Fatal Beauty

Now that things have come to this, I have no reason to stop them anymore; in fact, I'm quite anxious myself.

Jiggs kept throwing bombs around him. The bombs were all different shapes and sizes; some exploded directly, some disappeared and hid, and some flew far away.

Corki then initiated aerial bombardment, but his plane was very loud and looked somewhat outdated, which explains why he was eager to switch to a more advanced vehicle.

Fizz planted his trident in the ground, instantly creating a large body of water around him. He jumped into the water and quickly disappeared.

Kled and I manipulated the Wind Force to destroy everything in our path; nothing could withstand our Wind Force.

Only Heimerdinger remained silent, watching us wreak havoc, lost in thought.

Just as everyone was having a great time causing destruction, I sensed someone approaching from not far away. At the same time, the Wind Force, water flow, and gunpowder all disappeared.

Qiyana also possesses this ability, but this was clearly not her doing; she wasn't nearly this powerful when they first fought!

Qiyana returned shortly after, with someone of similar build and appearance standing next to her, but older, who looked like her older sister.

The ring-shaped blade was also in the woman's hand; it seemed she was the one who had neutralized our forces. "Intruders, why have you caused such widespread destruction here?"

"We didn't intend to cause any damage, but you're being completely unreasonable. You came up like we were your enemies, didn't give us directions, and now you're blaming us?"

"Heh, you managed to come to Ixtal, and you still say you didn't intentionally invade?"

"We really didn't mean to. We randomly ended up here from the Yordle world. Please show us the way."

The woman hesitated for a moment after hearing my words, not rushing to make a move, but she quickly dispelled her doubts and swung her ring blade at the ground.

As the ground shook beneath our feet, Malphite miraculously stood up again, the surrounding rubble returned to his body, and soon his body was completely healed!

"I'm sorry, Lady Rebeca, I am no match for the intruders."

"It's alright, Malphite. As long as I'm here, you won't lose!"

"Rebeca?" I blurted out, because I knew her!

Rebeca was the second person after Aatrox to ascend in Naremajet. Her Ascended Form was a beautiful butterfly, which left a deep impression on me.

She was very old before she ascended, so I didn't recognize her at first, but now she does look somewhat similar!

My words, however, provoked Qiyana's displeasure. "How dare you call your mother-in-law by her name? You shameless bastard!"

Rebeca was puzzled. "Do you know me?"

"You are Ascended of Naremajet, the third Ascended after Shetaka and Aatrox, known as 'Deadly Beauty' Rebeca, right?"

"What nonsense are you talking about! Your mother-in-law isn't who you're describing..."

Qiyana was silenced before Rebeca could finish speaking, "Who are you? Why do you know me?"

"My name is Yasuo. You should be familiar with this power, right?"

I slowly released my Aspect Power, which startled Rebeca: "You're War Aspect?"

"Yes, after Aatrox killed Pantheon, I became War Aspect. Since this is where you live, it should still be in Shurima, right?"

"Yes, this is eastern Shurima, a barrier I created using Elemental Power..."

Rebeca is incredibly powerful, ranking among the top Ascended, and she is also Aatrox's right-hand woman.

I only saw her twice in the Ascended Illusion: once during the ascension and the other time during the Void War.

She was skilled at manipulating the Elemental Power, and although she ventured deep into the Void during the great war, she was not infected and thus did not become Vastaya due to the influence of the Void.

According to her, she searched everywhere for Aatrox during the later Vastaya War, enduring many hardships but to no avail.

In the end, she lost faith and abandoned Shurima. To escape the war, she returned to her homeland Ixtal, and used the Elemental Power to separate it from Shurima, creating a hidden space.

For thousands of years, Rebeca forbade her people from talking about the outside world or leaving. Over time, people lost their knowledge of the outside world and only knew about Ixtal.

Whenever outsiders stray into this place, the Ixtal kill them, but today they have encountered powerful people like us.

I briefly explained the current situation to her: not only have the Vastaya returned, but the Void Cataclysm has also struck again, and this time it's two rifts.

Rebeca didn't seem to care much about this; she didn't want to leave, but she could let us out.

My original goal was to leave, but now that I know a powerful person might become our ally, I've decided to stay a little longer. After all, this isn't the Yordle world, so time won't fly by here.

"You can be indifferent to the disaster, but there's something I need to tell you: Aatrox has appeared in this war, and he's the leader of the Vastaya."

"What?! You're saying Aatrox is the mastermind behind the Vastaya's rampage?"

"To be precise, someone is helping him, but he is indeed in charge of the Vastaya's campaign against humanity."

"Impossible! Aatrox would never do such a thing!"

"Hearing is unreliable, seeing is believing."

After I finished speaking, I stared intently at Rebeca, using sincere eyes to tell her that I hadn't lied.

Rebeca finally wavered; the truth was important to her. "Fine, I've decided to go with you. If you're lying, you should know the consequences! Even if you're War Aspect!"

"Of course, if what I've said is true, I hope you can lend a hand. Even if you can't bring yourself to harm the Vastaya, you can still help people defend against the Void."

"Resist the void? You overestimate me. Back then, it took two hundred of us Ascended to barely hold back the void rifts of Iosia. Now that two have appeared, I don't have that kind of power."

"You're not fighting alone; you've imprisoned yourself for far too long. It's time to go out and see the world."

"Okay, I promise you. Now take me to see Aatrox!"

Qiyana was caught off guard by the turn of events, and seeing that Rebeca was determined to leave:

"Mother-in-law, what will happen to Ixtal after you leave?"

"Ixtal, it's all up to you, child. Learn the elemental knowledge from the elders well, and do your best to maintain this barrier. I will return if there are any difficulties."

"But..."

"There are no 'buts'. You're already nineteen. When I was your age, I was already on the battlefield!"

"Yes, Mother-in-law, I understand!"