Runeterra: I actually know a little bit about everything

Monira shrugged, then suddenly grinned:

“I want Queen Setaka’s weapon. You surely know where it is. Tell me, and I’ll turn around and leave.”

As a lone individual, Moniira must find ways to increase his power; only in this way can he have the resources to contend with other Darkin groups.

The weapon that Empress Setaka, who ascended to immortality, possessed was undoubtedly his best choice!

The moment Moniira finished speaking, Nasus's brows furrowed tightly.

However, under Moniira's threat, Nasus said, "I haven't seen Charical for thousands of years, I don't know where it is! You can leave now."

Hearing Nasus's words, Moira's expression remained unchanged; she still smiled faintly at Nasus.

“Grand Scribe, lying is not a good thing. If we’re talking about who else in all of Shurima can find Charikar now, it seems like only you, right? After all, you were the only Charikar administrator appointed by the Tsar.”

Nasus's expression remained unchanged as he continued, "I gave Charrical to Tayanari back then, and I don't know where Charrical went afterward."

"is it?"

Moniira tilted his head, then suddenly grinned, and swung his long sword, slashing at the bookshelf beside him.

"boom!"

In an instant, the powerful Dark Indigenous energy caused the several-meter-tall bookshelf to completely explode, and the books on it were blasted into a flurry of snowflakes that fell to the ground.

"Grand Secretary, this is the first one. I hope you can tell the truth quickly for the sake of the other books in the collection."

The moment Moniira's voice fell, a dark figure rushed towards him from where Nasus had just been.

Monira felt an immense force come over him, and he was thrown backward by the other person's grip on his neck.

"Oh!"

She crashed heavily into the library wall, her entire body becoming embedded in it.

Moniira looked ahead in horror, only to see Nasus raising his war scepter and charging towards him once again.

"How can this be!"

Moniira never imagined that Nasus's power would be so great.

Isn't it said that Nasus and his brother are two extremes, with Nasus being a refined and cultured scholar?

Even if he is called a military genius, it seems that it is only because of his high level of tactical skills.

Moniira had never seen Nasus in action, so he always assumed that Nasus's power was only at the level of an ordinary ascended god, and that he was revered only because of his academic achievements.

But now it seems that Nasus's power deserves a reassessment.

However, Nasus was clearly not going to let Moniira get away with destroying what he cherished.

Nasus brandished his war scepter, hacking and slashing at Moniira one blow after another.

From the ancient Shurima era until today, Moniira was sealed away by the Protoss, but Nasus has truly remained on the continent of Shurima.

Over thousands of years, even a dog would have improved its power, let alone the current ascended celestial commander!

Nasus didn't strike first simply because he didn't want his beloved books to be destroyed.

Now that we know that appeasement cannot protect the books, there is no need for further tolerance.

Under Nasus's attacks, Moniira was forced to retreat. He was no longer as arrogant as before, and fine beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead.

If given another chance, Monira would never act so impulsively again.

Unfortunately, there's no going back. Right now, Nasus just wants to kill Moniira as soon as possible.

Finally, knowing she couldn't resist, Monira chose to flee.

He raised his longsword and with all his might repelled Nasus, at the same time transforming into a streak of black light and hurtling straight toward the library wall.

"boom!"

A large hole was smashed in the library wall, allowing wind, sand, and light from the outside to enter the library.

However, just as Monira rushed out of the library and thought he had successfully escaped, he suddenly heard a muffled whisper from behind him:

"withered!"

In an instant, a strange purplish-black power enveloped Monira's body. Monira felt an extremely strong sense of exhaustion coming from his body, and he even felt like he couldn't move his legs.

Just as Moniira paused, Nasus rushed out of the library right behind him, heading straight for him.

Looking at Nasus's figure, Monira knew that if he didn't use his full strength, he probably wouldn't even be able to leave today.

"Oh!"

A fiery aura erupted from his body, and Monira's aura began to rise steadily. The pair of giant horns on his head were rapidly extending, and his legs were covered with strange scales.

As Nasus watched what was happening to Moniira, his hands gripping the war scepter tightened involuntarily.

