The world of shadows, between The Void and Runeter, it was here that the black disk of power floated, it was here that the black-chained hole made of bloody fire diamonds could only look at the image of the world reflected in the disk itself, a world free from its influence, The Watchers, called Apocrypha could only wave his diamond bloody tentacles from behind his back and his horned head fell as his will did after his great final defeat.
- I lost, I lost as much as possible, he chopped off my tentacles, I can't reach Runeter or The Void, I have lost all ability to manipulate, he used everything and everyone to separate me once and for all, now we will face a thousand years of starvation until we collapse. Apocryphon said, placing his bloody hands on his face, lifting the black chains binding his wrists until loud laughter rang in his consciousness.
- and what are you laughing at, sister, tell me what, we are facing a thousand years of starvation, since the world is free from wars, our work, we are facing a deadly hunger!. Apocrypha shouted, speaking to his sister Entropia, who was chained to the black disk with black chains just like he was.
His sister, Entropia, a monster made of white blood diamonds with a red cloak and four huge paws emerging from its back from under the cloak, Entropia raised her head high and two shining horns falling behind her back and once again shook the shadow dimension with her loud laughter.
- why, come on, say it, I want to know how, why, why, how, tell me. Apocrypha said, his sister Entrophy showed a huge smile on a filthy face devoid of feelings except for some, vanity, hatred and superiority over everything, today over her brother.
- he cheated and lied, although he always told the truth, he always said that he wanted to change the world, and he did so, you don't understand it, he united the world, he was not a cause like you, but an effect, he is an effect because what does not unite more than a common enemy, he took on this role and united the whole world, and your reaction, the bloody rampage, only intensified his breakdown, he took advantage of everything and everyone, especially your naivety, sense of power, power and vanity, you were a fool to want to show him your victory, he this is what he was waiting for, this is why he gathered everyone under the throne of war, this is why the hateful six gave him power, he defeated you with everything, with truth, hope, hatred and the rule of justice, these four pillars were connected and based on them he banished you from the two worlds, today Little brother, your hands are tied by a man who came from another world, that in itself should give you a lot to think about!. Entropy shouted and her brother growled quietly under his breath but didn't say a word.
Apocryphon could only scream today, strain his arms trying to break free from the bonds that bound him, but he couldn't, and on top of that, the eternal conflicts had come to an end and the world below had entered a new path, after Aspiros Lewandowski had broken all the laws, rules, nature, everything, for Runeter she was left. a new path opened, a new future shaped every day, this was what Apocrypha could not bear the most, because his many years of work was torn out of his hands.
- now you will understand, he always strived for this, to break everything to open the door to a new path, and that's what he did. She added Entropia burst out laughing.
- and what are you laughing at, now we face destruction. Apocrypha asked.
- not everything is lost, no, I have already started building the first pillars of our return, I have already chosen four pawns that will carry out our will and then my chosen one will reap the rewards. She said Entropy, shaking her head, her bloody white horns glowing in the darkness of the shadow dimension, reflecting the image of her brother and his dropped jaw.
- what do you want to do, Entropia, tell me quickly. Said Apocrypha.
- I will do something that none of us has ever tried because you never gave me a chance, brother, I will choose the four chosen ones, the trustees of our combined power and what Aspiros gave them. She said Entropy and her four big paws from behind her back from under her red cloak hit the black disk ready to infect the world because Aspiros' blade never reached for her.
- Entropy, what do you want to do, you want to infect someone with bloody amok, it doesn't work anymore. Apocrypha said furiously.
- I know this well, but there is something else at work, something that we can only do together, infect the chosen ones with our will, lust, everything that we ourselves are, and as the man says, turn the cat around, that is, use what Aspiros gave the world against him, but in order for this to begin, you must give me part of your power, let's shake hands and everything will be broken again, because the maimed still want revenge. said Entropy, stretching out her hands cuffed in black shackles, and her large paws behind her back were constantly holding the surface of the black disc. Apocrypha looked at his sister uncertainly, but he knew that he could not change anything, he had to trust his sister, otherwise he would face destruction.
- agreement. Apocrypha said as he shook his hands with Sister Entropia, her large paws immediately began to glow with a wild light, pumping her power into the world of Runeter and The Void.
- it has started, they are already ready, in one week they will strike four times, and then everything will be shaken. She said Entropy and her brother, feeling weak just like his sister, fell to his knees with her, feeling very tired until the next questions made the horned monster look at his sister, waiting for any answers.
- tell me, sister, what exactly is your plan, who have you chosen and for what?. Apocrypha asked.
