A Conversation with Lissandra, Ancient Secrets, Lissandra's Inquiry

"Afraid?"

Do you want the truth or a lie?

Li Ke looked at Lissandra and said calmly.

Lissandra has indeed made many mistakes, such as betraying her sisters Avarosa and Serylda, massacring the Freljord, and using the lives of Freljord beings to seal the Void, among other things.

Compared to that, Mordekaiser's actions really seem insignificant. At worst, Mordekaiser nearly destroyed Noxus, but Lissandra almost destroyed the entire Runeterra.

Because of her own selfish desires, Lissandra almost caused the "destruction" of Runeterra, but it is also because of Lissandra that the Void has been sealed beneath the Howling Abyss to this day.

Ah, you might say, wasn't the Void beneath the Howling Abyss also summoned by Lissandra?

But here's the problem: even without Lissandra, the Void still covets Runeterra. If there's no Lissandra, there's always Ugly Sandra, Tall Sandra, and Short Sandra.

In short, Lissandra almost became Runeterra, a complete double agent, but after realizing her mistake, she became the only person in nearly ten thousand years to fight against the Void.

Jax was hailed as a martial saint for fighting against the Void for a millennium, and netizens praise him highly. But why is there so much negative feedback surrounding Lissandra?

It's important to know that Lissandra had already been dealing with the Void before Setaka. She was the first Demigod on Runeterra to know about the Void, and she was the Demigod who had been fighting against Void all along.

Humans are extremely complex beings.

To paraphrase Camille, the world is not black and white, but a delicate shade of gray.

The same applies to people. Take Silco, who is close to Li Ke, for example. If we were to list all the things Silco has done, it would be perfectly reasonable for Silco to be classified as a bad person and beheaded. Silco owes countless lives to others.

However, Silco has now become a councilor for Twin Cities, leading the Twin Cities toward a better future.

The same applies to Lissandra; her actions at different times, her inclinations towards good and evil, and her motivations are all incredibly complex.

Why did she borrow the power of the Void? It was because the humans of Freljord had been driven to the brink of despair. In ancient times, even with the help of the Ice Phoenix Anivia, the human living environment was still extremely harsh.

The legendary Frost Three Sisters lead humanity in a search for survival amidst these circumstances: the Big Sister, Avarosa, battles the twisted matter of Freljord; the second sister, Serylda, fights against the heavens; and the youngest sister, Lissandra, battles the wild, thunderous god.

The Three Sisters led humanity against not just one Demigod, but a whole Demigod. In the early days of Freljord, Demigod were everywhere. If it weren't for Volibear killing a whole bunch of Demigod, Anivia's mercy, Ornn's gift, humanity would have had almost no chance of survival. Under these circumstances, Lissandra, who had lost her eyes but whose magical talent far surpassed that of her two older sisters, heard the voice of the "Void."

Yes, Lissandra will use the power of the Void in order to overcome the war and find a way out for humanity.

However, the Void is "uncontrollable." After Lissandra discovered this, she chose to betray her two sisters, sacrificing the lives of most of the creatures in Freljord, to seal the Void in the abyss beneath Freljord.

Lissandra is an extremely complex person, and Li Ke wouldn't be foolish enough to label such a person as good or bad.

The deeds and the years that a mage who has lived for ten thousand years are beyond Li Ke's ability to evaluate or define.

But Li Ke knew one thing: in the Void, in the face of righteousness, Lissandra was truly no enemy of Li Ke.

Li Ke could say was that Lissandra's approach was wrong, that she chose the wrong method, but he would never say that what Lissandra did was wrong.

After all, if we really trace it back, all of humanity would have to call Lissandra their ancestor.

"Of course it's the truth." Lissandra raised her hand and waved it. Two chairs made of ice crystals appeared, one behind Li Ke and one in front of Lissandra.

She walked to the chair and sat down, lifting her foot so that her small foot, peeking out from under her white dress, swayed gently. She calmly "looked" at Li Ke.

"That means I'm really not afraid of you," Li Ke replied, and sat down in the chair.

Then, Li Ke shifted his buttocks uncomfortably; damn, it was a bit cold.

