Battle of the Two Cities: Begins with the Mage

The grand show ended perfectly.

The season of falling cherry blossoms is also the time when love blossoms.

Seraphine happily stayed at Hayden's Tavern with Orianna for dinner, and then slowly floated back to the Floating Castle.

When she leisurely returned to the library on the top floor of the Mage Tower, she heard Ms. Syndra's voice as soon as she entered the door:

"Demacia has discovered a mage who controls the rhythm."

Seraphine's face was slightly stunned, and she asked curiously, "Do you have the same talent of soul as me?"

"No, she's simply gifted with voice magic."

She saw Ms. Syndra sitting at the desk shaking her head slightly, she blinked and asked:

"Ms. Syndra, is there any task for me to do? Recruit her?"

"She doesn't mean much to us. Swain thinks that you should go to Demacia to enlighten them." Syndra said lightly.

"But... aren't we enemies?" Seraphine was puzzled.

The enlightenment she understands is to help Demacia get rid of her mental confusion, which is what she does best.

But to do so is undoubtedly capitalizing on the enemy.

Syndra flipped the pages of the book with a careless tone:

"This is an attempt at cultural dissemination by the Empire, and your next course. From here to Demacia, every place is your stage."

Hearing Madam Syndra's nonchalant words, Seraphine seemed to understand something.

It seems that in the eyes of his two teachers and the high-level officials of the empire, Demacia is not an object worth dealing with.

They have the confidence and ability to completely crush Demacia...

"Sounds great." Seraphine's eyes moved with a hint of emotion, "Should I put it down for a while at the academy?"

"Read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles. This is what he said, and it is also the awareness that every mage should have." Syndra said lightly.

Setting out with the students, Seraphine instantly understood Ms. Syndra's subtext.

Where is this cultivating mage...

There was helplessness in her eyes, Ms. Syndra's words were spoken by his teacher, and they were the standard for all mages in Noxus.

The mage in Mr. Ryan's eyes is completely different from the mage defined in Runeland.

In her teacher's eyes, the Master should know the changes of the sun, moon and stars from the top, and the changes of the continent up and down thousands of years.

In addition, it is necessary to read thousands of scrolls, travel thousands of mountains and rivers, and understand the mystery of all magic.

And her training plan is formulated according to such a benchmark.

Therefore, Seraphine believes that she is not a mage apprentice, but a god reserve.

"I'll be well prepared."

Seraphine nodded in response, looking forward to the future in her eyes.

Walk between Noxus and Demacia and experience the collision between the two cultures. Perhaps, this is a very interesting thing.

Syndra nodded slightly and continued to shift her gaze to the book in her hand.

Allie was lying on the bottom of her right hand, and a magical interaction continued between the two, as if sending some information.

......

Sunset time.

In the desert on the border of Icathia.

A poor village welcomed two dusty guests.

Farmers in the village raised their heads one after another, staring at the stranger with a frown, with alertness in their eyes.

These two guests are Kai'Sa and Ryan who have come all the way. After several waves of attacks from Void creatures, Ryan can finally restrain his strength, at least not to provoke ordinary Void creatures to rush like a mad dog .

"Outsiders, what is your purpose here?"

A dark-skinned old man walked up to the two of them, and his tone revealed undisguised hostility.

Ryan stopped Kai'Sa who wanted to speak, and said calmly:

"We are travelers from Noxus who want to go to Icathia."

His words made the old man's face change slightly, and his brows were deeply wrinkled:

"Icacia, it has long been a dead place, and no one wants to go there."

"But it's a magical holy place for thousands of years, and there will always be some traces left." Ryan replied with a smile.

"Young man, you should be a powerful mage. But I still have to give you a piece of advice, it's too dangerous there." The old man discouraged.

"Don't worry, we have our own measure." Ryan smiled and said indifferently, "We want to spend a night in the village, can I ask...?"

"Go to my house for one night, I hope you can come back alive."

The old man sighed, but still welcomed the two into the village.

Walking in the village, you can feel the hugeness of the village.

The village is unusually empty, and there is only one private house far away.

However, there are fences around the houses of each household, and the poultry and livestock inside are constantly crowing.

The two of Ryan looked around while walking, and chatted a few words with the old man along the way.

