Legends of Runeterra

"Rekton..."

Nasus’ soul widened its eyes and murmured like in a dream.

He had clearly sensed before he fell into a coma that his soul was in a very bad state and it was almost impossible for him to complete the ritual. However, now...

Renekton, who was standing opposite, noticed his brother's confusion. Without saying a word, he stepped forward, opened his arms and hugged Nasus tightly.

"It's me, brother, I'm back!"

“Brother…Brother!!”

"Thank you, brother. Thank you for never giving up on saving me!"

"No, brother, you have endured thousands of years of torture for me. I should have taken the responsibility for all that!"

"I'm sorry, both of you. I don't want to disturb you guys at this moment, but Renekton's soul has been reassembled. Now we must immediately purify his body that has been infected by dark magic. If you have anything to say, let's wait until everything is stable. How about that?"

"Okay, Mr. Li En!"

"Thank you very much, Mr. Li En!"

Renekton let go of Nasus and bowed to Li En.

"You're welcome. This is what I promised to do. Let's start the last step now, you two."

"Yes, Mr. Li En."

"Om~!"

Golden light enveloped the souls of the two men. The brothers Nasus and Renekton looked at each other, nodded in tacit understanding, and let their souls respond to the call of their bodies.

...

Outside, celebration venue.

"Buzz~~!!"

The pure golden light became more and more dazzling, filling every corner of the venue. As their entire bodies were bathed in this light, everyone in the venue felt an incomparable sense of comfort.

Even the chronic illnesses of some of them seemed to be cured at this moment.

This was not something Li En did deliberately, but rather a "blessing" that would be bestowed when the "Ascension Ceremony" was carried out normally.

For the nobles of the ancient Shurima Empire, being invited to participate in the "Ascension Ceremony" is not only a symbol of honor and nobility, but bathing in this light can also bring them real benefits.

“BOOM~~!!”

The 'Power of Ascension' rushing down from the 'Sun Disk' in the sky shook the atmosphere and roared. At this moment, the power of the 'Power of Ascension' reached its highest point.

"Buzz~~!!"

In unison, everyone who had originally had to bow their heads respectfully because of the dazzling light and divine power, now raised their heads and looked towards the highest point of the Stairs of the Sun.

Like a surging flood, the endless golden light gradually subsided. On the golden platform, two figures wearing pure gold armor and with statures far beyond that of ordinary people slowly appeared.

"That...that is..."

'Why are there two 'Ascended Gods'!? '

"Golden coffin, is it that the being in the golden coffin has come out? "

Everyone was secretly guessing in their hearts, and under the faint power that swept the entire audience, they quietly watched the two figures on the podium.

"In the past, the traitor Xerath committed treason and used evil means to destroy the 'Ascension Ceremony' and transformed himself into a most evil witch spirit.

Fortunately, the 'Ascended God' Renekton sealed him in the tomb at the cost of his own life.

After thousands of years of torture, their minds have been distorted.

The 'Ascension Ceremony' cleanses the soul and purifies the body."

Sivir stood up from the throne and looked at the audience with a solemn and flawless face.

"My people, celebrate! Today, Shurima has once again returned an Ascended God!"

“Crash~~!!”

Amid thunderous cheers, Nasus and Renekton on the golden platform bowed and saluted in the direction of Sivir from afar.

On the other side, Li En, who had successfully completed the ceremony, gently opened his eyes.

Beside him, Nayafili, who did not appear at the celebration venue but was waiting here, was now quietly watching the two infinitely brilliant and glorious figures on the podium.

There was a hint of desire that was difficult to conceal in those scarlet eyes.

"Are you missing him?"

"Lord Li En!"

"Well, that's not necessary, Nayafili. We are no longer subordinates, but equal allies."

"Yes, Lord Li En."

Looking at Nayafili who still called him "Sir", Li En nodded calmly.

"Let's go back to the previous point, Nayafili. Were you longing for the glory you once had?"

"..."

Faced with Li En's straightforward question, Nayafili was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly.

"If I say I don't desire it, it would be hypocritical. We used to be such a glorious and great existence... but now..."

Nayafili raised his hand and glanced at his dark red body, a hint of disgust flashing in his eyes.

"Do your best, Nayafili. You may have a chance to restore your former glory in the future."

"Lord Li En..."

Nayafili opened his mouth but didn't continue.

However, from the look on her face, Li En could tell what she was thinking.

"Why, do you think I'm just painting a pie for you?

It was you who proposed it earlier, trying to restore the former glory through the 'Sun Disk'."

"this..."

Facing Li En's smile, Nayafili felt a slight chill in his heart.

What a joke, she never believed a word of Zeratul's nonsense from the beginning.

As a being who fell from an 'ascended god' to a 'dark descendant', Nayafili knows the 'power of the void' very well.

This strange and evil force has an even more irreconcilable opposition to all matter and energy in this world than "light and darkness" and "water and fire", which are completely opposite existences.

A sufficient amount of 'Power of Ascension' might be able to cleanse this power, but judging from the current situation where the 'Darkspawn' are being infected and fused with the 'Power of the Void'.

Rather than saying that he could become an 'ascended god' again by carrying a massive amount of 'power of ascension', it is more likely, no, it would definitely be completely purified together with the 'power of the void'.

The so-called "I can also talk, I can also love Shurima" attitude before was just an excuse for Nayafili to delay time.

But she didn't expect that the situation was already so advantageous at that time, and a strong man of Li En's level was still very "steady" and didn't give her the slightest chance.

Nayafili sensed the 'golden-red energy' in her body, or rather, the 'golden-red energy' that was firmly integrated with her soul. After so many days, she had been trying almost without stopping for a single second, but there was still no change, as if this power existed as her soul itself.

But the intuition in the dark told Nayafili that if Li En really wanted to, this power that was fused with her soul could seriously injure or even...

"Ms. Nayafili."

The dark and calm eyes looked into the darkspawn's crimson eyes.

"So far, I have shown enough sincerity, so I also hope to see your sincerity."