A Place to Hide

Swain hearing Darius's words.

He is incredibly intelligent, but he is also prone to getting stuck in dead ends. After something happens, he always thinks about how to solve it, but he never thinks about destroying it if he can't solve it!

Since Darkwill's situation is beyond redemption, wouldn't it be more efficient to simply overthrow him instead of trying to change it?

Moreover, they possessed ample resources: loyal subordinates, supportive and patronizing citizens, and allied forces.

Swain believed that as long as he presented his reasons, he would surely gain the understanding of Rappor and Kled.

Unsurprisingly, the coup failed. They had planned everything perfectly, but they hadn't anticipated LeBlanc's existence and how powerful she was!

However, they did not give up. Since Darkwill had lost the support of the people, victory would eventually belong to them!

Kled originally planned to lead his men to force their way back, but Swain dissuaded him, saying that if he did, Noxus would surely be torn apart, and even if they succeeded, it would be meaningless.

So he and Darius handed over their troops to Kled, and the two traveled north to seek refuge with Rappor.

Compared to his own brother Brawn, Rappor valued his friendship with Swain and Darius more, and chose to help them without hesitation.

The northern mornings are a great remedy for waking one up, Swain often went for a walk around sunrise. Then one day, he was attacked.

He was enjoying the tranquility of the forest when suddenly a flock of Black Ravens appeared and surrounded him.

Swain loved crows so much that he even named his unit Blackfeather, but he was anything but happy at this moment, because these crows were clearly there to kill him!

At first, Swain thought they were assassins sent by Emperor Brawn, so he used magic to resist the crows' attack and tried to break out of the encirclement, but he failed.

The magic was too powerful; he couldn't possibly fight it. Soon, Swain lost his ability to move and could only let the crows peck at his food.

The events of recent years had long since numbed Swain's sense of pain, and this time was no exception; however, he was extremely unwilling to accept it.

With his ambitions unfulfilled, how could he die here? A strong will sustained him, keeping him from losing consciousness.

Soon, a raven flew down in front of Swain and stared at him. He saw a human figure in the raven's eyes.

The figure was blurry and its features were indistinct. It asked him in a woman's voice if he wanted power.

Swain's reply was neither humble nor arrogant: he was willing to accept any form of power as long as he did not become a puppet.

The woman chuckled dryly, waved to Swain, and then the entire flock of Black Ravens rushed into his body!

Swain thought he had lost the ability to feel pain, but the pain still made him howl uncontrollably. When all the Black Ravens entered his body, the pain finally disappeared.

At this moment, Swain felt his body brimming with magic power. All the magic he had learned before had been greatly enhanced, and at the same time, he could summon flocks of crows to act as his eyes and ears!

He hadn't forgotten what the woman had told him when the last crow disappeared: Use this power to do what you want to do!

He initially thought it was an assassination attempt targeting him, but unexpectedly, it turned out to be a powerful figure helping him awaken his abilities.

At that time, he didn't know who this person was or what their purpose was, but now it's very clear that this person is LeBlanc.

Having gained the power of the Black Ravens Swain felt reborn. He revealed this to Darius and decided to use the Nullifying Weapon he had purchased from Demacia to launch a new coup.

The coup succeeded without any resistance, which is actually quite normal in retrospect: LeBlanc gave him the power, encouraged him to launch the coup, and stopped helping Darkwill, so everything went smoothly.

Darius and Swain discussed Noxus's future path more than once, and with the success of this coup, they decided to put their plan into action: to return to the era of the United Kingdom, with the Council in charge of everything!

They reorganized all the scattered troops and then divided them into four unified units, except for the city guards.

After tireless efforts, we have finally achieved a united front. Besides them, I have also made invaluable contributions.

Swain thought he had achieved his goal, but now it seems an even greater threat has emerged.

Darius has told Swain about our meeting in Piltover, including all the information we shared. He's also looking for the truth behind it, but this time it's not so simple:

"I have a premonition that this catastrophe that will sweep across Runeterra is about to arrive, and the emergence of the Vastaya and vampires is just the beginning of this disaster!"

"I also heard Kled mention the Black Rose. He said LeBlanc is recruiting mages everywhere. What's going on?"

"Don't worry about that. If LeBlanc had any ill intentions, she wouldn't have helped us all this time. She's probably an ally of ours too!" Swain chose to believe LeBlanc.

"That's pretty much what I expected. I hope she doesn't mean any harm."

No sooner had I finished speaking than a crow flew in through the window. Judging from Swain's expression, it wasn't summoned by him.

A crow landed beside us and then transformed into human form. A black mage's robe trailed on the ground, her pale face was bloodless, and her purple pupils were alluring and captivating. It was LeBlanc.

She usually hides her face, but this time she appeared with her true face. Apart from me, the others must have seen her for the first time.

Draven gripped his knife and fork tightly, but seeing that we were all relaxed, he put them down.

"I hear you guys talking about something interesting, how about I join in?"

"Are you the Pale Lady?" Darius asked with a smile.

"You guessed it, Darius. You're quite an interesting person. I wanted to grant you power, but I didn't have the chance."

"Thank you so much for your kindness, but I'm not used to doing this."

LeBlanc chuckled softly and brought up the matter we were most concerned about, "Hehe, have you found a way to deal with vampires yet?"

"No, we don't even know where he is. If you have any clues, we hope you can help us."

"You're quite the outsider, Yasuo. I think I told you before, if you come to Immortal Fortress, pay me a visit first. Why don't you remember?"

"Uh, I don't know where to find you. Besides, I just teleported here."

"Those are all excuses. I didn't wear a veil this time. So, how is my face? Isn't it beautiful?"

LeBlanc once said that she uses her memory to fix her face, so the reason she's showing herself now is probably to see me.

"She looks the same as when we last met, very beautiful."

"That's good. As for the vampire, I do know where he's hiding, but you'd better not provoke him. If you go to his territory, you'll just become his food."