In the dream world, he could feel the cold. Okay, now Li Ke believed the rumors were true; Lissandra really could kill in her dreams.

"What's the reason?" Lissandra asked Li Ke.

"Well, I don't know when you started paying attention to me, but what I can say is, Lissandra, my understanding of this world is worse than yours in terms of details, but in some secrets, I know no less than you, and I even think I know more than you," Li Ke said calmly.

"You really aren't from this world." Lissandra said with certainty upon hearing this. She looked at Li Ke, her eyes devoid of any emotion, like still water, and said softly, "So, which world do you come from? There are hundreds and thousands of Mental Realm World, but only the Underworld, the Celestial Realm, and the Runeterra Realm are connected to Runeterra and have connections to them."

"You, Li Ke, what exactly are you?"

"..." Li Ke looked at Lissandra speechlessly.

No, he had every reason to say that Lissandra was insulting him!

What do you mean by "What am I, Li Ke?"

"I am from Runeterra. My name is Li Ke, and I come from Zaun, a city-state in the southern Freljord," Li Ke replied.

Lissandra listened and shook her head.

Her white hair was tied into two buns on her head, with two strands of white hair falling naturally across her forehead and cascading down her cheeks. Her lifeless eyes were closed. Lissandra said calmly, "You're not telling the truth."

"When you entered Freljord, I had already entered your dream last time, Li Ke. In your dream, I saw things that didn't belong to this world."

What is a car? What is an airplane?

"!!!"

Li Ke's expression became unnatural.

Lissandra continued, "Computers, high-rise buildings."

"The world you speak of is different from Runeterra, where I live. I do indeed reside deep within Frostguard Citadel, but this world holds no secrets for me. You come from another planet, from another world, to Runeterra."

"What else do you know?" Li Ke took a deep breath and asked.

Lissandra said, "No, I only saw these things in your dreams."

"Don't worry, I'm not curious about the world you came from. What I want to know is, why do you know so much?"

"Okay." Hearing Lissandra's words, Li Ke breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he didn't think about the game in his dream, and Li Ke rarely dreams about his past life anymore. At most, he occasionally thinks about putting some of his inventions from his past life into practice in Twin Cities.

If Lissandra were to see himself appearing on the computer screen and being controlled by someone, Li Ke really wouldn't know how to explain it to Lissandra.

"That's very impolite of you," Li Ke said seriously.

Lissandra's expression turned strange. She was surprised by Li Ke's words, and a subtle change in emotion appeared on her small, oval face. She even fell silent.

But Lissandra quickly regained her composure and said to Li Ke, "It won't happen again."

"After all, the Fox behind you has already spotted me," Lissandra said with amusement.

She tilted her head, looked at Li Ke, and continued, "The Fox warned me that if I ever again intrude into your dreams and pry into your secrets, she will come looking for me. But I'm curious, how will she come looking for me?"

"She's in the Mental Realm World; without your help, she wouldn't be able to get out, right?"

"That's not necessarily true." Li Ke raised his voice. "Ahri can't come out because she needs to maintain the stability of that world, but if she really gets angry and wants to come out, her weak mental boundaries won't be able to stop her."

"I believe that." Lissandra nodded, but then smiled and said calmly, "But here's another problem, Li Ke. That Fox isn't weak; she's very powerful. Some of the beast spirits in Freljord can't compare to her. But the problem is, she can't beat me."

This time, Li Ke fell silent.

In Li Ke's original assumption, Ahri wouldn't be weaker than Lissandra. But now, hearing Lissandra's words, Li Ke realized he'd forgotten something: in terms of age, Lissandra was significantly older than Ahri.

Ahri is a creature born from Ionia legends, but Lissandra was born before humans appeared in Ionia.

To put it simply, even LeBlanc, a woman who has lived for over 1400 years, is just a little girl compared to Lissandra.

Seeing that Li Ke remained silent, Lissandra smiled, a very faint smile. She looked at Li Ke and calmly continued, "Let's talk about something else."

"How much do you know about the Void?" Lissandra's smile vanished, replaced by a cold expression.

