Chapter 964: An Unusual One
Among the many celestial beings who feared death and regarded all other life as inferior, Soraka was a true oddity.
When the other celestial beings realized how important Runeterra was, they chose to interfere in its affairs by creating Aspects. That way, they could distance themselves from responsibility and ensure their own safety while looking down on the world from above.
But Soraka was different.
When she realized the importance of Runeterra's mortals in the celestial tapestry of fate, she willingly gave up her Heavenly Realm body and came to Runeterra in physical form.
To the other celestial beings, if an Aspect died, they could simply make another.
But if Soraka herself faced danger on Runeterra, she would die as well. In that sense, she had given up immortality and taken a step the other celestial beings could not.
Moreover, she lived by the principle that no good deed was too small. As she wove the grand tapestry of fate, she always offered mortals whatever help she could. So even Karya, who harbored immense hostility toward the celestial beings, had to admit that Soraka was worthy of respect. She had raised the standard for them all by herself.
Out of that respect, Karya had chosen to keep his distance from Soraka and not interfere. Since she liked to follow the threads of fate, he would let her observe in peace.
What Karya didn't know was that when he classified Soraka as an oddity, she had also classified him as one.
In Soraka's eyes, Karya was like a shooting star with no discernible pattern. Every time he crossed the sky, he threw into chaos the celestial signs that had begun to emerge. Soraka had tried hard to discern something from Karya's fate, but every attempt had