Serious People, Who is Learning Magic at Marvel?

The mage waited outside a single white building. Most of the buildings in Shurima are made of yellow masonry, but this one is different. They have white bricks shipped from outside for a lot of money. There are even two huge ivory sculptures placed at the door, which is very imposing. However, there were constant screams coming from inside.

It didn't take long for Jax to walk out with a blood-stained lamppost.

"The clue is broken. They don't know what those eggs are. A foreigner paid a lot of money to transport them to other places a few months ago. They also specifically asked that the local caravans of the Garden City are not allowed. They Now I can only get half of the money, and if I want to get it all, I need something to be delivered. This group of people found the next three in the city to threaten Seth Bile."

He Shenyan tilted his head slightly, looked at the scene through the open door, the broken table and bench, the fragments of precious porcelain scattered all over the floor were stained with blood. People were lying on the ground, and many were moaning while holding their hands and feet twisted into a weird angle.

"It seems that we broke into a pre-arranged situation." He said faintly.

Jax nodded approvingly. "Yes, I feel the same way. It all happened by too much coincidence, and it just happened to give us no clues..."

"clue?"

He Shenyan smiled and interrupted Jax: "We don't need clues, Mr. Jax. I'm impatient, especially when it comes to the void. So if they want to play detective games with us, let me Let them play, I'm going to flip the table."

Before Jax could understand what he meant by flipping the table, the Shurima sky in the afternoon suddenly darkened. The blazing sun was obscured by large clouds, and thunder came from it. The residents of the Garden City looked at the sky worriedly. They didn't know what was going on. They only felt that this day was really a disaster.

"what is this?"

"A little weather magic, nothing difficult." The mage said to him, and then stepped on the ground. The merchant's house collapsed suddenly, the ground shattered, revealing a warehouse underground. The gravel was floated in mid-air by a strange force, and the smoke even stopped. Jax saw clearly what was in the basement, and he gritted his teeth.

Below that are swarms of Void Eggs, already scaled. They gather together, producing thick purple knots that cling to the walls like blood vessels. Large numbers of humans were tied below, their hands and feet were cut open, and some small tubes were separated from the knots and inserted into their wounds, drawing blood. A flirtatious purple light flickered throughout the basement with the beat of the eggs.

When Jaxton realized one thing, the businessmen were lying to him. The so-called out-of-towner probably doesn't exist at all, and if He Shenyan wasn't there and didn't find out about it, the consequences would be disastrous.

Void Eggs are like cockroaches, just seeing one means there are more out of sight. These businessmen seem to be quite powerful in the local area, and they can even kidnap so many people and put them in the underground warehouse to provide energy for the Void Eggs. Maybe the city lord has colluded with them, and they will die!

"The hard part is killing them."

The wizard continued, and Jax suddenly realized who they were referring to in his words. It was those who were tied up as nourishment. Before he could speak, the mage took the lead. He looked at Jax's mask and shook his head resolutely: "I know what you want to say, but they must die. The things of the other world... no, the pollution of the void to mortals is irreversible, this is I know better than you."

"You can't see it, Jax. But as far as I can see, they are utterly polluted in body and soul. What they need now is not healing herbs and soft beds, but a benevolent death. ."

Jax's mouth was dry, and He Shenyan continued: "Say something that will shock you even more. Just now, I scanned the underground of the entire Garden City. I found that the underground here has almost been dug out by Void creatures. Empty, full of interconnected caverns. Hordes of void creatures slumber."

"Why are they sleeping? Are they waiting for an opportunity?"

He Shenyan laughed intriguingly. He was clearly smiling, but there was no smile in those eyes, only cold anger. Rationality and sensibility were intertwined in him at the same time, a lightning flashed across the sky, and a golden thunder fell from the sky, which he held in his hand.

The mage looked carefully at the destructive thunder in his hand, and threw it out without saying a word.

The lightning flashed across the sky and flew far away. Jax didn't know where it was going, but he desperately needed something to hit him now.