During the conversation, Ryan also knew the other party's name - Karoo, the mayor of the village.

Following the village chief Karu into an ordinary courtyard, the village chief went out after a few words, explaining that the two should not go out randomly at night, and the neighborhood is not safe after dark night.

Seeing the village chief walking away, Kaisha frowned and said:

"Lord Ryan, this is the fifth village we've explored. Each of them is similar, with a very small population, but a large number of livestock. They must know something. I can see that Karoo is not interested in Aika. West Asia's fear."

Fear of Icathia is normal for their natives.

But beneath Karoo's fear, there was a hidden frenzy.

With the ability to coexist with the void, Kai'Sa can easily perceive this.

Especially in the village, the number of cattle and sheep raised by those villagers far exceeds the number that the population can bear.

If it is a village, it can also be explained that it is to supply other villages.

But this is already the fifth village, and the total amount of cattle, sheep and poultry in these villages is enough to supply the immortal fortress.

You know, this is a desert, and raising these cattle, sheep and poultry consumes more resources than other areas.

The corners of Ryan's mouth were slightly raised, and the blue light of the runes in his eyes flickered:

"The village is full of the breath of life, but I don't perceive the void. There must be a reason why the void will not approach here."

"You mean... this is related to the void?" Kai'Sa's expression condensed.

Ryan tapped his chin: "It's inevitable. For 10 years, those who don't believe in the void should have been screened."

The Icathian frontier is hardly a shadow of any major power, and the warlords of Shurima will not come here.

This land has been stocked for decades. It is estimated that the last time an organized army visited this place was when he led people to invade the Shurima continent and sent people to probe here to find Kai'Sa and her family.

It's been 7-8 years since then, plus the soldiers just went to the village where Kai'Sa was. He didn't know much about the local situation.

But one thing is certain.

The villages that can survive today must have all believed in the Void, and they may even be the rations of the Void's captivity.

And the person who manipulates or collects rations on behalf of the void is the 'prophet'.

Perhaps, the other party is doing this for the reason of preserving human life, or perhaps the 'prophet' is a member of the void.

Ryan's eyes twinkled with curiosity and inquiry, and for him, the current situation has aroused his interest.

There are void creatures under this land, and magic detection is almost ineffective for this land, but it will startle snakes.

That 'prophet' doesn't look like a mindless Void creature.

After possessing great power, it seems that he has not played against unknown enemies for a long time.

interesting!

"Maybe tonight, or after we set off tomorrow, we should be able to detect something." Ryan raised his head meaningfully.

In the direction of his gaze, Karoo had a few words with a middle-aged man, and the middle-aged man ran towards the desert with a solemn expression.

The direction he left was exactly the direction of Icacia.

This village is different from the villages they have traveled before, the cattle, sheep and poultry here are more and more old...

In other areas, although there are many livestock and poultry, they are all juveniles.

The explanation they got was that older poultry and livestock had been sold to towns and a new batch was still growing.

The days of worshiping the void here... should not be far...

"Is that so..." Kaisha nodded knowingly.

Lord Ryan once taught her that she needs to think about the big picture from the details.

In the past few days, every time she heard Ryan's advice, she felt a sudden realization.

These experiences reminded him of the old days.

His father was employed in a caravan, so he was often away from home, and would travel around the world to give some precious treasures to distant employers.

Although her father spent very little time at home, he always told her a lot of interesting things he encountered while traveling.

On the way back from his father, he met Ryan who was seriously injured at the time.

At her father's gracious invitation, Ryan stayed at her home to recuperate.

From Ryan's mouth, Kai'Sa heard another realization, from the experience of the mage's perspective.

It was because of some of Ryan's teaching and guidance that she was able to spend so many years in the void.

Otherwise... when she faced the first void creature, she had already left the world with her mother...

Thinking of the void, Kai'Sa's eyes were filled with pain. After forcing herself to suppress, she forced a smile and asked:

"Lord Ryan, do you think we can meet the 'prophet' this time?"

In the past few days, they have been walking in the Gobi desert...

Many villages have been found, but no trace of the void has been found in any one place, let alone the 'prophet'.

Where there are villages, there is no void, and there are traces of void beneath the land where no creatures grow.

There are signs of weirdness.

