Legends of Runeterra

The perception dispersed. At this moment, out of respect for Li En, no one took the initiative to perceive the situation here.

So Nayafili took a deep breath and bowed to Li En to apologize.

"I'm sorry, Master Li En, I lied to you before!"

"Oh? In other words, you don't want to return to your 'ascended god' form?"

"No, I certainly long to restore my former glory, rather than the depraved and blasphemous state I am in today.

but..."

Nayafili paused and glanced at Renekton who was walking down the Stairs of the Sun.

“Lord Li En, although I don’t know the specific situation, I am very sure that I have sensed the souls of Nasus and Renekton more than once, and they are very close to extinction.

And this is just Renekton whose soul and body were distorted by the dark magic of Xerath. After all, Xerath's power was just stolen from the "Ascension Ceremony".

But the reason why we became the Darkin is because we were eroded by the Power of the Void!"

"Lord Li En, it's not that I underestimate your strength. It's just that since the end of the Battle of Icathia, we, the surviving Ascendants, have tried every possible way and studied countless mystical knowledge, but in the end, we inevitably became... "Darkborn"..."

"Is that so?"

Li En nodded slightly, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"Very good, Ms. Nayafili, you have shown your sincerity, so..."

Under Nayafili's gaze, Li En stretched out his left hand towards her.

"Om~!"

A deep and brilliant purple light quietly emerged in his palm.

The power that was originally extremely bizarre and evil, enough to drive the greatest and noblest "Ascended God" crazy and corrupt, now stayed quietly in Li En's palm like a cute little pet.

Yes, there is no doubt about it. Nayafili, who had tried, struggled, and finally despaired, would never admit his mistake. That was... no, it was even purer than the 'Power of the Void' that infected them in the first place.

Such an incredible scene made Nayafili's eyes widen in disbelief, and he stood there in a daze.

The 'power of the void' that made all the 'ascended gods' despair was now easily controlled by Li En.

In an instant, some guess emerged in his mind, and endless chill surged into Nayafili's heart.

However, before she made the next move, Li En's left hand instantly crossed the space and gently held Nayafili's hand.

To be honest, Li En originally planned to put it on her shoulders.

Although it is not impossible for Nayafilina to do it with her three-meter height, it still looks a bit awkward.

As for Nayafili, when her wrist was held by Li En, the 'power of the darkin' in her body was instantly suppressed, and she had no power to resist at all. The feeling of powerlessness far exceeded her previous one when facing Li En and the two Protoss at the same time, and it surged into her heart.

In response, Li En, sensing the hint of despair in the other person, smiled gently.

"Don't be nervous. I know what you think I am now, but in fact, even the 'power of the void' may not be uncontrollable. Remember 'Kassa'?"

The name mentioned by Li En made Nayafili quickly recall the only woman among the many women in Uzeris who he could not see clearly at all.

Now that I think about it, such a secret and undetectable power...

Noticing the change in Nayafili's eyes, Li En nodded slightly.

"That's right, she and I are the only two beings who have adapted to the 'void'!"

"You...I...this...this is impossible!?"

Although she was in denial, Li En, who was holding Nayafili's wrist and completely suppressing her, easily noticed the slightest, extremely subtle fluctuation that she herself had not even noticed.

"Why not? Before the appearance of the 'Ascended God', no one could believe that a mortal could gain power comparable to that of a god simply by relying on a certain ritual, right?"

"This... This is completely different. The 'Power of Ascension' comes from..."

"A 'gift' from above the heavens, right?

But you should know that I have been staying with Leona and Diana since the night they ascended.

Others can't see clearly, but can the great being who gave them the 'power of the stars' not see clearly what I am?"

"..."

Silence. Because of Li En's question, Nayafili fell into a long silence.

The reason why they who fell into the status of "Darkin" were killed and sealed by the Twilight Aspect Maesa and the power of Runeterra was not only because the "Darkin" themselves were ravaged by the "Whisper of the Void", their temperaments changed drastically, they became cruel and bloodthirsty, and they started one bloody war after another, but also because of the "power of the void" in the "Darkin" bodies.

This is the case with the 'Star Spirits' who are the agents, so it is self-evident what the attitude of the great beings who are the 'Giant Gods' is.

Li En went to Mount Targon in person, and stayed with the two newly promoted 'Star Spirits', plus the attitude of the two Star Spirits towards Li En.

If it was said that the two "giants" did not observe Li En's existence, even Nayafili himself would not believe it.

The celebration continued, and the atmosphere in the entire venue became even more heated as the two 'Ascended Gods' walked down the Stairway to the Sun and came to a position where everyone could see them clearly.

However, just as "people's joys and sorrows are different", there was deathly silence on Li En and Nayafili's side.

In this silence, the slightest wavering feeling in Nayafili's heart was growing at an unimaginable speed.

The scarlet eyes that had been avoiding Li En's sight now met the dark and calm eyes as always.

Seeing this, Li En's smile widened slightly.

"It seems that you have figured it out?"

"I..."

"According to common sense, and especially for you who have suffered so much from it, it is impossible for this power to be controlled by any existence in this world.

but..."

Li En said this, holding Nayafili's wrist and lifting it gently.

"I will back up what I say with facts."

"Om~!"

A deep and brilliant purple light emerged, and Nayafili instantly felt that the 'power of the dark' in her body was controlled by the other party. The will from Li En directly and domineeringly replaced her control over her body, strength, and even soul.

“Crack~!”

A crisp cracking sound sounded.

Nayafili turned the only eye he could control to look at the hand held by Li En. The undead killing body created by the blood magic driven by the "power of the dark spawn" had several cracks on its dark red armor.