the first mortal every to control a darkin. She has let the Darkin corrupt her form, but her consciousness remains hers, and with her newfound power she set out to make the world a better place. Her incredible willpower has led her to become a leader in her native land. This power did not come without a price however - the Darkin demands a compromise, and Tsaaris has no choice but to release her control over the Darkin of famine as it sets about plaguing the land.
Info Tsaaris, the Darkin Scales Support/Mage Damage Style - Abiilities [10/90 split] Stat Wheel : Damage - 2/3 Toughness - 0/3 Control - 1/3 Mobility - 1/3 Utility - 3/3 Secondary Bar: Blood well (The same one as Aatrox) (n/100) Attack Range: 550 (Ranged)
Base Stats: HP: 518 (+80 Per Level) Health Regen: 4.6 (0.5 Per Level) AD: 55 (+3.2 Per Level) Attack Speed: 0.625 (+2.3% Per Level) Movement Speed: 335 Armor: 19 (+4 Per Level) Magic Resist: 30 (+0.5 Per Level)
Abilities
Passive - Famine Basic attacks fill up 15% of your Blood meter (Reduced to 5% on minions and small/medium monsters). When your blood meter is full, your basic attacks and damaging abilities slow the target's attack speed by 5-15% and movement speed by 10-30%(Based on Level), as well as drain 4/6/8% of the target's mana on-hit. Additionally, spells will fill up your blood well by various amounts depending on the spellcast.
Q - Plague Cooldown: 15/13/11/9/7 Cost: None Tsaaris summons a plague that rushes towards her, dealing 80/100/120/140/160 (+70% AP) magic damage and slowing enemies by 60%. Fills 10% of the blood well on cast, and a further 10% for each enemy champion hit (Max 40% blood well gained per cast)
W - Blood Shield Cooldown: 24/22/20/18/16 Cost: 20% Blood Well Shield a nearby ally and yourself for 60/80/100/120/140 (+60% AP). Upon casting, deal 20/40/60/80/100 (+65% AP) magic damage to all enemies nearby you or the target ally (Enemy champions can only be damaged by this spell once per spellcast). Once the shields expire, convert all remaining shield into Health (Counts as a heal, is increased by Healing and Shielding power). Consumes 20% of your blood well on casting. If cast while infesting an allied champion, the shield your ally receives will take damage before you but after your shield.
E - Symbiote Cooldown: 30/26/22/18/14 Cost: 6% Current Health Infest an allied champion. While you infest an ally, you are untargetable and you take any damage that your ally would take, but you take 2x damage. While infesting, you can still autoattack and cast spells, but are unable to move freely. You can recast to escape an ally's body at any time.
R - Soul Shatter Cooldown: 110/90/70 Cost: 50% of Current Blood Rip the soul out of a target enemy champion, dealing 100/200/300 (+10% AP ) Magic damage and slow them by 99%, decaying over 4 seconds. For the next 1 second, you can reactivate this ability. Reactivate: After a 1.5 second channel, your scales judge their soul to be unworthy, shattering it before them, dealing 100/200/300 (+40% AP) (+10% Enemy's Missing Health [+10% for every 40 units of blood consumed]) (+The amount of Blood consumed by this spell).
Recasting this spell consumes half of the blood in your blood well, and scales based on the amount of blood consumed.
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Short Story: Dominating the Darkin "Are you sure I'm ready?" Tsaaris asked timidly? "There is no doubt" Shen replied confidently. "5 years of study is more than enough to confront the beast within those scales" Tsaaris still was unsure. She had been waiting for this day for ages, but had not gained confidence - quite the opposite, as tales of men and women unfortunate enough to come into contact with darkin had sent chills down her spine, chills that all culminated in this moment. Her 5 years of study had lead up to this - her 5 years of torment. The darkin had been ever-present in the back of her mind. While she couldn't be certain, she was sure it could read her thoughts. Every strategy, every trick Shen had hid up her sleeve, all rendered moot. By now she was sure this was going to fail. Darkin wanted nothing but to raze the world, send all other creatures to ruin. Bloodthirsty creatures that knew no reason, no fear. "I think you're underestimating what this thing that can do" Tsaaris continued. She had not confided in Shen about the creature's true nature. He was trying to control a spirit that somehow managed to get itself into a set of weighing scales - She was trying to force a darkin, a harbinger of end times, a primordial spirit of destruction, into submission. This wasn't going to work. "Don't worry, I know" Shen placed his hand gently on Tsaaris' shoulder. "About the darkin" He added for clarity. Tsaaris was taken aback, shocked by her teacher's knowledge. As if he could read her thoughts, he replied: "Don't be shocked. Its fine. It was obviously a darkin, I could sense the power emanating from it. That level of power could only come from a beast like the Darkin". This talk of the spirit's power wasn't making her anymore optimistic about the endeavour. Shen noticed this. "I trained you for this, you know. Not some encounter with a measly old spirit. I knew what was coming." He assured her. "And, by the way," He added, passing her a small curved sword she recognised as a khopesh. "Take this, it'll help" "What's s powerful about this.." Tsaaris was cut off by a sharp noise, like a blade being sharpened at a grindstone. She watched in awe as a blue sheen formed around the blade, then the image of a larger sword. "My seconds spirit blade. Take it, and use it well. It's power should be enough for you, should things turn sour. Now, are you ready?" Against everything her brain was saying, she replied: "Yes"
She stepped timidly into the swirling red vortex, a blue spirit blade in her hand, connected by only a faint blue trail to the khopesh in her master's grasp. Shen looked into the shining blade of his khopesh, and in it's reflection saw the world Tsaaris had just entered.