- there are four pawns in this game and one piece, four maimed, these are Swain, Karma, Bel'Veth and Aurelion Sol, defeated, maimed and thrown down, they will be our trustee of the power of the two sides, he despite their defeat, Aspiros, gave it to them what drove you away, my brother, but thanks to this we will be able to reverse the process, what separated you from the two worlds will be used against him, allowing my chosen one, a figure among the pawns, to create Oraklon. She said Entropy and her brother shuddered slightly, his tentacles hit the ground with a bang and his glowing red eyes spun around.
- that how, the rune of souls!, we already tried it once when we were trapped in the shadow sphere, and everything caused a big explosion creating runes, it will never happen, it's a failure. Apocryphon said quickly and his sister started laughing again in response.
- and yet today it is very possible, the four chosen ones carry the elements with which Aspiros banished you from two worlds and freed them from bloody rage, but these elements, when combined with our essence in the form of the four chosen ones, will allow my chosen one to create Oraklon , but for this to happen, Aspiros must first destroy them, that will be inspiring, won't it. Entropy said.
- but wait, what if our chosen ones, the carriers, kill him, what then?. Apocrypha asked and his sister already had a quick answer.
- it's very simple, if Aspiros is destroyed, then my chosen one will kill the infected and they will not fight him according to our will, we will win anyway, then thanks to Oraklon we will walk the two worlds again like in the old green years, breaking it what is ours!. Entropy shouted, lifting her four large paws from under her red cloak.
- so this is what it looks like, this is how you want to create Oraklon and if it doesn't work out. Apocrypha asked quickly and his sister shook her head, feeling and seeing only victory, especially when the four chosen infected had just stood up, their image perfectly reflected in the floor of the black disk.
- no chance, now the rules have been broken, as well as all laws, natures and such, the world has been put on a completely different path, this is our chance, can't you really see it? this is our chance to create Oraklon, we must take advantage of it and now let me speak to my chosen one. She said Entropy, now looking only at the black disk, placing her shackled hands on the black surface.
- who is this chosen one, tell me. Apocrypha said, and his sister punched the black disk twice, showing him the image of the hated man.
- WHAT!, Ryze!, the cursed bearer of the runestone, he!, how!, how!. Apocrypha shouted, looking at the man with blue skin, a long beard and a runestone shining in his hands, a man who had already rejected him once when he tried his tricks on him.
- it's really him!, you want to use him!. Apocrypha shouted again and his sister silently showed a finger to her mouth, Apocryf was silent and looked at the image of the hated man, and Entropia began manipulation that no one had ever seen before.
Meanwhile, in the morning, somewhere in the world, in a deep forest with a view of the hills broken by great power, here the bearer of the runestone, Ryze, was about to experience his revelation, here, a blue bearded man with a runestone in his hands watched the clear sky where a few clouds, Ryze, apart from observing the world, felt an extraordinary breath of truth in himself, having known the events from under the throne of war for three days, he already knew about everything, about defeating The Water and separating him forever, but today something was bothering him, come the world for the first time he found a new open path full of peace and tranquility, something would not let him rest today because he believed in one thing.
- no, it's impossible, someone like The Watchers doesn't give up, they can't be defeated like that, they always have some contingency plan, they always have some idea. Ryze said to himself until suddenly a soft and harmonious voice rumbled from behind him.
- you're right, Ryze, because Apocryf is not one of The Watchers. A voice booming from a small lake resounded everywhere.
Ryze immediately raised his rune, ready to fight, but what he saw was only a spot, and a reflection in the river, a reflection of a diamond figure, a woman's face and long white hair, what Entropy had been before she decided to spread destruction like her brother.
- who are you, explain yourself quickly. Ryze said, ready to fight, but his interlocutor never fought, she only warned.
- listen, there are two of them, maybe Apocrypha was pushed out and paralyzed like a bloody frenzy, but the other one has already started the process of destroying the visitor from another world, I know it perfectly, I see it clearly. She said Entropy in his illusion form.
- it means what, how. Ryze asked quickly before he suddenly looked back and decided to give up, leave and not listen to the cheater's words.
- please wait, I am the only and last guard, I am the one who chained two brothers, me, from my body and my soul, but my prison was never perfect, but now there is a chance. Entropy said, and a certain glow shone in Ryze's mind as did the glow in the heart of his rune.
- what are you talking about. Ryze asked, looking into the reflection of the water.
- Apocryphal brother called Entropia, reached for another power, because of what Aspiros did, he chose four chosen ones, Swain, Bel'Veth, Aurelion Sol and Karma, here Ionia, they are his confidants, their task is to destroy everything in this Aspiros, but there is a great chance in this, this fool did not see one, thanks to the action of Aspiros Lewandowski, the gate was opened leading to a new path and the destruction of The Watchers forever. She said Entropy, lying in perfect fashion, playing on the weakness, ambition and hope of the runic power confidant.
