The Glory of Noxus.

Under the thundercloud storm, fireworks filled the sky.

Tyberk transformed into a demon lord who controlled fire, dominating the battlefield with raging dark flames and forcibly suppressing Annie's offensive.

It must be said that Annie's talent for fire and fire magic really surprised him.

Given the long life span of Taberke, Anne's age would be no more than a child in human terms.

But the strength she displayed at this moment definitely exceeded that of most extraordinary people, allowing her to not be at a disadvantage when facing his attack.

This is already amazing!

This shows that Annie's talent for fire and flame magic have already reached an incredible level.

Even in the many battles that Tyberk had fought, few could compare to Annie in terms of talent.

The only one who can surpass Anne

It was Leblanc who defeated herself and sealed herself in a silver bottle.

Even though he is a fire demon, Tyberk is still very wary of Love.

It's not just because of LeBlanc's identity, she was once the right-hand man of His Majesty Mordekaiser.

There is also the power that Leblanc possesses, a terrifying magical ability that is so realistic that it is hard to tell the difference between the real thing and the fake.

It was with the help of his unique trickery magic that Tyberk was finally trapped, defeated and sealed in a silver bottle for a thousand years.

At the edge of the Soul Shaft, the battle between Tyberk and Annie continues.

Their attacks became more and more fierce, and the energies of the different flames formed a huge vortex between them, enveloping the back garden and turning it into a lava hell.

It even spread faintly to the surroundings, covering the magnificent underground castle.

"Ok?"

Taberk's expression changed, and he lowered his eyes to look at Annie below. The lava shield protecting her was gradually weakening.

“Is this fatigue?”

He stared at the flames of fire energy surrounding Annie, and a gleam of victory flashed in his eyes.

But Annie still persevered, trying her best to maintain her lava shield.

If the shield was broken, she would lose any hope of saving Tibbers.

Taberk looked at Annie's plight and felt more confident of winning.

He immediately began to increase the intensity of his attack, and the bear paw covered with dark flames smashed towards Annie like a huge rock.

Just when Taberk was about to end the battle.

Anne suddenly looked up at Taberk, her once helpless eyes now filled with determination.

The red-gold amulet tightly held in her hand quietly shattered under her power, releasing the power stored inside.

All of a sudden!

A stream of scorching red-gold flame energy surged out of Annie's body and rushed directly towards Taberk.

This red-gold flame energy is very different from the fire energy flame that Annie controls.

It is purer and more powerful, infecting the back garden and the soul shaft like gold.

Boo!

The shrill sound of birds chirping pierced the sky, and a wave of red-gold flames swept across.

The almost solid Nanli Suzaku was reflected in the air, flapping its flaming wings and breaking through the dark flames.

Then, Nanli Suzaku's golden eyes looked down at the giant shadow bear transformed by Taiberk, a fierce look flashed across his eyes, and he swooped down.

"It's the power of the Flame Star Spirit!"

Taberk stared at the flaming bird rushing towards him, and his expression suddenly changed.

He remembered this fire power, having come into contact with it before in the ancient temple.

At that time, he thought it was a star spirit from heaven that had descended. He was so frightened that he hid at the bottom of the sealed silver bottle, not daring to move.

Now, Taberk once again faced the power of the Fire Protoss and was caught off guard for a moment.

He dodged hurriedly, but was still knocked over by Nanli Suzaku's flames, and his steps staggered.

He could clearly feel the flames raging around him and the hot breath baking his body.

"Roar!"

Taibok roared angrily and swung his bear paws wrapped in dark flames, slapping at the attacking Nanli Suzaku.

The flames are monstrous!

The ferocity of the Shadow Bear was brought to full play by Tyberk.

His dark eyes were filled with rage, as if he wanted to swallow every living thing in front of him.

But when Nanli Suzaku stretched out his sharp golden claws, he ignored Taberke's counterattack and stabbed straight into Taberke's shoulder.

puff!

The dark flames retreated, and the energy body outlined by the devil's power melted away in an instant.

Taberk's face was grim, with pain and anger intertwined. His palms covered in black flames pressed down on the golden claws, trying to stop it from going deeper.

However, Nanli Suzaku's attack did not stop there. Its flaming wings fell, breaking Tabek's fantasy and holding him firmly in the air.