He Shenyan turned around and he floated up. The rubble of the merchant's single-family house was annihilated, along with the guards and merchants buried under the ruins. The filthy underground warehouse was completely exposed, and the ominous, flickering purple light kept flickering, as if they knew what was about to happen.

In the next second, destruction comes.

The golden thunder fell from the sky again, hitting the warehouse straight. The sheer destruction reduced the Voidegg to ashes along with the wretched ones, and the mage did his best to make them die painlessly. After all, they had suffered too much during their lifetime.

Shurima is huge, with city-states everywhere. If the void has been able to hide in such a large city, and let some humans willingly help them kidnap their own kind as a source of energy, how many dead are there? In other words, how many people died?

He Shenyan didn't speak, he forced himself to stop some dangerous thoughts in his mind. For example, directly pulling a star into the desert to clear the surface of the ground, it can be done, and it is really enjoyable. But those innocent, normal ordinary people don't think so.

He silently raised his assessment of the danger of the void in his heart, no doubt about it. The Void is more dangerous than anything beyond, and it's unclear if it's one of them. But one thing is clear, the things in the other world do not want to hide themselves in the void, and hide in the human race to develop patiently and wait for the opportunity.

He turned his head to look at Jax, and said, "You better stand firm."

"what?"

The mage didn't speak any more, he closed his eyes. Jax suddenly felt the ground under his feet vibrate and rise. He began to think that those underground void creatures could not hold back finally, but then found out that it was not the case.

It's the whole city that has risen.

The city of gardens, this pearl and oasis in the heart of the city. The cities that travelers and merchants had to come to take to the skies today. Countless residents were surprised to find that they were getting closer and closer to the dark clouds in the sky, and soon it was discovered that it was not the dark clouds that had descended. Rather, they started to rise.

Kneeling, praying, crying began to spread. People are beginning to wonder if this is the punishment of the gods, but the gods don't bother to punish mortals who are not a bunch of mortals who are not their own followers.

After the entire Garden City flew into the sky, He Shenyan floated above the deep pit under his feet, staring at the scene in front of him without saying a word.

How big is the Garden City? No one can tell this question, because Shurima is not so keen on architectural scholars. One thing is for sure, though. The Garden City is divided into three districts, namely the central district where the city owner lives, the rich district where businessmen live, and the shanty towns where the poor, manual workers and beggars and gangsters live together.

There are more than 4,000 residents in the city, which is already considered a big city for a civilization with a feudal civilization and low productivity. Thanks to their special geographical environment, there are few wars with other city-states here. After all, there are mountains in the back and endless plains in front. Not even the wildest war madman would attempt to attack a city like this.

Unless the mages he recruited can level the mountains, how could a mages who can do that be willing to work for a warlord for a little money?

"Damn it, you guys are really good at digging holes."

The mage couldn't help laughing, and the whole underground of Garden City was hollowed out. There is another city below this city, but it is not for humans to live in. But for those abominable aliens to live in.

The Void creatures that were sleeping in the tunnels all woke up at this time. The Master carefully looked at their body structure and found that their brains were only the size of walnut kernels. This also means that these things can't have intelligence - they don't even have the instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm to the creature.

He Shenyan, who was flying above them, didn't hide his intentions. Not only did they not have any fearful reactions, but many of them even started to attack. He Shenyan saw the thick prismatic limbs on the back of an alien bug the size of a chariot light up, and a purple beam flew towards him.

Without dodging, the light beam was offset by the adaptively triggered shield before it approached him. So more beams came from below, denser than raindrops, and loud, but it still didn't work.

No, it's not completely useless.

He Shenyan stretched out his hand to intercept a beam of light that just flew towards him. He took a closer look and said to himself: "Record: The danger level has been raised again. Their evolutionary capabilities are unparalleled, and they just adjusted their remote methods just after contact with me. The special attribute of . Not only has the corrosion effect improved for the shield, but also brought the attribute of magic damage... It's an exaggeration."

