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At this moment, a glimmer of light suddenly appeared in Renekton's empty eyes, because he suddenly felt a very familiar breath.
Xerath!
Just as Renekton was about to swing the sword and axe in his hand, a flying bird made entirely of arcane energy appeared in front of him.
When the bird came in front of Renekton, it disappeared, and only a voice sounded in Renekton's ears.
"Nasus is in the southeast of the Great Desert!"
149. Chapter 149: Brothers of the same blood, fighting! The Darkin reappears
While Nasus and Zuo Chi were chatting in the ancient city, what they didn't know was that a figure had followed Nasus's breath and came to the outside of the ancient city.
In the desert that had become charred by the previous battle, Renekton narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the ancient city in front of him. A strong murderous intent gushed out of his body, even weakening the howling wind a little.
Finally, he no longer had any doubts. He tightly grasped the crescent-shaped axe in his hand and let out a deafening roar towards the front.
"Roar!"
In the southeast of the Dasai Desert, Zuo Chi and his party came to the center of the ancient city and prepared to rest here for a while.
There is no doubt that Nasus is going to take Taliyah and Sivir back to the Shurima royal capital, while Zuo Chi is preparing to continue his journey to find Aatrox.
"Zuo Chi, if possible, I hope you can consider my suggestion."
At this time, Nasus whispered again:
"Associating with the Darkin is not the right path after all. You have never seen the harm the Darkin have done to this land, but I have. I know their bloody brutality better than anyone else. They are definitely not your best choice."
As an ascended god who existed before the First Darkin War, Nasus witnessed the Darkin War that lasted for fifteen hundred years.
It is for this reason that Nasus wants to persuade Zuo Chi to maintain his original intention and not be influenced by the Darkin and eventually become a Darkin himself.
There is also the power of ascension in Zuo Chi's body. Although it is incomplete, it also shows that he has a deep bond with the Shurima Empire.
At the time when the Shurima Empire needed help the most, Nasus really hoped that Zuo Chi could stand on their side.
In response to Nasus's advice, Zuo Chi just shook his head slightly and didn't say much.
"Nasus, Zolani and I have become enemies, I must kill her first!"
In Shurima today, there seem to be many completely different forces, and these forces really have hatred for each other and are incompatible.
The continent of Shurima is truly the most chaotic place in the entire Runeterra today!
The orthodox forces of the Shurima Empire, led by the last Tsar Azir and the ascended god Nasus; the pseudo-regime led by Xerath, who attempted to overthrow Azir; the faction of killing Zolani, led by Aatrox and his legion members; the faction of killing the whole world, led by Zolani; and the guerrillas like Varus and Moneiira.
Among these many forces, perhaps only Aatrox and his legion members can help Zuo Chi kill Zolani.
His purpose of coming to Shurima was to kill Zolani together with Aatrox, but because he was not sure about Aatrox's location, he temporarily allied with Varus.
However, if Zolani can really be killed, Zuo Chi wouldn't mind visiting the Shurima Empire afterwards.
Whether it was for his incomplete power of ascension or for his promise to the girl in the void armor.
Zuo Chi never forgot that he once told Kassadin that one day he would help her eradicate the Void cultists on the land of Icathia.
If he wanted to overthrow Icathia's void, he might not be able to do it alone. If he had the help of an ascended god, it might be much easier.
From this point of view, the most urgent task is to find Aatrox first. Then, if there is a chance, you can go to the imperial capital of the Shurima Empire to help, and by the way, visit Taliyah and her people.
Seeing that Zuo Chi’s attitude was very firm, Nasus didn’t say anything more.
Although he really wanted to win over Zuo Chi, he would not force others to do anything if it was not possible.
After a long silence, Nasus said softly, "Let's get ready to leave, Zuo Chi, thank you very much for this time."
Zuo Chi shook his head and also walked towards the outside of the ancient city.
But at this moment, misfortune suddenly befell everyone.
"Roar!"
A deafening roar rang in everyone's ears, and along with it came an extremely strong murderous intent.
"Ok?"
Zuo Chi frowned and clenched the long sword in his hand. For a moment, he was unsure of the source of the murderous intent.
However, when Zuo Chi turned his head to look at Nasus beside him, he found that there were sparkling lights in the eyes of this resolute man.
"???"
To be honest, Zuo Chi had never thought that Nasus, an ascended god and great general of the empire, would have such a sentimental side.
But then, Zuo Chi seemed to have thought of something, and then he spoke softly:
"It's Renekton, isn't it?"
Nasus nodded heavily, wiped his face somewhat inappropriately, and then quickly said to Zuo Chi:
"Excuse me."
After he finished speaking, Nasus no longer cared about his physical injuries and ran forward quickly.
Behind him, Zuo Chi looked at the excited Nasus and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
As an outsider, he really couldn't say much about this matter. He just hoped that Nasus could wake up Renekton.
