Giving It Everything We Had to Save Him

Two days later, Nasus still hadn't woken up, and his life force was growing weaker and weaker. 🐠😳 🐸🐨

We can't wait any longer. I've decided to take him away from Shadow Isles to get treatment elsewhere. Otherwise, he'll eventually succumb to the Death Qi here.

Apart from Renekton came with me, everyone else retreated to the coast to rest, and we'll discuss the next steps when I return.

We returned to Bilgewater and traveled through a portal to Ionia. Of all the people I know, Irelia is the most skilled healer, and as Shepherd, she also possesses spiritual healing abilities.

After Irelia Nasus explained his purpose, she examined him but didn't know how to treat him, because Ascended are different from humans, and many of their vital characteristics have changed.

I don't know what to do now. Is there anyone who can help me?

Just as I was racking my brains, I suddenly heard Janna's voice; she was chatting with Karma!

Didn't she say she left? Why did she go to the Sunon Temple?

"My junior sister is back?" I asked Irelia.

"Yes, that's right. She said she was going on a trip, but because Kayn and Zed appeared so frequently, she came back to help defend the Sunon Temple."

"The Vastaya are starting to appear frequently again? What about Syndra?"

"Syndra only appeared once, but we managed to defeat her by working together. The main problem was the Shadow Stream members; they were unpredictable and kept us on our toes."

"Alright, then please continue your hard work. The battle on the Shadow Isles is nearing its end. We'll all join forces to wipe out the Vastaya when we return!"

After saying goodbye to Irelia, we immediately teleported to the Sunon Temple. Janna was quite surprised by my arrival.

"Yasuo? Didn't you go to the Shadow Isles?"

"There's been a bit of an accident; a friend of mine is injured. Do you think you could help him? Or you could call Ivern over."

"I have no medical skills, let Ivern take a look."

After Janna finished speaking, she closed her eyes and soon contacted Ivern. Since he couldn't enter the house and didn't want to be seen by ordinary people, we could only wait in the sparsely populated woodland.

Ivern appeared attached to a large tree, and upon hearing my request, he bound Nasus with his branches and released the Wood Power to surround him.

After a long while, Ivern sighed, "Alas, he has been corrupted too severely by the aura of death; the valve of life has broken down, and he can only let life slip away."

"Is there absolutely no other way? I have Life Rune here!"

"Life Rune cannot save those who are destined to die. Give up."

Renekton was furious at Ivern's words. "Nonsense! Who do you think you are, spouting such nonsense!"

Ivern ignored him and continued, "However, I can restore his consciousness, but I don't know how long he can survive."

"Then I'll trouble you."

Ivern asked me for the Life Rune, then combined it with the Wood Power and channeled it into Nasus's body. After a while, it really woke him up!

Renekton rushed to his side, reaching out his hand but then hesitating to touch him. "How are you, brother?"

"It's okay, I feel fine, just a little tired."

"It's okay to be tired! You should get some rest!"

After Renekton finished speaking, he wanted to apologize to Ivern, but Ivern had already left. So he could only express his gratitude to Janna: "Thank you, I was impulsive just now."

Janna didn't like this brute and casually replied, "You don't need to thank me. I'm just helping Yasuo. Besides, Ivern is always right. You'd better make sure everything is settled beforehand."

Renekton flushed red again upon hearing this, but he managed to hold back. He knew that neither Ivern nor Janna meant any harm; they were on the side of helping.

Nasus, however, remained remarkably calm. "Has the cycle of death finally come to me? Haha..."

"Don't say that, brother! You're just a little tired, you'll be fine after a couple of days of rest! We'll head to Shurima now, the Sun Disc will surely save you!"

"Okay, but I don't want to move now. We'll set off tomorrow. Go find a mountain spring and fetch some water from its source, preferably a lot."

"Alright! You wait, brother!"

Renekton strode towards the nearby mountaintop, and I knew Nasus had deliberately sent him away.

Do you have something to tell me in private?

"Hehe, you noticed. There are indeed two things I want to say to you."

"Speak, what is it that you can't even tell your own brother?"

"He was too reckless; I'm afraid something bad might happen. I wanted to talk to you about His Your Majesty..."

Nasus spoke to me softly, and I thought it would be a secret of the Shadow Isles, but it turned out to be about Azir!

Nasus said that Azir had changed a lot after his rebirth. He still seemed humble, but he had many things on his mind.

Azir used to consult him about any ideas he had, but now he prefers to cover them up with a smile, as if he doesn't care about anything.

Perhaps the destruction of Shurima changed him, or perhaps there's some hidden plan; in any case, we need to be careful.

Renekton was overjoyed. If he heard this, he would definitely confront Azir directly, so Nasus sent him away and told me alone.

"I shouldn't have such thoughts, because we Ascended must be loyal to the royal family, but I'm afraid he might do something terrible, especially now that Xerath has his help."

"So what do you feel he's hiding?"

"If it's a good thing, there's no need to hide it. Since he doesn't want to talk about it, then it's very likely to be a disaster!"

"Destruction? What about the target?"

"That's what I can't understand either. I used to think he hated Xerath, but now it seems he doesn't. So it can only be the Void."

"The Void? That's an enemy we'll face sooner or later. Is it necessary to hide it?"

"I hope I'm overthinking it. Maybe His Your Majesty has just matured and seems a little unfamiliar to me, haha."

Seeing Nasus's relieved expression, I was reminded of Karthus's words, "Almost everyone dies with a sense of unease, and the longer one lives, the more so."

Although he appeared calm, he was undoubtedly experiencing a mix of emotions. "Aren't you somewhat resentful? Tell me about it."

Nasus paused, then uttered his last words. "Haha, you found out. To be honest, it is a bit... I've endured over a thousand years of torment, finally witnessing the reunion of my brothers and His Your Majesty's rebirth, only to have to leave myself. It's truly a cruel twist of fate."

"So you can't give up so easily. Maybe Renekton is right, the Sun Disc can save you, just like when you ascended."

I hope so.

Renekton returned quickly, and we stopped talking about it. He found a large vat somewhere and filled it with water.

Nasus gazed at the clear mountain spring, then reached out and stirred it a few times. Gradually, a fragrant aroma of wine wafted from the water jar.

"Do you still remember my brewing magic?" Nasus asked Renekton.

"Of course I remember. When we were young, we lived in poverty and relied entirely on my older brother to brew wine to make a living."

"Hehe... More than a thousand years have passed without us realizing it. Come to think of it, you've had a bad temper ever since then."

"Haha, back then I often got into fights and ended up with bloodied heads, and you would always help me teach them a lesson, whether they were kids or adults."

"You're my closest person, who else would I help if not you? You need to change this bad temper of yours, and ask Yasuo more often if you have any problems. You can trust him as much as you trust me."

"Brother, why are you bringing this up?" Renekton sensed something was wrong, because he felt Nasus was giving his final instructions!

Nasus smiled. "I often think about these things, but I've never told you. Perhaps we don't need to wait until tomorrow; let's go back to Shurima today."