Bioweapon?

The dense sea of ​​insects in the deep pit wriggled, and millions of pairs of compound eyes stared at He Shenyan in the air. Their numbers are difficult to estimate, but the mage can only feel a will hovering over them. A will full of malice and greed, with nothing but pure evil.

That will was restless, and thousands of bugs were crushed out of thin air. They were all the size of a calf, and the sharp blades of their front paws glowed with cold light. The broken body and the corrosive blood in the body seemed to have undergone other changes. Soon, an assembled giant worm composed of worm corpses appeared in the deep pit. But this loss is insignificant to them. More bugs crawled out of the tunnels that connected all directions in the deep pit, and soon filled the missing parts.

"...How can you play like this? Are you Lego bricks?"

Shaking his head, he started the next test. Knowing oneself and knowing the enemy is very necessary, and the void is not an old rival of the other world to him. He must have a sufficient understanding of this kind of thing to say that he has the confidence to completely destroy them. After all, a prepared mage and an unprepared mage are two kinds of creatures.

The huge bug roared, and its appearance was assembled from the corpses of countless bugs. Those disgusting mucus kept dripping down, looking extremely disgusting. It opened its hideous mouthparts and stretched out a thick tentacle from the inside. The top part was sharp, and it attacked the mage with a huge force.

"clang!"

The tentacle hit the mage's shield, making a sound of gold and iron. The reaction force generated just this time caused many insect carapaces in the deep pit to burst open, but the mage was not affected at all, except for his more gloomy face.

"Record: Excellent combat wit, changed strategy immediately after discovering that energy attacks didn't work for me... It's unclear if their corpse assembly could have other forms, but I'm This is a positive attitude. The tentacles are extremely powerful, and it is estimated that they should be similar to the Hulk... Alas, what am I talking about? The Hulk's brain has no bugs to use."

Apologizing to Hulk insincerely, Bruce Banner has never been able to control the giant of the child's temper in his body. This is his biggest flaw, and it is also something he has fought against all his life.

Back to the current question.

This assembled body is not only a powerful physical attack, its fangs, claws and thick carapace tail are not decorations. The most important thing is that the mage can't think of any way to make mortal soldiers face such an enemy other than brainwashing.

Come to think of it, your superior gave you a leather armor and a long sword. Then I will throw you into this sea of ​​worms and ask you to fight this monster that is almost ten meters high, composed of worm corpses and covered in mucus in purple light. Will you agree? Such a thing appears on the battlefield of mortals, and the damage to the morale of the soldiers is immeasurable. When the army of the cold weapon era was dealing with such a completely invincible opponent, 80% of them would scatter and flee.

It's not that mortals don't have the courage to die willingly, but most people die worthy of death. In the face of an opponent who is completely invincible, you have to go up and die, that is not brave.

Call it stupid.

While thinking about the problem, he crushed the structure with one hand. At present, it seems that these void creatures have not yet allowed him to use powerful spells, and most of the problems can be solved by mental power tentacles alone. What's more, he actually didn't use magic on purpose.

The mage flew in the sky and waited patiently for a while, but these bugs did not disappoint him. The fallen assembly collapsed again, and the sea of ​​countless bugs squirmled wildly.

They began to shed their skins, and the hard purple carapace on the surface cracked a little bit, and a flying insect with a sharp poisonous needle at the tail flew out from it. Only the same, symmetrical six compound eyes remain the same, and the malevolent rays of light in them still stare unabashedly at the mage in the sky, greedily watching him.

The overwhelming swarm of insects flew towards him, and it has only been ten minutes since the start of the battle. They have evolved to attack the energy shield, combine to form a high-level creature, and devour the corpses of the same kind for evolution after dispersing. The wizard had expected them to learn to fly, but a problem ensues.

Did they 'learn' to fly, or did they do it from the start? It's just that at a certain time and on a certain occasion, the information stored in their bodies is called up again.

