Light and Dark Angels

Varus tried to explain, but I stopped him. Bard's words were clear enough: the Ascended's power comes from the angels!

I asked Bard which angel this power came from, but he couldn't figure it out after thinking for a long time. Finally, he asked the wood spirits behind him, and these little creatures immediately made a sound, seemingly some kind of special form of communication. 6̲9̲s̲h̲u̲x̲.̲c̲o̲m̲

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"Oh, okay, I understand. It's that archangel." Bard concluded after communicating with the trolls, "War Aspect, the children told me that angel's name is Michela."

Michela?

I had assumed it was Kayle or Morgana, but it was an unfamiliar name. I continued, "Do you know anything else about Michela?"

"I remember, I remember so many angels, but I've forgotten their names..." Bard narrated slowly, and I listened slowly.

Mount Targon was once inhabited by two types of gods: Aspects and angels.

Aspects are spirits of nature, and they usually possess mortals who come to climb Mount Targon, so they have a very good relationship with mortals.

They typically guide mortals' development using their respective strengths, and they also lend a helping hand in the face of major disasters, such as the previous Vastaya War. Therefore, most of the gods worshipped by humans are Aspects.

Angels, on the other hand, consider themselves noble while humans are impure, and thus they have always kept their distance from humans.

Angels are an ancient race. Bard said that there were angels here when he first came to Mount Targon, but he couldn't remember exactly how many years ago.

Angels are very special beings; they are generally female, with only a very small number of males, and their status is very low.

Because angels have infinite lifespans, they are completely unaware of the importance of reproduction, so their population has never increased; on the contrary, due to various accidental deaths, their numbers have tended to decrease.

Later, all the male angels in the tribe disappeared, leaving only the female members. It was then that Archangel Michela realized the seriousness of the problem.

Inspired by the fact that Aspects possessed a human, she made a startling decision: to choose human males to mate with and reproduce!

Over the years, she discovered that humans were not entirely without merit; they possessed many unique strengths, including the reproductive ability that Aspects envied most.

Countless years of tradition cannot be broken so easily, especially for angels who value honor the most. Even though Michela herself set an example, no other angel was willing to commit to humanity.

Soon after, Michela successfully gave birth to twins, but the angels were not happy about it; instead, an internal strife broke out!

Because only one of the two babies was a normal angel, while the other had black wings! This was seen as a sign of depravity by the pure and noble angels, who intended to kill her!

To protect her children, Michela had her husband take them away from Mount Targon, and then led her followers to fight against the opposition. Although she was victorious in the end, it also led to the near extinction of the already small number of angels.

The war between the angels caused immense damage to Mount Targon. All the surviving angels left, including Michela, leaving only the Aspects on Mount Targon.

Through Bard's explanation, I finally understood Michela's identity. This archangel must be the mother of Kayle and Morgana, because the two sisters are one black and one white.

"Do you remember what kind of person Michela's spouse was?"

"I remember, he used to come visit me often when he lived on Mount Targon! Hmm? What kind of person was he again?"

Bard said he remembered, but his mind couldn't keep up. In the end, he had to ask the Little Wood Spirit behind him before he could tell me:

Michela's spouse was originally a human general, who was resolute, brave, powerful, and full of a sense of justice. Later, he was persecuted by an evil wizard and forced to leave his homeland. So he climbed Mount Targon to seek the help of the gods.

He had originally been chosen by the War Aspect, but because Michela fell in love with him, she forcibly took him away.

Hearing this, I was a little puzzled. If this person was full of a sense of justice, how could a fallen angel be born from their union with an equally righteous angel? Was it simply because of their different races?

At this point, Bard added: the mortal was carrying a black stone when he came to Mount Targon; it was Dark Rune he had snatched from the evil wizard, while Michela had a Light Rune passed down from the angels!

The combination of light and darkness—no wonder such a thing happened!

"So what happened to those two runes afterward?" I quickly changed the subject.

"After the angelic war ended, the angels left, the runes disappeared, and I don't know what happened after that."

Bard wasn't paying attention to what happened next. Just then, the Little Wood Spirit started talking again. These little guys really knew a lot!

So Bard continued his story: After Michela left Mount Targon, she searched everywhere for her child, but many years passed without her finding him.

Later, she Light Rune to create the Ascended in Shurima, hoping that her children would feel her presence upon seeing them, but many years passed and there was still no news.

The trauma of the angelic civil war tormented Michela, and coupled with her longing for her child, she eventually collapsed.

She returned to Mount Targon, but instead of going to the summit, she created the Cycle Curse Barrier halfway up the mountain Light Rune and Dark Rune, and then died in agony.

Well, it's a very sad story, but I don't understand why Michela set up the barrier. Did she regret her actions in her final moments? Did she begin to hate mortals? And so she did this to prevent mortals from reaching the Mount Targon?

The deceased is gone, and these questions can no longer be answered, but all the doubts I had these past few days have been resolved.

At this moment, Zoe asked Bard, "So that barrier existed before I came here? Does that mean I'm the only one who hasn't been affected by the barrier and has managed to climb Mount Targon for thousands of years?"

"Probably. Luckily, the barrier has been broken now, otherwise we wouldn't be able to see it, and humans wouldn't be able to get here. In a few thousand or tens of thousands of years, Runeterra might not even have Aspects left."

"Phew... that was close! Looking back, it's all thanks to you guys, Yasuo."

"You're welcome, I always appear just in time, haha."

"Who's thanking you! The ones who should really thank you are humans, after all, the Aspects are the gods who guide mortals."

Zoe's words made me feel strange. Am I still human? Or have I already entered the ranks of gods? Does this mean I'll have to refer to Darius, Fiora, and the others as "you humans" from now on?

No, no, this is too awkward. I have never been prepared to be a god. I was like that when I became the Harbinger, and I am no exception now.

Now that I know everything, I need to hurry up and learn how to unleash the Aspect Power. I also need to get back to Ionia as soon as possible so everyone doesn't worry!