A sky of brilliant red, clouds of murky brown and a pair of weighing scales at the centre of it all. Tsaaris shuddered as she approached the instrument. She held her master's spirit blade high in front of her, and convinced herself she was prepared for the experience to come. "Foolish mortal" A voice bellowed from nowhere and everywhere. "You think a simple TOOL such as the one you hold could defeat me?? I had such high hopes for you!" As those words were uttered, some invisible force ripped the spirit blade from Tsaaris' hand, and tore it to shreds, the manifestation of spirit energy's tether to reality crumbling as it re-entered the spirit world.
Shen saw the spirit blade get ripped out of Tsaaris' hands, and a sweat began to form on his forehead beneath his mask. Was the girl truly ready for this? He thought before he saw the essence of the Spirit blade get expelled back to the spirit world and the image in the khopesh fade.
Tsaaris' last shimmer of hope faded - she would die here, in the pocket realm of the Darkin, trapped alongside it within those damned scales. "At last, a mortal has succumbed to my radiance" The ominous voice of the darkin preened. "No... no.." Tsaaris faltered, the overwhelming presence of such a monster removing all traces of a plan. She would have to improvise. "No." She refused. Though no noise was made, an extended silence was a sign the monster was surprised. She guessed no mortal had ever been able to deny a darkin before. That was something. She had surprise. The monster had no experience with defiant ones. That's Good. I still have a chance, Tsaaris thought quietly to herself, all too aware the monster could probably read her thoughts. "This body is not yours to corrupt," She continued. "This mind is mine to keep! No mortal will be boing before you, darkin. It is you that shall bow before me!" The darkin regained its confidence at what it thought to be a feeble and empty threat. "Me? bow before you?! I have destroyed your only weapon. What chance do you have at fighting me?!" "That's where you're wrong, Darkin," Tsaaris, now completely confident, channelled her willpower in the way Shen had always taught her. "My mind is a weapon; the greatest one I have. And now, I turn it against you!" Ionian magic pulsed through her veins, fuelled by her willpower and unbreakable spirit. She felt the darkin throw together a cumbersome defence, but without a host, it was too weak to fight her. "Ok, ok, ok" The darkin blurted, having been brought to the edge of its life by a simple Ionian archaeologist. "Let's make a deal..."
Shen stood there, the sweat on his forehead growing. He was sure the girl would put up a decent fight, but killing a Darkin? He truly had underestimated its power. His remaining spirit blade shone at his side, his now mundane khopesh in it's sheath. He sat there, waiting, worrying, his ever-stern demeanour faltering, until miraculously, Tsaaris walked out of the red vortex.
The thing that stepped out of the vortex was not quite Tsaaris. Her body had been partially corrupted by the Darkin of the same name, but still resembled her to a significant degree, beside the horns on her head. Floating in front of her, the Darkin scales, the large red eye blinking occasionally, it's pupil darting around the room. Shen readied his remaining spirit blade, until the... thing.... it spoke with a voice that was mostly Tsaaris', slightly corrupted by the darkin. "Hi, Shen. You won't believe what happened. You were right, I was ready." She explained the bargain she made with the demonic scales. It corrupter had partially corrupted her body, but left her mind untouched - the result was near-unlimited power Tsaaris had only just begun to explore. "What did you trade? It must have wanted something in return" Shen asked quizzically. "Well," she replied, "It's words were - Every now and then, you let me have a little fun" This will probably be an entry in the next CCOS, so if you like it, wish me luck!
If you have any suggestions, feel free to tell me in the comments!
