Legends of Runeterra

"Huhuhu~!"

Using the methods that once existed among mortals, he relieved the pain from his burning soul.

Nasus tightened the golden chains wrapped around his body and stared at the golden platform that was getting closer and closer.

"Brother... once... you also... no! As a mortal... the pain you endured... must be far greater than mine..."

"Boom~!"

When you step onto the next step, the burning sensation in your soul suddenly rises to a higher level.

“Ding-dong~!”

The intense pain caused Nasus to lose control of his body for a moment, and the chains shook and made noises.

Fortunately, he stabilized his body the next moment.

This time, Li En, who was presiding over the ceremony, did not ask any questions.

Nasus's resolute will had already been revealed without words.

And at this moment, whether out of a sense of responsibility or other reasons, Li En also concentrated his mind, trying his best to suppress the violent and overbearing "power of ascension", and expelled the dark magic in Renekton's soul bit by bit.

"Boom~!"

When he reached the last ten steps, under the gaze of everyone, the ascender carrying the golden coffin stopped to catch his breath for a long time before he raised his feet again.

"Boom~!"

“Ding~Dang~!”

His tall figure caused the chains to swing, but Nasus managed to keep his body steady and did not fall off the stairs.

But it was visible to the naked eye that Nasus's back was becoming more and more hunched under the heavy pressure of the golden coffin.

"Boom~!"

“Ding~Dang~!”

"Boom~!"

“Ding~Dang~!”

Every time Nasus climbed a step, the hearts of everyone at the celebration trembled.

Although there was no explanation, the aura that Nasus exuded, that was to reach the top at all costs, made everyone silently cheer for him and hope that he would succeed.

"Boom~!"

"Plop~!"

After reaching the last step, Nasus felt his feet lighten and fell to one knee.

"Huhuhu~!"

The burning pain in his soul could not affect him at all. His jackal-like face showed a very strange expression, with the ferocity brought by pain and the smile brought by joy intertwined.

'Nasus, would you like to rest for a while?'

"No need, Mr. Li En, please start as soon as possible!"

'Well, get ready, this is going to be harder than the last.'

'Well, don't worry, I'm fine!'

Nasus took a deep breath, then stood up from his kneeling position and walked to the center of the golden platform under everyone's gaze.

"..."

The celebration venue was silent. An inexplicable, sacred and majestic atmosphere became more and more majestic. For a moment, everyone held their breath instinctively.

"Om~!"

The 'sun disk' hanging high in the sky emitted an even brighter golden light. For a moment, even the sun at noon disappeared from everyone's sight under this light.

What is even more surprising is that under such intense light, no one's eyes felt any discomfort.

next moment.

The materialized light rushed down from the 'Sun Disk' and hit the golden platform directly below.

"Buzz~~!!"

At this moment, the intense light forced everyone to look away and lower their heads.

The golden platform, all the patterns engraved on the platform were lit up at this time, and the violent and overbearing "power of ascension" slammed down on Nasus.

Like a sculpture bathed in a current of water, Nasus stood motionless in the liquid light, showing no signs of life.

At this moment, his hands were still tightly grasping the golden chains wrapped around his body.

At the soul level.

“Ah ...

There was no decency or elegance. Even the ascended Nasus was screaming heart-wrenchingly like an ordinary mortal.

"Nasus."

"Om~!"

As golden and red flames rose, a gentle and calm voice sounded, bringing Nasus out of the pain that was enough to overwhelm him.

"Mr. Li...Mr. Li En..."

"This is my only chance to intervene. According to the plan, your soul will be used as an anchor to separate and reassemble Renekton's haphazardly pieced together soul. During this time, you will suffer double the pain.

If you fail to hold on during this period, not only will Renekton's soul lose the chance to recover, but you yourself..."

Listening to Li En's reiteration, Nasus's face, which was distorted by pain, turned to the side.

There, a twisted soul, but vaguely recognizable as Renekton's, was quietly suspended.

Staring at Renekton's soul, Nasus's eyes filled with pain revealed a hint of determination.

"Long ago, Renekton, who was not a candidate for ascension, climbed the Stairway to the Sun despite the threat of death, carrying me on his back step by step to the top, allowing me to become one of the great 'Ascended Gods'.

So, Mr. Li En, I..."

"I understand. I will do my best as planned."

"Thank you, Mr. Li En!"

Nasus faced the figure vaguely emerging in the golden and red light and bowed with great gratitude.

"No matter what, hold on!"

"no problem!!"

"Om~!"

The golden-red light dissipated, and in an instant, the unreduced pain from the soul level once again overwhelmed Nasus.

"Uh..."

With clenched teeth, Nasus stared closely at Renekton's twisted soul.

"Buzz~~!!"

Pure golden light fell down with a loud bang, linking the two souls together.

“Crack! Crack! Crack!”

The twisted soul that was pieced together randomly was separated accurately and quickly by Li En using the "power of ascension".

“Ahhhhhhhhh~~!!”

Heart-wrenching screams resounded throughout the entire soul space, but under this double pain, Nasus kept recalling every little detail between the brothers.

Although he is a strong, brave and aggressive younger brother, he has never shown his ferocity in front of his quiet, peaceful and much thinner brother.

Every time after a fight with someone, even if he couldn’t hear or understand a word, he would still listen to his own scolding obediently.

...

The shattered fragments of Renekton's soul, with Nasus' soul as an anchor, returned to where they were supposed to be.

Thanks to the fact that Renekton himself is an ascended being, his soul has long been sublimated and evolved under the influence of the 'power of ascension'.

Under the influence of the 'power of ascension', the cracks between the soul fragments quickly healed and disappeared.

Everything is going according to plan. As long as Nasus holds on to the end, Renekton's soul will be...

“Crack~!”

A sound like breaking porcelain suddenly rang out from within the soul with a jackal head.