Chapter 24:
The school corridor buzzed with the usual lunch break chatter.
"Bro, I hit Mythic again last night. No sweat," someone bragged near the back stairwell.
Rayn, walking past with his bag slung low, didn't look over.
"Carried hard with Kaelra. I hate those players who never talk in-game. Like, say something, man. Bots."
The others laughed.
Rayn slipped by without a sound, but the words stuck.
He didn't feel offended. Just… thoughtful.
> Am I really that type?
Does not speaking mean I'm useless to the team?
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Later that evening, he stared at the role screen again. Gold lane. Not his strength.
But instead of avoiding it, he leaned in — selected a hybrid support/mage rarely used in that lane.
Then, quietly, set himself a goal:
> "Let's win this match without a single kill. Only assists. Only movement."
His own experiment. No one would know. But to him, it mattered.
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Match start. The draft was messy.
Two teammates argued in chat before the first minion spawned. One even threatened to "AFK if support doesn't roam right."
Rayn didn't reply. He just played.
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Early game was rough. His lane got pressured, gold turret was chipped fast. He lost farm trades.
For a moment, he hesitated.
> Maybe this goal was dumb. Maybe I should just play normally.
Then he noticed something — the enemy was rotating hard, but leaving jungle vision unchecked.
Rayn shifted lanes.
He didn't chase fights. He dropped wards in spots no one thought to look — near buffs, choke points, Lord pit.
His rotations weren't flashy, but they slowed the enemy down, helped intercept ganks, and baited them into bad positions.
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Mid-game, his stats were humble:
0 kills
6 assists
2 turret saves
One stolen Lord secured with a well-timed trap
No MVP. No praise.
But at the match end, a whisper appeared from one of the strangers:
> "You didn't even kill once… but you were everywhere. Respect."
Rayn stared at the screen for a few seconds.
He didn't reply.
Just sat back, smiling slightly.
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The next morning at school, he heard someone complain in the hallway:
"People don't know how to support properly these days. Just pick tanks and run it down."
Rayn passed by again.
Still silent. Still unnoticed.
But this time, he smiled just a little wider.
> One win, no kills.
One quiet goal, completed.
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Hero description:
Hero Name: Kaelra( Assassin) 🔥
Damage: ★★★★★ Defense: ★★☆☆☆
Skill 1 – Shadow Pierce:
Dashes through enemies in a line, dealing burst damage and briefly slowing them.
Skill 2 – Silent Step:
Jumps between walls or terrain edges, gaining movement speed and becoming untargetable for 1 second.
Skill 3 (Ultimate) – Phantom Edge:
Kaelra marks all nearby enemy heroes. After 2 seconds, she blinks behind the lowest HP one and deals massive critical damage.
Passive – Dagger's Whisper:
Each time she enters combat, her first basic attack deals bonus true damage if she's unseen for 3 seconds.