After the day was over in the university, they reached their dorm room.
Scene : In the dorm room. Room number 302.
Arin laying on a bed, mentally exhausted "The first is not exactly what I expected"
"Yeah, maybe they are just focused on destroying my youthful energy," Arya complained with distress across his face.
"Maybe it is like this so that we go around fooling and making chaos starting from the beginning atleast" Harman replied with an optimistic smile.
"Let's hope that's the case" Prateek supported Harman's optimism. "Six thirty already,... time passes so fast"
"Let's play a game for a change" Arin grinning with a smile that joins the polarities of his face.
"Not feeling at the moment. I'm sleeping, wake me up for dinner" with this Arin crawled up the double storey bed, yawning and complaining about the faculties in dissatisfaction.
"You two?" with a fair bit of disappointment, Arin said, expecting the four to play together but Harman consoled him by pointing out the tiredness of Arin.
"I'm in," Harman replied. "Me too," Prateek added.
They opened their mobile and the game LEGENDS MOBA started.
"The frontliner is asleep" Arya commented.
"Credits to Arin" Harman shot a look at Arya with a smirk.
Prateek "okay… okay.." and started cracking into a few giggles.
Arin and Harman went for their normal roles, jungler and midlane respectively.
"Should I roam or bottomlane?" confused Prateek
"Take what you feel like," Harman replied with an arm over his shoulder with a gentle, kind smile.
"We have your backs covered, no worries" Arya reassured Prateek.
Prateek takes the roam on his free will, fearing if the random player taking roam doesn't support Harman and Arya, they would lose the match as well as Prateek himself would also fall behind in his lane. He still knew that even in bad situations Harman can turn the tables by his macro and micro decisions and damage while Arya can also go on a rampage using fast combos and mechanics. But still he did not want to leave the duties on those two.
The ranked match started.
Arya banned Launcelotten because of the character's extreme mobility and dash skill, Harman banned Lunoxon for the character's sustainability and damage, Prateek banned Johansson as the character can transform into a vehicle and can carry a teammate with him while also being good in split pushing and ganking.
EnemyPlayerOne banned Kimmo. EnemyPlayerTwo banned Hayabusan. EnemyPlayerThree banned Moskova.
The first draft banning round ended.
"They did ban quite a few useful characters" Prateek reacted to the first draft ban. He thought "They seem to be good players, maybe this'll be a hard match."
"They banned one of my main characters, Hayabusan. Curse them." Arya on the first draft ban.
Harman calmed him down "That's fine. This will only ruin your mental health and may cost us the match." Prateek supported Harman's words "yeah, exactly"
Arya "ha ha … I understand. You and your foolish calm stresslessness." teasing Harman.
"Whatever" Harman with a smirk.
The second draft banning round begins.
"Let's see what they ban," Arya exclaimed.
The other two giggled.
PlayerFour banned Estesio. "A thoughtful one," Harman sighed in relief. The other two nodded in agreement.
PlayerFive banned Gusioano.
"With a diverging news at the end" Harman with a thoughtful look into the screen, trying to analyse what must be going on through the mind of PlayerFive.
"And he is the goldlane, okay… maybe for the fact that most of the marksmen are squishy" Prateek added to the analysis.
"You guys are thinking too much, probably he just banned anything that came before him." Arya laughed.
"There's always the possibility of that happening" Harman joins the laughter.
"Damn you guys serious are like kids, " Prateek with a relief laughter " this is not a low rank match that players would ban anything without fully understanding or thinking "
"Well … " Arya
"Well ? " Prateek
"The possibility of unexpected events like a low rank player playing in a bought high rank account or a noob playing in someone else's account, can't be ruled out even though … " Harman
Interrupting Harman, Prateek "Now you don't go on overexploring possibilities"
EnemyPlayerFour banned Aamono. EnemyPlayerFive banned Chouuya.
The second draft banning round ended.
First pick for the enemy team, EnemyPLayerOne chose the Zuxina.
