Legends of Runeterra

"Squeak~!"

Pushing open the door, Tano took a deep breath facing the slightly white sky, then walked towards the outer courtyard, ready to start his morning exercise.

"Uncle Tano."

"Huh? Shen, why are you here? Has Zed left?"

"Yes, Uncle Master, Master Li En asked me to bring a message to you and Uncle Master Meimu."

As soon as Shen finished speaking and before he told the specific content of the message, Tano instinctively felt that something was wrong.

However, before he could pull Shen away, a voice sounded behind him.

"Oh? What's the news?"

"Uncle Meimu, Li En asked me to tell you two that he's taking Akali out on a reconnaissance mission commissioned by Master Kenan. Specifically, they're investigating the whereabouts of a missing 'Shadow Fist'.

He will take good care of Akali, so please don't worry."

"..."

Tano remained silent and did not turn his head, secretly sensing the changes in his wife's breath.

But to his surprise, Meimu was unusually calm at this moment, so calm that even Tano turned around to look with some concern.

"plum..."

"I understand. Thank you, Shen."

"No trouble, Second Master, I'll be leaving first."

"Ah."

Meimu nodded calmly as if what she just said was "what I had for breakfast".

Only after Shen's figure disappeared did Tano tentatively turn his head and look behind him.

"That... Umeme..."

"What's wrong, Tano?"

Meimu looked at her husband calmly, but the more she did so, the more uncertain Tano felt.

"Meimu, you know that Akali is no longer the half-grown child of Shisanxia. She is now an adult.

After studying the 'Lightning Control Technique' with Kenan over the past few years, I'm now as strong as you and me..."

"Okay, I don't have time to listen to your useless nonsense."

Mei Mu was about to turn and leave.

"and many more!"

"explain."

"Uh...you...you're not angry?"

"Why should I be angry? Don't you trust Li En?

Or do you think there is a guardian in all of Ionia who is more trustworthy than Li En?"

"This... I thought you..."

"What do you think of me? Do you think I would be so angry as to chase them back with two sickles?

Tano, Akali is also my daughter, and I am glad that she can train safely."

Meimu rolled her eyes slightly, then turned and walked towards the door.

"where are you going?"

"I seem to have some impression of the missing 'Shadow Fist'. I'll look through some ancient books and perhaps find some useful information for them."

"Okay, I'll come too."

"No, you have to go and train with the disciples of the Xiuzhi Lineage!"

"I..."

After Meimu finished speaking, she turned and walked into the yard. Tano looked at his wife's back and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

...

"Brother Li En..."

"Why, are you getting scared now?"

Looking at Akali, who went from joy and excitement at the beginning to distress after the mountain gate could no longer be seen, Li En smiled and rubbed the girl's head.

"I...I'm not scared!"

"Good, very energetic, this is the Akali I know!"

"Hehe~!"

"Also, don't worry. Before I left, I asked Shen to tell Master Meimu and the other two that it was me who took you away."

"That's it..."

Akali subconsciously pinched the corner of her clothes with her right hand, and immediately felt much more relaxed.

"Thanks..."

"Well, didn't I tell you that we don't need to say 'thank you' to each other?

It's still some distance from here to the destination. Come, hold my hand and I'll take you there."

"Okay, brother Li En."

Akali nodded obediently and took Li En's hand.

next moment.

"Om~!"

There was no fluctuation in space, but the figures of the two disappeared on the spot.

...

'Follow the light of your eyes and the wisdom of your heart.

Those who disrupt the balance must be punished.

Those who are cowardly and listless must be pruned.

Do not believe in false gods and do not follow mirages.

Cut off personal feelings and fold your fingers into a fist

Silently reciting the oath she had made, Yunana sat cross-legged on the mat. The gurgling Lingquan Waterfall fell not far away, winding out a medium-sized stream flowing in front of her.

Gazing at the spiritual spring water that continued to flow, Yunana looked up at the sky.

She no longer bothered to remember how many years she had been stationed here, hundreds of years, or thousands of years, after carving twelve wooden stakes to represent one year.

Ever since the war that quelled the 'turmoil', the elders of the sect asked her to pass on the position of 'Eye of Twilight' to someone else.

She made a new vow and has been stationed at Twilight Temple ever since.

Before leaving, Master Pi Nan gave her a warning: "After this departure, I am afraid that there will be no one to follow me. From now on, I will leave it to you to decide which branch to cultivate. Think of what I want, and don't let me down."

From then on, she knew clearly that the material world and the spiritual realm were separated by time and space, and this separation would be forever.

She understood this tacitly and took the initiative to come to the 'Twilight Temple' deep in the spiritual realm.

Rather than guarding, it is actually...sealing.

After all, the being who was her 'teacher' and the 'god' who guided her was of the same clan as the culprits who had set off that bloody turmoil, all of them... 'Darkspawn'!

And the 'god' who chose to seal himself like himself, since entering the spiritual realm

"Click~!"

"Ok?"

The subtle sound of dead branches breaking interrupted Yunana's memories. She tilted her head slightly and looked over the temple's medium-sized wall.

Dozens, or even dozens of deformed and terrifying figures were changing their shapes and appearing in the shadows of the woods outside the courtyard wall.

"Really...it's only been a short time..."

There was no fear in his voice, only obvious impatience.

Yunana frowned slightly and slowly stood up from the mat.

In this self-sealing that lasted for countless years, these demons called "Azakana" were the few who could kill some boring time.

But until recent years, these demons have appeared more and more frequently outside the Twilight Temple, disturbing Yunana's daily practice.

"Om~!"

A misty light appeared around Yunana, and black metal balls the size of grapefruits with various patterns on their surface quietly appeared behind her.

'Ain Inar', a legendary holy artifact from the Order of the Balance.

The reason why Yunana was able to possess this holy artifact was, on the one hand, because she herself was in harmony with the holy artifact, and on the other hand, it was also because this holy artifact protected her mind from being affected by the 'Dark Indigen'.

Although the darkin who guided Yunana was separated from her when she first entered the spiritual realm.

"Hiss~~!!"

The Darkin, who had been watching for a long time, finally couldn't suppress his bloodthirsty desire anymore. He roared, jumped over the courtyard wall, and pounced on the only flesh and blood creature.