Then, flaming feathers fell like a rain curtain, and each piece looked like gilded leaves, forming a flaming cage.

The crisscrossing flaming swords pierced through the body of Tyberk's shadow bear, trapping him in the center of the cage.

Tyberk, who was skilled in controlling all kinds of fire in Runeterra, seemed completely at a loss when faced with the Fire of Nanli.

No matter how he used his demonic power, he could not shake the flaming cage before him.

"damn it!"

Tabek struggled, but the pain that penetrated his bones made him lose all resistance.

Finally, the intertwined flaming swords wrapped around his body like a group of fiery snakes, forcing back the dark flames and revealing the true form of the Shadow Bear.

Annie stood below Nanli Suzaku, her body still surrounded by blazing fire energy.

She could clearly feel the boiling Nanli Fire in her body, and a hint of fatigue appeared in her dark red eyes.

But it also comes with the joy of victory.

Annie's talent for fire is truly unparalleled, and she can perfectly control the Nanli Fire in the red-gold amulet.

At this moment, Annie is no longer the girl who needs protection, but a girl who stands up to protect her companions.

Daughter of darkness!

She looked at Taberk, but his ferocious appearance did not scare her. Instead, she took firm steps and walked towards him.

Anne came to Taberke, looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar face, reached out her hand, and gently touched Taberke's cheek.

"Tibers, come back, it's my turn to protect you this time!"

"He won't come back. I am the fire demon, and he is just my separated consciousness." Taberk said mercilessly.

Although his body was restrained and he was unable to respond.

But he responded with cold words.

"No!"

Anne shook her head stubbornly and said with great certainty: "Tibbers will not disappear."

Suddenly!

Anne's outstretched palm, covered with the Fire of Nanli, pressed against Taberk's skin and penetrated into his body.

The dark flames melted, and the fire of Nanli surged within Taberk's body.

Anne felt the resentment and struggle in Tyberk's heart, as well as a familiar aura hidden deep in his soul.

It's Tibbers!

A faint smile appeared on Anne's face. She hated the feeling of losing.

Once, she lost her mother, which had a great impact on her. She could never forget the feeling of powerlessness and pain.

She didn't want to experience that feeling again.

Therefore, Anne did not want to lose Tibbers.

When her father Gregory was busy with life, it was Tibbers who accompanied her through those days.

They play together and share each other's joys and sorrows.

Tibbers is not just a teddy bear to Anne, but her closest friend and family member.

Now, when Annie felt the breath of Tiberus again, she was more determined to transfer the Fire of Nanli into Tiberk's body.

What about the devil?

With the help of the power given by Uncle Huo Jixing, Annie wants to rescue Tibers.

In just a moment, Taberk's shadow bear's body shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye, and a look of fear appeared on its ferocious face.

Apparently, Taberk sensed that Tibbers' consciousness was regaining and he was reconnecting with Annie.

Is this the bond between humans?

Taberk looked at his huge demonic body, which was purified by the Fire of Nanli, and an inexplicable emotion surged up in him.

It was Tibers who was interfering with him, but he was imprisoned in the cage of fire and was powerless to resist.

Just when Taberk gave up, fate changed.

He smelled a familiar scent appearing in his perception, not far away.

Not His Majesty Modkaiser, but his former companion.

Shadow Demon!

Or it can be called——

Raven Demon!

A powerful demon who is good at prying into people's hearts, seeing through secrets, and giving advice.

"Quack! Quack! Quack!"

The ravenous crows went out of control and rushed towards the solid Nanli Suzaku, the Fire Cage, and Annie who was purifying Tyberk.

Nanli Suzaku sensed the danger and immediately flapped its flaming wings, instantly creating waves of flames that burned the flock of crows that were swooping down on it.

But the crows that filled the sky were fearless and, under deliberate control, surrounded the area where Annie was like a black storm.

Looking from afar, the red-gold flames were submerged in the endless flock of crows. The flames that lit up from time to time were the counterattack of Nanli Suzaku.

Then, a figure appeared behind the flock of crows.

It's Swain!

He stretched out his devilish hand, as if controlling everything, his cold eyes fixed on Annie and Taberk.

"How is this going?"

Darius's expression suddenly changed when he saw this.

He originally thought that Swain was going to help Annie, but now it seems that the demonic power in Swain's body is also out of control?