Immediately afterwards, pure yet rich ascension power flowed from his heart to every corner of his body.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Nasus continued running towards Moniira, and his body grew larger and larger as he ran, with a violent ascension force swirling around him and destroying everything in its path.

Unlike Zuo Chi's partial ascension, Nasus's form was absolutely perfect, and the increase in size was also enormous.

By the time Nasus's body stopped growing, he had reached a height of nearly thirty meters!

Looking down, Nasus saw his war scepter slashing down.

"Darkborn, die!"

This time, in Nasus's prime, Moniira had no chance to fight back and quickly reached the brink of collapse.

Just as Nasus's final blow was about to fall, Moniira roared at Nasus in frustration:

"Nasus, when I break free again, I'll make you regret it!"

"You have no chance."

The moment Moniira's voice faded, Nasus's hammer fell.

The immense force landed on Monira's shoulder, causing his body to completely collapse.

Under normal circumstances, Monira's soul should return to the weapon at this point, and the connection between it and her physical body should be severed.

Moniira was suddenly horrified to discover that Nasus's hand was shining with an incredibly dazzling golden light, and a golden blade wheel phantom appeared in his hand!

"Nasus, Charical is in your hands!" These were the last words Moniira shouted before he died.

The next instant, Nasus's large, golden hand slammed down on Moniira's head.

"boom!"

With a deafening roar, Monira's head exploded completely, sending a surge of blood energy and ascension power soaring into the sky.

Moniira was like a punctured balloon, his strength rapidly draining away.

When the commotion in Nashlamay had completely subsided, all that remained before Nasus was a withered corpse and a broken blade!

Thus, the Darkborn Moniira died at the hands of the ascended god Nasus!

Nasus bent down and grasped Moniira's true form in his hand, then turned to look at the cluster of buildings behind him.

“Verus, come out. Are you here for Charricard too?”

-

After entering the city, Zuo Chi and Verus sat on the roof of a building, watching everything in front of them with great interest.

"Is this the complete ascension form?"

Although Zuo Chi knew that Nasus was strong and that the Ascended Body was strong, he was still shocked after witnessing it up close today.

Putting everything else aside, its enormous body, standing twenty or thirty meters tall, is visually striking enough.

Beside Zuo Chi, Varus was also looking at Nasus in front of him, his gaze also carrying a hint of envy.

He used to be like that too, dazzling and majestic, radiant and sacred.

Now, he is just a Darkin.

Zuo Chi and Varus witnessed almost the entire latter half of Nasus's Moniira battle. Just as Nasus unleashed the golden blade wheel in his hand, Varus suddenly pointed at Nasus's hand and whispered:

"Zuo Chi, didn't you want to know how to completely kill a Darkborn? That's the answer!"

"Hmm?" Zuo Chi moved slightly and looked at Nasus's hand in the direction Varus pointed.

There, Zuo Chi saw a weapon that he recognized very well: a cross-shaped bladed wheel!

As a former archer player, Zuo Chi was extremely familiar with this wheel-like weapon.

Just then, Varus continued, "Zuo Chi, do you know the origins of the ancient Shurima Empire?"

You know what, Zuo Chi really does know a lot about it!

Around 4,600 years ago, Setaka, the Ascended Queen, gained power from the summit of Mount Targon. The Targons helped Setaka build a strange structure in the Shurima desert that could draw upon the power of the Sun God for her own use—the Sun Disc.

The Sun Disc can draw upon the sun's power and infuse it into mortals, enabling them to ascend and gain divine power!

Setaka and Aatrox were among the first batch of ascended gods. Setaka's ascended divine power was the most perfect and abundant. She was the most powerful ascendant, even stronger than Aatrox.

With the Sun Disc and the Ascended Gods, Setaka established the Ancient Shurima Empire, which dominated the continent of Shurima, and began to expand its territory at a rapid pace, making Ancient Shurima the most powerful empire in all of Runeterra.

If it weren't for Icathia's later summoning of the Void, Shurima might have dominated Runeterra with unstoppable momentum.