Legends of Runeterra

The soft light of the early morning shines on Xiongdu, and the Mianwei Manor is silent.

The morning light shines into the low-key and luxurious room through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

The biological clock that Tiana developed since childhood made her open her eyes as soon as possible.

"It's already... the second day..."

Tiana lifted the thin silk blanket and came to the dressing mirror.

'This bracelet...I didn't have a nightmare last night!'

Looking at the person reflected in the mirror, Tiana gently stroked the 'Dream Bracelet' on her left wrist with her right hand.

The rosy lips were curved, and the deep blue eyes were like melted glaciers, faintly flashing with light.

...

Two days have passed since Li En was invited by Ms. Ogasha to visit the Crown Guard Manor.

Lux put on her gray cloak again, took one of her escape routes, and sneaked out of the Crownguard Manor.

"Ta da~! Ta da~!"

Riding in a rented carriage on the roadside, Lux looked out the window with a deep gaze.

Two days ago, Li En opened the door of the living room and brought Tiana out.

After finishing their lunch with the gratitude and warm hospitality of the other two people from Ogersa, with the permission of Mrs. Ogersa, Li En and Lux ​​went to the study together to have some communication.

"Li En, is my aunt really okay?"

"Well, there is no problem at the moment."

"Then... my aunt was cursed because..."

"Tiana was attacked a long time ago, but she suddenly broke out today. It's probably the work of the same mastermind who planned to send you to the 'black prison' before!"

"what!?"

"Otherwise, why would I let you take action? The curse today was not meant to take Tiana's life. It was only meant to make you helpless and even desperate to seek medical help."

"Then...then what should I do?"

"The other party is already anxious enough to attack the Demacia Marshal, so let's go to the 'Black Prison' and see what their plan is."

"I...I understand, Li En, I will go!"

"Well, don't worry, Evelyn will be with you, and I will also be waiting near the 'Black Prison'.

If anyone tries to attack you, I will crush them into the dirt!"

"Well, Li En, I believe you!"

"Haha~! We haven't seen each other for a long time. Let's review our lessons."

"Homework? Ugh~!"

"Pah pah pah~!"

Lux patted her little face, interrupting the embarrassing memories in her mind.

"Dong dong dong~!"

"Passenger, we have arrived at our destination."

"Click~!"

A figure in a gray robe got off the carriage and walked straight towards the crowd.

"Wait, my dear guest, your fare has not been paid yet!"

Hearing this, the figure turned around and looked at the open door of the carriage. The driver followed the figure's gaze and saw a silver coin quietly placed on the seat.

"Thank you, thank you for this guest!"

Ignoring the driver's thanks, the gray-robed figure blended into the crowd and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

For safety reasons, and also to avoid arousing suspicion from the mastermind behind the incident.

The destination that Lux had the driver take her to was still a few kilometers away from the "black prison" just like last time, so they had to walk there from then on.

...

“Crack! Crack!”

The sound of chains rattling echoed in the empty, cold, and dark dungeon.

"How many days has it been?"

This thought suddenly popped into Silas' mind.

In the past, he could endure this lonely dungeon, but since he met that innocent girl, he saw hope of escaping from the "dark prison".

Even the interval between each breath felt like an unbearable torture to Silas.

Perhaps he should not have mocked the girl from the Mianwei family in order to vent his inner anger that day. He should have been gentler and more pitiful to arouse the other party's sympathy.

'Patience, Silas, you have to be patient!'

Feeling the coldness of the magic-forbidden chains, Silas silently calmed his inner turmoil.

“Boom~!”

There was the sound of a heavy cell door moving overhead, and Silas suddenly opened his eyes.

"Now is not the time to deliver food. Could it be... could it be her? Could it be her? Could it be her?"

If someone stood in front of Silas holding a lantern at this moment, they would be able to see his wide, bloodshot eyes, full of madness and greed.

“Tick! Tick! Tick!”

As the sound of light footsteps was heard, the corners of Silas' mouth curled up slightly, becoming bigger and more exaggerated.

A hideous and silent smile appeared on his face.

"Hoo~!"

The flames on the torches flickered slightly, and a slender figure slowly appeared in the dark dungeon.

As the fire flickered, a terrifying face flashed by.

"Yeah~!"

Lux let out a low cry subconsciously.

"I'm sorry, Miss Laxana, I scared you."

Hanging the torch on the wall, the firelight illuminated Silas's dull, calm, sloppy face.

"No...it's okay, I was a little rude."

'What a naive and stupid little noble white flower!'

Suppressing the ecstasy in his heart, Silas looked at Lux with bloodshot and haggard eyes.

"It's okay. Even if I can't see it myself, I know that I probably look scary right now."

"..."

Lux did not respond, as if she agreed with Silas's evaluation of her.

Seeing this, Silas couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

But in order to gain the other party's trust, he could still tolerate this minor detail.

"Then, Miss Laxana, may I ask why you come to this filthy dungeon again?"

"I... I went back and looked at your case file before, but some parts are not very clear to me. Can you tell me about it?"

"Uh... yes, but what I say may be very different from what is in the file."

"It's okay, I'll make my own judgment."

"Hehe~! Where should I start..."

"If...if possible, let's start with the incident that led to your capture by the demon hunters."

"Oh? Miss Laxana really knows how to catch people's weak spots. That was the worst day of my life!"

"sorry, I..."

"But it doesn't matter. It's been so many years since the incident, and the pain in my memory has long since faded."

Silas shook his head, and the shackles locked around his neck swayed slightly.

Staring at the glowing torches, Silas's gaze gradually became profound.

"That was almost sixteen years ago. My supervisor and I were searching for the 'Demon Infected' in the countryside as usual..."

Little by little, Silas caused the accident that resulted in the death of three people, and he fled in panic as a minor.

After a series of escapes, he was finally captured by demon hunters.

"There's not much to say about what happened next. It was a no-brainer trial, and luckily I was a minor at the time, so I was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Well, the story is over, Miss Laxana, it’s getting late, you should leave.”

"Oh! Okay, then...bye."

"Goodbye."

...

“Boom~!”

Hearing the heavy cell door closing again, Silas gave an extremely exaggerated smile.

The corners of his mouth were stretched to the maximum, revealing his teeth covered with a layer of yellow dirt.

'Hahaha~! Goodbye! Hahaha~! Yes, I'll wait for you next time!'