Legends of Runeterra

"So, the second method is... mine?"

"Yeah, that's right."

Soraka nodded and picked up the stone kettle to add hot water to Li En's cup.

“Normally, the river of ‘time’ will not target any stone, but once a stone tries to go upstream, the water of the entire river will hit the stone.

Just like blocking part of the outlet of a water pipe, the water will gush out at a very fast speed, and any stone that tries to swim upstream will be wiped out by the river of time. "

"But I was not wiped out by 'time', which means...Mr. Kieran paid this price for me!?"

"Tick-tick-tick!"

"Li En, to be precise, Lady Soraka borne most of the cost, and I borne a small part of the remaining."

The sound of a clock ticking suddenly rang in Li En's ears, along with Kiran's rational but slightly tired voice.

"Mr. Kieran!"

Li En felt his surroundings with some surprise, but of course he did not notice the other party.

"I am Li En. I am communicating with you now through the 'mark' I gave you earlier."

Soraka, who was sitting opposite Li En, noticed his abnormality. After a moment of pause, a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, and then Soraka waved her hand gently.

"Buzz~~!!"

A ray of emerald green light, as dreamy as the aurora, lit up.

Under the illumination of this light, Kiran's translucent figure gradually emerged.

"Good evening, Mr. Kieran."

"Good evening, Lady Soraka."

Kiran, dressed in a long robe, bowed slightly and saluted Soraka sincerely.

"Please take a seat, Mr. Kieran."

Soraka placed a stone cup on the small wooden table and raised her hand to invite Zilean to sit down.

"Okay ma'am."

Kiran nodded and sat down gracefully.

But Li En, who was standing by, observed that although Kiran's movements were no different from those of ordinary people, his long beard and robes passed through the small wooden table the moment they touched it.

Obviously, the other party is still in "time exile".

"Hello again, Mr. Kieran."

"Haha~! Hello Li En, I'm glad to see that you have become much stronger during this period of time."

"It's okay, it's okay."

"By the way, Mr. Ziran, you said earlier that Lady Soraka was the one who bore most of the cost. What is that..."

Li En's words stunned Soraka, who was standing beside him, and facing Li En's gaze, Zilan bowed and saluted Soraka.

"I'm sorry, Ms. Soraka. You have shouldered most of the costs for me, but I have to accept this favor from Li En. I am too embarrassed to accept this gratitude."

"Oh~!"

Soraka sighed softly.

"It's okay, Mr. Kieran, you don't have to apologize. It's my fault for not considering your feelings."

"You two, you..."

"Li En, in fact, with your original strength, I alone could not accomplish this great miracle of sending you to the past.

It was Lady Soraka, and only she, who personally bore most of the cost and made this miracle possible."

"Lady Soraka, you..."

"No need to thank me, Li En. Actually, I did this... cough cough cough~!"

Suddenly, Soraka's face turned pale and she covered her mouth and started coughing.

At the same time, the emerald green aurora in the tent began to flicker a few times and finally disappeared.

Along with the aurora, Kiran's figure in front of the wooden table also disappeared.

"Cough cough cough~!"

With every cough, Soraka's face turned paler.

Li En stood up and walked to Soraka, gently raising his hand.

"Om~!"

Golden and red aura appeared, and strands of it gently fell on Soraka's body.

This is the gentlest life force, and it is the safest means for Li En when he does not know Soraka's specific situation.

Gradually, Soraka's coughing stopped.

"Ma'am, are you okay?"

"Hoo~!"

"Much better, thank you Li En."

Soraka put down her hand that was covering her mouth, and Li En clearly saw the white-gold bloodstain on her palm.

"But ma'am..."

“It’s just that this was my first time doing something like this, and I underestimated the cost of ‘reverse time’.

It's okay, Li En, I just need to take a rest."

"No, ma'am, I was very surprised when we met, why you, who was able to save Morgana and me from the 'Original Devil', are so weak.

Now that I know the real reason, can you please let me help you recover as much as possible?"

Soraka turned her head and looked into Li En's dark eyes, which contained only determination and gratitude.

"Okay, I understand. I'll leave it to you then."

"Well, just leave it to me."

"Om~!"

The brilliant and dreamy "Power of Star Creation" rose up. When Soraka saw this power, under Li En's gaze, a trace of trance flashed across her face involuntarily.

Without asking the reason, Li En focused all his attention and manipulated the "Power of Star Creation" to carefully sprinkle it on Soraka.

"Buzz~~!!"

Beyond Li En's imagination, the 'Power of Creation' was almost perfectly compatible with Soraka's body, and it dissolved into the other's body without any loss, and the speed was also beyond Li En's expectations.

But since he had said that he wanted to save the other person, Li En naturally would not give up halfway.

Open the restrictions and let the "power of star creation" flow.

...

As time passed, Li En's face became paler, while Soraka's complexion became rosy at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Li En let the last bit of "Star Creation Power" in his body disappear, and after finishing the treatment, he fell to the side.

"Plop~!"

A generous and warm embrace, soft with a light herbal fragrance.

"How are you, Li En?"

"I... I'm fine. It's just that I've never used up all of my 'Star Creation Power' before, so I was a little exhausted for a while."

"Then I'll give you..."

Soraka just raised her hand, but Li En gently grabbed her wrist.

"Ms. Soraka, if I'm not mistaken, every time you use this power to heal others, you are bearing the same pain, right?"

"It's okay, Li En. I'll just help you recover a little. It won't be too painful."

"No need ma'am, I'm much better now."

Li En said this, propping himself up and leaving Soraka's arms.

"Look, I didn't..."

The arm that was supporting himself on the mat tilted, and Li En fell to the ground again.

"Bang~!"

With his cheeks soaked in facial cleanser, Li En took a breath subconsciously and then quickly raised his head.

"Excuse me ma'am, I'll just..."

"Okay, I won't treat you, but don't move around and take a good rest, okay?"

"Oh, well... okay then."

"Well, good."

Soraka raised her hand and gently rubbed Li En's head.

There was a gentle smile on her lavender cheeks, with a faint blush under the light of the fire beside her.

Leaning in Soraka's arms, Li En didn't know what to say for a moment. After hesitating for a moment, he chose to close his eyes and rest. After all, the consumption brought by the "Power of Star Creation" really made Li En very tired.

“Hehe~Hehehe~!”

The ancient and gentle ballad gently entered Li En's ears.

His previously restless heart was gradually calmed down. With his eyes closed, Li En slowly fell into a deep sleep.