Legends of Runeterra

Cassiopeia's legs once again formed a snake's tail, but this time the tail was slender and well-proportioned, with scales as smooth as white jade, and faintly glowing pink under the light.

Compared to the previous hideous and terrifying appearance, this snake tail is beautiful and cute.

But no matter what, it is still a snake's tail. Cassiopeia, who has already felt a little traumatized, is now filled with panic.

The girl raised her head, her jewel-like brown eyes gleaming with tears.

"Li En...I...how...why is this happening..."

"This...is still the snake's tail?"

Li En stared at the snake's tail, frowning slightly.

He knew Cassiopeia's character. Like her sister Katarina, once she set a goal, she would carry it out.

In order to prevent the girl from getting into danger due to her pursuit of power, Li En got inspiration from the 'Ascension Ceremony' and consumed magic power without regard for the loss, condensing it into a fantastic power that appeared due to the 'gift' of the Supreme Being, which Li En called the 'Power of Star Creation'.

Imitating the "Ascension Ceremony", Cassiopeia underwent a preliminary "Ascension" that was unique to Li En.

That's right, the principle of the 'Ascension Ceremony' is not complicated. The real difficulty lies in how to find a large amount of power that transcends the ordinary level of life.

Li En, who possesses the "gift" of the Supreme Being, can already do this initially due to the existence of [Survival of the Fittest].

Of course, the "Star-Creation Power" that Li En has condensed at present is far from enough to allow Cassiopeia to become an "Ascendant". At most, it can allow her to be promoted from the mortal level to the edge of the heroic level.

"Peyra, this is the inspiration I got from a certain ritual, so I am sharing my power with you. However, since I am not proficient in it yet, it may change the appearance of the recipient.

The specific image is influenced by the subconscious mind of the person who receives it.

Since you don't like this image, I will take back this power for now. I will share it with you after I have studied it thoroughly."

As Li En spoke, he stretched out a hand towards the white jade-like snake tail.

"Crack~!"

The white and slender hands held Li En, the pretty little face was facing Li En, and the brown eyes were staring at him closely.

"Leen... do you... like this image?"

Facing Cassiopeia's gaze, Li En's mouth corners slightly raised. He did not answer with words, but lowered his head and moved closer to her, proving it with practical actions.

...

When Li En settled the sleeping Cassiopeia down and came out of the secret room.

"Honey, you've been waiting outside this whole time!?"

"You've been in there for two days. Stop talking nonsense and follow me!"

Samira grabbed Li En's hand and pulled him away in a hurry.

...

Since arriving in Uzeris, Sivir found that after being rescued from the "pool" by Samira, her physical fitness had become much stronger and her five senses were incredibly sharp.

However, what should have been a happy thing for a mercenary actually brought distress to Sivir.

"..."

Faint sounds continued to come from next door.

Sivir, who had already experienced it, kept having the memories of that day surge through her mind.

Under the moonlight, Sivir tossed and turned for a long time.

After a while.

"Hmm~!"

"Huhuhu~!"

Sivir lay on her back on the bed, gradually regaining her senses.

"Really? What the hell is going on here?!"

Cursing himself inwardly, Xiweier lifted the quilt, got up, changed into his mercenary uniform and the most important weapon - 'Charikar', and then pushed the door open and went out.

"Whoa~ whoa~!"

Under the moonlight, the fountain in the courtyard flows quietly.

The clean and clear water, enough to make the desert people fight for their lives, flows and irrigates the neatly trimmed exotic flowers and plants.

The cool night breeze blows by, and a faint fragrance fills the air.

Sitting on the bench, Sivir stared at a lush cluster of sea buckthorn bushes, watching silently.

Time passed slowly, and I didn't know how much time had passed.

"Good evening, Sivir."

A gentle and friendly voice sounded, awakening Sivir from her deep thoughts.

"Li...Li En, good evening."

"How do you feel? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"

“No, I feel fine, thank you Li En!

By the way, Cassiopeia..."

"The curse has been resolved, but she was a little tired, so she fell asleep in the secret room."

Li En walked to the bench and sat down one meter away from Sivir.

"I see you have a frown on your face and you've brought your 'Charikar' with you. Could it be that you're struggling with whether to leave alone?"

"I..."

Avoiding Li En's gaze, Xiweier was ultimately unable to utter the lie she had just prepared.

"Uh... yes..."

"What's the reason? It can't be..."

"Leen, you also heard the conversation between the Ascendants during the battle that day. My bloodline is involved in a big trouble, and I don't want to drag you down!"

"That's it?"

"I know you are strong, Li En, and I am grateful that you protect me, but I cannot throw my troubles to..."

"Sivir! You are not 'other' to me!"

Li En interrupted Xiweier and looked at her directly.

"Li En...you..."

"Perhaps you will think that I am overbearing and unreasonable, but I'm sorry, even that night..."

"Stop! That's enough, stop talking. I'm the daughter of the desert. To me, it was just... just an... accident!"

Sivir is disgusting, she hates herself.

Even though Li En was his good friend, teammate, and lover of Samira, with whom he had a life-and-death relationship, his heart cheered and leaped with joy because of Li En's words.

Xiweier could only interrupt Li En quickly with an excited tone, because she was afraid that if she continued listening, she would not be able to help but indulge in the other person's tenderness and peace of mind.

"Click~!"

"who!?"

Sivir suddenly turned her head and stared at the bushes. A figure slowly stood up and walked towards her with a slightly unnatural pace.

Sivir stood up with a swish.

"Samira...

You...I..."

"Good evening, Sivir."

The honey-colored palm gently rested on Sivir's shoulder. There was no anger on Samira's face. Her slightly rosy face showed a faint smile.

"Good evening..."

Gently hugged Sivir,

"Li En, now it's time for us sisters to have a conversation. Can you give us some space?"

"Of course, I'll go back to my room now."

Seeing that the real boss showed up, Li En naturally stopped trying to force him to stay.

When Li En was forcibly pulled away by Samira, he thought that she missed him very much.

It turned out that this was partly the case, but another reason was that Samira could see the worries and struggles of her good friend Sivir, and the idea of ​​leaving alone.

Knowing that Sivir was in a very dangerous situation, Samira would not sit idly by and watch her leave, so she pulled Li En aside to start a series of persuasion.