Zuxina deals magic damage and restores Mana when using her Lantern Flare. Skill 1 damages in a fan-shaped area, slows enemies, and boosts her speed. Skill 2 continuously damages and snares enemies; releasing it throws foes to a target area. Her ultimate blinks her with a shield while creating a damaging area of effect field. She excels at zoning, controlling enemy movement, and enhancing teamfight setups for sustained magical dominance.
"She got taken the moment the picking phase started", Arya exclaimed with a finger set on his pick.
"Damn she is a popular pick afterall" , Harman replied calmly with a nod.
"Hmm… now she'll be a pain in the ass", Prateek cracked.
Now the picking phase for this team comes.
The first two members of the team, Arya and Harman got the chance to pick.
Harman clicked a built-in message button "Show first"
Arya also did not select his hero and locked it.
PlayerFive who chose the top lane, used the "I want to use" button with Minsithara.
"Cheeky cheeky boys, we got some brains in our team" Harman with a smile on his face.
Harman accepted his request and Minsithara was the first pick for this team.
Then came the request from PlayerFour to help him get the pick of Irithelia.
"Yup, definitely a good choice" Arya accepted the request and made Iritheilia the second pick for the team with PlayerFour.
"Till it is going good, hope we win" Prateek is kinda happy but also the trauma of losing games from winning position with a team with randoms kicking in.
Minsithara stacks with attacks and skills, stunning enemies and dealing bonus damage at five stacks. Skill one pulls and stuns foes, displacing them strategically. Skill two deals area damage, slows enemies, and boosts her defenses. His ultimate summons four Royal Guards, restricting enemy movement and amplifying damage output, making her a tactical threat in both offensive and defensive teamplay scenarios.
Irithelia fires multiple bolts while moving. Skill one launches arrows that deal physical damage and reduce enemy defense. Skill two makes Leo(pet lion) roar, slowing enemies. Her Ultimate enhances basic attacks into area of effect bursts with increased movement speed. She excels in kiting, chasing, or sustained damage, thrives in the late-game and has the potential to solo carry.
The picking phase for the enemy team.
One of the two enemy players was constantly switching heroes rapidly and then suddenly a hero was selected. It was Gringer. Then immediately the second player locked his hero, Bauxian.
Gringer shoots and increases his weapon energy through kills and cooldown reduction, boosting damage. Skill one fires six shots rapidly, with the last guaranteed critical, while skill two lets him dash, restore energy, and reposition. His ultimate skill fires explosive cannon shots that slow enemies and reveal them, allowing Gringer to snatch kills safely. Excelling in burst damage and mobility, he thrives in bottomlane or Jungle roles, punishing squishy targets with precision.
Bauxian specializes as a front-line disruptor and reduces incoming damage and cuts enemy health regeneration and shields. Skill one lets him roll forward, stunning and knocking back foes, with a reactivation to leap and strike enemies. Skill two throws a shield dealing damage, marking enemies, and reducing cooldown if it hits. His ultimate, leaves a lava path, slows enemies, boosts movement speed, and increases his damage reduction.
"They have got some nice picks" Prateek calmly ticked his finger on the phone "This will not be an easy match, i guess"
"The match hasn't even started, we can win through strategies also, right?" Harman trying to ease up Prateek.
"Nah, I can handle some flashy jobs, don't worry," Arya added.
Now, the picking phase flips.
Prateek accepted the request from Arya to lock his hero, Soyou.
A few seconds later, Harman locked his hero, Cecilioner.
"A flashy finisher and a calm analyst, are now set." Prateek giggled with a hand covering his mouth.
"Stop teasing, dude" Arya fluffed.
"You make me sound like a nerd, bro," Harman complained with a smirk.
Soyou has two forms, Immortal form, lets him tap skills to enter Mortal form for movement speed and faster attacks, or hold skills for Immortal form, boosting damage and damage reduction. Skill one enables a slash or dash with stun, skill two deals fan-shaped area of effect damage and heals in Immortal form, and his ultimate skill backsteps with a slow or fires a high damage arrow, adaptable for aggressive or tactical plays.
