Legends of Runeterra

"Your Majesty Azir, the ruins where the arm guard was stored have long since collapsed and been buried under the sand.

As for Ezreal being able to use this arm guard, it was indeed with Mr. Nezuk’s permission.”

"Huh? This..."

"Mr. Li En, what did you say? Brother Nezuk is still alive? How is this possible!?"

Nasus stepped forward and asked Azir the question that was on his mind.

They knew all too well how brutal "that war" was, and only one in ten of the Ascended Corps survived.

With such heavy casualties, according to the surviving Ascendants who returned, how could Nazuk, who controlled the "Monolith Fortress" and plunged into the void rift, still be alive.

You must know that even the surviving Ascendants, after the collapse of the empire, the last pillar of maintaining their sanity disappeared, and they fell completely into madness.

"Yes, Mr. Nazuk is indeed still alive. As for why I am so sure, it is because his residual soul was saved by me."

"..."

The emperor and the minister looked at each other, and they both saw the disbelief in each other's eyes. But after thinking about it for a while, they felt that if it was just a remnant soul, it did have some credibility.

After all, although Nazuk is an ascender, the elemental knowledge he controls, called "Primordial Axiom", is more famous than his identity as an ascender.

Besides, a strong man like Li En would not tell such meaningless and low-level lies.

After considering for a moment, Azir made a decision in his heart.

"Then Li En, may I ask where is Senior Nazuk... now?"

There was a pause. Azir, who had just become an Ascended being not long ago, was still unable to call the other party "brother" as naturally as Nasus did.

For Azir, who was at the end of the Shurima Empire, the so-called "brothers" were never pillars of support that he could rely on, but enemies who gradually deprived him of the hope of survival.

"Mr. Nezuk has returned to Ixtal, and he has heard the news of your resurrection. He asked me to tell you something."

"What?"

"I buried all my strength in Icathia, but now it has become a den of evil. Fortunately, I have only a remnant soul left. Your Majesty, please let me live out the rest of my life in my homeland."

"..."

The expectations in his heart quickly cooled. With the precedent of Ascendants falling into Darkin as a precedent, Azir did not doubt the authenticity of the words conveyed.

"Well, I understand, Li En, please tell Mr. Nazuk that Shurima will remember his efforts and ask him to live in peace."

"Yes, Your Majesty Azir."

Li En nodded, a smile on his face.

"So this..."

"His name is Amumu."

Li En waved his hand. Amumu looked at Azir, who was nearly three meters tall. After hesitating for a moment, he let go of Ezreal's clothes and took the initiative to come to Li En's side.

But most of his body was hidden behind Li En, with only half of his head showing.

"Hello Amumu, can I see you?"

Walking down the golden stairs, Azir felt more and more clearly the vague sense of summons, which was much weaker than Sivir's, similar to the 'ascending bloodline'.

"..."

"Don't be afraid of Amumu. His Majesty Azir means no harm."

Looking up at Li En, Amumu slowly took off the hood on his head and walked out from behind Li En little by little.

"Hello...Hello...Azir...Your Majesty..."

Imitating Li En's way of addressing, Amumu stuttered as he greeted Azir.

"..."

"Ah hello."

Nodding slightly, Azir turned to look at Nasus not far away.

"Grand Maester."

"The minister is here."

"Please take Ezreal and Amumu and settle them down first. I have something important to discuss with Li En."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Bowing, Nasus looked towards Ezreal.

"You two, please follow me."

"Uh...Lee En..."

"Go ahead Ezreal, we'll be here soon."

"Ok."

...

As Nasus, Ezreal and the other two left, the hall suddenly fell into silence.

Azir did not return to the Golden Throne again, but stared at Li En quietly.

Li En did not avoid the eye contact at all, and also stared at the emperor quietly.

"Ahem~!"

"I say, how long are you going to stay like this? I don't think we have time to waste on such a boring game!"

Sivir's voice broke the silence in the hall. Li En and Azir turned to look at her at the same time, but she did not feel uncomfortable at all. Instead, she glared at the two of them with an unhappy look on her face.

"What? Are you going to drag me into this game? I might as well have left with them just now."

"Hahaha~! Sorry Sivir, I neglected your feelings a little."

Faced with Azir's sudden apology, Sivir was a little uncomfortable.

After all, in Uzeris, she had read books that recorded the deeds of this ancestor.

At least in those records, just like the empire entering its final years, this ancestor was not a "kind person" by the standards of an emperor.

"Uh...never mind, just tell me what you want to say."

"Ok."

Azir nodded slightly, then looked at Li En who was standing next to Sivir.

"Li En, that Amumu..."

"Yes, Your Majesty Azir, we know about his problem, but we can't be 100% sure, so..."

"You just brought him... brought him to me?"

"That's right, you are both an ascender and once the most orthodox 'ascended bloodline' in Shurima.

So, Your Majesty, does the connection between the 'bloodlines' that Sivir sensed really exist?"

"..."

Azir did not answer, but his silence gave the answer.

Seeing this, Sivir on the side showed a complicated look on her face.

"Then... can you tell me what the dark magic in Amumu is like? Why is it so similar to the power of Xerath?"

"..."

In the face of Sivir's questioning, Azir remained silent.

Wearing golden eagle armor, he stood like a golden statue.

"In that case, let's go, Li En. I think there is nothing more to talk about. Let's go back to Uzeris."

Taking Li En's hand, Shiver was about to pull him away.

"and many more!"

Xiweier didn't stop at all and dragged Li En out.

"Well, boy, I'll tell you everything I know!"

"Da~!"

Sivir paused, then slowly turned around, still holding Li En's hand, and just looked at Azir quietly.

"Oh~!"

"You two, please follow me."

Sighing softly, Azir took the initiative to walk to the balcony on the side of the hall that overlooked the entire capital.

Sivir looked at Li En and winked at him, and then the two of them followed Azir together.