Abandoning the Light for Darkness

We could have won if we had continued fighting like this, but something went wrong with Lucian. He got shot by Jhin, and his arm was instantly destroyed. 👹💗 😝ൠ

Lucian's limbs are all Hextech Prosthetic, so he won't experience much pain; however, losing one of his dual pistols greatly reduces his combat effectiveness.

Shvana was also scratched by Yerlanriel while covering for him. If I hadn't seen what was happening to them and arrived in time, she probably would have been in grave danger.

This means I'll be fighting four Vastaya at the same time, especially with the addition of Jhin and Yerlanriel, who are incredibly well-coordinated and powerful.

Soon my Windfury sword became ineffective, and I could only rely on the Aspect Power to hold on. I couldn't keep going like this for long.

Jarvan had already pushed his opponent back, but seeing the situation on my side, he had no choice but to abandon his opponent and rush over to support me. At the same time, Morgana also suppressed Quinn, her powerful Angel Power surpassing that of the Vastaya!

Just at this critical moment, Kayle arrived. The radiant Four-winged Angel suddenly appeared, catching the enemy off guard, and the relatively clumsy boar was directly cut down!

In fact, the toad Vastaya had already used a shield for defense, but the Four-winged Angel's Blade of Flames was incredibly powerful, cutting the shield in two and killing the boar Vastaya behind it.

I seized the opportunity, severing the toad Vastaya's legs while it was still in shock, and then killed it with a single sword strike!

The six Vastaya were reduced to four in the blink of an eye, which was no match for me, Jarvan, and the Angel sisters.

Jhin cleverly transformed into a black cat and escaped, Quinn also flew away, and the remaining two Vastaya struggled for a while before we killed them both!

I had no intention of letting the two go, so I immediately used my Wind Riding Technique to chase after them. Unfortunately, I fell into Jin's trap, which delayed me.

Kayle didn't pursue her. She used her Power of Light to treat Shvana's wounds, otherwise, once the Dark Power penetrated deeper into her body, it would be much more difficult to heal her.

Kayle and I were originally going to attack the three Vastaya in the middle, and we couldn't underestimate them even if only one was left. But Kayle told me that the last Vastaya had also been killed!

Three powerful enemies were silently eliminated. Who could possess such power? I was secretly amazed.

Could it really be Jax? I can't think of anyone else as powerful as him!

There's no time to think about it now. Fiora is still fighting Sylas, so apart from Lucian and Shvana, the rest of us rushed over.

We arrived in the west at dusk, where Sylas was fighting Poppy and Tristana alone and was holding his own!

Fiora and Garen are evenly matched against three Vastaya, but Garen is panting heavily, his armor is tattered, and he is barely holding on.

However, his persistence paid off. We circled around from behind, surrounded the four Vastaya, and then began to eliminate them!

No matter how powerful Sylas, he can't possibly be a match for us. The four of them fought desperately to retreat, and in the end, only two of them escaped.

Both were saved by Jhin's trap; these mines with a binding effect are extremely troublesome.

Thus, the battle, which had lasted for a whole day, finally came to an end. Although the enemy was not completely annihilated, it was still a great victory.

We killed a total of seven Vastaya, and including our mysterious friend from the north, that makes ten. This is a very encouraging achievement!

After we returned to our settlement in high spirits, we heard something unexpected: Azir had betrayed the light!

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Varus brought the badly wounded Renekton to Jarvan's camp and told us what had happened:

Azir and his fellow Ascended were on guard against the Vastaya invasion Shurima. Yesterday, he suddenly returned to Sun City and summoned several Ascended, saying he wanted to discuss an important matter.

After they all returned to Sun City, they noticed something was off, because Xerath, who rarely appeared in front of them, was standing in the main hall, surrounded by magic.

Azir, abandoning his usual affable demeanor, solemnly announced something to them: from this day forward, Shurima would fight alongside the Vastaya to achieve victory in this war.

Varus and the others were a bit confused; they had no idea what was going on. Then Xerath repeated Azir's words, adding:

Those who disobey orders will be killed without mercy!

At this point, the group finally understood: Azir had compromised with the Vastaya and was preparing to attack other regions!

Renekton and Oken were speechless, their strong personalities leaving them unsure how to act in front of the emperor.

Djis, remaining relatively calm, asked Azir the reason and received an answer:

The Vastaya were all Ascended in the past, and they were originally of one mind. Unfortunately, later everyone believed that the royal bloodline was cut off, which led to many conflicts and attacks between them.

Now that Sun City is being rebuilt and Azir has returned, we can rally everyone together; there's no need to continue fighting.

Varus hesitated. He wasn't against unification if the Vastaya listened to the Emperor, but what did Azir mean by saying they should all work together to win the war?

Azir went on to explain: he would lead a new army of "Ascended" to conquer other regions and establish a new dynasty!

Now Varus and the others finally understood: Azir had betrayed the light and joined the Vastaya!

Varus was reborn as Vastaya and purified with Sivir's help. He understood the pain of that rebirth and did not want to be corrupted again, so he refused.

Djis quickly followed up by stating that he would not cooperate with the Vastaya either, and if Azir insisted on doing so, he would return to his former home and continue his reclusive life.

Renekton and Oken were even less likely to join the darkness; they even tried to persuade Azir, but Xerath had already declared that those who disobeyed orders would be killed without mercy.

They hadn't expected Xerath to actually do it, and Azir had also joined in; the group started fighting right there in the main hall!

At first, they hesitated to act freely, after all, the person in front of them was their emperor, but they could target Xerath, so they attacked him with all their might.

The fierce battle quickly destroyed Sun City. The four Ascended were not weak, but they were restrained by their status as emperors. Just as the battle reached a stalemate, an ally appeared on Azir's side.

Varus recognized her immediately—it was the woman who was with Ryze!

She even used barrier magic to help us when we asked the Fireman for Flame Rune, so why is she helping Azir now?

Varus couldn't understand it, but there was no doubt that they were no match for the three of them; this woman alone was a formidable opponent!

Soon, Oken was engulfed by Xerath's magic and his fate was unknown. Djis was also seriously injured and collapsed to the ground.

Renekton was stabbed several times by Azir's sand soldiers, but was rescued by Varus's fierce fighting, and has not yet woken up.