Legends of Runeterra

"Well done... Quit, you... succeeded!"

A familiar voice sounded, but Jie didn't dare to look up.

He did get rid of the inner demon, but conversely, the life of the demon, which was one and the same as his, also came to an end.

He is still able to speak now, but he is only relying on the remaining spiritual power in his body to support himself.

"Ahem, raise your head and quit!"

"Grandmaster…"

"Don't feel guilty, you gave me the chance to die as a human being.

On the desk, there are several letters written by me personally. Please give them to them according to the signature.

That way, no one in the sect will misunderstand you!"

"Yes, Master!"

"Well... go ahead..."

A smile appeared on Ku's old face, then he lowered his head and fell silent.

Jie knelt on his knees and banged his forehead heavily on the ground.

A few minutes later, Jie stood up with red eyes.

He picked up Ku Shuo's skinny body and placed it on a mat beside him.

Then he turned and walked to the desk, picking up the letter on the table.

The first one to inform all the sect members was followed by Kennen, Meimu, Shen, and Jie.

Open the letter that Ku Shuo left for you and read it carefully.

"Jie, when you see this letter, it means our plan has succeeded.

Thank you, thank you so much for allowing me to die with dignity.

At the same time, I am also very sorry, forgive me for choosing you.

Kennen and Meimu, the inner demon was too wary of them, and I had no chance to pass on the message.

As for Shen, not to mention the father-son relationship between him and me, ever since the incident with the 'Golden Demon', he has closed his heart with dogma and is almost unaware of the hints I give him.

So, I'm really sorry, I know what a painful and cruel choice this is.

But for the balance between the two worlds, we must make a choice!

……

I still remember the afternoon when I accepted you as my disciple. You and Shen stood together, with the sunlight shining on your innocent faces.

In the blink of an eye, you have all grown up and are able to stand on your own...

After all this rambling, what I actually want to tell you is: Jie, my only disciple, you have already been…"

"Pfft!"

"My child~!"

The dark and broken kunai pierced into the heart from behind, and the tip emerged from Jie's chest.

"Cough cough!"

As his throat surged, the blood that Jie coughed out dyed the letter paper red.

"puff"

Jie fell to his knees, holding his chest, and looked back with difficulty.

Ku Shuo's skinny body was standing in the same place, with a tongue several dozen centimeters long sticking out of his mouth, slowly tasting the blood on his hand.

"Inner demon..."

"Wrong! It was me from the beginning to the end, my innocent and lovely apprentice!"

Ku said with a wanton and arrogant smile on his face.

"He and I are two sides of the same coin. I saw all the little moves between you.

Even the secret method you found was under my guidance."

"Ahem, what... do you... want to do?"

"My child, have you not yet reacted?

My current body is too old, I need a body that is young enough and has enough talent for the power of shadow!"

"So... you chose..."

"That's right, from the beginning to the end, my target is you!"

The inner demon had a mocking smile on his face and walked around to the front of the ring.

"Don't struggle in vain. I let you learn the secret technique 'Burning Soul to Kill Evil' just for this moment!

With your spiritual energy completely burned out and your meridians in tatters, what else can you do besides staring at me?"

After mocking the other person, Ku Shuo ignored his dying struggle and grabbed his collar with his hands like dry branches.

"His!"

The rag-like clothes were completely torn, revealing Ku Shuo's old and skinny chest.

Under Jie's horrified gaze, Ku Shuo raised his right palm and gently scratched his chest, then inserted both hands into the wound and tore it hard to both sides.

"Click!"

As the sound of broken ribs rang out, Kusho's chest opened to the left and right like two cabinet doors.

What was revealed in front of Jie's eyes was an empty abdominal cavity, with only a teardrop-shaped, fist-sized black crystal hanging in the middle.

Jie, who was a little dazed due to excessive bleeding, saw the pitch-black crystals.

A chill rose from his tailbone to the top of his head, and unstoppable disgust and fear, which came from the instinct of life, spread in his heart.

Looking at Jie who was powerless, Ku Shuo showed a greedy smile.

Although the original plan was somewhat changed due to the sudden appearance of the 'Lord Dragon', at least the final goal was achieved.

Ku Shuo took out the black crystal and came to the kneeling Jie.

"My child, accept this gift!"

...

In the meditation room, Ku Shuo stood with his head bowed, and at his feet was Jie lying flat on the ground.

In Jie's chest, the pitch-black and dilapidated kunai that pierced his heart disappeared.

Judging from the holes in the clothes, the chest skin was intact and slightly pale.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

After a cough, Jie slowly opened his eyes, and his dark scarlet eyes flashed.

He slowly stood up, twisted his neck to stretch his body, and then an evil smile appeared on Jie's face.

"As expected, a young body is the most comfortable!

Now, let them accept the gift of the Shadow!"

He took a light step forward, and the dark shadow power surged out silently, corroding the ground to form a complex magic circle.

He came to the center of the magic circle and sat cross-legged. Under the control of the inner demon with bitter memories, the power of shadow easily avoided most of the defensive magic circles in the sect and spread towards the entire mountain gate.

Looking down from the air, black fog that even sunlight could not penetrate instantly swept across the entire mountain gate.

...

In the woods outside the mountain gate, Akali had just completed her training plan.

After wiping the sweat off her face and replenishing her water, Akali, sitting on the tree stump, sighed helplessly.

Just yesterday, the current 'Shadow Fist' Meimu, Akali's biological mother.

Once again, Akali's request to undergo special training in "Shadow Fist" was rejected.

The reason is still the same as before - too young.

“Alas, I am only thirteenth summer now, and there are still three whole years until sixteenth summer!

I just want to do some basic training in advance, why doesn't she even agree to this request? "

Akali muttered softly, with a hint of grievance in her tone.

The sun shines through the branches and leaves, and the swaying shadows of the trees fall on Akali, exuding the melancholy unique to a girl.

Soon, Akali, who had rested well, stood up and collected the kunai around her.

He jumped lightly onto the branch and ran towards the gate of the Order of the Balance.

"Hey! Where are the brothers guarding the gate?"

Standing at the gate, Akali looked around with a confused look on her face.

"Why is there no one here? I didn't hear the meeting bell either!"

Scratching her head, Akali suspected that she might have missed the bell.

So she ran into the gate anxiously.