Li Ke tensed up. Here it was—the real reason Lissandra had come to find him.

"The Void is a lifeless thing; to put it bluntly, it's just a mass of powerful energy," Li Ke said after thinking for a moment.

"Okay, go on."

"My understanding of Void is that it is a mass of unconscious energy, but the Watchers guide Void to invade, or rather, it is the Void's 'instinct' that is acting?"

The instinct to devour, annihilate, and destroy everything drives the Void to reduce everything to nothingness; it yearns to devour all matter and life in the real world.

"That's right. But what about the Watchers? How much do you know about them? And another thing, do you know how to completely destroy the Void?" Lissandra asked hesitantly.

Before coming, she did have some hope, after all, Li Ke was really mysterious. Ever since Li Ke first summoned Ahri to appear in Zaun, Lissandra had noticed Li Ke, but the distance was too far, Lissandra had to guard the Hall of the Nine at all times, so she couldn't enter Li Ke's dream. But this time, Li Ke himself appeared in Freljord, so Lissandra naturally chose to enter Li Ke's Dreamwalking the first time.

But after entering Li Ke's dream, Lissandra looked at the fragments of memory within Li Ke's dream and realized that Li Ke did indeed know many things.

Even some secrets that Lissandra didn't know, Li Ke knew.

Even so, Lissandra couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed, because Li Ke only had some knowledge of Runeterra.

But now, listening to Li Ke talk about the nature of the Void and the Watchers, a voice in Lissandra's heart couldn't help but rekindle her hope.

That is, does Li Ke have a way to deal with the Void?

"Me, destroy the Void?" After hearing Lissandra's words, Li Ke looked at her speechlessly.

No, what is Lissandra thinking?

I'm attacking the Void!

No, what's the difference between this and my Su Nuo ritual?

As for how to destroy the Void, how would Li Ke know how to destroy the Void?

In the story of Aurelion Sol, also known as the Dragon King, even a supreme being like the Dragon King harbored a degree of apprehension towards the Void. This demonstrates that destroying the Void is simply not something Runeterra can accomplish.

Don't even think about doing it; it's something Runeterra simply can't do.

But what if it's simply about eliminating the Watchers?

"Destroying the Void is impossible, Lissandra. Don't you know this better than I do?"

A hint of disappointment appeared on Lissandra's face, but she nodded.

Yes, destroy the Void. Ha, she suffered for eight thousand years. Eight thousand years, and she still couldn't find a way to deal with the Watchers, let alone the Void behind the Watchers.

"Then, what about the Watchers?" Lissandra asked again.

"It's still possible that there's Watchers," Li Ke said after thinking for a moment.

"After all, Shurima accomplished this thousands of years ago. The Void Cataclysm that erupted in Icathia was no smaller in scale than that of Freljord."

"..." Lissandra's lips moved slightly, and she said with a hint of helplessness, "The situation in Icathia cannot be repeated."

The Void event in Icathia was something both of them knew about, but it was impossible to replicate.

Shurima used the combined strength of hundreds of Ascended and hundreds of Demigod to exhaust its national power. Even the Queen died on the battlefield before they finally dealt with the Void. That was a force of hundreds of Demigod!

In Freljord, even if you manage to capture the hidden Demigod, there are only a dozen or so, not to mention that these Demigod are unlikely to help Lissandra.

They all have their own conflicts: Ornn and Volibear are enemies, Lissandra and Volibear are enemies, the wolf god and the pig god are enemies, and the seal and the phoenix are at odds.

"That's not necessarily true," Li Ke said with a smile.

"The Deity of Freljord wouldn't..." Lissandra shook her head, intending to reject Li Ke's suggestion.

But Li Ke interrupted Lissandra, saying, "I never said we needed to rely on the Deity of Freljord."

"Lissandra, just because you're not popular doesn't mean I am." Li Ke's smile deepened as he patted his chest and said:

"I know quite a few Demigod."

"In Runeterra, I can currently summon about four Demigod to help me, but in the future, I should be able to summon more than twenty. And counting those outside Runeterra, I can currently summon six."

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"Huh?" Lissandra's mouth dropped open.