Cecilioner increases maximum mana and amplifies damage when hitting enemies. His skill one deals area of effect damage and boosts movement speed, skill two pulls and immobilizes foes, and his ultimate skill enhances speed, slows enemies, and heals him. With special skill, he shields and synergizes with Camilla, making him a high-damage, strategic Mage.
"Again it's their pick" Arya
The picking phase for the enemy team begins.
The remaining two players picked Urasano and Nolane.
Urasano is a tank characterized by strong durability and crowd control. His enhanced regeneration by storing energy, while his active skills remove slow effects, recover HP, and boost movement speed for mobility. His ultimate, provides a formidable area-control ability against enemies, making him stronger in tanking. Although Urasano lacks high damage, mobility, and utility, he excels in sustaining frontline fights and protecting allies, serving as a reliable defensive force in battles.
"Urasano will be a pain in the ass, especially in the teamfights" Prateek grumbled.
"He is just too tanky" Arya fluffed in disgust.
"It'll be fine, don't worry", Harman said.
Arya showing his faith in Harman "Okay if you say so"
"Fine by me, as long as you are calm" Prateek sighed in relief.
"I'm trying to sleep you know" Arin from the upper bed.
"Yeah yeah we know " . Arya replied.
The three started giggling and Arin turned to the wall breathing hard so that it seems he is mad but with a smile, he closed his eyes to go to his dream world.
Nolane is a disciplined and astute fighter, known for mastering the Singing Blades, which channel both offensive magic and sharp combat techniques. His abilities allow him to execute swift, precise strikes, deflect enemy attacks, and use enhanced blade spells for area damage or tactical advantage. Adept at blending melee combat with magical effects, Nolane thrives in adaptable combat, outperforming foes by combining finesse, speed, and strategic use of the Singing Blades' enchanted capabilities.
The picking phase flips for the final pick of the draft.
And Prateek picked Franken.
Franken combines elegant melee attacks with arcane power, invoking his Bladesong to boost attack, movement speed, and concentration ability. He wields one-handed weapons as spellcasting foci, performing Extra Attacks and casting cantrips like Booming Blade and Green-Flame Blade seamlessly. His advanced spells, including Steel Wind Strike and Mirror Image, allow agile offense and defense. Franco excels in investigations and tactical combat, using intelligence-driven magic to control encounters while remaining nimble and resilient against attacks.
The match starts …
Arya bought "Swift end Boots" for Soyou like it's second nature to him, which provides attack speed with movement speed. Likewise, Harman bought "Demon end Boots" for Cecilioner which provides movement speed and mana regeneration. Prateek also bought "Rapid end Boots" for Franken for additional slow reduction and health regeneration.
Minsithara bought "Warrior end Boots" for the additional physical defence. Irithelia bought "Swift end Boots" like Soyou for extra attack speed.
While on the opposite end of the map, Zuxina who will contest Cecilioner in the midlane with the additional magic power and magic penetration for the item she bought "Arcane end Boots". Urasano bought "Tough end Boots' which provides extra magic defence.
"The probability of Uranus helping Zuxina to gank me in the midlane for early domination and to prevent me from scaling fast is quite likely," Harman commented on the purchase of Tough end Boots by Urasano.
"Don't worry, Urasano is likely to be the roamer and if he ganks you then I can also help you since the bottomlane will be one versus one as their jungler would most likely be focused on jungling and helping his teammates to secure early kills." Prateek said.
"Yaaaeeks… I can also help making it three versus three," Arya added
"Nopes, " Harman said calmly with eyes half lidded and a gentle smile.
"Crazy or what? Wanna feed early in the game?" Prateek grumbled.
Arya analyzed the situation to decide what to tell while grinning.
