The Glory of Noxus

"Can you tell me specifically about the scenes you saw in the river of time?"

Huo Jixing's eyes darkened slightly, he suppressed the many thoughts in his heart and asked.

He was very curious about what the long river of time mentioned in Kasiri's words looked like.

According to Kasili's account, Kiran has extraordinary powers of time.

You can drift between the past, present and future, bending and changing the time around you.

It is also like a magician waving a magic wand, who can trace a fixed time node and use it as the center to view the time before and after.

"Time is something that ordinary people cannot understand. Even my mentor, His Majesty Kiran, cannot understand the mysteries of time and the law of cause and effect."

Kasiri said softly, his voice low and full of awe, vaguely carrying the depth and mystery of time.

“The picture of the past I’m talking about is tracing the past based on existing traces.”

"I followed my mentor, His Majesty Kiran, to trace your past and see your life in the Ionian Islands."

Kasiri continued, thinking again of those quiet days and the many stories from far away in the Ionian Islands.

"You once learned swordsmanship in a famous sword hall and became a mercenary, active in villages and towns."

"But the invasion war of the Noxus Empire broke the peace of the Ionian Islands. In order to avoid the war, you and your friends started a wandering career."

"In the end, after many hardships, you are the only one left to cross the Sea of ​​Watchers and reach the Noxus Empire."

Kasili slowly described the life of Huo Jixing's predecessor based on the scenes he saw in the long river of time.

"Soon after, you experienced the Freljord War, awakened the power of the stars, and won the favor of General Darius."

The figure of the person involved gradually came to life in his words, as if he had personally experienced the suffering of the young swordsman.

At the end of the words, Kasiri's eyes were confused, recalling the many scenes he had experienced that were carved by time, and secretly thinking of his mentor, His Majesty Kieran.

"Remember what we learned."

Kieran's voice was extremely gentle, yet almost heavy, as if it contained endless wisdom and experience.

This sentence has been accompanying Kasiri's growth, always warning him of the dangers of time.

"Are you sure you're ready?"

Kieran asked again, the road ahead will not be easy, but he believes that Cassili has the ability to face it.

Kasili remained silent and did not answer, but returned the mentor's affirmative smile.

Then Kasili raised the copper staff in his hand, followed Kieran's pace, and entered the river of time.

In the colorful river of time, Kieran led Cassili forward, surrounded by the terrifying turbulence of time.

Those unstable time flows are like living monsters, quietly eroding everything around them, distorting and confusing their perceptions.

Every step they took was full of unknowns and dangers, but they didn't back down.

Because Kiran and Kasili understand that this is their mission, the salvation of the Icathians.

But after traveling not far, Kasiri lost sight of his mentor Kiran.

He looked around, but could only see a glazed river of time, reflecting many possible paths.

Kasiri felt no fear or confusion.

Instead, he chose to go alone.

He had been preparing for this moment every day for the past few years.

If you don’t work hard now, when will you wait?

In the end, Kasili relied on the knowledge of time taught by his mentor to get out of the removed time place in the capital of Icathia and return to the forgotten land of Icathia.

While listening to Kasili's dictation, Huo Jixing compared the memories of his predecessor and found that they matched exactly.

This is a secret that even Swain and the Reiser garrison cannot explore.

"Then how did you, or His Majesty Kiran, track down my traces?"

Kasiri's arrival has confirmed that Kiran is aware of his existence and specialness.

How can an extraordinary being who only exists in the past and has no present or future not be special!

Kasili heard Huo Jixing's voice and came back to his senses, thinking of Kieran's instructions when he left the capital of Icasia.

"The traces of time are inescapable in all things and no one can erase them!"

"My mentor gained insight into your existence based on the traces you left in the land of Icacia and tracing back to the past."

Cassili's eyes sparkled.

He still remembered the scene that day, the peaceful place where time was removed, and ripples suddenly started.

It was the movement coming from the source of darkness in the endless void beneath the capital of Icathia.

After being silent for thousands of years, the source of darkness in the cracks beneath the capital seems to have awakened.