Outside the city, Nasus rushed towards the source of the roar like mad.
Finally, after three thousand years, he finally saw his brother again.
"younger brother!"
Nasus shouted and came to Renekton. He wanted to hug him in his arms and tell him how much he had missed him for thousands of years.
However, when Nasus saw Renekton's expression clearly, he suddenly froze.
Cold, distant, expressionless, full of murderous intent, Nasus didn't know how to describe the look in his brother's eyes at this moment, but he knew that Renekton's mood must not be as excited as his.
“Brother?” Nasus called softly.
“Don’t call me brother, Nasus.”
Finally, Renekton spoke slowly, and his first words were like a needle piercing Nasus' heart.
Nasus’ expression froze, but then Renekton’s voice sounded again:
“Put aside your hypocritical show, Nasus. I know you are disappointed that I am not dead! I am afraid that even you did not expect that I could escape from the Imperial Tombs alive.”
Nasus' body shook violently, and he realized the key point in Renekton's words.
"Brother, are you blaming me?"
At this moment, Nasus felt endless regret in his heart, and the scene from the past reappeared in his mind like a nightmare.
Once, Xerath pushed Azir off the altar during his ascension ceremony and stole his ascension power.
After the huge explosion that destroyed the entire empire, Nasus and Renekton engaged in a fierce battle with Xerath.
However, although the two brothers worked together to fight the enemy, as time went on they found that they could not defeat Xerath!
Seeing that Xerath was about to leave safely, Nasus and Renekton were forced to use the indestructible cage - the Tomb of the Kings!
However, with Xerath's power, one of the two brothers must choose to sacrifice himself to keep Xerath in the Imperial Tomb, while the other one will complete the sealing of the Imperial Tomb outside.
In this case, one of them must be sealed forever in the dark emperor's tomb.
At that time, the two brothers had a fierce argument over who would be sealed. Both the elder and younger brothers were ready to sacrifice themselves to help their brother.
In the end, Renekton took advantage of Nasus's inattention, hugged Xerath and rushed into the Imperial Tomb.
With tears in his eyes, Nasus used all his strength to close the door of the Imperial Tomb.
The culprit for the empire's destruction was sealed, but he also lost his beloved brother.
From then on, Nasus never recovered. He even ignored the Ascended ones whose minds were gradually corrupted, eventually causing them to fully evolve into Darkin, and another disaster befell Runeterra.
For the past three thousand years, Nasus has lived in endless regret and sorrow every day and night. The immortality of his ascended body has turned from a blessing into a curse.
He completely secluded himself from the world and always carried a heavy sense of guilt. He wandered quietly among the empty ruins, watching the desert gradually swallow up the traces of his homeland, mourning everything that was gone.
Until recently, Azir was resurrected again and the door of the Emperor's Tomb was opened again. While Nasus was worried about Xerath's escape, a glimmer of hope rose in his heart that made him tremble with excitement.
Is his younger brother still alive? Did he also escape?
During this period of time, Nasus was extremely excited every day, and he was looking forward to the day when he would meet Renekton.
But now, he and Renekton finally met, but the younger brother in front of him made him feel extremely strange.
In a panic, Nasus attributed all this to Renekton blaming his brother for sealing him in the Imperial Tombs.
Renekton looked at Nasus's performance and a sneer suddenly appeared on his face:
“What a hypocritical performance, Nasus. What Xerath said is indeed true. It seems that you have lived a comfortable life in the past few thousand years.”
Nasus's eyes showed a hint of surprise, but then he said sincerely:
"Brother, what are you talking about? You're still blaming me, right? Come back to the imperial capital with me, and I will make it up to you every day for the rest of my life."
"Blame you?"
Renekton's arm, which was tightly gripping the crescent-shaped axe, showed ferocious veins: "I don't blame you. I just want to cut you into pieces!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Renekton rushed straight towards Nasus.
“Die, Nasus!”
Faced with this sudden scene, there was a deep disbelief in Nasus' eyes. He didn't understand why his brother had become like this.
What Nasus didn't know was that during the three thousand years that he was sealed in the Imperial Tombs, Renekton had been living under the seduction and torture of Xerath almost every day and night.
In a one-on-one fight, Renekton was no match for Xerath, so he was unable to stop Xerath from torturing him.
But Xerath didn't kill Renekton. He just tortured him, making his mind and body immersed in endless pain.
At first, Renekton tried his best to resist Xerath's torture out of his loyalty to the empire and his love for his brother.
However, without his brother by his side, he was ultimately unable to contend with Xerath.
Whenever Renekton's spirit was about to collapse, Xerath's voice would echo in his heart:
"Nasus is a hypocrite. He sealed you and me together in this dark hell so that he could enjoy the admiration of others and the glory and wealth outside!"