And the source of all anomalies can only be the handwriting of the 'prophet'.

Ryan opened the translucent blue mask at will, which made Kai'Sa frown, realizing that someone was approaching.

Then, she heard Ryan say:

"The void is chaotic and disorderly. This is the conclusion we can draw at the moment. In other words, those intelligent void creatures lack power or lack understanding of space."

Recently, they have been in contact with void creatures almost every day, and Ryan's concept of them has gradually become clear.

The Void, a destructive parasitic organism.

Their survival depends on the nourishment of other organisms, but they are unrestrained and only devour everything they know.

The void is like a virus that devours and destroys all organic creatures in a large area, leaving nothing behind.

When they devour all the organisms, they will also die due to lack of energy source because they cannot find a new devoured object, that is, their new owner.

In addition to this, Void creatures will also devour each other. When they swallow a certain amount, they will usher in evolution.

The most common void creature is a worm-shaped creature with sharp limbs and carapace.

Further up, Ryan has only seen a void creature with big eyes, the experimental body he got from 'Vazuan'.

Even after thousands of years of wear and tear, even if the energy is almost cut off, it is difficult for a void creature to die.

This is a high-level void creature, which is much more difficult to deal with than an ethereal spirit. It is difficult to be only disturbed by its ravings, or just stared at by its big eyes, and ordinary people will lose their lives unconsciously.

At present, the void of this level does not seem to exist on the border of Icacia.

Or, the 'prophet' was at this level and could not control the void of this level.

Ryan will explain the known concept of the void, and just say it, he has a feeling of being watched by an unknown existence.

But it seems to be because of the world rune in his body, or because of Rune Continent itself, this feeling only appeared at the moment of mentioning the void, and then disappeared without a trace.

At least... the current void can't help him.

The corners of Ryan's mouth were slightly raised, and he continued in a good mood:

"It has now been determined that the 'prophet' or the creatures under his command have the ability to control void creatures. As long as I see their sacrifices with my own eyes, I can find it."

Obviously, the Void creatures under this large land are only because of the support of these villagers, so that they will have such a large scale.

Now, it was not far from the sacrifice time in this village, and he wanted to see the 'prophet' behind him.

At the same time, in the village 1 kilometer away from Icacia, there is a deep and narrow gully, the interior of the gully is dark and bottomless, and it is daunting to look at.

The middle-aged man who had left the village before had already come here.

He knelt on the ground with his legs on the ground, his head slammed on the rock, the whole person appeared to be prostrate, only the palms of his hands were upward, as if he was doing some kind of prayer.

"The Void...The Great Void...Please answer the call of your loyal servant!"

The man kept muttering a mysterious language, which was an ancient language from Icathia that had long since been lost.

His voice was soft when he said it, but it seemed to contain some kind of wonderful magic.

As he continued to repeat, the pitch continued to rise, and the surrounding environment changed slightly.

The ground began to tremble slightly, and the long and narrow gap was slowly getting bigger.

"hiss!"

Below the crack, came the first roar.

Immediately afterwards, the sound became more frequent and harsher.

However, after counting the breaths, the virtual spirits swayed their limbs and drilled out from the cracks in the ground, densely packed.

These phantoms are stacked together to form a giant four-limbed monster.

At the same time, the virtual spirit that formed the head let out a roar, and a storm was actually blown up, blowing on the middle-aged man's body, tearing the cloth on his back, and making bloodstains.

If it wasn't for the man crawling on the ground, he might have been blown away by this hurricane.

The man's legs trembled, and he said with horror in his tone:

"Void, great god! Two mages have come to the village, and they want to go to Icathia."

"Tomorrow night is the day of sacrifice. Should they be our tribute? We hope the gods will issue their will!"

Several of their villages had information passed before, and they all knew each other about the progress of the two mages towards Icathia.

According to the usual habits, the masters are the sweet pastry of each village.

Icathia attracts countless desperate explorers to hunt for treasure, but most of them will not live to reach the day of Icathia land.

For the Void, magic is more than a tonic for livestock.

Every mage can save the village a month of sacrifice.

Other villages have asked the Void, but the Void's answer is to ignore. The rest of the villages are far away from the time for the sacrifice, so they can only give up.

But their village is different from the rest. Tomorrow night is the sacrificial day once a month.