The terrifying purple energy almost interferes with the flow of time, permeating the removed time place.

Kiran and Kasili were curious.

What causes the source of darkness to agitate?

They entered the long river of time and traveled through the forgotten land of Icathia, looking for answers.

Fortunately, they noticed the traces left by Huo Jixing at the edge of void erosion.

At that time, Kieran noticed the subtle power of the stars in the air, which was familiar yet unfamiliar.

This was a direction he had studied to dismantle the Ascended Legion of the Shurima Empire.

Although the Icathia Governing Council has been unable to obtain the ascension edict, it does not prevent Kiran from conducting his research.

He once looked up at the sun's disk from a distance and saw many star trails engraved on the golden surface.

Whenever the ascension ceremony is performed, starlight energy will rain down from the sky, pouring down like water, bringing endless power to the ascendant.

Then Kieran seemed to think of something. He had been thinking about how to solve the seemingly inevitable ending.

Searching for any sliver of destiny that might allow him to save the hundreds of thousands of Icathians stuck in time.

Perhaps, the power of the stars will be a new research direction, which may change those Icathians imprisoned in time.

Kieran looked at the power of the stars filling the air, and immediately used it as a time anchor to [travel into the future] to find the answer.

However, something that surprised him happened before his eyes. In the future, the power of the stars did not exist.

Puzzled, he chose to go back in time to find out.

Time slowly went back, and Kieran's eyes crossed the fog of time and space, capturing Huo Jixing's face and feeling the power of different star spirits.

He began to use his abilities to bend and distort nearby time to explore the origin of Huo Jixing.

Suddenly, brilliant scenes appeared around him, as if a blood-colored scroll unfolded in front of him.

Those pictures are the many events Huo Jixing has experienced in the past.

His growth, awakening of the power of the stars, battles with various forces, and defeat of many legendary heroes were all presented to Kieran one by one.

In particular, before Huo Jixing came to the land of Icacia, he defeated the clone of the Void Prophet Malzahar and the Void Escape Beast Rek'Sai.

The strength shown in the two battles surprised Kieran.

Three completely different powers of the stars!

Finally, Kieran reaches his own conclusion after browsing for traces of the past.

This is a very special star spirit bearer that only exists in the past and does not exist in the present or future.

It was probably the goal he had been looking for and waiting for.

Therefore, it is destiny that Time Apprentice Kasili appears in Uzeris.

"You will not exist in the future of Runeterra. Only in the past can there be traces of your existence."

Kasili recalled the time scenes around his mentor Kieran, and looked at Huo Jixing with an increasingly burning gaze.

He had seen his mentor Kieran travel through time, from Runeterra's mysterious birth to its seemingly inevitable end.

Only Huo Jixing has such special characteristics!

Huo Jixing shook his head helplessly, and couldn't help but think of the noise he made while spying on the land of Icacia.

"Now it seems that my reckless snooping caused quite a stir. Not only the Will of the Void, but also Kieran noticed."

He pondered for a while, looked at Kasili's calm face, and asked the doubts hidden in his heart.

"Why can you leave that removed place of time?"

According to ancient book records.

Not long after Kiran removed a corner of Icathia's capital from time and avoided the erosion of the void, it attracted the attention of many extraordinary beings.

They sneaked into the ruins of the capital city of Icathia one after another to study the power of time in the material realm.

I hope I can master the power of time!

Unfortunately, none of the many extraordinary beings at that time could understand time again.

They try to explore the depths of time, but they always fail to reach the mysterious veil.

The power of time seems to have opened the door to Kieran alone, allowing him to freely manipulate and change the flow of time.

Huo Jixing combined the memories of his previous life and knew that Jilan was 'imprisoned' in a removed place of time.

Although Kiran was given endless time, he could not leave the place of time that was removed, nor could he awaken the people of Icathia who had been saved.

The current situation is.

Now that Kasili can leave the removed place of time and come to Uzeris.

So why didn't Kieran leave with him?

When Kasili heard this, his eyes flickered and he stared at Huo Jixing in front of him.