He Shenyan narrowed his eyes and summoned the flames. The offensive of the bugs has temporarily stopped, and they can't get close to the mage at all. As long as it is exposed to that little flame, it will be completely burnt out in just a few seconds. The swarm lived up to his expectations, and soon, they adopted a new strategy again.

Behind the mage, what they thought was a blind spot for human vision. A new batch of bugs begins to molt and transform into a flying variety. Then they wrapped themselves and the same kind layer by layer, forming a huge worm stone, flying into the sky, and attacking the mage. The flames spewed out again.

The layer of worms on the surface of the worm stone was quickly burned away, and the inside did not last long. Seeing that the stone was about to be completely burned, a silver bug suddenly flew out of it. It passed through the flames that were like bone-eating poison to its own kind, unscathed, and the poisonous needle on its tail was as long as an adult man's arm, moving towards the mage's shield as it moved, towards the mage's Shield poked away.

"Snapped."

With a light sound, the mental tentacles easily stopped it. Make it immobile.

The mage looked at this special bug carefully, and he said again: "Record: After the first encounter with flames, fire resistance evolved quickly... Fortunately, the level of fire spells I use is low, so far it seems that They have a great post-evolutionary ability to adapt to any means of harming themselves. Not only that, but they even know how to use scheming to distract me, and know how to scheming outside of human vision.”

"Summary: The perfect biological weapon. I don't know who designed this thing, but it certainly wasn't born naturally."

Yes, the mage has confirmed this.

Void cannot be something that was born naturally. At this stage, the possibility that they are related to things in the other world can basically be eliminated. Frankly speaking, the things of the other world are equally difficult for mortals to see directly, and there is nothing but corruption and devotion wherever they go, but at least each of them has obvious weaknesses. And it will not be like the Void, which can continuously evolve the means to target the enemy in such a short period of time.

It is impossible for any naturally born creature to do this. Evolution is a very delicate process. In the long river of life, each component of evolution requires a long time as a stack. And most organisms choose what is beneficial to them to evolve in whatever environment they are in. But he couldn't see that in the Void.

Their corpses can be used as eggs, which are convenient for replenishing troops at any time. According to the mage's current guess, they not only eat people, but also eat anything else, even stones. They know how to hide their whereabouts, know how to use tactics, and have better tactical intelligence than the Hulk, and at present...their evolutionary capabilities seem to be endless.

Taking a deep look at the squirming sea of ​​worms, the mage who had obtained enough information stretched out his hand, and the boiling dark clouds in the sky gradually dispersed. Those inhabitants of the Garden City floating in the sky thought that the matter was over, and the god who descended the divine punishment finally ended his punishment. They were ecstatic, only to find that the sky darkened again.

From the other side of the suddenly darkened sky, a bright moon slowly rose at the end of the horizon. The moonlight soothed their terrified hearts gently, and many Shurimans wept and shed tears. The sight was too beautiful. More people knelt down more devoutly. Maybe after this day, there will be another sect that believes in the moon in Garden City.

But these gentle moonlights are the beginning of destruction for the endless sea of ​​worms underground. As long as the seemingly harmless moonlight shines on them, it will directly decompose them, and before it has time to evolve the corresponding measures, the tens of millions of bugs here melted into mucus in an instant, filling the entire deep pit.

The viscous black liquid continued to bubble up and boiled. The moonlight still shone on them, and it didn't take long for even the slime to disappear. Only the deep underground pits and caves that still radiated purple light remained in place, but soon, they also began to gradually disappear.

The soil polluted by heterogeneous energy and the tunnels opened by insects began to recover little by little, the pollution was cleared, and the tunnels were filled. He didn't let the Garden City down until the last bit of influence from the void was completely wiped out by the mage.

Between the shaking of the earth and the mountains, the city returned to its place again. He Shenyan ignored the thoughts of those residents, he still had important things to do at this time. He disappeared in a flash and came to Jax. This warrior has been watching the mage from the edge since the rise of the city, and he is the only one allowed to do so. For the other mortals, He Shenyan used other means to keep them from looking under their feet.

