Legends of Runeterra

Chapter 731 Mark of Death

After releasing the magic circle and letting the villagers leave at a high speed, Li En followed Vega to the door of the tower.

Seen from the outside, everything inside the door was abnormally dark. There was only pure darkness. Even the occasional flash of lightning in the gloomy sky could not illuminate the interior at all.

"Neh heehee~!

Come on, Li En, welcome to the dark kingdom of the great lord of evil!! "

"Om~!"

The darkness within the door formed a vortex, enveloping the two of them.

When Li En's sight lit up again, what came into view was a tower with a diameter of several hundred meters and a pitch-black top.

There were rows of shelves filled mainly with books, but also with carved bones, broken armor, and a series of other miscellaneous items. They were stacked up against the walls all the way up to the darkness at the top.

"How's it going, Li En, how's my evil kingdom going?"

Hearing this, Li En looked at him carefully, and then nodded slowly.

"Very wicked and tasteful."

"Neheeheehee~!"

Faced with Li En's sincere praise, Vega couldn't help but let out his distinctive sharp laugh.

"Come on, come on. As the first and possibly the only guest of the Dark Kingdom, I will show you around!"

"It's a great honor."

...

Following Vega and listening to his excited and eloquent explanation, Li En came to a somewhat "small" sofa at his invitation.

"Please... uh, wait a moment."

"Shua~!"

The dark magic power shot towards the sofa, and after a tremor it quickly grew to a size suitable for Li En.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

After looking at Li En's height and then at his own 'throne', Vega strengthened the illusion spell that was fixed on himself, and then took out several thick books on black magic from the side.

Vega, who was sitting on it, adjusted his posture. Looking at his height which was just a head taller than Li En, a satisfied smile appeared under his wide wizard hat.

"Ahem! So... Li En, why are you here looking for the Great Lord of Evil?"

There was a low humming sound under the cover of the steel armor. If we ignore Veigar's image as a Yodel that was clearly exposed in Li En's eyes, his low voice with a slight echo really had a bit of the flavor of a "big villain".

“Evil Mr. Vega, I did come here to ask for something, but…”

“But what? Since you just made it easier for Lord Vega to catch that clown, Li En, please tell me now.”

"Uh... then please be prepared, I..."

"Nehahaha~! Mentally prepared?

Li En, the one in front of you now is Lord Vega, the great lord of evil who established and ruled the Dark Kingdom!

You can say whatever you want, there is nothing in this world that Vega-sama needs to be mentally prepared for!"

"Well then, Saan Uzul, or His other name..."

"Plop~!"

Vega shuddered and fell off the makeshift stack of books.

"and many more!!"

"Om~!"

The dark magic power emerged, but it did not hurt Li En. Instead, it turned into a barrier that enveloped the two of them.

“Are you okay, Mr. Vega? I’m sorry…”

“I’m fine, Li En, you must never call out that name!

Even if you don't shout it out in the 'language of the dead', as long as you say it out loud, it will most likely attract that guy's attention!!"

"Okay, Mr. Vega, I understand."

Vega stood up neatly from the ground, floating at a height slightly higher than Li En, staring at him intently with his eyes emitting yellow energy from under the brim of his hat.

"Li En, I can sense your aura, so you are also like those people before, being deceived and coming here to search for information about that guy?

No, with your strength, are you the one who keeps sending people to disturb me! ? "

“No, Mr. Vega, you misunderstood. I only joined in halfway.”

"Oh, that's how it is."

Vega nodded, believing what Li En said as a matter of course.

“Uh… Mr. Vega, you… trust me so much!?”

“Hehe~! Li En, you don’t have to make a fuss. As the Great Lord of Evil, I am born with the ability to detect the evil thoughts of living beings. No one can lie in front of Lord Vega!”

“As expected of the most evil Lord Vega, you have an amazing ability.”

After being reminded by Veigar, Li En suddenly remembered the passive ability of the Yodel people to sense good and evil, and he took the opportunity to give them some flattery.

"Neheeheehee~!"

"By the way, Li En, no matter who asked you to come here to look for information about that guy, for the sake of your life, stop here and don't investigate further!"

"I understand what you mean, but I was not deceived by anyone. I have actually confronted Him, so..."

"impossible!!"

Vega suddenly interrupted Li En, his rough tone revealing a hint of fear that he himself was not aware of.

"The mark on my body is intact. There is absolutely no way that guy could crawl out of the underworld!!"

"Mark?"

"..."

"That's... that's it!"

After a moment of silence, Vega directly dispelled the illusion spell on his body and took off his steel gloves. The scene revealed made Li En narrow his eyes slightly.

Vegana's arms, which were supposed to be hairy as a 'male' Yodel, were now completely hairless, replaced by burn marks covering his palms and forearms.

Although his upper arms and shoulders were covered by armor, from the scars, it was clear that Vega's purpose in covering himself in armor was not just to make himself look more majestic.

Above the melted and healed scar, there were strange, twisted, dark lines etched like long worms.

Just as it was revealed, an eerie and gloomy atmosphere suddenly rose around it.

"This is..."

"The 'Mark of Death' that guy left on me is constantly growing with me. If my evil power is suppressed by it, then I will..."

“It will become the coordinates for His coming again and the energy source for tearing the dimension apart.”

"Well, that's right.

So do you understand? As long as I keep getting stronger and become the most evil villain in this world, that guy will never return to the material world!"

Putting on the hideous steel gloves again, Vega's voice was neither as arrogant as when he faced the villagers, nor as majestic as he deliberately maintained when being praised by Li En. Instead, it was calm... like a body with its soul taken away, and the emptiness emitted a sound of echo.

“Perhaps... this is what Veigar looked like when he was tortured by Mordekaiser...”

Looking at Vega who showed his true self, this thought quietly emerged in Li En's heart.