Legends of Runeterra

"Sniff! Sniff!"

Tempted by the aroma of honey cake, a pair of delicate antlers first appeared from behind the tree trunk, followed by a pair of timid eyes that slowly emerged.

"Would you like to eat it, Lilia? I bought this specially from the best cake shop in Piltover."

"Woo~! I...I..."

Seeing Lilia's conflicted look of wanting to eat but not daring to come out, Li En took the initiative to hand over the honey cake.

"Shua~!"

A white shadow flashed, Li En's hand lightened, and the honey cake disappeared.

“Ahhh~! Hehehe~!”

As the sweetness of the honey cake bloomed in Lily's mouth, a pleasant hum came from behind the tree.

Li En's mouth corners slightly raised, he didn't say anything, just kept repeating the action of taking out various pastries from the magic pocket.

Lilia, who was behind the tree trunk, took away the new pastries at lightning speed when Li En handed them to her.

Xia, who was not far away, tilted her head and looked at this strange and interesting scene.

After dozens of pastries disappeared, the pastries that Li En handed over did not disappear.

"How about it, Lilia, do you still want it?"

"Hiccup~!

Hehe~! Thank you, Li En, I’m full~!"

A pretty little face popped up and gave Li En a bright smile.

"Haha~! That's good. Don't move for now."

Li En said as he took out a silk towel and gently wiped Lilia's face.

"Okay, now it's clean."

"Yeah, thank you Li En~!"

"You're welcome. Come on, Lilia. Come with me to meet my lover, okay?"

"Um..."

Looking at the hand that Li En stretched out, Lilia hesitated for a moment, and finally slowly placed her fair and tender little hand in his palm.

"Okay...okay."

"Well, come on, Xia is a very gentle person, you can definitely become friends with her."

Li En held Lilia's little hand and pulled it slightly, and the socially anxious little deer slowly walked out from behind the tree trunk.

"Ta-ta-ta~!"

Although being led by Li En towards Xia, Lilia still subconsciously hid behind Li En as much as possible.

"Xia, this is Lilia, a kind and lovely little deer."

"Well, hello Lillia, I'm Xia, from the Lorant tribe, a Vastaya, nice to meet you."

"Woo~! Hello, my name is Lilia..."

Facing Lilia's timid gaze, Xia's smile became more gentle.

Lilia, who was holding Li En's hand, saw him like this, and the urge to escape from his sight slowly faded away.

"Haha~! I was right, Lilia. Xia is a very gentle person."

"Um...yeah, yes."

Li En watched Lilia gradually relax, and was not in a hurry to ask her to make more changes.

"By the way, Lilia, you just said you 'finally found me'. You came to me specially this time. Does 'Dream Garden' need help?"

"Oh~! Yeah, I almost forgot!

Li En, don't worry, there is no problem with the 'Dream Garden' now. Mother Tree asked me to come because the seal on the 'Dream Pool' has been loosened.

He asked me to inform you to deal with it as soon as possible according to the agreement. "

"I see. I understand. Don't worry, Lilia. I'm well prepared."

"Yeah, I believe Li En!"

Seeing that the conversation between Li En and Lilia ended like this, Xia, who was confused but felt that things were not simple, frowned slightly.

"Li En, what is the seal of the Dream Pool? Is it dangerous?"

"This seal isn't dangerous, it's just a little troublesome."

"Then I'll go with you!"

"Well, that's not necessary for now, Xia. You just accepted the 'Divine Phoenix Blessing'. What's more important now is to fully absorb the power of the blessing and fill your own essence.

And the 'Star Creation Power' I left for you a few days ago must also be absorbed."

"But..."

"Don't worry, Xia. I'm not alone this time. Karma is coming with me, too."

Facing Li En's gentle gaze, Xia was silent for a while, and finally nodded slowly.

"I understand...promise me, Li En, you will be safe!"

"Well, of course, don't worry. With the Dragon Lord and the Apocalypse working together, there is nothing to be afraid of in the whole of Ionia, right?"

"Um..."

Xia nodded slightly, then gently hugged Li En and snuggled in his arms.

Although Li En did not say it, Xia had already realized that the fundamental reason why Li En did not let her go was that Xia's strength was not enough to deal with this trouble.

After all, the seal of the so-called "Dream Pool" was definitely not as simple as Li En said, as Liya, who was obviously of an extraordinary status, came to remind him personally.

Hiding her reluctance deep in her heart, Xia hugged Li En tightly.

Li En didn't say much either. He raised his hand and gently stroked Xia's long hair.

Lilia on the side tilted her head and looked at the scene in front of her curiously.

Although she didn't know what was going on, she remained silent obediently in this atmosphere.

After a while, Xia slowly left Li En's arms, raised her head and looked into Li En's dark eyes.

"Go ahead, Li En, I'll wait for you to come back!"

"Hmm? How about I have dinner with you before we leave?"

"No need, go early and come back early!"

"Well...Okay, wait till I come back!"

"Ah."

After hugging Xia gently, Li En turned to look at Lilia who was quietly standing aside.

"Without further delay, let's go, Lilia."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah!"

As Lilia said this, she was about to shake her incense burner to open the spiritual realm.

"No need, Lilia, give me your hand and I'll take you there directly."

"Oh well."

Holding Lilia's little hand again, Li En looked at Xia.

"Dear, let's go then."

"Well, go ahead, honey."

"Goodbye... Goodbye Xia..."

"Goodbye Lilia."

"Om~!"

As the space distortion flashed by, Li En and Lilia disappeared in front of Xia.

"Hoo~!"

Staring at the empty space, Xia let out a long sigh of relief.

“Hula~!”

With a flap of her scarlet wings, Xia leaped high into the sky and flew towards the Lorant tribe.

...

Presidium, in the newly built Temple of Eternity.

"Ok?"

Karma, sitting quietly on the cushion, slowly opened his eyes, and an emerald-like light flashed across them.

"A few days in advance... that's good, so we don't have to worry too much."

Karma slowly stood up and walked out of the hall.

"Lord Apocalypse!"

"Well, I will be in seclusion for a while, and all affairs will continue as usual.

If there is anything difficult to decide, we can discuss it after I leave the customs."

"Yes, Master Apocalypse!"

"Ah."

With a slight nod, Karma turned around and re-entered the hall.

"Click~!"

All doors and windows closed instantly.

"Buzz~~!"

An emerald barrier rose up, isolating the inside and outside of the hall.

With Karma's instructions, everyone looked at the hall with a little curiosity, and then continued to work according to the existing rules.