Legends of Runeterra

Chapter 890: Letter from the Shurima Capital

As Samira and Sivir sat down, everyone's eyes were on the envelope on the table.

On the golden envelope with a frosted texture there is an even more lustrous golden eagle.

On the bright red wax seal is the seal of the ancient Shurima royal family.

Both the texture and the level of luxury are perfectly in line with the once glorious and prosperous Shurima Empire.

Sivir stared at the letter and spoke slowly.

"Since it is addressed to the city lord, please open the letter, Cassiopeia."

"Okay, let me do it."

Picking up the letter, Cassiopeia used a jeweled letter opener to pry open the wax seal.

Some kind of magical power fluctuated slightly and soon disappeared.

Cassiopeia unfolded the letter, glanced at it briefly, a suggestive smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, and she placed the letter in front of everyone.

There was no need to pick up the letter. Li En and the other two, who were not ordinary people, just glanced at it and read the letter, which had gorgeous wording but concise content.

As soon as she looked away and raised her head, Shiver saw that the three people's eyes were on her, and a trace of distress suddenly appeared on her face.

"Haha~! On the surface, he is just expressing friendship, but in fact, he hopes that we will not interfere with the battle between him and Lord Narimaj."

Cassiopeia chuckled, her eyes moving over Sivir.

"Also, it seems that the Eagle King still refuses to give up on the 'Ascension Bloodline'~!"

"Humph! If it were you, a mere last emperor would have stayed in his grave obediently after his death, but would have resurrected and caused disasters again.

Azir is worthy of being the Emperor of Shurima, and Sivir is no problem either!"

Although her story was not as tragic as that of Sivir, whose parents and tribesmen all died and she had to struggle to survive alone, Samira also worked her way up from the bottom of Shurima to become a mercenary.

As she had been receiving refugees these days, she also felt deeply for those poor people, so neither Azir nor Xerath, nor the lords of those forces, showed any approval.

Shiver watched the two women finish their statements and then turned his gaze to Li En.

"Dear...honey, what do you think?"

"It's just to form an alliance without attacking each other. I think I can agree to it."

"But dear..."

"Don't worry, Samira. In this situation, it is Azir who needs our support, not us. With Sivir on our side, the initiative is naturally in our hands."

"Ah? But he is an ascended being after all. Who knows what conspiracies and mysterious rituals he has?"

Even though she didn't agree in her heart, Samira, as a native of this land of yellow sand, was still deeply touched by the glory and power of the ancient Shurima Empire.

After all, as a mercenary, she would naturally deal with ruins buried in the yellow sand.

She had witnessed those strange and mysterious magic curses more than once.

"Don't worry, Azir won't and dare not do this unless he is ready to fight me to the death.

Also, remember the speculations about the 'Ascension Ceremony' and 'Ascension Bloodline' that I told you about a long time ago?"

"of course I remember!"

Looking at Sivir and the other person who nodded, Cassiopeia, who was sitting next to them, narrowed her eyes slightly.

The next moment, her hands folded on her legs were covered by a slender and powerful palm.

"You weren't there last time, Peiya. Also, because it was just a guess that hadn't been confirmed, I asked them not to tell you first to avoid worrying you. That's why you didn't know about this."

"Yeah, it's okay honey."

With a slight smile, Cassiopeia accepted Li En's explanation.

As someone who had received a deep aristocratic education, although she was a little unhappy, she naturally would not care too much about such things, not to mention that Li En was also thinking about her.

"So, dear, are you sure about your previous guess now?"

"Yes, some time ago I met the soul of an ascender. After I treated him, he told me a lot of information about the ancient Shurima Empire, including what we speculated.

The Sun Priest is just a position established by the ancient Shurima people out of respect for the great being who bestowed the "Ascension Ceremony". The real key to this ceremony is the blood of the direct lineage of the original Ascendant, that is, the blood of the "Ascension Bloodline"! "

"I see! So it was the blood that Sivir dripped into the emperor's tomb that pushed the Ascension Ceremony forward?"

"...Yeah, that's right."

Faced with Samira's sudden realization, Li En hesitated for a moment and nodded slightly, but he still had doubts in his heart.

Logically speaking, all the power of the "Ascension Ceremony" was stolen by Xerath in the first place. Even if Sivir's blood is indeed the "Ascension Bloodline", without the permission of the Titan, how could the "Power of Ascension" that originated from the Star-Forging Dragon King and had been degraded infinitely be descended again?

Therefore, Li En tried to explore the purpose of the unknown giant god's action. This was also one of the reasons why Li En changed his mind and wanted to contact Azir.

Li En would not tell anyone about these matters involving the giant god, so as to avoid making the three women worry too much.

As the person they love, Li En must eliminate these things that threaten their peaceful life one by one.

"Then my dear... does that mean that Azir is not only unlikely to become our enemy, but it is even very likely that after dealing with Lord Nerimaj, he will welcome Sivir back to the capital and let her ascend to the throne?"

"Well, it's like this, Peya."

Facing the gazes of the three women, Li En nodded slowly.

Hearing this, Cassiopeia and Samira both breathed a sigh of relief.

No matter if they were upper-class nobles from Noxus or mercenaries from the lower classes of Shurima, both of them felt a sense of unreality that something they had never dared to dream of was happening to them.

As for Sivir, she was covering her head with her hands, looking distressed and resistant.

"Dear...I..."

"Don't worry, dear. It's still a long way from that moment. Even if Azir defeats Xerath, I'll still be there for you."

"Um..."

Leaning in Li En's arms, Xiweier greedily breathed in the breath that made her feel at ease.

"Dear, about this alliance..."

"Just agree to it. Besides, we have to strive for more initiative!"

"Ok?"

Facing the three women's puzzled looks, Li En slowly told them his plan.

...

Under the scorching sun, several long teams lined up outside the city of Uzeris.

As the news of Sivir and Samira's actions of taking in refugees gradually spread, it also attracted a large number of traveling merchants and wandering tribes to seek refuge and do business.

At this moment, three figures came to the end of one of the teams entering the city.

The dusty hood was slightly lifted, and a pair of crystal purple eyes looked towards the tall city wall in the distance.

"We're finally here, Uzeris."