- a chance to destroy them, what does that mean?. Ryze asked hurriedly, falling fully into Entropy's trap, and she wept so truly that her shining white eyes were full of diamond tears.
- so long ago, so long ago, I loved this world, I separated it from The Watchers, but now there is a chance for everyone to destroy The Watchers, and set me free so that I can finally find peace and solace in the afterlife, when they disappear from the prison created by them. my soul and body will also disappear and I will be free, but first, you must finish what Aspiros started for you. She said Entrophy.
Ryze pressed his hands firmly on his runestone, his hands shaking slightly as the great chance, hopes and inexhaustible desire to destroy The Watchers once and for all, with everything to be focused on one thing, the chance that was born of a lie sizzled in the rune bearer's mind like caramels on steroids, Ryze wanted to know everything, know how to do the impossible, what even Aspiros himself had not done, Ryze knelt by a small lake, staring at its reflection, where the white figure spoke again.
- the four chosen ones have already set off, the first of them, she, Karma has just set out to attack the town of Sanox, there, near this place, Aspiros and his chosen one Ahri lived, this is where the exalted Karma is heading, look for her essence there, if the essence of the power of The themselves is destroyed The Watchers will flow into your runestone, and once you have collected them all, you will be able to destroy The Watchers forever, you will have done what Aspiros has not been able to do, nor anyone before, not even me, except lead them into a trap and bind them in eternal chains. Entropy said and Ryze immediately stood up, looked around the area and, raising his rune stone high, began to quickly run for the first point, and this week, in seven days, there would be many such points.
And left in the reflection of the water, Entropia quickly changed her face into a twisted form with two large horns and bloody cuts on her face and all over her body, Entropia began to giggle in a dark way with a terrible metallic voice until everything disappeared and again Entropia watched only the reflection of the black disk, watching as her the pawns and piece moved to their chosen places on the chessboard, and so their plan for their legacy began to be realized.
- now you see, little brother, we will soon be free, we just have to wait and cheer for our adversary for the first time, he will finish what we started, and after all, Ryze will be an element of our return to two worlds. She said Entropy and her brother growled evilly.
- What happened.
- you forgot something sister, you know that The Void is separate from Runeter. Apocrypha said and his sister started giggling in a sneaky way again.
- don't worry about it, our chosen, infected, Bel'Veth, she already has the strength to tear the space and will open the way from The Void to Runeter, it's already starting, let her dig and let Aspiros be as brave and brave as always was, until after his victory, Oraklon, the rune of souls, will be constructed, then in another body we will return to two worlds, wielding power that even this fool cannot handle!. Entropy said angrily and her brother Apocrypha also started laughing so much that even the black disk in the shadow sphere trembled slightly.
The plan of the two Watchers was carried out according to their will, the chosen ones went out into the world, just like Ryze, who collected their essences, but it was not yet certain, because such infected chosen ones could destroy even Aspiros, so everything was possible here, everything.
Meanwhile, on the same day, somewhere in the world, where the light chased away the darkness, and big golden eyes saw the wooden ceiling first, suddenly the fox lady jumped up from the bed, holding a green-blue duvet covered with a similarly blue-green pillow, Ahri gasped, her fear after the nightmare hit her heart, Ahri quickly looked to the right, her long black hair was blown by a light wind, and her fear was growing with every moment, seeing the wardrobe, the table and the red kimono lying on the dresser. Ahri began to look around the room, looking for the cause of her fear. , her eyes narrowed slightly as sunlight entered the room from the open shutters, suddenly Ahri began to whisper the same word until her fox ears twitched and she made a deep, calming exhale, her tails wandering under the covers felt everything that gave her peace.
- Aspiros. Ahri whispered quietly, lying down on her pillow, staring at her beloved sleeping peacefully next to her.
Aspiros was sleeping peacefully, his breathing was regular and his calm face was, as always, directed towards his beloved, Ahri, feeling calm, gently touched her beloved's face, his face and black hair, looking forward to the next day, the day of peace and happiness in the arms of the man to whom she gave his heart, and as Aspiros began to open his brown eyes, Ahri giggled, placing one of her white tails on his face.
- I thought I'd have to force you to wake up. She said Ahri, wagging her tail on Aspiros's face, and he started laughing until his eyes and the fox lady's eyes met together again.
- I love you Ahri, I will always be there, no matter what the future brings, I didn't think I would find something so wonderful, in a world so free. Aspiros said as he suddenly turned on his back and his eyes wandered around the room of a small wooden house located near the town of Sanox.
