Legends of Runeterra

Listening to the words of Grand Maester Nasus, Azir suddenly felt a subtle sense of helplessness in his heart.

When the ascension ceremony was held, Nasus and Renekton were sent to a place thousands of miles away by Azir a few months in advance at the suggestion of Xerath.

The main reason is that Azir intimidated the sun priests and forced the ascension ceremony to be held. Although the two ascenders were loyal, for someone like them, their loyalty was more to the 'ascended bloodline' rather than to Azir himself.

Therefore, in order to ensure the smooth progress of the ascension ceremony, Azir adopted Xerath's advice.

Unexpectedly, this so-called suggestion was just one of Xerath's conspiracies. He took advantage of Azir's character flaws as a prince who had been unpopular since childhood, transferred the last two trustworthy Ascendants away from the capital, and finally successfully carried out his betrayal.

Although the result was that the entire capital of Shurima was reduced to ruins and all the residents in the city died in the out-of-control "power of ascension", Xerath did seize this power.

If the two ascenders had not arrived later and sacrificed Renekton to seal Xerath, perhaps he could really have changed the dynasty.

When Azir met the Grand Maester again thousands of years later, he discovered that although Nasus still respected him as the de jure emperor, he could vaguely feel the distance between them.

"But this is only temporary. I have already become an 'Ascended One'. All I need to do is to completely defeat Xerath, and then the glory of Shurima will reappear!"

The Eagle King thought silently in his heart, and in an instant he threw the little bit of loss caused by Nasus into an unknown corner.

"Grand Maester, how is General Renekton doing?"

When Nasus suddenly heard Azir mention Renekton, he was stunned for a moment, but after confirming Azir's address, a hint of joy suddenly rose in his heart.

"Your Majesty, the sinner Renekton has gathered a group of sand bandits and is..."

"Looking for you in Manshurema?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

“Don’t worry, Nasus. Renekton’s mind was only twisted by that traitor. As long as we can capture him, the Power of Ascension will surely help him recover!”

"Yes, thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!"

"Hahaha~! There's no need to be like this. I owe you. The reason why Renekton has become like this is all because of the sin committed by that traitor. We must erase this mistake!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Well, besides, what do you think about that 'Ascending Bloodline'?"

"Your Majesty, Sivir has been staying in Uzeris. Due to Li En's strength, Xerath only tried once, but the 'beast' he sent was killed by Sivir in one blow. The weapon Sivir used at that time was..."

"'Charikar' right?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. At that time, Sivir was guiding the refugees fleeing to Uzeris. When she discovered the 'beast' following them, she easily killed it in one second."

"Protecting refugees... How long has she been doing this?"

"It began when the clear waters of the Sun Disc caused unrest in Shurima."

"Really, they are somewhat similar..."

Hearing this, Azir sighed softly.

As perhaps the most knowledgeable of all the Ascended, Nasus instantly understood what the emperor meant.

The person the other party was referring to was Setaka, the last person to use this weapon. As possibly the first Ascended One, Setaka's prestige was undoubtedly the first even in the Ascended Corps.

As the second user of 'Charikar', Azir did not say that Sivir looked similar to her. After all, after ascending, her appearance as a mortal had long been replaced by the 'true form of the god' of the ascender.

What Azir meant by 'somewhat similar' actually meant that the two had very similar personalities. They disdained the power that was above all living beings, but instead had compassion for weak mortals.

It is for this reason that every ascender who came from the mortal world has the utmost respect for this 'Ascended Empress Wu'.

Now as the second master of 'Charikar', Sivir's actions to protect refugees are undoubtedly the same as Setaka's, with compassion for the weak.

"His Majesty."

"Your Excellency, please feel free to speak."

"Yes, Your Majesty. Now that Xerath is gathering strength and preparing to take action, I think perhaps we can try to contact Uzeris and seek cooperation from there."

"Do you want to ask Li En to come over and help?"

"No, it's not to help, we just need to let Li En understand our intentions."

"But Shiver refused from the beginning, didn't she? Even Li En, even when the temptation of becoming an 'Ascendant' was placed in front of him, he didn't have the slightest desire, even..."

Azir did not continue speaking. He clearly remembered that when Li En faced his promise, it was not so much that he was unmoved, but rather that he was disdainful of the "Ascension Ceremony".

To be honest, Li En is indeed very strong, and Azir also believes that the opponent definitely did not use his full strength at that time.

But that is the 'Ascension Ceremony', which can allow a mortal to have a life with no end in sight and the power to move mountains and split the earth.

Instead of being moved, the other party showed an obvious disgust. Until now, Azir still hasn't figured out what's going on.

Faced with Azir's silence, Nasus was not sure of the specific reason, but that did not stop him from continuing to speak about his plan.

"Your Majesty, Sivir is the purest 'Ascension Bloodline'. Even if she is unwilling now, she will eventually take that position. We just need to express our attitude and leave everything to time."

"..."

Azir thought for a moment and immediately understood what Nasus meant.

Even if Sivir can tap into the power of her own blood with the help of Charikar, time is ultimately an invisible enemy that she cannot avoid.

The ruthless erosion of time is enough to bring the once great Shurima Empire to its current state, but the "Ascended God" is able to resist the wear and tear of time and has existed to this day.

When Sivir realized this irreversible wear and tear, she naturally sought the power to fight against the wear and tear of time.

By then, everything will fall into place naturally.

"Okay, I agree."

"Yes, thank you Your Majesty!"

"Well, thank you for your hard work during this period, Grand Master."

"Your Majesty, your words are too serious. This is only the duty of a subject."

"Haha~! Go ahead. The day to completely deal with that traitor is coming soon. After that, we can focus on rescuing General Renekton."

"Yes, thank you Your Majesty!"

Upon hearing this, Nasus bowed to Azir with the most sincere salute, then quickly left.

Looking at the tall figure of Azir, who was wearing golden eagle armor, a hint of inexplicable color flashed in his eyes under the golden mask.