Otherwise, there may be a bunch of lunatics in the city today.

"How?" He Shenyan asked.

"...what do you mean?"

"Your view of the void."

Jax was silent for a while, then continued: "They... become more terrifying. When Setaka and the Ascended fought against them, they could evolve, but they were never the same as when they just fought you. It evolves once a minute."

He Shenyan frowned: "You brought up an interesting fact."

He thought for a moment, then said, "I have an idea, Jax. Is it possible that they are not actively evolving?"

"what?"

The mage, who was in a state of research again, became excited. He ignored Jax and continued on his own: "You reminded me that this is indeed something that I ignored. Will they be a case of strong Stronger? If so, then the strategy can change...yes, and it makes some sense. If the Void were really that strong, they wouldn't have to wait at all! I'm in the dark. "

"Yes, Jax. They are strong when they are strong!"

"What? What? What are you talking about?" Jax was completely confused by the mage. He asked three times in a row before He Shenyan stopped and explained to him very quickly.

"They are not actively evolving, but passively evolving. Because they are facing me, they can evolve so fast. But if they are facing other people, the void is far less scary."

After barely understanding what he was saying, Jax asked, "Well, although I get what you're talking about. Does that make any sense? I mean, since you're so powerful..."

He didn't say the second half, but He Shenyan knew what he wanted to say.

The mage simply replied lightly: "Yes, I can completely solve the void today - in front of everyone in Shurima. They will see a mage appear and disappear, lifting their city up. , swept away those disgusting bugs in the ground. But, why should I do this?"

Jax's brain short-circuited for a moment: "But, haven't you been fighting against the void...?"

"You're wrong. I do want to eliminate them, but they're not my 'fight' yet. Besides, it's your own trouble."

He was right.

Jax said inwardly.

This is the demon released by Icacia. Even if this country has been destroyed and I am the only one in the world, it is the trouble that Icacia has caused. It must be resolved by the Icathians.

The warrior in purple put down the lamppost in his hand, bent down sincerely, and bowed: "I apologize to you for my words. You are right, this is our trouble, and you are not obliged to help ."

"I'm glad you understand that. But I'm happy to help."

Jax was really confused by him now: "Wait, didn't you say...?"

He Shenyan sighed.

"What? Are all you warriors with knives and guns a single muscle? Do you want me to say such a simple question? Yes, I won't do everything for you. But if I stand by and watch If you are at war with these things, am I still a person?"

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"No, no, do it again."

The dog-headed man lowered his head. He was so tall that his head could touch the top of the tent even if he was sitting on a low stool. He stretched out his hand, pointed to the row of numbers on the sand, and said to the dozen or so children in the big tent: "Attention, arithmetic is the starting point of our science. You are gifted with mathematics, and that's why I teach it. You guys. I don't ask for more, just one thing: seriousness."

He erased the line of numbers and wrote a new line with his finger: "Now, who can tell me what is fifteen minus thirteen?"

The children pondered hard, but couldn't come up with an answer for a while. Nasus sighed, and he changed his way.

"Well, if I give you fifteen pieces of bread, and you eat thirteen pieces, how much is left?"

Soon, two voices in unison sounded in the tent, and Nasus nodded. There was an imperceptible smile on his canine face. He wrote down five very simple additions and subtractions, and after telling them everyone had an answer before going to bed tonight, he left the tent.

A young man quickly greeted him. He looked at Nasus with reverence, and even his waist straightened a little bit: "My lord! We have finished today's training!"

"Very well, how is the city wall built?"

Mentioning the city wall, the young man couldn't help laughing: "Very good! My lord, I never thought that I could transport stones in such a way and polish them to build the city wall! With these, we no longer have to sleep in the desert. out in the countryside."

