The Search for the Ancient Capital

Nasus seemed quite excited upon hearing that Azir could be resurrected, and a strong aura of death emanated from him. 😡💚 🐊☜

I quickly calmed him down. The fact that he was still like this at his age shows how important this matter is to him.

"I'm sorry, I lost my temper. Could you explain it to me in detail?"

"To resurrect him, we need royal blood; we need to find his descendants first."

"Are you kidding me? The entire royal family perished in that Ascension Ritual; there's no way to find any descendants!"

"Yes, there is. It's a woman named Sivir, and she has royal blood."

As for Nasus, he could tell at a glance whether I was telling the truth or not. Upon learning that Azir might actually be resurrected, this man who had been sitting in the library for thousands of years could no longer stay still.

He immediately opened a passageway that led directly upwards, where sunlight poured in, and I heard the library hissing as if it were evaporating.

Nasus quickly led us outside, saying that the library relied entirely on his magic and couldn't be exposed to sunlight, or it would be destroyed.

In fact, it wasn't just the library; he himself was also unable to come into contact with sunlight. Although he was once Ascended chosen by the sun, a thousand years of darkness had long since shrouded him in darkness.

We were standing directly beneath the Sun Disc. Nasus had his arms outstretched, his already mottled skin glowing as if it were on fire, but he didn't utter a sound; instead, he seemed to be enjoying the sensation.

When the burning stopped, he opened his eyes, and his skin was completely refreshed!

I thought he would turn into a kobold, but he remained the same. It seems that the Ascended form is too conspicuous, and there's no need to activate it outside of combat.

"The sun has not abandoned me, and I hope it has not abandoned Shurima or my master either."

"Sun City has been destroyed. Do you know its exact location?"

"If my brain is still functioning properly, I should remember."

"Then lead the way!"

Nasus led us eastward, and the people surrounding the ruins made way for us. Being able to go in and explore, and to come down from the Sun Disc, was enough to fill them with awe.

Now that we've become partners, it's natural to introduce ourselves. Riven and I are explorers, Lucian says he's an Avenger, Nasus isn't interested in our identities.

After we finished introducing ourselves, when it was Kled's turn, Nasus stared at him intently because Kled said he was the Great General of Noxus, there to conquer Shurima.

"I never imagined that the Shurima would be conquered. But I'm curious, besides me, didn't you encounter any other Ascended?"

"I've met quite a few formidable people, but I've cut them all down."

Nasus looked at Kled with his deep eyes, but didn't continue the topic; it was clear he didn't believe him.

Sun City had long been buried by yellow sand, and it was not marked on the map. Nasus could not find its exact location and could only rely on magic to sense it.

During the thousand years he spent guarding the library, his knowledge had reached the limit he could bear. His Ascended Power may not be as great as it was at the beginning, but the later additions made it impossible to guess his strength.

After searching for a long time, we were starving and thirsty in the vast desert. Shurima people love doing business, and there are many people coming and going even in the harsh desert climate.

They rode enormous beasts I didn't recognize, which looked like camels but were several times taller. They were quite frightening to look at, but they were very gentle and obedient.

I wanted to buy one, but no one was willing to sell it. Nasus told me that these giant beasts were like their homes.

Because of its harsh climate and the people's love of travel, Shurima relies heavily on these giant beasts. They wear clothes made from the beast's hair and eat and sleep on the beasts; their entire life revolves around them.

They would never sell out their partners, whether for practical reasons or out of affection.

However, there are places in the middle of the desert that specialize in selling giant beasts, where we can go to buy them. Of course, the price isn't something you can easily negotiate.

After thinking about it carefully, I decided against it. It was just a spur-of-the-moment decision. I already have Hextech Motorcycle, and I won't need this behemoth for long. It's just that there are more people using it for now.

Nasus pinpointed a general location, and it took us most of the search to sense the aura of ancient magic. There were also many other auras mixed in, seemingly left by explorers.

"The ruins of Sun City are right here; it evokes a truly nostalgic feeling."

"Can you find the entrance to the ruins?"

"The entrance was destroyed long ago, but the aura here suggests that many people have been here. We just need to look for their traces."

We explored the area for a while and soon discovered a cave, left behind by humans after exploration.

I cleared the way with Wind Force, and then we went inside. After passing through a narrow passage, we finally arrived at a spacious area.

Nasus snapped his fingers, and the room immediately lit up, just like the dim light of a library. No wonder they couldn't find a light source before; it was his magic.

The place we were in was badly collapsed; it was impossible to tell what the rooms used to be for. There was another passageway further in.

This passageway is very similar to the one we used to go to the library. Both sides were covered with murals, but the colors have faded so badly that the original designs are no longer visible.

It was then that I remembered the illusion I had experienced. At that time, a rebellion had just broken out in Icathia, and Nasus had woken me up.

I asked him what happened, and he shook his head, not knowing why I had stepped into it.

Those murals were originally the masterpieces of ancient painters. When later Ascended saw the murals, they could immerse themselves in the scene and thus grasp the history of Shurima.

I am not Ascended, nor even Shurima. When Nasus saw me enter the illusion, he assumed I was disturbing his peace and used his power to remove me.

"If you hadn't ignored me back then, you might have found some useful information that would have facilitated our current research."

"If you truly have anything to do with all of this, the murals here are enough to keep you entertained."

"But I can't even make out what's drawn here."

"Let's just keep going. If I remember correctly, this should be the ascension site of Sun City, where there are many similar wonderful paintings."

Riven looked at me with a puzzled expression, not knowing what we were talking about. After all, in her timeline, the time between me entering the illusion and waking up was only a very short period of time.

Just as Nasus had said, as we went deeper, the murals became clearer and clearer, and I saw Aatrox again, a Golden Light- glowing Ascended.