"damn it!"

Just as Darius was about to make a move, blood-red demonic lightning suddenly appeared and filled his vision.

【Touch of Liberation】!

All I saw were terrifying blood-red lightning bolts jumping on Swain's demon hand.

As he pointed at Annie, Demon Lightning cheered and ran towards the target.

But halfway through, the devil lightning suddenly disappeared.

"Be quiet, this is my body, stop trying to control it!" Swain's tone was extremely cold.

He felt that the demon inside him was trying to take over his body.

The loss of control just now was the work of the demon in his body, which took advantage of his distraction to forcibly invade his body.

"Swain, this is part of the contract we signed, you can't break it!"

A low, hoarse voice came from Swain's mouth, and it seemed like he was talking to himself.

But the transformation of the blood-red eyes proved that there were two beings within Swain's body.

"Contract? A devil's contract?"

Hearing this, Swain chuckled, his voice carrying a hint of teasing, as if he had anticipated the situation.

To be exact, on the battlefield of Presidium, when he completed the contract, he had anticipated that such a day would come.

"Do you want to break the devil's contract?"

Accompanied by a low voice.

The cold aura of the Raven Demon rose behind Swain, slowly forming an enormous crow-shaped shadow monster.

There was a particularly important signature agreement in the demonic contract that Swain signed at that time:

When necessary in the future, the Raven Demon will borrow Swain's body.

Swain said with disdain, "Are you sure it's borrowing? Not occupying?"

The raven demon's expression darkened, and a dangerous light flashed in his eyes made of shadows.

Then, the completely solidified shadow monster stretched out its jet-black crow wings, trying to cover Swain's body.

After escaping the seal, he has been sleeping in Swain's body.

But he is not completely ignorant of the outside world.

In particular, he is deeply wary of Swain, his former host.

He was just an ordinary human being, but with the help of his own strength, he stirred up the situation in the Noxian Empire and ascended to the position of the leader of Noxus.

He was even able to fight against that guy LeBlanc without being at a disadvantage.

But now, the Raven Demon feels that everything is about to belong to him.

He will welcome His Majesty Mordekaiser as the commander of Noxus.

Swain quietly watched the folded raven wings and sensed the raven demon's intentions.

“Patience is a rare virtue, but it has its limits.”

Since the Raven Demon still doesn't listen to my advice, don't blame him.

Swain lowered his eyes, looked at the old coat that had been with him through many battles, and reached out to gently take it off.

The old coat fell off his body, and an extremely exquisite rune array appeared on his somewhat aged body.

And in the center of the rune array was a fragment that was shining with a strange glow.

【Reverence Fragment】!

The largest fragment left after the World Rune [Reverence] was shattered.

Swain exhaled lightly and pressed his palm lightly on the [Reverence Fragment].

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

A strange glow filled the air, and an invisible force slowly seeped out and began to fill Swain's body, suppressing the power of the Raven Demon.

"Is this the power of the World Rune?"

The raven demon reacted immediately, horror flashing in his shadowy eyes.

Swain did not answer, but gently pressed the [Fragment of Reverence] with his palm, mobilizing the power of the World Rune.

Compared to Darius's tyrannical fragments.

The rune power in the venerated fragment was much milder, but it also brought him a hint of pain.

After the Rune Wars, all residents of Runeterra seem to be craving for power.

Even the few who are revered in Mount Targon are no exception.

When they found out that they could gain the power of the stars by flattering them, they did not hesitate at all.

The source of the power of the Reverence Rune is the reverence that comes from the heart.

Coincidentally, Swain enjoyed the respect of the Noxians in the Noxian Empire.

"When did you.!?"

The raven demon continued to speak, wanting to do something.

This time, Swain finally responded to him, but he gave him a cold look.

The demonic ability of the Raven Demon is to spy on people's hearts and see through secrets.

But this guy rarely uses it. Instead, he likes to use his shadow power to defeat the enemy and enjoy the pleasure of victory.

"You often sleep, and even when you wake up you use your shadow power. How could you know my secret plan?"

With the impact of the power of the reverence fragments, the body of the Raven Demon gradually became illusory.

He was fighting for the body with Swain.

But unfortunately, under Swain's attack, this guy's will was weaker than expected.

"The weapon is your will, so you are defenseless."