Just some simple, basic creations...and they were so happy to be. These kids can't even do arithmetic, which was unimaginable in the Azir Dynasty... God, what the hell have I been doing all these years?

Shaking his head, Nasus moved the question out of his mind. "How are the crops?" he asked.

It's okay if he didn't ask this question, as soon as the question was asked, the young man almost knelt down to him.

He even trembled in his voice: "Of course we will attach great importance to what you have explained!"

Nasus pulled him up from the ground and said sternly: "No one is worthy of your kneeling except His Majesty the Emperor, not even me, understand? It's just the clear spring and soil I created with magic. That's all, the seeds are all provided by you. I didn't help you to cultivate them, and the final harvest depends on you."

After saying this, he waved his hand, signaling the young man to do his own thing. He wandered around the small town, and everyone who saw him on the way saluted him respectfully. If it wasn't for Nasus getting angry three days ago because they saw him kneeling and bowing, I believe that what he got today would not be bowing, but the treatment of kneeling wherever he went.

After he rescued the caravan, he took them away from the dangerous plain. Then they met a few small tribes of scavengers, and when the dog-headed man from the myth and legend stood in front of them, these people immediately obeyed his orders. Even though they didn't even know the meaning of the command given by the dog-headed man.

Nasus took them to a dune far away from people. He used magic to communicate with the underground water source, imitating Qingquan Town, which also made this gathering place have endless water. Then came the soil to be cultivated and the stones that could serve as walls, and he taught the young of them how to fight with the sword. At the same time, the education of those children is not forgotten.

"I'm tired of being cloned."

Nasus sighed, it was almost impossible for him to complete Shurima's revival alone. But he was still willing to give it a try.

He walked out of the low city wall that had not yet been built, and squinted at the plain at the foot of the dunes, wondering what was in his mind. Nasus clenched his scepter until two figures slowly appeared on the horizon. They walked fast, and it didn't take long for them to reach him.

It was the mage, and a warrior in a purple robe.

"Hello, we meet again, my friend."

The mage said with a smile, the other warrior said nothing, the flames burning at the top of the lamppost in his hand made Nasus's eyes sting.

"What is this?" he asked.

The warrior said: "This is the last relic of Icathia, the eternal flame."

"Are you an Icathian?"

"If it's a fake replacement."

Jax thought the Ascended would fight him right away, but he didn't. He even seemed quite calm, and after getting Jax's affirmative answer, he smiled wryly.

"why are you laughing?"

"Oh, please forgive me. This scene is too funny, isn't it? Icathia is dead, and Shurima is also inexorably in decline a few hundred years later. Now, me and you. Two ancient Isn't it funny that the last glory of the empire is in face-to-face conversation, without the knife or the gun?"

Jax shook his head. "The joke itself is funny, Ascended. But I can't. You know the Void?"

Nasus restrained his smile and returned to calm: "Of course I know."

Jax nodded.

Half an hour later, Nasus, who was silent, shook his head, as if he had been beaten to 0-7 by the enemy's jungler, mid laner, and even his assistant, and was ready to rot.

His voice also sounded like a whimper: "How can Shurima now have the strength to prepare for a war?"

"That's your problem." He Shenyan said lightly, "Aren't you an ascendant? I believe that it is easy for you to destroy the resistance of these mortals. As long as you can unite them, the void is not so scary. enemy."

"Yes, of course I can conquer them by force. But..."

Jax took over the words: "It's not a question of whether you want it or not, dog-headed man. The Void will not reason with you, this question is imminent. If you don't plan to unite all the city-states, then the fate that awaits them is only destruction. One way."

Nasus' sanity told him Jax was right. But he still sighed: "How do I convince those stubborn city lords to believe me, the arrival of the void?"

He Shenyan couldn't help laughing.

"Let them trust you? Do you need their trust? All you want is the soldiers in their hands, not their trust. It's not too late to play your peaceful conquest with them when you're done with the Void. The result is that the void is defeated, who cares about the process and means?"

