Legends of Runeterra

"Of course, my boy."

A gentle voice sounded, and one mask after another approached Li En and Qian Jue, finally hovering two meters away from them.

Qian Jue didn't care about the behavior of the "Mother of Masks" and turned to look at Li En who had been holding her.

"Lee En..."

"You want me to abandon you?"

"Listen to me...this...this is not abandonment..."

Qian Jue took a few breaths and slightly grasped the collar of Li En's shirt with his right hand.

"It is exactly as He said. This world cannot exist without 'death'. My return is inevitable, so..."

"So you want me to sit back and watch this thing devour you and steal the power of 'Death'?"

"..."

Facing Li En's dark and calm eyes, Qian Jue lowered his head slightly to avoid his powerful gaze.

Seeing this, Li En was about to continue persuading.

"Buzz~~!!"

Bright white and light purple light rose up and instantly imprisoned Li En.

"Qian Jue, you..."

"Hehe~! Don't struggle, Li En! This is Kindred's soul's source of power. If you move rashly, she'll likely return to her former fragmented state."

Li En and Qian Jue ignored the 'Mother of Masks' and stared at each other quietly.

Qian Jue pursed her pink and crystal lips, then gently held Li En's cheeks with her hands, one on the left and one on the right.

"Sorry, Li En, thank you for your help all the time...

I...I'm very happy..."

The wolf and the sheep had long been fused together under the control of the 'Mother of Masks'. The words that were once difficult to speak out were finally spoken by Kindred after she regained her wholeness.

"..."

Listening to Qian Jue's words, Li En's dark eyes were filled with emotions, but he did not respond.

It’s not that Li En doesn’t want to answer, but Qian Jue doesn’t want Li En to speak at all.

Qian Jue was afraid that when she heard Li En's words to keep her, the determination she had made with great difficulty would inevitably disappear.

The next moment, Qian Jue quietly looked at Li En who was unable to speak and leaned over gently.

"Buzz~~!!"

The 'Death Soul Wedge', which originally belonged to Qian Jue, emerged from Li En's body at her call and returned to her body.

“Hehehahaha~~!!”

"Okay, very good, come on, my child, return to your original state!

Then, return to my arms, make 'death' complete again, and perfect the rules of this world once again!"

"Om~!"

A hint of light purple appeared in the bright white, emerging from Qian Jue's soul body.

"Buzz~~!!"

As more and more light spots floated up, Qianjue's figure gradually disintegrated and disintegrated.

Finally, a fragment that was difficult to describe in words, but just by looking at it, one could tell that it was the fragment of death itself, appeared in Li En's arms.

"Om~!"

The 'fragment' circled around Li En a few times and rubbed his cheek very gently.

Then, it slowly floated into the air and flew towards the masks, which were all different but all revealed an expression of endless greed.

“Hehehahahaha~~!!!”

"That's right, that's it. Come, my child, let's work together to make the 'death' of this world complete again!!"

“Crack! Crack! Crack!”

As the 'fragments' of Kindred's incarnation approached, the masks representing the 'Mother of Masks' suddenly cracked.

"Om~!"

The crumbling masks also turned into pieces of "death fragments" of varying sizes that were equally difficult to describe in words the next moment.

Under Li En's gaze, these 'fragments' guarded the 'fragment' that Qian Jue had transformed into.

Then, pieces of 'fragments' turned into light and gathered around the 'fragment' that Qian Jue had turned into.

"Ah~~!!"

Amidst an indescribable sound that seemed to be the chanting of countless living beings, the "Qianjue fragments" gradually grew in all directions, constantly approaching a more "complete" state.

Finally, when the chanting reaches its climax, "Death", after a time far exceeding the history of human existence, returns to wholeness.

"Buzz~~!!!"

She had already carved her own traces on each fragment over the endless years. At this moment when 'Death' was complete again, the 'Mother of Masks' naturally became 'Death' itself.

In the endless light, a blurry figure slowly drifted towards complete death.

He, over the long years, had long since abandoned even his own existence, transforming into the 'God' of the 'Mother of Masks'.

At this moment, no one, no God, can stop Him from becoming one with Death.

"Finally, these endless years of torture...

From now on, I will ascend to this world..."

Endless might rose up, announcing to the entire world the 'death' of the fundamental rules of the world. At this moment...

"Huh~~!!"

The flames, with a red inner layer and a black outer layer, did not need any words to describe. Just the existence itself made the originally arrogant and aloof "Mother of Masks" suddenly stop talking and stare at Li En's right hand that was burning with black and red flames.

"This...this power..."

"The farce is over. The thieves no longer have any need to exist!"

"Huh~~!!"

[Fated Death] gives Death the power of death. When Li En exerts all his strength, it turns into endless fireworks and attacks the 'Mother of Masks'.

"No! Wait! Kindred, she's still..."

"Thanks to everything you've done, she's whole again."

"Crack~!"

The black and red flames mercilessly burned and annihilated the 'Mother of Masks'.

At this moment, this being who had forgotten himself for the sake of the authority of 'death' over the endless years was less than one meter away from the 'death' that he had been thinking about.

"Ahhhhhh~~!!!"

"No! You can't kill me, Le... Hilda is still in my hands. If you kill me..."

Amidst the wailing of the 'Mother of Masks', Li En raised his hand to cover his right eye, then waved it gently.

“Puff! Puff! Puff!”

A crow with six scarlet eyes responded to Li En's call, flapping its wings and landing on his shoulder.

"Haha~! Lord Li En, your most loyal companion Ram has come to see you! What can I do for you?"

"Hehe~! Nothing much, I just asked you to come out and say hello to this guy."

"Oh, who is this? Ram doesn't know him!"

Standing on Li En's shoulder, Ram tilted his head. Although he was a crow, he clearly showed a look of doubt.

"Huh~~!!"

"Ahhhh~~!!!"

[Destined Death] transformed into black and red fireworks that burned mercilessly. In this firework that could bring death upon death, the 'Mother of Masks' let out the most shrill wail, but inevitably stepped into true 'death'!

"That's great. He finally got what he wanted, don't you think, Ram?"

"Gah! Yes, absolutely right, Master Li En is right!!!"

Ram flapped his wings slightly and responded to Li En with his most flattering words.