The Desert Emperor

The surrounding scenery became clearer, and Nasus and the Renekton brothers recognized it as the place where they had ascended.

As the Sun Disc rose into the sky, everything settled down, and the destroyed ruins reappeared!

At that moment, a figure slowly appeared beneath Sivir's feet, embracing Sivir in his arms. His armor Golden Light —it was none other than Azir, the Desert Emperor!

He was resurrected, awakened by Sivir's blood!

Nasus and Renekton were so shocked that they forgot to bow to Azir as they watched the emperor they had once served slowly approach the Sun Disc, place Sivir beneath it, and then summon his staff to point at the disc.

Night turned into day, the staff and the Sun Disc connected through light, and then energy was poured into Sivir's body until she slowly awoke and stood up again!

"Shurima, your emperor has returned!"

The Nasus brothers knelt down again. Sivir, having already entered the illusion, naturally knew that her ancestors were before her, and she also knelt down in worship.

Although I didn't see Azir in the illusion, I know from the fact that his sister and elders failed to ascend that his growth was inseparable from Nasus's assistance.

Azir quickly helped them up and said sincerely, "Lord Nasus, there's no need for you to bow to me. It was so before, it is so now, and it will be so in the future!"

Nasus was already in tears. "Your Majesty, for countless years I have lived in guilt, shutting myself in a dark corner, afraid to face the sun. Now your resurrection is undoubtedly my rebirth!"

Azir hugged him tightly, as if a lost child had returned to see his elder. "Your pain is my pain too. Although it has been a long time, I have come back!"

After the two finished exchanging greetings, Azir turned to Renekton and surprisingly performed a kneeling bow to him. Renekton quickly knelt down as well.

"Why is Your Majesty doing this?"

"General Renekton, the person I owe the most to is you..." Azir kept apologizing to Renekton and explaining why:

It turns out that more than a thousand years ago, when he was assassinated by Xerath at the crucial moment of his ascension, although his body was destroyed, his consciousness did not disappear.

His consciousness remains here; it will not disappear nor leave. He cannot communicate with others, and others cannot see him.

For thousands of years, he has stood here like a Watchers, observing the sunrise and sunset, the changing seasons.

Loneliness tempered Azir's character, transforming him from an arrogant emperor into a humble and wise man, and allowing him to truly understand the painstaking efforts of the great Grand Scholar Nasus.

At the same time, he also saw the millennia-long struggle between Renekton and Xerath, all caused by his poor judgment of character, and the bitter consequences would be borne by others!

Renekton was initially very determined, but he couldn't withstand Xerath's relentless mental attacks over the years, and his unwavering will was eventually destroyed centuries later.

Pain twisted his mind, driving him mad. He sometimes hated Xerath, sometimes Nasus, and eventually even cursed the Sun God.

Azir watched all this unfold, powerless to change anything, and could only watch Renekton grow increasingly depraved, becoming the antithesis of light.

In other words, he watched Renekton and Xerath fight for thousands of years and slowly turn to the dark side.

But all that is in the past now. Nasus survived, Renekton recovered, and Azir himself was reborn. This was all thanks to one person: Sivir.

After catching up with his two key retainers, Azir began chatting with Sivir.

In fact, he didn't know at first that Sivir was his descendant. If it weren't for what happened today, he would have thought that his bloodline had been severed.

Sivir's parents were both mercenaries who were killed by other mercenaries in a war, leaving her alone and destitute as a young child.

She was later adopted by a scavenger and lived a life of hunger, but Sivir said those were the happiest days of her life.

Scavengers often walked around this area, and she often came here to play. For some reason, young Sivir always felt a sense of familiarity here.

After the scavenger grew old, she joined the most notorious bandit gang in the area and, after the leader's death, won a fierce competition to inherit the leadership.

Being a bandit leader isn't easy. The naive Sivir was soon betrayed, lost her position, and almost lost her life.

As she grew up, she gradually forgot the familiar feeling of this place and began to struggle for survival. She formed her own Treasure Hunting Team several times, but each time she was betrayed after discovering treasure.

She secretly resolved never to trust anyone again, for without trust there would be no betrayal. At the same time, she stopped treasure hunting and started helping others find treasure for a reward.

Even so, she still encountered Cassiopeia, and if we hadn't arrived in time, she might have really lost her life.

In short, Sivir's past was filled with intrigue and betrayal.

As for how many generations removed Azir was from her ancestors, that remains unknown.

"My child, from now on you will have many true supporters, and you will never have to fear betrayal again."

"No, I did originally want to be an emperor for a while, but since you've been resurrected, it's no longer my turn."

"Alright, since that's the case, I won't make things difficult for you. After I rebuild this ruin and re-establish my rule over Shurima, I'll pass the throne to you!"

Instead of vying for the throne, the two brothers humbly yielded to each other. The most fortunate ones were probably the Nasus brothers, otherwise they would have been truly caught in a dilemma.

After the group finished talking, Azir came to our side and thanked us solemnly. Since his consciousness had remained here, he was naturally familiar with what we had done.

I'm glad that the desert emperor in front of me isn't arrogant. It shouldn't be difficult for either him or Sivir to form an alliance.

It's just a bit unfair to Darius, though, as he has to hand over the territory he worked so hard to conquer, since it's no longer unclaimed land.

A sudden turn of events, a bit of casual conversation, and dawn had broken.

After the sun rose, Azir gazed at the Sun Disc, and we all guessed what he was thinking: he wanted to fulfill his unfulfilled wish of ascending to heaven.

Nasus was still a little worried. "Your Majesty, please don't rush into ascension. It would be better if we returned to Naremajet first and sought Lord Aatrox's help."

It turns out he didn't know that Aatrox had become Vastaya. No wonder, he had always secluded himself in the library, knowing everything about the past but not much about what happened later.

I quickly reminded him, "Aatrox is no longer loyal to the royal bloodline, and besides, he is now an enemy of humanity."

Renekton didn't recognize me and was furious when he heard what I said, but Nasus stopped him before he could react.

"Don't be impulsive, Renekton. Yasuo is our friend. Even His Your Majesty thanked him. Don't you understand?"

"But he actually said that Lord Aatrox broke our shared oath! And that he is an enemy of humanity!"

"Perhaps he's right."

Everything I told Nasus has come true, and now he chooses to believe me.