Legends of Runeterra

"My Lord, what do you think of this portrait?"

"Well, that's good, let's take this one!"

"Yes, sir. I'll frame it for you right away!"

Kevin carefully came out of the shop carrying the painting in his arms, looked up at the sky, then got on the carriage and left.

...

"Wow! The power of time is such an incredible power!"

Looking around, Li En found that he had come to the gap outside of time again. Although he had previously expanded his perception to the maximum, he still did not realize how he came here.

"Haha~! Congratulations, Li En, you have successfully resolved the 'alienation' caused by the fear demon!"

"It's all thanks to you, Mr. Kieran."

Li En said this, and bowed politely to Jilan.

"By the way, Mr. Jilan, why is this 'Twilight Star Spirit'... not as powerful as I imagined?"

“Maisa paid an unimaginable price to end and seal those fallen god warriors.

Coupled with the "blessing" from the Supreme Being on you and the terrible power contained in your breath, Maisha was destroyed by your life-threatening calculation."

"I see. Thank you Mr. Jilan for clearing up my confusion."

The so-called god-warriors are the ascenders of Shurima. Their strength varies. After thousands of years of accumulation, the number of god-warriors has reached a certain level.

Although a group of people died directly in the Battle of Icathia, there are still many left. After the fall and the mutual conquests, those who remain are all strong.

If Maisha could solve them all at once and seal them into her weapon, she would surely be seriously injured.

Thinking of this, Li En felt a little relieved.

Li En neither likes nor hates the Protoss Maisha, but since she has appeared in front of him, she has even been planning a rift between Kayle and Morgana.

To borrow the words of a certain unspoken being, she had her death already in her hands.

"Li En, since you have recovered, I will send you back to the original timeline."

"Wait a minute Mr. Kieran!"

"Well, is there anything else I can help you with?"

Looking at this kind and wise old man who also revealed a hint of endless fatigue, Li En's expression was serious and solemn.

"Mr. Jilan, although I don't know anything about the power of time, you must have paid an unimaginable price to send me hundreds of years ago.

With such kindness, I would like to ask if there is anything I can do to help you?"

Kieran was slightly stunned, staring into Li En's dark and determined eyes.

"Oh~!"

Kieran raised his hand and waved gently.

“Crack! Crack! Crack!”

Endless gears of time, large or small, rotated and separated. In the originally empty space behind Li En, a huge ancient tower over a thousand meters high, which at first glance looked like the Tower of Babylon in "Genesis", appeared silently.

"This is..."

"My mage tower."

As Kiran spoke, he waved his hand again, and a huge crack appeared in the ancient tower. The bricks and stones engraved with complicated runes floated lightly around, revealing a strange and somewhat weird scene inside.

At a glance, the tower was filled with humans of all ages, dressed in an ancient style.

Although the men and women, young and old, and their ages were different, the only thing they had in common was that they all had expressions of panic, helplessness, and fear on their faces.

Combined with their motionless state, they give people a feeling of ancient beetles frozen in amber, or like a painting painted by a top painter with the theme of humble humans under the advent of a world-destroying disaster.

"In Ekathia, my hometown, an unimaginable disaster broke out long ago.

When I returned as an envoy from lobbying, I witnessed this disaster that destroyed everything and hundreds of thousands of my compatriots who were about to die. I made a breakthrough in the subject I had been studying - 'time'.

With the help of this great power, I erased these people from time along with the Mage Tower."

"So...are they still alive?"

"Maybe...if one day they can go back in time in the right way."

Staring at the motionless people of Ekassia, Kiran's expression seemed both happy and sad.

These compatriots were his spiritual pillar that enabled him to maintain his sanity instead of collapsing into destruction after traveling through time more than 8 billion times and witnessing the devastating ending.

But at the same time, every time he saw these compatriots in this half-dead state, even more miserable than the evil spirits that remained in the world, Kiran felt endless guilt in his heart.

"Mr. Kieran..."

"Don't worry Lee En, I'm fine."

Kiran restored the giant tower to its original state, then turned to look at Li En.

"After you appeared, the endings of more than 8.7 billion times became nothing. The future of Runeterra is shrouded in a fog that I cannot see through. I cannot observe any future with you in it."

"Then last time you..."

"Isn't an unknown future better than a shattered ending?"

Looking at Li En, Kiran's lips curled up into a smile.

"this..."

“The most painful thing in life is knowing that you are going to lose something, but it hasn’t happened yet.

Li En, your arrival gave me a glimmer of hope, a glimmer of hope that perhaps my compatriots can return to normal!

If you must help me, then just follow your own ideas. I believe you can reach that incredible level.

I also believe that you, who have love, can reverse the devastating outcome.

By then, perhaps my compatriots will have hope too."

Facing Kiran's expectant gaze, Li En nodded slightly.

"Mr. Kieran, I understand."

"Well, before you go, take this with you."

Kiran took out a token from his arms and handed it to Li En.

"Mr. Kieran, this is..."

"The token of the Icathian Governing Council. In today's Runeterra, there is still one last Icathian left.

He defeated a god-warrior in mortal form, his name was Saijax Kayo Raines Ikason.

You have the power of the 'Void' in you, and sooner or later you will have to face those monsters, and you may encounter them then.

With the token, you can gain his trust.”

"Okay, thank you Mr. Kieran!"

Li En accepted the token and bowed sincerely.

"Okay, let's go!"

"Mr. Kieran..."

Before the last word was uttered, Li En's figure quietly disappeared into the cracks outside of time.

“Crackle~Crackle~!”

Kiran raised his palm and looked at the body peeling off bit by bit and then shattering, his face calm.

“Tick-tick~!”

The clock behind him was running rapidly, and the collapse trend slowly stopped.

"Come on, Li En. I hope I have enough 'time'..."