Heart of Malice

Varus said that Vastaya doesn't easily connect with others, and becoming partners requires certain conditions, namely "common ground." ♤🐍 😾♬

Vastaya will only choose to possess someone who shares common traits, because that's the only way they might be devoured in the future.

At the same time, a strong opponent must be chosen; otherwise, even if it is devoured, it will not be able to exert its former strength.

For example, Bai Juen and Jerome were very stubborn and had similar views on issues, so they quickly merged together.

Both Qilisi and Syndra are adept at seeing through people's hearts, and they have no secrets from each other, like the spiritual communication between the Harbinger. If their personalities are similar, their relationship will be very harmonious.

Kayn and Rhaast are both independent and self-reliant types who don't like to depend on others, so it would be difficult for them to get along, but they are still deeply attracted to each other.

However, there are exceptions, such as Varus, who was not completely affected by the Void and whose dark side was not fully revealed, so he was able to make his own choices.

However, he had been swallowed by the giant fish and had no other choice; he was already very lucky to have encountered those two Ionia.

Furthermore, Dracula is an exception. He was not affected by the Void and is not a true Vastaya. He simply yearns for darkness, and he did not choose Vladimir but was used by him.

Grian's current situation is unclear. He may have chosen Veigar, but the Yordle's unique circumstances make it difficult to integrate, or even awaken his powers.

Besides commonalities, evil thoughts are also essential. A person with a heart turned towards the light cannot be possessed, which is what Varus wanted to tell me.

Grian chose me, not only because I am powerful and share similarities with him, but also because of the malice I cannot suppress!

The reason he didn't mention this in front of everyone was because he was afraid of causing a bad impact, after all, I am now the leader here.

I wasn't surprised by this, because I know I'm not a completely good person.

The evil thoughts in my heart are no less than others, perhaps even more, but I haven't encountered the triggering conditions.

If the people I care about are harmed or killed, I will fight the enemy without hesitation, no matter what sacrifices I have to make.

When I learned that Fiora had been assassinated, I killed Bordewin without considering the consequences, even if it meant making an enemy of the entire Demacia.

During the duel between the Avarosa tribe and Uncle Wolf, Riven was severely injured. Seeing her on the verge of death, I thought, "If I had enough power, I would definitely destroy the entire Avarosa."

Sometimes, in order to achieve certain goals, I will choose to use underhanded means, and my days in the Doco- disciplinary arena are the most accurate description of this.

I have all the negative emotions that originate from within myself, such as jealousy, hatred, and greed, and I don't want to give them up.

When I'm rational, I can control myself, but once my rationality collapses, I don't know what I might do.

After I finished explaining my thoughts, Varus felt much more relaxed; at least he felt I was very honest.

"I'm glad you're telling me all this without holding anything back, but I still hope you can change a bit. You're someone everyone recognizes, and that might be a constraint for you, but you created the Light Organization yourself, so you should think about it more carefully."

"I'm also glad you kept this a secret, but do I look like a bad guy, haha."

"It didn't look like it before, but it really does now!" Varus joked.

"Alright, my personal feelings don't matter. As long as what I'm doing is right, that's enough."

There's something else I want to tell you: do you already have someone you like?

"Hmm? Does this have anything to do with what happened today?" I didn't know why Varus brought this up.

"It's alright, but I can tell that Queen Sivir likes you, and she truly does."

"I'm sorry, I can't reciprocate her feelings. I like her too, but it's not love."

"Okay, I admit I was being nosy, but to be honest, I think it's a bit of a shame, because you two are really a good match."

"If we could be together just because we're compatible, the world would be such a wonderful place, haha..."

After answering Varus, I left. Just then, I suddenly felt a familiar scent in the wind behind me—it was Sivir.

She may have overheard our conversation, but that's fine too; it's necessary for her to know my feelings.

I didn't look back; I went straight to Darius.

Darius wasn't sparring with anyone; instead, he was chatting with Garen. One Hand of Noxus, and the other Might of Demacia. These two, who went from enemies to friends, must have had a lot to talk about.

"Hey, did I disturb you?"

"I'm sorry to have bothered you."

"What are you talking about? Governance? Or military strategy?"

"No, we're talking about power."

"Power? Let me hear about it too, maybe it will inspire me!"

Darius wasn't joking; he was indeed discussing with Garen the power within him, the immense potential displayed in their previous battle, which Darius naturally referred to as "Blood Rage."

He chose Garen because they shared the same feelings, but Garen hadn't yet unleashed them, and he didn't know how to bring them out.

I don't understand what they feel, and I'm too lazy to participate in the discussion. If it's just a feeling rather than a skill, I can't learn it.

"You can talk about that later. I want to ask you something. Did you know that during the Age of Exploration, a Noxus mage once settled in Ionia?"

Darius looked completely bewildered. "The Age of Exploration? That was over a hundred years before I was born, I have no idea about it."

"Think about it again. There should have been very few people coming to Ionia back then, and he later returned to Noxus."

Darius thought about what I said for a moment, but still had no clue. "Ask Swain, he should know."

"I don't want to keep traveling back and forth via teleportation portals, and the mages in charge of teleportation must be exhausted by now, right?"

"No need to go back. I brought a magical Black Ravens with me; I can contact him."

Darius finished speaking and whistled. Immediately, a raven flew in from outside. Then he recited a secret incantation and actually made contact with Swain!

The crow spoke to us in Swain's tone, which was very strange, and I asked about what had just happened.

Swain thought for a long time but didn't answer, seemingly unsure himself. At that moment, the raven spoke in another person's voice:

"I know who it is, and you all know this person too, it's Mino."

That's LeBlanc's voice, and she actually said that the person who used to live in the manor was the Sage Tabor!