Legends of Runeterra

"Well, that's not necessary, Nezuk.

Now that the sun disc of the Yellow Sands has risen again, what do you think about the resurrection of Azir, the last emperor of Shurima, the 'Eagle King'?"

"No, sir. We made a covenant, and my compatriots and I have fulfilled it with our lives.

The 'Power of Ascension' is indeed extremely powerful, but now, I just want to live for myself and for Ixtal.

Borrowed power is not your own after all. The "gift and favor" from the great existence has already been secretly prepared for a price."

"Well, a wise choice, but Nazuk, you seem to have noticed something?"

"I don't know how to put it. It's just that during the Battle of Icathia, when we drove the 'Monolith' fortress towards the 'Void Rift' deep underground, I vaguely glimpsed something in that twisted and strange realm..."

"Uh..."

As Nazuk spoke, he suddenly covered his forehead and groaned in pain in his spirit state.

"Om~!"

A majestic and heavy ochre-colored light enveloped Nazuk, stabilizing his condition, and the low moaning sound gradually subsided.

"How are you, Nezuk? Are you okay?"

"Phew! Much better. Thank you, Master Skarner."

"You just..."

"In order to avoid being contaminated by the Void, I tore my soul apart after the Battle of Icathia.

Although Lord Li En used his "miraculous power" to repair and stabilize my soul, the essential deficiency cannot be made up.

I was just exploring the loss of some of the memories I was carrying, which triggered the 'phantom pain' of my soul."

"Can you get that part of your memory back?"

“I’m afraid there is no hope, but in short, I can be sure that the ‘Ascension Ceremony’ is a ‘blessing’, but also a kind of heavy ‘shackle’!

even..."

"Even what?"

"The outbreak of the 'Icathia War' is far from as simple as it seems..."

"Is that so... I understand..."

Skarner was silent for a moment.

"What do you think about Li En?"

"Haha~! Lord Li En..."

In the hall shrouded by the power of Skarner and Nezuk, a conversation was taking place that only the two of them could understand.

...

'Vidalion' is located in a huge empty room inside the giant tower at the center of Ixokon.

In the perception of the Ixtal people, the location of this ancient sacred object is the geometric center of all of Ixtal and even Runeterra.

Whenever a member passes the test, he joins the Yuntal Elders Council.

The magic of the new member will be woven through the holy object "Vidalion" and wrapped around the member's body, eventually forming a garment called "Power Clothing" based on the member's wishes.

This unique garment not only represents the wearer's power, but also demonstrates knowledge and status.

Even according to what Ryze told Li En himself, he had personally used this holy object at some unknown time.

Use it to materialize your own 'arcane power' and weave the raw materials for sealing the 'World Rune' scroll.

"Om~!"

Three marks that looked like claw marks and scorpion tails appeared in front of the guards. In the shining ochre light, three figures slowly appeared.

"Bang~!"

"Greetings, Your Highness!!"

"Well, Father has issued a warrant. We need to go in."

Qiyana casually threw out a stone emblem, and the guard quickly caught it.

"Yes, Your Highnesses...and this Lord, please follow me."

After looking at the stone device suspended in the air half a meter above the ground behind the three people, the guard did not ask too many questions. He bowed and led the way for the three people.

After walking along a straight road and arriving in front of a gate that was dozens of meters high and engraved with countless complex and harmonious geometric figures, the guard stopped, saluted the three people again, and gently placed the emblem given to him by Qiyana on the gate.

"Om~!"

The emblem merged into the gate, and the countless geometric shapes engraved on the gate began to change.

“Boom~!”

The door slowly opened and the guard bowed and saluted.

"God's envoy, please."

"Okay, Your Highness."

As the three people walked inside, the door closed again.

Inside the empty and quiet giant tower, a straight road leads to the center, with bottomless darkness on both sides of the road.

“Lord God’s Envoy, the central tower where the holy relics are stored can only be opened with the emblem given by my father. The guards before were only doing basic security work here.

Once the gate is closed, unless someone inside wants to leave, or Father personally manipulates the magic circle to open it, it will be safe here, and you can focus on healing your friend."

"I see. Thank you for clearing up my confusion, Your Highness."

"You are too polite, sir. If you don't mind, you can just call me Inessa."

"this..."

Just as Li En was about to reply, his right hand was quietly held.

When he subconsciously turned his eyes away, Qiyana also turned her head at the same time and let go of Li En's hand.

Without saying anything about this little difference, Li En turned and looked at Inesa with a smile.

“In that case, then Enessa, you can also call me Li En.

How about keeping the title of Lord God's Envoy in public places?"

"Haha~! You are Ishtar's great benefactor. It would be too rude to call you by your name. Can I call you Mr. Li En?"

"of course can."

"Well, thank you, Mr. Li En~!"

"Humph!"

As the two were happily communicating, a cold snort sounded at an inopportune time.

At the same time, this time, a small hand held Li En's right hand again, and it was not as gentle as before, but very strong, as if it was unwilling to separate for a moment.

The three of them continued to walk forward. Li En communicated with Inesa as usual, but his right hand silently held Qiyana's.

Feeling the warmth from Li En's palm, the anger on Qiyana's face subsided quietly. She turned to look at Inessa with a determined and fearless smile on her lips.

As for Inesa, she certainly noticed Qiana's little movements, but pretended that she knew nothing and continued to communicate with Li En with a smile on her face.

Yes, God has gifted his youngest sister with unimaginable talents, but at the same time, this talent has also shaped her arrogant and defiant character.

Perhaps for a while, Li En and Qiyana can still live in harmony, but just like she once crippled her legs, Qiyana's arrogance will eventually cross the red line of this strong man.

Now we just need to get along like this, there is no need to do anything else unnecessary.

When Qiyana's arrogance exceeded Li En's limit, she naturally replaced her position with Nesa.

Perhaps despite countless tit-for-tat confrontations, Nesa still felt sympathy for this arrogant and spoiled youngest sister.

But after that competition, when his legs were completely crippled, and as a result, there was no possibility of further improvement in the 'Yuanchu Axiom', the friendship in his heart completely vanished.

Smiling, she explained the operation of Vidalion to Li En. At an angle that the other party couldn't see, Nessa gently pinched the hem of the skirt that covered her legs.