"Trust me, if I am ganked, I can manage, you gank the bottomlane" Harman marking the "Gather here" callout between the outer turrets of the bottomlane while looking Prateek in his face with a grin on his own face.
"If you are saying then you must have some plans otherwise I am gonna … " Prateek vented out to be calm again " … throw you out of the window" after his final blow.
"Smacking his butt" Arya added with giggles and hiding his face.
"What the … " Harman laughed with hands slightly in the air.
"Anyways gank the toplane when you think is right, early in the game" looking at Arya, Harman said. "Yesss sirrrr … at your disposal" and Arya burst out laughing.
"Stop fooling around, I don't wanna lose star in this game" Prateek parenting the two.
Meanwhile, Gringer bought "Swift end Boots" and Bauxian bought "Warrior end Boots".
Nolane bought "Magic end Boots" which provides the usual forty stats of movement speed while also providing a cooldown reduction of ten percent and one hundred fifty stats of health points.
"Cook the tactics and strategies as you do " Prateek eyeing Harman "And execute swiftly as you do" eyeing Arya "And tell when you need help"
"Yesss sirrrr" Arya
"Yupsee" Harman
The lakers reached their respective outer turrets, Soyou at the blue buff spot for some early cooldown reduction while Bauxian was his blue buff spot trying to support the early ganks on Gringer if happened. Urasano accompanied Zuxina under her turret. Franken on the calls from Harman, was with Soyou to clear his buff fast. The enemy team had no intel of the roamer Franken.
Two minutes passed, Cecilioner was deep in his turret, playing safe and passive, avoiding confrontation at all cost. Tensions between Minsithara and Nolane rose in the toplane, resulting in a mutual stalemate. The experience buff was on Minsithara's side but if he tried to take it, Nolane could easily deal damage and dash out. In the bottomlane, the marksmen heroes were just last hitting the minions to farm and avoided direct engagement. The mobility of Irithelia restricted Gringer from taking the gold buff which was on his side. Bauxian just cleared his red buff and is on his way for his blue buff. Soyou cleared both his blue and red buff respectively and they both were rotating to their nearest lane to gank which was bottomlane. There was a mutual stalemate between the teams in the lanes.
All the players are at level two except Soyou is at level three.
Not able to catch any intel of the Franken, Urasano decided to rotate to the bottomlane to help Gringer get the lead over Irithelia. But, in the latest retreat from the gold buff of Gringer trying to bait Irithelia into overextension, the lack of the forward vision gave the perfect window for Soyou and Franken to sneak into the bush opposite to the gold buff. Gringer had already seen Urasano near his lane, so he attempted another bait. This time Irithelia used her skill two "Trance of Nature" emitting her area of effect slowing Gringer massively which followed by skill one "Hook of Iron" which hijacked Gringer into the bush. The passive of the skill from Franken left the powerless Gringer stunned, and the basic attacks from the three secured the first blood for the team. Urasano, assessing the situation, returned to the midlane. Bauxian cleared his red buff as it was near the toplane, trying to reach Gringer would already be late. Irithelia went to grab the gold buff and the stalemate prevailed once again in the bottomlane. The enemy team wanted to snowball from the centre which would give them massive map control but Cecilioner defended the turret.
"Ohh yes, your call was fire, dude" Arya appreciating Harman.
"Absolutely, it helped Irithelia to be a level lead over Gringer", Prateek added his compliments.
"Okay, but the game is not over yet" Harman in his usual calm gentle tone with his usual kind smile.
Then Franken helped Soyou clear his farms fast.
At three minutes thirty seconds, the first neutral objective "Great Turtle" appeared near the toplane side spot.
Bauxian, Soyou, Franken had reached level four, unlocking their ultimate. Nolane and Minsithara were on the edge of hitting level four. The one who cleared the wave fast would determine who would hit level four to unlock their ultimate. Since the Great Turtle was near the toplane, the involvement and activity of the toplaners would greatly influence the activity near the neutral objective site.