Legends of Runeterra

The so-called "quiet step" is a step that only people living at the bottom of society in Shurima can learn.

First, place your big toe on the ground, then roll outward until your entire foot touches the ground. At this time, transfer your body weight from the back foot.

Every step must be steadier than a pack animal, every step must be lighter than a mouse, and every step must be farther than an antelope.

Let the hot and rough sand grind away the delicate skin on the soles of your feet bit by bit, until thick calluses cover the entire soles of your feet.

This painful process is too torturous, but there are also people who try to have fun in it and call it "scaling the soles of the feet."

At this point, being able to walk in the most dangerous desert, where the Ex's lurk, is considered a successful "Silent Walk".

Kassadin was lying in a crystallized sand pit, his helmet shattered, revealing most of his face.

He stared at the sky with confused and hazy eyes, and the old man's teachings when he was learning the "Silent Step" flashed through his mind.

"Ten years later... it seems that I am the only disciple left..."

This thought popped up out of nowhere, and Kassadin's eyes went dark and he fell into a deep sleep.

"Boom~~!!"

Under the night sky, smoke and dust rose tens of meters high over the desert.

"Wow~!"

"Bang~!"

After sliding for hundreds of meters with his calves buried in the yellow sand, Kassa slowed down, jumped up, and landed next to Li En.

"Li En, my father..."

"Don't worry, he's just asleep."

"what!?"

With a puzzled look on her face, Kassadin looked in the direction where Li En pointed, and in the center of the crystallized sand pit, Kassadin, with most of his armor shattered, was lying there with his eyes closed.

"this..."

Kassa's face turned slightly pale, but she soon noticed Kassadin's slightly rising and falling chest and the subtle sound of his heartbeat.

"Mr. Kassadin is not in a good condition. He has been killing people in the Void Lair for many years, and he must have been eroded by the Void to some extent.

So, I have no choice but to resort to this, sorry Kai'Sa."

Li En, who had just brought Kassadin to a height of a thousand meters and then used the "Dark Hell Paradise Fall" move, now apologized to Kassadin with a sincere look on his face.

In the previous situation, Kassadin would not believe anything you said. Instead of wasting time explaining to him, it would be more convincing to just beat him to his knees and then explain it to him.

"Uh...no...it's okay, Li En, you're doing this for father's own good!"

“Really, thank you very much!

Not only did you save me, but you also helped me keep my father alive!"

Kassa pursed her lips, feeling that her words were not clear enough to express her meaning, and quickly added.

"Okay, don't be so polite, aren't we the same kind?"

"'similar'..."

After a slight pause, Kassa glanced at Li En's left arm, which was still wrapped in the purple crystal-like gauntlet, and an expression of realization and joy suddenly appeared on her face.

"Yes! That's right, we are 'the same kind'!"

"Well, let's go and see Mr. Cassadine."

"Ok."

...

"Father! Father!"

The cry, filled with deep longing and an extremely familiar accent, sounded in Kassadin's ears in a daze.

"Kai...Kai...Keisha..."

Calling his daughter's name, Kassadin used his remaining strength to try to open his eyes.

"Father! Great! You're awake!"

When his blurry vision gradually became clear, a pretty face with purple marks on both sides of the cheeks made Kassadin suddenly recall what had just happened.

He subconsciously wanted to raise the 'Blade of the Underworld', but the severe pain told Kassadin that his arm was dislocated.

“Ahem! Kill…Kill me! You damned Void believers!!”

"Father, it's me, Keisha!!"

"Heh! Keisha? You guys have already... "

"Mr. Cassadine, you keep saying that Kai'Sa is dead. Did you find her body?"

"I..."

"Is it possible that young Kaisha did not die, but was extremely lucky and blessed by the gods to achieve symbiosis with the 'Void' and successfully survived in that hellish environment?"

"No! It's impossible. Even if I try everything, even if I find the 'Blade of the Underworld', I can't stop the erosion of the 'Void'. Kaisha...she..."

Kassadin's lips trembled slightly, but even though he tried desperately to deny it, Li En had already noticed the softening in his tone.

If he had really given up, Kassadin wouldn't have been so eager to refute him.

It is precisely because of the doubts in my heart that I become more and more uncertain. Once the lid is lifted, the life or death of Kesha will be settled.

"Nothing is impossible. If you don't believe me, I can spare your life. Over the years, Kasa...well, this is the new name she gave herself.

Kassa has been hunting void creatures for years and saving humans who were deceived by the 'Void Cult' and sacrificed.

You can go and investigate it yourself.”

"Father, do you remember the peaches you brought me when I was four years old? They were the most delicious food I have ever eaten!

I also begged you to help me plant those peach pits, but even though I watered them every day, they never sprouted. I cried for several days because of this, until you promised to bring me peaches every once in a while. "

“Tick-tick~!”

Crystal tears slid down Kassadin's face, leaving two clear marks on her dusty cheeks, and finally dripped onto Kassadin's arm.

He stared blankly at Kassadin's eyes, which were filled with tears and turned purple after being infected by the 'power of the void'.

In a trance, Kassadin saw a familiar smiling face. No matter how tired he was, he would forget all the hard work as long as he saw it.

"Ke...Kesha..."

"It's me...Father...it's really me..."

Surprised and happy, Kassadin wiped the tears from her face, held Kassadin's hands tightly with both hands, and a smile of incomparable joy appeared on her face like a little cat.

Staring closely at Kassa's face, the childish face engraved in the deepest part of my memory gradually overlapped with it.

Kassadin's lip trembled.

"Keisha...my...daughter..."

“Puff~~!!”

Kassadin spat out a mouthful of purple sticky blood, closed his eyes and fainted.

"Father!! Li..."

Before Kasa could call out Li En's name, a strong arm grabbed her shoulders which were trembling with panic.

Placing his other hand on Kassadin's chest, Li En quickly checked his condition.

"The Void has been eroding him, and now he is on the verge of his limit..."

"Li En, please save me..."

"Leave it to me, Kaisa. Let's go to the 'Lilac Sea' now. It's the best place to rescue him!"

"Om~!"

After Li En finished speaking, he took Kassa and his daughter and disappeared from the spot.

At the same time, the energy that vibrates when the space closes will destroy all traces.