On this grand day, they would sacrifice cattle and sheep as sacrifices. The Void will also keep them safe this month after receiving their sacrifices.

This tradition, they have been going on for nearly ten years.

And the arrival of these two mages means additional benefits to them.

Before that, they need to make sure that their actions satisfy the void.

"Let...they...leave...tomorrow night...sacrifice...normal!"

The stacked monsters let out a roar, mixed with tones similar to the language of Shurima.

Although middle-aged men can't hear

It is very real, but I still understand the meaning of Void Spirit.

He bowed to Void Spirit again, and left tremblingly.

During this process, he didn't even dare to lift his head, let alone look at the void.

He returned to the village in embarrassment, just in time to see the village chief Karu who was waiting at the entrance of the village.

"How is it? Does the Void have any will?" Although the village chief Karoo was eager, he still made a pious gesture.

At this moment, the sun in the west has set, and the moonlight and the starry sky are shining on the earth.

With the help of the faint light, a large number of villagers with weapons in their hands could be seen gathered around the village chief.

They were all busy feeding livestock at home. At this moment, they gathered together with steel forks and iron guns, waiting for the middle-aged man to bring back news.

Obviously, everyone has regarded the two mages living in Karu's house as an additional tribute to the Void from the village.

"The meaning of the void... The sacrifices are as usual, let them leave tomorrow." The middle-aged man said tremblingly.

The journey to meet the void just now seems to have exhausted all the energy in his body.

He was cold all over now, and his body couldn't stop shaking.

"Follow the will of the Void." The village chief Karoo said with a stern face, which matched his status as a fanatical believer.

Compared with Karu Village Chief's enthusiasm for the void, the rest of the villagers had regrets in their eyes, and they put down their weapons in a dull manner.

The two mages are worth at least two months of sacrifice.

And what they have to do is to kill two weak mages in the dark.

Similar things, they have experienced countless times in the past ten years.

The house where Ryan lives is a house specially made in the village to receive 'VIPs', and the whole body is made of flammable materials.

With just a little spark, it can be burnt out.

At that time, the gravel on the roof will fall one after another, and even a powerful mage will be severely injured.

They threw iron spears in the distance, and there were few mages they couldn't handle.

The sacrifice of the void does not require a living body. It is only a day after death, and the mana in the body will not even flow away.

It's a pity... the sacrificial items that I got were rejected by the void.

At the same time, Ryan, who was sitting quietly at the table and flipping through the books, showed a sarcastic smile on the corner of his mouth.

It seems to be mocking the ignorance of the villagers, or the weakness of the void.

The night was quite peaceful.

The next day, the sun rose.

Facing the complex gazes of all the villagers, the two of Ryan left the village under the respectful farewell of the village chief Karoo.

On this day, the two of Ryan stepped through the crack in the ground that had been restored to the south of the village, and walked far and far in the direction of Xia.

Until night falls again...

On a dirt bag not far from the village, the two of Ryan stood quietly.

They were wrapped in a layer of translucent blue shield, and they were both held up by magic and suspended in mid-air, not touching the ground.

Walking outside the shield, even if they passed by the ground below them, they would not notice any trace of them.

"It's almost the same as that night."

Kai'Sa looked at the burning bonfire in the distance, with a trace of pain and intolerance in her eyes.

That night was the same as the village in front of us today.

The villagers sewed cattle and sheep together, tied their limbs and placed them beside the bonfire in the middle of the clearing, singing unintelligible languages.

It's just that at that time, there were not as many cattle and sheep in her village as there are now. And... at that time she did a very stupid thing, she and her friends...

Take the cattle and sheep that the villagers bought...

Released!

And that may be the real fuse for the coming of the void.

But every time he thinks about this, Kai'Sa's heart is full of anger and unwillingness.

Perhaps, they will survive like this village is now.

Or, they would be like the ruins of a village that were destroyed because they couldn't get enough to sacrifice livestock and poultry.

but why...

As human beings, they have to be sacrificed by a group of dirty and mindless beasts, even weak food!

The Void, her eternal enemy.

One day, she will wipe them all out!

At this time, Ryan seemed to have noticed something, narrowed his eyes slightly, and reminded aloud:

"Sacrifices, start!"