Runeterra: I actually know a little bit about everything

Setaka, the founding queen of the ancient Shurima Empire, was undoubtedly the absolute faith of all the ascended gods.

Even when Zuo Chi first met Aatrox, he heard him mention the Ascended Empress Setaka. If Aatrox, who was ambitious beyond measure, could submit to her, then how powerful must Setaka be?

However, Zuo Chi was somewhat puzzled as to what Empress Wu Zetian's Setaka had to do with their current talk of completely killing the Darkborn.

Seeing that Zuo Chi actually knew the origins of ancient Shurima, Varus's surprise deepened.

He concealed the disdain in his eyes and said very solemnly:

"Since you know about Queen Setaka, do you know what weapon she uses?"

"Weapons?" Zuo Chi countered, "Those wheels?"

Varus gazed into the distance and slowly said:

"When the Queen established the Shurima Empire, she traveled to the summit of Mount Targon and brought back an incredibly powerful weapon. Its name is—Charikar!"

“Charikar contains immense power; it is a true divine artifact. Queen Setaka used it to slay countless powerful enemies, laying the foundation for the establishment of the Shurima Empire.”

“Charikar!?” This time, the expression in Zuo Chi’s eyes suddenly became incredibly interesting.

Seemingly oblivious to Zuo Chi's expression, Verus continued, "Charikar has another, most powerful characteristic, which is also the key to Queen Setaka's ability to command the ascended gods."

"It has unparalleled destructive power against all Ascended Gods, and it also has the ability to plunder Ascended power. Charikar is the key that Mount Targon bestowed upon Queen Setaka to control the Ascended Legion. With it, no one can cause any trouble."

"If we want to kill Zolani, Charikal is undoubtedly the best choice!"

Zuo Chi tilted his head and looked at Verus, muttering with some suspicion:

"So, Sivir's weapon has such a great background? But I feel like it's no different from scrap metal in her hands."

Varus: "???"

Chapter 145. This secret is known only to myself!

Upon hearing Zuo Chi's inexplicable words, Varus was completely dumbfounded.

Hearing what Zuo Chi said, it seems like he already knew about Charikar?

Does this guy really know everything?

However, Zuo Chi didn't say anything when he met Varus's gaze, because Nasus, who had just killed Moniira, was already walking towards them.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Nasus's massive body, twenty or thirty meters tall, slowly approached, completely shrouding the area where Zuo Chi and Varus were in shadow.

At this moment, Nasus was looking down at Zuochi and Varus beside him.

Having just been enraged by the Darkin and killed it, Nasus was now suspicious of the appearance of another Darkin.

However, just as Nasus's gaze lingered on Zuo Chi, his eyes flickered.

'Neither an Ascended nor a Bakkai,' Nasus thought.

This was the first time Nasus had ever seen such a fragmented Ascension power.

In the past, ascension ceremonies generally only had two outcomes: success or failure. No one had ever experienced a situation like the one before them.

Those who successfully receive the power of ascension will ascend in both body and soul, thus becoming the Ascended Gods in the eyes of the Shurima people.

However, not everyone who participates in the ascension ceremony will successfully ascend. Those who fail in the ascension ceremony, apart from the unlucky ones who are directly blasted into dust by the power of ascension, will be transformed into a very strange and twisted creature.

Although the ascendants also acquire animalistic features, the losers are even more grotesque and terrifying.

They will also gain immense power, but at the same time, their personalities will be greatly distorted, becoming violent, twisted, and extremely lethal.

Those who failed to ascend were called—Baka!

After a failed ascension, Bakkai, driven by their love for Shurima and its people, would typically choose to live in seclusion, sealing themselves away in a certain place.

Many ancient tombs in the Shurima desert contain Baka, as do the imperial tombs that sealed Xerath and Renekton.

"Verus, why are you here?"

At this moment, Nasus spoke first, his eyes filled with wariness as he looked at Zuo Chi and Varus.

How could someone with some Ascension power end up with a Darkin?

Varus looked at the giant-like Nasus with complete indifference:

"I just came to see who would die between you and Moniira. It seems that Moniira, that piece of trash, hasn't improved at all after thousands of years."

Varus showed no kindness whatsoever to the person before him. In Varus's view, it was Nasus and his brother Renekton's weakness that hastened the demise of the Shurima Empire!

Nasus scoffed, "I'm not dead, that disappoints you."

Varus waved his hand, not wanting to dwell on these meaningless topics any longer. He looked up at Nasus:

"Nasus, is Charical really in your hands?"

