Victorious Return

Garen stood angrily to the side, while Sylas sneered:

"You want to kill me not because of what I did, but because I know the secret of the House of Lightshield, isn't that right? Your sister, Luxanna, she's a mage, and her magical power is unparalleled..."

"Shut up! She's not like you!"

"I was arrested because I learned this secret, and all my past merits have become worthless. Now you're going to kill me even against the king's orders. You nobles really love doing such despicable things!"

Sylas's words pierced Garen's heart like a knife, and at the same time, they revealed the truth to everyone. Jarvan walked up to him and said earnestly:

"Lux is a mage or not is irrelevant. I said I want to build a country where mages and ordinary people can live equally, and I'm not lying to you about that."

"Unfortunately, your Father King didn't share this idea. His inconsistency is unbecoming of him."

"So you killed him?"

"No, I gave him a chance to submit to me, but he refused."

"You deserve to die!" Jarvan's anger flared instantly.

"Why are you so angry? Is it so shameful to submit to others? We didn't even have the chance to submit before; we cried and begged for mercy on our knees, only to be thrown into prison by you."

Jarvan let out a long breath, calming himself down. "You're right, Demacia did have many unreasonable aspects before, which is why I implemented reforms."

"Reform? I'm really looking forward to it!"

"No, don't expect it. I will forgive those rebellious mages, but not you!"

"Being able to forgive others shows you have a very broad mind. In that case, I'll take the blame myself!" Sylas appeared fearless.

"It's not about magnanimity; I just feel this is the right thing to do. Aren't we all upholding our own sense of justice?"

"Hahaha... You really are an interesting person, but there's one thing I'm curious about: how did you convince the Noxus to help you? I thought they'd just watch the show unfold."

"This has nothing to do with me. It was my friend Yasuo who helped. You've met him." Jarvan pointed at me.

"It seems the goddess of fortune is on your side."

Is there anything else you'd like to say?

"No, that That Great One has called for me. We'll meet again!"

After Sylas finished speaking, a magic circle appeared beneath his feet, and then he vanished as if he had been sucked into the magic circle!

Kled's ropes also disappeared, and he jumped up and down in panic. "How could he use teleportation magic while he was bound by my ropes?"

He said that the That Great One had called for me, and that I had probably been rescued by someone else.

"Impossible! How could I not sense someone so powerful nearby?"

Kled was heartbroken and jumped up and down, cursing all the while. He rode Skaarl at breakneck speed around the area, but found nothing.

I'm still processing Sylas's words— that That Great One? Why does that sound so familiar?

"That Great One, did Jin also say something like that?"

Riven's reminder made me realize that Jhin had said something similar before his self-destruction, "Only that That Great One can judge my crimes!"

Why the deliberate concealment? Is the "that That Great One" they're referring to the same individual? If so, that person is truly terrifying!

In the end, Kled still couldn't find his black rope, and his mood was extremely bad. "After months of suppression, we finally had a battle to fight, and it ended so quickly, and I even lost my treasure! Sigh, it's all your fault, Darius!"

"I'll make you one when we get back; I have plenty of treasures."

"You make it sound so easy. That black rope was a gift from the Old Chieftain; no treasure you possess can compare!"

"Then I'll compensate you with a major battle."

Upon hearing this, Kled became interested. "Oh? What have you set your sights on this time?"

Freljord.

"It's too cold there, I'm not going. You go with Rappor."

Even war can be abandoned; it seems Kled is truly afraid of the cold. At this moment, Jarvan came over to our side and said very politely, "Thank you both for your help; the turmoil in Demacia is finally over."

"I didn't help you for nothing." Darius was always shrewd and calculating.

"Of course, I would feel bad if I didn't get anything in return. Let's talk in the palace. Before that, I have something to give General Kled as a small compensation."

Jarvan took out an exquisite bracelet from his person; the white beads were warm and lustrous.

"This is a bracelet made from Fire Dragon Teeth. Wearing it will keep you warm in the cold. If you are afraid of the cold, please accept it."

"Fire Dragon's Fang? That's a really good item. Where did you get it?"

Jarvan briefly recounted the process, which amazed Kled. It turned out that he had seen many dragons, but he couldn't defeat some or catch up with others, so he had never captured one.

In fact, very few people in all of Runeterra have ever slain a dragon.

Dragons only have their Dragon Tooth and Dragon Horn that can be used. A dragon has hundreds of teeth but only two horns, so the Dragon Horn are even more valuable.

Lords of all ranks considered it an honor to possess an ornament made from a dragon's tooth or horn, and sent people everywhere to search for and hunt it down. Driven by profit, there was a time when people were extremely enthusiastic about hunting dragons.

Of course, dragons are not ordinary creatures. They are enormous in size and have strong attack and defense capabilities. Ordinary anti-magic powers are completely ineffective. After realizing the gap between them, people began to use extremely cruel magical methods.

Although many were killed in the end, few remains were left behind. These dragons struggled to fly to an unknown place before dying.

The cost was enormous; many people were killed, and some entire villages were razed to the ground. After realizing that the losses outweighed the gains, people abandoned the idea of hunting dragons, which made Dragon Tooth and Dragon Horn even more precious.

Therefore, when Jarvan returned to Demacia as the dragon slayer, he was immediately hailed as a hero.

If Kled hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known that dragons were so difficult to deal with. But we didn't have to put in too much effort, did we? We just lured it to the Nullstone altar, smashed the altar, and it couldn't fly anymore, and its defenses were removed.

After I voiced my doubts, Kled told me that the stone altar was definitely not an ordinary Nullstone, otherwise, given the power of the fire dragon, it wouldn't have been able to be restrained.

Then I remembered that the stone altar was indeed extraordinary. Despite enduring countless years of wind and rain, it remained crystal clear and white. Perhaps because of its pure material, its magic-suppressing power was relatively strong.

Kled accepted Jarvan's gift and was in a better mood than before. We set off back to Silver City to discuss our next steps.