The Sleepless Night

Riven seemed very excited; she had never visited a luxurious mansion before, and was still amazed by this simple house. 💥😺 ♧☮

I didn't want to cause trouble. "Forget it, this isn't a good idea. Besides, this place is pretty ordinary. Once Jarvan takes us to the palace, you'll see what true grandeur and magnificence are."

Is the royal palace bigger than this place?

"It's not just big, the decorations there are many times more luxurious than this!"

Just hearing me speak made Riven unable to contain her excitement, but she didn't stop and continued to wander around.

"Stop running around, go back and rest."

And what about you?

"I'll have my servant find me another room."

"Servant? Don't you find it strange? There are lights everywhere, but no one is around."

It was only after Riven pointed it out that I noticed this house was indeed different. Back at the Laurent Family, the servants were on duty all night, but here there wasn't a soul in sight.

However, considering the House of Dali's simple lifestyle, it's quite normal. It's possible they have fewer servants, or perhaps Lux is considerate of her servants and let them rest.

However, with lights everywhere, it still felt rather eerie to not be able to see anyone.

"Why don't you come to my room? The bed is so big, it could comfortably sleep two more people."

"You're a young woman now, be more careful in the future. Don't worry about me, you go ahead."

Riven often lacks awareness of her role as a girl, but having grown up in the world of entertainment, she understands many things.

After Riven returned to her room, I continued searching for servants, while a growing sense of unease crept into my mind: even in the most frugal and considerate households, surely there would be at least one servant on duty?

When I arrived in the evening, I saw quite a few people inside. Did they all go to rest?

Forget it, I'll just make do with Riven for now. I was about to head back when I suddenly noticed a flash of light in the distance, like lightning on a rainy day, dazzling yet fleeting.

"Huh? What's going on?"

Suddenly hearing someone speak, I was so startled that my hair stood on end! The atmosphere here is already scary enough, okay? Don't make any noises behind me!

Seeing me flinch, Riven almost burst out laughing, "How can you be so cowardly? We've fought so many monsters before and you weren't like this!"

I don't know how to explain it, but in the old world, vague concepts like ghosts and monsters were very scary. Even though no one had ever seen them, as long as the environment was right, you always felt like something was lurking behind you.

Now that I'm in Runeterra, even though I've already seen real monsters, I'm still afraid of those ethereal things. It's really just me scaring myself.

"I was just startled by your sudden appearance."

"Your heartbeat doesn't say that."

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Why haven't you gone to rest yet?"

"I couldn't sleep, so I secretly followed you. You didn't even notice! Looks like my stealth skills have improved, haha."

"You saw that flash of light just now, didn't you?"

"I saw it. The white color is dazzling, like magic."

Who's using magic here so late? Isn't magic forbidden in Demacia? Then I suddenly remembered that Lux is a user of light magic.

She was startled by me when we first met at the palace; what is she doing so late now?

I've decided to check. If it's her, I'll pretend I didn't see it; if not, it'll avoid any accidents.

Because the light disappeared in an instant, I couldn't see which direction it came from, so I could only search carefully, like a thief.

Soon after, another light flashed by. This time, Riven and I could see the direction clearly and followed it.

The mansion wasn't complicated, so we quickly found the source of the light, and what we saw astonished me!

It looks like tonight is destined to be a sleepless night!

We hid in the shadows high above and saw a group of people gathered in a circle below, with an intricately patterned Magic Circle at their feet, gleaming faintly.

These people are all servants here. No wonder there are no people to be seen anywhere else. They've all gathered here, and they're all magicians!

In the very center of the Magic Circle was a Crystal Coffin. The person inside the Crystal Coffin was not clearly visible, but it was definitely not Lux; her long hair was too easy to recognize.

The flash of white light just now was caused by these people casting spells. What were they doing?

Such a large-scale operation doesn't seem like simple magic, and it's so conspicuous; Lux couldn't possibly be unaware of it. Where is she?

Just as I was wondering what was going on, someone spoke up, "Alright, that's all for today. Everyone's worked hard, go and get some rest."

"Yes."

That's Lux's voice. So she's here too. Does that mean she tacitly approved of all this?

I remained hidden in the shadows, and after the servants had all left, I peeked out and saw Lux walking toward the Crystal Coffin.

She slowly bent down, gently wrapping her arms around the corners of the coffin, and said something that shocked me, "Don't worry, Leivo, I will definitely bring you back to life!"

It turns out the Crystal Coffin contained Leivo's corpse! And this Magic Circle was a spell to resurrect him!

I never expected the innocent and lively Lux to do something like this!

Clearly, this magic has crossed Demacia's bottom line. If it's reported, even Garen probably won't be able to protect her!

Her willingness to go to such lengths to revive Leivo demonstrates a depth of love and an intensity of dedication that few could match; it could even be described as an obsession.

Riven gently nudged me and whispered, "Isn't Leivo you?"

"It's just the host of my past memories, like Zhao Xin when I met you."

"If she resurrects Leivo, will you disappear?"

"I hadn't thought about it. Probably not, since I'm Yasuo now."

My concern isn't that; if Lux resurrects Leivo, what does she plan to do?

She's already married, is she going to elope with Leivo?

Fiora won't let this go easily once she finds out!

This is a reckless act; calling it madness wouldn't be an exaggeration!

Riven and I were thinking about things from a slightly different angle, "If she resurrects Leivo, will she go into an uncontrollable manic state like Sion?"

"Probably not. Sion was a powerful warrior in life; Leivo doesn't have that kind of power."

"I'm not referring to strength, I'm just talking about that state. If she becomes a walking corpse, then we should stop her now!"

"No need to rush. Leivo has been dead for over a decade. If Lux could revive him, he wouldn't have waited until now. It seems this magic can't be completed anytime soon. Let's think of a solution first."

Now there's no need to find any servants. I wanted to avoid them at all costs, so Riven and I quietly went back.