Legends of Runeterra

"Ah!"

Before Li En could answer, Leona, who was standing next to him, sneered and took a step forward to the front.

"At this moment, Darkin, are you kidding me!?"

"..."

Without answering Leona's question, Nayafili's scarlet eyes just stared at Li En.

A blush appeared on Leona's fair face, but it was not shyness, but anger at being ignored by the evil and vicious Darkin.

"you..."

"Crack~!"

"Leona."

Grabbing her best friend's wrist, Diana whispered her name.

He then tried to pull Leona towards him, but found that she was not moving at all.

The two exchanged glances, and Diana saw the annoyance and determination in Leona's eyes.

Suddenly, a pair of warm and strong hands were placed on their wrists.

Facing the two people's somewhat surprised and dazed gazes, Li En gently exerted force, and the two people's hands were smoothly released.

Then Li En took one of them at a time and pulled them both to a position side by side with him.

"Darkin, Leona is right. It's a bit foolish to ask you to do this at this moment, isn't it?"

"Lord Li En, I was deceived by Zelas. I actually have no intention of being your enemy. My mission from the beginning was just to delay you as much as possible..."

"What did Xerath promise you?"

Li En interrupted Nayafili and asked the most important question to her.

Upon hearing this, Nayafili was stunned for a moment, and then his mind turned to various things.

Given the relationship between Li En and the 'Ascended Bloodline', Nayafili is confident that he can gain the trust of the Shurima camp if he can temporarily serve under Li En and kill Xerath.

By then, he would show his loyalty to the last emperor who was fond of showing off his power. Considering the current shortage of manpower, there was a 90% chance that the glory of the "Ascension Ceremony" would fall on him.

By then, she had gained greater power, and Shurima, which was in a state of disrepair, could not refuse her reason to seek out talents.

He personally brought back those sealed compatriots one by one and performed "ascension". Then... Shurima and even the entire Runeland would belong to the darkin king Nayafili.

As for whether this is betrayal...

Nayafili is a noble darkin and will become the darkin king in the future. As everyone knows, this is just the wisdom of the darkin king.

Thinking that all living beings will submit to his throne in the future, and that he will even lead the Darkin Army to flatten the top of the Giant God's Peak, Nayafili's newly created body could not help but tremble slightly.

'? '

Looking at the trembling Nayafili, not only Li En, but also Diana and Leona showed a hint of doubt in their eyes.

"Since you don't want to..."

"Lord Li En, Xerath promised me that after he captured the capital of Shurima, he would use the 'Sun Disc' to help me ascend a second time and get rid of my current state!"

"So you feel underestimated by Xerath for the mission you were given.

You must achieve something more remarkable, such as...letting me die completely, so that you can make further demands with Zerath, right?"

"...yes...yes..."

Nayafili nodded decisively when his little trick was seen through.

Having made up her mind to "turn from darkness to light", no matter what conclusion Li En came to, she would actively cooperate and nod in agreement.

"I'm sorry, Master Li En, I...I just can't stand this fallen body anymore, I..."

"Heh! Darkin, put away your hypocritical attitude!

You are darkborn, do you think we would believe such a flawed lie?"

"Bang~!"

"Star Spirit! How dare you assume what I really think!!"

Nayafili crushed the crystallized ground with one foot, glaring at Leona with his teeth slightly bared.

“Yes, I am indeed a Darkin, but do you know why we have become what we are now?

Without us risking our lives to fight, Shurima and even Runeterra would have been devoured by those monsters under Icathia long ago! ! "

"We have given everything, but people have changed us from the glorious 'Ascended Gods' to the shameful 'Darkspawn'!!"

It must be said that Nayafili was very eloquent. Her surging and heartfelt words stunned Diana for a moment.

Li En had already known about that past, and had even confirmed it with Nazuk who had experienced it all personally. Naturally, he would not be deceived by Nayafili's words that were taken out of context.

As for Leona, facing Nayafili's questioning, she tilted her head in confusion.

"What the hell are you talking about!?

Once you are a Darkin, you will be a Darkin forever!

If you still want to become an 'ascended god' again, why don't you ask those mortals you slaughtered! ? "

"..."

"Pah pah pah~!"

"You're right, Leona. You are worthy of being the one chosen by the sun. Your righteous look really makes me happy!"

"You... Li En, what nonsense are you talking about!?"

Leona turned her head sharply towards Li En beside her as if she had stepped on an electric wire, and spoke stutteringly, with her previous awe-inspiring demeanor disappearing in an instant.

At the same time, he secretly observed Diana's expression from the corner of his eye. Seeing that she looked as if she had understood something, his tense mood immediately eased a little.

The gem-like golden-red eyes glared at Li En, and without any instruction, his hands pinched Li En lightly in the blind spot of Diana's vision.

"Sorry, sorry. What I meant is that as a 'Star Spirit' who fights against evil, I should be like you and never be deceived by the words of those evil demons!"

"Yeah, Li En is right. I was a little hesitant just now. Leona, I really need to learn from you in this regard!"

"Hey~! Really? Oh~! Actually, I'm not as good as you say~!"

"but..."

Li En suddenly spoke, attracting the attention of the two, but he turned his head and looked directly at Nayafili, who dared not move.

"Darkborn!"

"Yes, Master Li En!"

"I can give you a chance to turn from darkness to light..."

"Thank you, Master Li En. Please give me your orders, Master!!"

"It's simple. Go all out and let them feel the taste of failure."

As Li En spoke, he glanced left and right at the two star spirits beside him, then smiled at Nayafili.

At this moment, facing Li En's eye signals, Nayafili, who had a vague understanding in his heart, felt a little numb.

She is a Darkin, so how come she seems to have become just a part of the play between Li En and these two Protoss? Doesn't she have any dignity?

But Nayafili knew at this point that he had no choice.

So... facing the two Protoss' eyes that were puzzled and a little excited, Nayafili nodded.

"Yes, Master Li En!"