Legends of a Fallen King: Zara [Chapter 1: A Distant Memory]
"Gracefully..." With elegant agility, a slice cuts straight through a tree. The lumberjacks holler in approval as the tree begins crashing down.
"Thanks chief! We couldn't even cut em down with a battleaxe--let alone a hatchet," a worker expresses in gratitude for taking down the largest timber in the forest.
"The key is in the form." Zara expresses as he sheaths his sword. "It's our most prominent weakpoint. Practice that and while you are at it, practice calling me King. This is a kingdom afterall."
Returning from the foothills of the mountainside, Zara gazed upon his kingdom. Curved in a horseshoe fashion to match the bay jutting between it, Zara hardly could believe that he inherited this at the speed that he did. Building upon the remnants of a war-ridden dominion, Zara was in the process of expanding the grounds of a fallen faction. Not too long ago, Zara was but only the chieftain of a neighboring village. However, after a long series of internal disputes within a fallen empire, one of the factions nearby sought to Zara's village for help.
Zara sprung into action with magnanimous zeal, commanding every villager to gather resources and assessing the efficiency of their labor. It was not long until Zara gained such a large reputation within the faction of the empire that they decided to merge territories and declare him as their new king.
Zara's niece was happier than she could ever be as she could finally utilize her skill with the spear in ways other than hunting. Suddenly Zara rushed back to his castle, as he remembered that she was scheduled to see him. She was going to show Zara a new trick using the weight of her spear to propel herself in any direction. He knew it was possible to propel oneself forward, but backward was something that piqued his curiosity.
"How's the city folk?" Zara asked as he passed a lieutenant of the Iron Order.
"At ease," he grunted in reply--stated contradictory to how the lieutenant felt.
A large portion of the Iron Order were remnants of the fallen empire. The lowly were ruthless, the great were warmongers. After the great chaos of anarchy, the peaceful times was a large contrast for the knights. Too disparate for some to handle.
While Zara found his work to be grand, others knew that the empire was moreso. An expanse stretching along the eastern borders of Valoran was all the domain of the lost empire. While some were appreciative of the kind acts of Zara, others found he pushed too far. Some thought him a great king, others believed him a weak replacement. With that, the story fades into darkness. A darkness I cannot remember.
Thanks for reading. This is the first chapter for Zara, The Cryptic King, a custom champion I made to represent my vision of The Ruined King. I've made many promises about the lore, but I haven't yet ported my lore over and kept it on the League of Legends Wikia. I felt it was unfair to force people to move to a different platform just to read my story, so I decided to put it on here.
As much as I would love to place all chapters in a single post, unfortunately some chapters are simply too long. So, I will be having each chapter as a different post.
Feel free to let me know your thoughts on the lore. I am a novice, amateur writer, but I am always looking for ways to improve. If you liked this chapter, let me know in the comments below. It showers me with happiness~! [zombie-nunu-hearts]
If you think this chapter is utter garbage, spew all your **hatred **and disgust of it down there as well. I can handle some of the harshest criticism, so let it all out. Beyond the sadness I feel from seeing my work ridiculed
is an opportunity to make this chapter even better. My tears fuel my resolve!
All I humbly ask of my fellow readers is to let me know what you think and be wary of spoiling. I personally don't care for spoilers myself, but I know that some people are real sticklers for this. I am intending for this lore to be novel-length, so it certainly will be something to watch for. Just make sure that any plot beyond the current chapter isn't mentioned. For example, if you have a problem with a previous chapter that conflicts with the current chapter, then make a comment about it in the later chapter instead of going back to an older chapter.
Again, thanks for reading, and I hope you like the next chapter: Conquering the Abyss! [vlad-salute]
Arc 1: Our King Returns
- A Distant Memory
- Conquering the Abyss
- Runic Affinity
- Yearn to Learn
- Forged from Sand and Runes
- The Blue Sea
- Pain and Pride
- Lost Homelands
Arc 2: Method to the Madness 9. Dawn upon Zaun 10. Good Morning Ghost 11. Knight of the Full Noon 12. Madness of Man
