Legends of Runeterra

Spiritual realm, Guihai Maru Temple.

Alune knelt in front of the statue as usual, but this time she did not explore the mysteries of the temple or study the "Moonstone Weapon" as she did in the past.

On the table in front of her was the plate on which Li En had served the 'Moon Wheat Lasagna' not long ago.

Staring blankly at the plate, La Lune's thoughts gradually drifted away.

Just like the classic saying goes: 'If you have never seen the light, you will not fear the darkness', without ever coming into contact with the beauty of the material world, Alune will never yearn for it again.

Indeed, after entering this temple, Alune would no longer feel hungry or thirsty, and the supply of magic power was enough to sustain her life.

But as a living human being who grew up in a normal environment, La Luen thought that she had already adapted to the life in Guihai Maru Temple after so much time. However, after Li En's actions, she once again felt a yearning for the material world in her heart.

Alune instinctively desires sweet food, a warm bed, and... the ability to communicate with whoever she wants at any time.

Instead of relying on cold magic to sustain life, apart from exploring the mysteries of the temple, they can only spend their endless years researching and improving "moonstone weapons" and praying to the statues.

Koralun was aware of the mission she was carrying. This instinctive desire and sense of responsibility for the mission conflicted with each other, making her feel uneasy from the bottom of her heart.

After all, in Alune's view, she was just enduring loneliness, while her brother Aphelios was truly risking his life, pursuing the traces of evil, and hunting again and again.

"It's just that... Li En and Master Xing Ling have gone to destroy the sealed evil. I don't know when they will be back..."

After calming down a little, La Luen immediately remembered the news she had heard from the bishop, and she became worried about it.

However, Aphelios had once explored the seal and discovered that the two of them could not even shake the seal itself in the slightest. Alune knew very well the horror of the sealed existence.

She just felt that she wasn't working hard enough and couldn't help Li En and the others even a little bit.

Thinking of this, Alune suddenly came to her senses, gently moved the plate away, then picked up the ancient scroll beside her and spread it out to start today's study.

By the way, there is no distinction between day and night in Guihai Maru Temple. It has always been illuminated by the hazy moonlight. Alune's way of telling the passage of time depends entirely on her frequent meetings with Aphelios.

Concentrating on translating the ancient text on the scroll, Alune gradually immersed herself in the complex and obscure knowledge.

"Hoo~!"

A wisp of scarlet mist with a hint of purple silently passed through the defenses of Guihai Maru Temple and gathered behind the unsuspecting Larun.

...

"Wait Diana!"

Diana, who originally wanted to rush into Guihaimalu Temple immediately, hesitated for a moment when she heard Li En's words, and then stretched out her hand to stop Leona who also wanted to rush in.

"It's not Li En, this person looks like he should be from the Bright Moon Sect, right? Shouldn't we save her!?"

"Li En, is there any other problem?"

"Well, there's no time to explain. You'll know after a while."

"..."

"I understand."

After a moment's silence, Diana nodded, then quietly observed the situation in the holy temple.

Seeing this, even though she and Diana were close friends, Leona still chose to respect her choice when it came to the affairs of the Lunari Cult.

What's more, compared to Diana, Leona's trust in Li En is just as great now. Since Li En said so, she also chose to believe him.

...

"Hoo~!"

Alune, who was constantly translating the contents of the scroll and immersed in her studies, did not notice that the strange mist that gathered behind her was dropping down in thousands of wisps, slowly falling on her slender back.

"Ok?"

She frowned for an inexplicable reason, but the next moment Alune continued to immerse herself in complex and obscure knowledge.

Gradually, Alune's white hair, which shone like moonlight, was dyed the same scarlet color with purple hues as the strange mist.

By the time the mist had completely merged into La Lune's body, her eyes had closed without her noticing.

"Om~!"

A crack appeared in space, and three figures appeared in Guihaimalu Temple.

Looking at La Lune kneeling motionless on the mat, Diana frowned slightly, her dark purple eyes filled with worry.

"Li En, can you tell us what's going on now?"

"Well, okay, let's start from the first time I met La Lune..."

In the most concise and clear words, Li En repeated what he had discovered.

"I see. So, after you discovered what happened to Laluen, you, Li En, sent your own strength to the temple by sharing food, and protected Laluen's soul!"

"Yes, that power is too strange. It seems to have been coexisting with Alune since her birth. I was afraid of alerting her, so I had to set up a safety precaution. I didn't expect it to be used now."

When he first saw La Lune, Li En sensed the extremely hidden power mixed with the 'power of the void' lurking in La Lune's body.

When they first met, on the one hand, Li En didn't know what La Luen's situation was, and on the other hand, the twin brother and sister didn't trust him that much, so he could only keep it secret.

After they had some initial trust, Li En sent his strength into the temple by sharing breakfast with her to protect Alune's soul.

No one really thinks that he does this to pick up girls, right? Everyone knows that Li En has always been a gentleman, upright, and never takes the initiative or refuses...

In short, in order to avoid disturbing the strange power hidden in La Lune and to protect the other party, Li En chose this safer method.

"It already existed in La Lune's body when she was born, Li En, do you think so..."

“Well, there’s probably no way to escape. That’s what the blasphemous beast did.

After all, on the night of the 'moon conjunction', the barrier between the spiritual realm and the material realm almost disappears, and you saw the previous seal, which was eroded by that monster a long time ago..."

Li En didn't continue speaking, but Leona and Diana both understood.

If the three of them had not solved and discovered this problem, then in the near future, the nine-eyed evil demon would probably have used the twin brothers and sisters as sacrifices and used them as stepping stones to return to the material realm.

By then, not only the brother and sister, but even the Bright Moon Sect will be completely cut off from this disaster.