The place of time removed is the secret.

No one knows where the missing corner of the land has gone.

Only Kieran and him knew.

Only they can move in the removed time place. Everyone else is in stagnant time, like sculptures, unable to move.

"I'm not from Icathia." Kasiri said softly about his origin.

"I am a scavenger near the land of Icathia. In order to survive, I accidentally entered the ruins of the capital of Icathia."

"Later, I received guidance to avoid the erosion of the void and became an apprentice under Crown Prince Kiran."

Huo Jixing nodded slightly, vaguely understanding the reason why Cassili could leave the removed time place.

"Then tell me your purpose of coming to Uzeris, Time Apprentice Cassili."

Huo Jixing ended the chat and went straight to the topic.

"My mentor asked me to tell you that the mysterious future battle is about to begin!" Kasiri said in a deep voice.

The mysterious future battle! ?

Huo Jixing heard the solemn tone in Kasili's words, frowned, and had an ominous premonition in his heart.

"Will the Noxus Empire restart war in the future?"

He was not surprised by this. The Noxus Empire would definitely start war again after its recuperation.

And the Ionian Islands? And the Kingdom of Demacia? And Shurima?

All possible.

"No, not the Noxian Empire."

Kasiri shook his head slowly, stretched out his dark fingers and pointed at the sky.

"It's Valoran!"

Huo Jixing fell silent. The scope of Valoran is very wide, including the Noxus Empire and other forces.

"Is it with the Void?"

He said his guess. The only opponent of Valoran is the Void entrenched in the land of Icathia.

And Kashiri's silence seemed to indicate that his guess was correct.

The Land of Time Removal where Jilan was located was in the core of the Void.

Dongdong! Dongdong!

A crisp knock on the door broke the deep conversation between Huo Jixing and Kashiri.

Then Katarina's voice sounded outside the door, with a hint of solemnity: "Nasus and Sivir are here to see you."

Huo Jixing glanced at Kashiri, a trace of deep thought flashed in his eyes, and he answered in a concentrated voice.

"Let them come."

When Nasus bent his legs and entered the reception room, Kashiri returned to his dull look again and stood quietly in the reception room.

He did not show much concern for the arrival of Nasus and Sivir, and his attitude was very cold.

Specifically speaking, Kaeshiri and Nasus are still enemies.

His mentor, Jilan, is a thorough patriot who has deep doubts and dissatisfaction with the Shurima Empire and the Ascended.

Influenced by this, Kaeshiri is not very interested in the ancient Shurima Empire and the Ascended.

But he did not show it too obviously, after all, this negotiation also involves the forgotten land of Ekathia.

There are hundreds of thousands of Ekathians in the land of time removal guarded by mentor Jilan.

Nasus looked at Kaeshiri and was a little curious about this extraordinary person from the Xerath delegation.

Then, he discussed the details of the negotiation with Huo Jixing, hoping to determine the charter as soon as possible.

Azir had given him clear instructions before coming, asking him to complete the negotiation as quickly as possible.

Although Nasus was a little confused, he did not ask, but did his best to complete Azir's orders.

After talking with Kaeshiri, Huo Jixing also did not want to waste time in the negotiation.

He was extremely curious about the time ability of Jilan and Kasiri, and wanted to return to the forgotten land of Ecathia again.

"Your Majesty Nasus, have you received any news from the Koharise Desert?" Huo Jixing asked.

Nasus looked puzzled and shook his head slowly.

"Not yet."

The Koharise Desert is just south of Vikaola. It is a remote place because it is far away from the river of the Mother of Life.

"It is eroded by the void!" Huo Jixing went straight to the point and told the information about the void.

When Nasus heard the word void, his expression suddenly changed, and his golden eyes showed an incredible emotion.

The void can be said to be the source of the destruction of the Shurima Empire.

The once invincible Ascendant Legion fell to the land of Ecathia and suffered heavy losses.

Even the surviving Ascendants were affected by the void, which directly weakened the strength of the Ascendant Legion.