"Save you, what does it have to do with you?"

"...Only me, an Ascendant, can't do this."

Nasus looked up, and he said, "Even after all this time, the legend of the god warriors is still preached in the land of Shurima. I am reluctant to resort to force for peace, and it is clear that I alone cannot convince the stubborn. The lord of the city. I know their virtues, so I beg you to give me some time."

"What do you want to do?" Jax asked.

There was a smile on Nasus's dog's face: "Have you heard of him? No, I should ask, have you seen him?"

"Who?"

Jax suddenly had an ominous premonition, and his premonition was right, as expected. Nasus came up with a name with which he had a bloody feud: "Aatrox."

Taking a deep breath, Jax asked succinctly, the lamppost in his hand ready to go: "Explain."

"He is the most powerful of all the Ascended, and even Queen Setaka can't match him. At the same time, his hatred of the Void is absolute, even if he is later called the Darkborn. He is not like me. .. kindhearted and soft-hearted, with his help, we can not only direct…”

"Stop, it's not us, it's you."

He Shenyan interrupted him, and the mage said, "I'm only responsible for off-site assistance, you have to do things yourself. Understand? At best, I will only provide you with some... small help."

He made a gesture of losing the Korean market.

Do you really want to do this?

Jax asked himself, am I really going to join forces with my enemies to save their people?

He looked at the eternal flame at the top of his lamppost, and thought of Icathia again. It was a landscape he would never see again, and Icathia had been destroyed. Not by Shurima, but by the demons they unleashed. It can be said that Icacia destroyed herself.

He was there at the time, but he couldn't persuade the mages and lords who had fallen into madness after being corrupted by the void. They can only let them open Pandora's Box. Even if he survives to this day because of the existence of the treasure of eternal flame, this matter is a thorn in his heart.

Nasus saw that the purple-robed warrior's tense body relaxed. He heard him ask calmly, "Where can we find him?"

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dark.

He tried his best to breathe, but couldn't do it at all. There was no air in his lungs and throat, but the pain of suffocation was always with him. Some parts of his chest were torn so tightly that the pain almost drove him crazy.

No, maybe he was already crazy.

Limbs and muscles are not obeying orders. He couldn't move, couldn't breathe, couldn't see. There was nothing in the darkness except the silence, but his own echo.

He heard his own wailing, pleading and cursing. But it was utterly useless, as he had done many times over the endless years. Never got a response.

He began to recall the past.

who I am? I am Aatrox. I am a transcendent celestial being, I am an ascendant. I am a general of Queen Setaka's army...

As the memory progressed, he seemed to see his former figure again. Noble, perfect, like the embodiment of the firmest belief. His wings are like the golden light of dawn, and all evil is hidden from the earth.

He's starting to get intoxicated, yes, I'm Aatrox. I'm on the front line in every battle, I'm honest, I'm leading the way—wait, what about after that?

He screamed in the dark, and he saw again. Blood, dirt, and those ugly monsters. He and his brethren fought those monsters to the death on the battlefield for a hundred years. The war changed many things, not only did Icathia fall, but the Ascended were forever changed.

He remembered that ugly name, those damned celestial spirits who were high above and claimed to be gods. His teeth began to rattle, if he still had them. Aatrox felt his heart beating faster and faster, with anger and hatred. Countless malice gathered in his heart, causing a storm to finally make him roar and bark inarticulately.

Live like a drowning dog.

How long will this torture continue? he does not know. He was strategically chained to his weapon by those bloody bastards, and he didn't even know how much time had passed. All that accompanied him was endless darkness and torture, which even deprived him of his ability to self-destruct.

In this eternal prison, he began a new round of cursing and weeping. But it didn't help, no one would come to rescue him, he was buried deep underground.

He was crying and begging, begging to someone in the dark who didn't know whether or not he was there, a gesture that even disgusted him. But he also desperately longed for a person to free himself from this endless torture.

It's fine no matter who you are...