Nasus shook his head: "No, that's just a remnant of Charical's power. I gave Charical to Tayanari thousands of years ago, you should know that."

Varus nodded slightly upon hearing this, knowing that what Nasus said was true.

Thousands of years ago, during the later stages of the First Darkin War, a Darkin who still had a conscience, under the influence of his handmaid, attempted to end the Darkin War. This Darkin's name was Tayanari, and his handmaid was Maisha, the previous generation of Twilight Protoss!

On that day, Tayanali took Charical from Nasus and extended an invitation to all the Darkin in the world.

Many Darkin accepted T'Ya'Nari's invitation and went to Narimarja in Shurima, including some extremely powerful Darkin.

For example, the Darkin who was most likely to end the Darkin War at the time, and whose strength was comparable to Aatrox and his legion—Sebotaru!

Just as all the Darkin had arrived, Tayanari suddenly took out Charikar and, using Charikar as a vessel, summoned an ultimate forbidden spell—Moonfire Fall—with the incantation taught to him by the Twilight Protoss!

Under the immense power of Moonfire Falls, almost all the Darkin present died. Only a very few Darkin managed to escape Moonfire Falls and fled to an unknown location.

This meeting drastically reduced the number of Darkin in an instant, with only three Darkin who barely escaped and Aatrox and other Darkin who had not accepted the invitation surviving.

Thus, this gathering was referred to by later generations as:

The Twilight of the Gods!

It is worth mentioning that Maisa used Taianali's conscience to kill the other Darkin, but afterwards she used Charikal to stab Taianali in the heart.

It's fair to say that there's a reason why Aatrox and the Darkin would hate the Twilight Protoss.

Later, Charicar was taught by Maisa to a group of human artisans, and based on this, they developed a method to seal the Darkin into their own weapons. As for where Charicar went afterward, Varus had no idea.

Now that Nasus says he doesn't know Charical's location, Verus believes him.

"Varus, why do you want Charical?" Nasus suddenly asked Varus.

Although Nasus could sense that Varus was very unfriendly to him, he still wanted to find out more information about Charical for some reason.

Varus glanced at Nasus and said calmly, "I'm going to use it to kill Zoranny!"

"Oh? You've fought against Zolani?"

This time, a clear look of surprise flashed in Nasus's eyes.

As he spoke, Nasus turned his gaze to Anaca, who was being carried on Zuo Chi's shoulder.

"It seems things aren't going very well for you. I'm sorry, I can't provide you with any information regarding Charikar."

Just then, Zuo Chi suddenly pulled Varus back, who was about to continue mocking Nasus, and gave Nasus a slight smile:

“Nasus, since you don’t know Charical’s whereabouts, we won’t stay any longer. Varus and I have some matters to attend to, so we’ll take our leave first.”

After saying this, Zuo Chi pulled Verus up and quickly fled towards the outskirts of Nashlamy City.

Just as Zuo Chi's body flew out, Nasus's last words rang out behind him.

"I hope you take good care of yourself. If possible, please come to the capital of Shurima for a chat. Now that the Sun Disc has been rebuilt, perhaps His Majesty Azir can restore your Ascension power."

Shurima is currently in dire need of rebuilding and is in dire need of talent, which is why Nasus extended an invitation to Zuochi.

In Nasus's view, being able to stand shoulder to shoulder with proud Darkin like Varus, Zuo Chi's strength must be extremely terrifying. Coupled with the Ascension power within him, perhaps he really could be used by Shurima.

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Zuo Chi didn't answer, but instead disappeared from Nasus's sight without looking back.

As Nasus watched Zuo Chi and Varus leave, his figure gradually shrank back to a height of over two meters.

Supporting himself with the war scepter in his hand, Nasus turned his head to look northeast.

After a long while, Nasus's eyes became somewhat wistful:

“Your Highness, there are far too many people in Shurima who want Charikar right now, and none of them are people you can contend with. Sometimes, you can’t defy fate. Perhaps returning to the Shurima capital is the best choice you should make.”

"Brother, where are you? Xerath has appeared. Are you alright?"

I miss you so much.

As soon as Nasus finished speaking, he transformed into a black streak of light and rushed towards the northeast.

He didn't tell anyone Charikar's whereabouts, not because he didn't know, but because he had to protect Azir's only royal bloodline.

The girl named Sivir wasn't ready to return to royalty, so he had to protect her from anyone who tried to get close.

Fortunately, only he knew Sivir's location, so he could properly protect Sivir and Caroline.

They flew out of Nashlamay City, and Zuochi pulled Verus a long way before stopping.