The Soul Lantern

The murals in the fourth-floor room depict the transformation of Fuguang Island into Shadow Isles, viewed in sequence:

North Wall: Five heavily armored men, wearing crowns, sat around a stone table discussing matters. One of them was familiar to me: the King of Ironhold.

Judging from the scene in the video, they are negotiating. It seems that after many years of fighting, these five people have built up a powerful force and jointly rule Fuguang Island.

East Wall: This entire wall depicts a wedding. The wedding hall is exactly the scene I saw in Ironhold Castle in Kalista's illusion. The Groom is the King of Ironhold, and the bride is Evelynn!

Evelynn had just given me a map a few days ago. Several Ascended had seen her and were equally curious. Oken outspoken one, blurted out:

"Hey Yasuo, isn't this the beautiful girl who brought us the map? You said she was the enemy."

"Yes, it really does look alike. I don't know if it's the real her or if she's pretending."

"What do you mean? You mean she's pretending to be the bride?"

"It's possible. Based on the clues I've gathered, she has played many roles and caused many disasters."

"Oh, I never expected her! She's a terrifying woman!"

Lucian approached, his surprise no less than ours. "It's her! She's my savior!"

I was quite surprised to hear this. When did Evelynn become his savior? He then explained the reason to us, but only I know the whole story:

When Lucian and his wife Senna came to the Shadow Isles to do a bounty quest, they unfortunately encountered Thresh, resulting in Senna being imprisoned in the Soul Lantern, while Lucian was abandoned.

Just when he was about to be killed by the undead, someone rescued him and took him to Zaun. That person looked just like the bride on the wall, which was Evelynn!

All of this is making my head spin. Is Evelynn really our enemy?

We learned at the time that she had committed many heinous crimes, but now we know that she actually saved Lucian, gave us a map, and helped us purify the Shadow Isles.

Without that map, we would probably have taken a lot of detours, and might not even have been able to kill these powerful undead.

But I quickly came to terms with it, because I thought of LeBlanc.

They are so alike; they both do things according to their own preferences and both have motives that I cannot understand.

The process of getting to know each other is also very similar; they both went from enemies to friends. Evelynn may not be considered a friend yet, but I think that day won't be too far off.

Now is not the time to think about these things; I'll continue looking at the south wall.

The main characters in Southwall are still King Ironhold and Evelynn, in addition to the two of them, there is also the aging Thresh.

In this mural, Evelynn is depicted as pale and emaciated, lying in the king's arms, presumably to represent a serious illness.

The king looked anxious, probably begging Thresh to heal Evelynn, but Thresh turned his head away and ignored him.

The king's heart area was specifically painted black, whether due to some kind of energy influence or to represent corruption, is unknown.

The final scene at the West Wall is a stark contrast to the scene at the East Wall opposite it: the king has killed Thresh and has Evelynn soaked in the Sacred Spring.

The spring water turned black, and Black Mist rose from the surface, eventually spreading to the entire island!

The specific horrific scenes weren't depicted, but I imagine they're no worse than the tragedy of Icathia, given the current state of the Shadow Isles.

The four interconnected rooms, with just sixteen murals, vividly depict the development, prosperity, and demise of Fuguang Island, with the most crucial ones being the Sacred Spring, Thresh, and Evelynn.

We've explored four of the five floors so far, and there hasn't been any fighting, not even the smell of gunpowder.

But at the top of the stairs on the fourth floor, we all stopped in our tracks, because Nasus had said that the area below was filled with the aura of Dark Magic, and we could all feel it when we got here.

At that moment, a hoarse, unpleasant voice came from below. "Come down, aren't you here to see me?"

Seeing the glowing green light below, Lucian couldn't resist and jumped down. We nodded to each other and followed.

This level of space is very large, with six stone pillars standing around it. The light from the base of the stone pillars forms a six-pointed star magic circle, Thresh is in the center of the magic circle.

"Lucian, we meet again. Are you going to kill me this time?"

"If you won't release Senna, then this is the only way!"

Lucian still hates Thresh, but I don't feel that much hatred, because after seeing the mural, I always felt there was more to it than met the eye.

Without a doubt, Thresh loved Fuguang Island, and the pain he felt after that tragedy was unimaginable to others.

Thresh changed the subject and looked at Illaoi: "Long time no see, little one. I didn't expect you to still be alive."

"Long time no see, old man. Of course I'm alive if you're still alive, but I never expected you to be from the Hailan Family!"

"Hehe, we'll talk about our own affairs later."

"Fine, you can't run away anyway!"

"You were able to arrive here in order, it seems you had someone guide you. I have no intention of being your enemy, I simply want to reveal the truth."

"We've seen the truth. Answer my question: will you release Senna or not?"

Lucian drew his dual pistols and aimed them at Thresh; if Thresh resisted, the bullets would be fired immediately.

Thresh watched him with interest, then activated the Soul Lantern.

After a period of restlessness in the souls, a man was released. He initially resembled a ghost, but gradually regained his human form: the King of Ironhold.

The king looked around in horror. Countless years of nightmares had shattered his spirit, and he kept repeating the words "Queen" and "Sacred Spring".

Thresh looked at him with the air of a judge. "You are a sinner of Fuguang Island, but not the mastermind. You have now received your due punishment and can proceed to a new cycle of reincarnation."

I didn't recognize the others who were released later; they had all committed serious crimes and had been imprisoned for who knows how many years before Thresh released them.

After an anxious wait, Lucian finally saw Senna, a dark-skinned woman with dreadlocks and a giant gun in her hand.

Perhaps because the proceedings were relatively short, she didn't show any signs of mental instability. Since this was a trial, what crime had Senna been charged with?

Thresh didn't convict her; he simply let her go. Lucian excitedly ran over to hug his wife, but then the unexpected happened!

Senna raised her gun, pointed it at him, and pulled the trigger without hesitation!

Lucian was caught off guard. He had imagined countless scenarios of their reunion, but this was the last one he had ever considered!