Legends of Runeterra

Sitting on the sofa, Li En quietly savored Shurima's unique sea buckthorn tea.

"Click~!"

The door was pushed open, and Samira and Sivir walked in together.

As soon as his eyes met with Samira's, Li En realized that the plan was going smoothly.

"Li En, I remember you read a lot of books that record secret information. Regarding the situation that day, Xiweier has something I want to ask you."

Sitting on the sofa, Samira made a request.

"Of course, Sivir, what do you want to ask?"

"Li En... I want to know... am I really the descendant of Azir?"

After pouring a cup of tea for the two of them, Li En spoke slowly.

"Regarding this question, can you first tell me what happened before I came here?"

"Okay, let's..."

Sivir recounted in detail the experience of exploring the 'Tomb of the Emperor', and with Samira's supplementation, Li En was told the whole story.

"I see."

"So Li En, Sivir is the descendant of that ascended emperor!?"

"According to legend, Azir, like most Shurima emperors, was open to everyone, from his married queen to his maids and even slaves, all of whom had his favor and had children with him.

Therefore, it is not just Sivir. As long as one is a Shurima, he or she may have some blood relationship with the Shurima royal family.

So Sivir, you don't have to worry too much, you don't owe him anything."

"Well, I understand, but why... would he pass the throne of New Shurima to me? Even let me... let me..."

Even after reaching an agreement with Samira, Sivir did not continue speaking.

"Haha~! This brings us to the greatest ritual of ancient Shurima - the 'Ascension Ceremony'."

"Is it the ceremony that allows mortals to become ascended beings?"

"Yes, and Shurima built a vast and powerful empire because of this.

But have you ever wondered why the 'Ascension Ceremony' has always been firmly in the hands of the Shurima royal family and no one has ever stolen it?

You know, the so-called "Ascension Ceremony" is mainly carried out with the assistance of a large group of Sun Priests. With so many targets, is it true that no one will target them?"

"this..."

"Could it be..."

Sivir and Samira looked at each other, and then looked at Li En together.

"Yes, it is 'bloodline'. The reason why Azir values ​​you so much is that compared to the bloodlines of others whose bloodlines are already messy and mottled, your blood can awaken the 'Ascension Ceremony'!

In addition, as an 'Ascended One', he is so sure to designate you as the emperor. Most likely, you, Sivir, are the only one in the world who possesses the purest 'Ascended Bloodline'."

"Ah!? But... this..."

The Ascended Ones, the Ancient Shurima Empire, the terrifying Shaman Spirits...all sorts of unimaginable existences are connected to him because of the blood flowing in his body.

As if being buried deep in the yellow sand, endless pressure came upon Sivir.

The falcon hovering high in the desert once again felt the suffocating pressure.

"Wow~! My captain is actually the legendary 'Ascension Bloodline'!

Sivir, if we had discovered this earlier, we wouldn't have been mercenaries anymore and would have gone straight to Nashrameh to be the city lord!

That’s the largest port city in Shurima. The gold collected from taxes every day can fill up an entire room!”

"Stop it, Samira."

Sivir pushed her team members away helplessly, but after Samira's interruption, her mood was not so heavy anymore.

"Indeed, Samira is right. Those guys in Nashrameh to the east who made fake sun disks out of bronze and copper have no right to rule the city at all."

"Li En, you too..."

"Haha~! Don't be so nervous Sivir. Azir has Xerath, his mortal enemy, and with my presence, at least they won't take action until they gain a decisive advantage in the fight between them."

"Then...what if they send someone to attack us?"

"Don't worry, dear. At least Azir has no ill will towards Sivir. It will take a while for Xerath to find help."

"No ill intentions? But I don't think that Azir is a good...good Ascendant, right?"

Facing Samira's puzzled gaze, Li En was about to explain when Sivir beside him suddenly realized.

"So that's how it is, Li En. Have the Ascended lost the ability to reproduce?"

"Haha~! That's right, this is also the reason why Azir said that he would only let us ascend after we have raised a large number of offspring.

If the Ascended can really have offspring, then there is no need to care about you, Sivir. As the emperor of ancient Shurima, he only needs to find some more women to breed with!"

"It seems that the Ascendant's body, which is immutable and invulnerable to swords and guns, also has unspeakable shortcomings. Fortunately, Li En, you didn't agree!"

“Don’t worry dear, you are just an ascender, I have no interest in you.

In addition, I will give you another surprise in two days!"

"Hehe~! Speaking of surprises, I have a big surprise~!"

Samira chuckled, and the expression on her face became playful.

...

A faint light appeared in the sky, shining through the glass of the floor-to-ceiling window and quietly onto the faces of Samira and Sivir.

"Hmm~!"

The two of them just moved their bodies slightly, changed into a more comfortable position and fell asleep.

Sitting by the window, Li En was enjoying the cool morning breeze, feeling the tranquility and warmth of the moment, with thoughts surging in his mind.

As for Azir and Xerath, Li En had no intention of favoring either of them.

Especially when it comes to the revival of the so-called "Shurima", Li En has no interest at all.

To put it bluntly, the Shurima Empire is a primitive tribe that was deified by the Protoss, forcibly replaced by high-tech, and practiced slavery.

Perhaps it was once glorious, but for the people of this land, the destruction of ancient Shurima is a good thing.

Just like Kieran who had helped Li En before, his hometown of Icathia was incorporated into Shurima for more than 900 years, and during this period it had been contributing warriors, food, and wealth to the expansion of Shurima's territory.

However, more than nine hundred years have passed, and all of the Icathians' numerous requests for a chance to ascend have been rejected.

When arrogance reaches its extreme, disaster will quietly breed.

On the battlefield of Icathia, the invincible Ascended Legion suffered a fatal defeat, and the glorious empire was doomed to destruction.

Let’s talk about Azir’s bargaining chip again - the Ascension Ceremony.

In Li En's opinion, the 'Supreme Gift' that he was proud of was entirely funded by the giant gods who deceived the Supreme Being. It was the 'Power of Ascension' that was degraded countless times and was purely a 'dog chain' for the giant gods.

Li En, who had the direct "gift" from Aurelion Sol, didn't care about the so-called "power of ascension" at all.

In time, Li En himself will be able to make the one he loves perform a true and perfect "ascension", instead of being like those so-called "ascending gods" who are actually just experiments of the giant god on the power of the Dragon King.

What kind of god is he if he is deprived of even the right to reproduce?