Finding Varus

The Moon Sect elder realized something was wrong and immediately notified the Aspect—Diana.

However, unlike the horrified Moon Sect elder, Diana was delighted when she heard that a Darkin had appeared.

As far as she was concerned, a Darkin getting involved on the Sun God Cult's side was nothing short of fantastic news!

The Sun God Cult relied on the Solar Sect, and most people found it difficult to distinguish between the two. This gave the Sun God Cult ample room to operate. It was no exaggeration to say that the cult's ability to grow to its current size—even becoming the orthodox faith in some cities in central Shurima—owed a great deal to the initial support it had gained by posing as the Solar Sect.

But deep down, the Sun God Cult was ultimately a rebel faction.

In the Moon Sect elder's eyes, the Darkin were a terrifying bunch of madmen. If the Sun God Cult had gotten involved with them, wasn't that a wonderful thing?

If the Sun God Cult could be tied to the Darkin, wouldn't that prove there was something wrong with the cult itself?

The Darkin weren't exactly good people!

Never mind that, after the Shuriman Empire fell, the Darkin had indeed carried out large-scale massacres. Even if they were simply powerful and uncontrollable beings, that was enough to inspire fear and rejection among the people!

As for the celestials, while their choice to occupy Aspects instead of entering Runeterra in their true forms ultimately came down to cowardice, there was no denying that this approach had brought them closer to their followers.

From a believer's perspective, if you worshipped the celestials, were sufficiently devout, and passed their trials, you might have the chance to become an Aspect and witness immortality!

But the Darkin?

They were