- but what happened. Ahri asked quickly, lying on the man's chest, looking into his eyes, listening to his breathing and heartbeat.
- tell me if something is bothering you, but don't lie to me, and besides, you're not lying, so tell me, and remember, I won't let you go without a hint and if necessary, I'll use my tails. She said Ahri and tails began to wander under the sheets, to which Aspiros quickly raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, looking tenderly at the fox lady staring at him.
- well, I'm afraid of what Apocrypha said three days ago, he said something about not being alone, why him, why did the Tourist stop haunting us, on the other hand he wouldn't have said anything anyway because he doesn't take away free choice from the world. Aspiros said, and Ahri, thinking equally hard, pulled the blanket over herself and sat down next to the visitor from another world.
- well, this topic regarding the Tourist is almost incomprehensible to me, but I wouldn't worry about the future, maybe what Apocryphon said was just a blind threat. She said Ahri, but she too felt some fear, but less than the fear that she would be alone again, having to spend nights on the bare ground again, exiled, and suffering from her great hunger for human essence.
- I know, maybe he was lying, but I know that they don't lie, there must be something to it, but today you're right, we shouldn't worry in advance. Said Aspiros, giving his big smile, and Ahri lay down next to her, kissing her deeply again, until a sudden squeal shook her to such an extent that Ahri, making a quick turn, fell off the bed, pulling the blue-green blanket behind her, and in front of the bed in the large room, Zoe jumped out of an open portal. , who in her appearance and behavior resembled a young girl but was older than many civilizations, Zoe, as soon as she ran into the sunlit room, turned around abruptly, her orange hair covered her green-blue eyes and her colorful scarf covered her mouth, and she herself was dressed in the blue robe was still standing backwards until a familiar voice made her feel confident and she slowly turned back looking at Ahri dressed in a red kimono sitting on the bed and at Aspiros standing in front of the window and the closed shutter, then Zoe waving her hands started talking so quickly and so much that no one was able to understand her for a moment until suddenly irritated Ahri interrupted everything with a loud scream.
- quieter!. Ahri shouted, and Zoe fell silent for good.
- I don't know what it's supposed to be, but I guess there are some privacy rights here, right? Now tell me what you're coming with, Miss Zoe. She said Ahri and Zoe nodded a few times and then walked up to Aspiros, grabbing his hand, which of course made the fox lady's black hair stand on end with irritation and jealousy.
- Aspiros, we need to talk, it's very important. She said Said.
- what about or what?, what is it supposed to be, Zoe, remember one thing Aspiros is my guy and hold on to your hair, we understand each other, and you, Aspiros, if you want to talk to Zoe, talk here, unless you have some secrets. She said Ahri and Zoe glanced at Aspiros and he winked at her, answering the conversation in the shadows.
- come on, I'm listening, I have no secrets from Ahri, go ahead, Zoe, what are you coming to me with, it's a big problem isn't it. Aspiros asked and Zoe, nodding her head, began to communicate with him in a code that was unknown and difficult to understand for the vigilant fox lady.
- you know that there is a big problem today, and patience is not one of my sides at the moment, how long does the world have to wait, you gave everyone freedom, you just need to take another step forward now and not stand still. She said Zoe and her words were strange, even difficult to understand, Ahri, her golden eyes wandered from Zoe to Aspiros and back to Zoe and Aspiros hands behind his back was thinking about something intensely and then expressed his concerns about what he had already heard from The Watchers.
- listen to me Zoe, you know that I have the power of the Eyes of Truth and I can see the truth, but I can't see the place where Apocryphon was imprisoned, but I also have another sense, a feeling, and I know, I feel it, this is not the end, Apocryphon threatened, threatened that not is alone. Aspiros said, looking confidently into the distance, at the closed door, and his focused gaze almost never left the same point.
- you think, you believe in his words. Zoe asked until she looked at Ahri and she, sitting on the bed, nodded to the woman giving the answer.
- exactly, Aspiros is afraid that this is not the end, that there are more like The Watchers, Apocryf, he also told me about a certain Tourist whom I have already seen once, apparently if he were here he would know everything, but it doesn't change his decision and the fact that the Tourist holds is currently staying away because he doesn't want to take away our choice. She said Ahri.
Zoe knew much better about the mysterious Tourist, the Gray Man, the Man in the Blue Suit, the One Beyond All, and his power of Omnipotence, Zoe still didn't understand much of it but she knew that if he was here he would surely know the answers to all the questions, but after that day, the Tourist did not appear even once. After the defeat of Apocrypha, nor today, he was absent, but he was certainly somewhere and looking at everything, but the questions about the Tourist quickly disappeared as other, more important ones replaced them now.
Zoe went to the window and looked at the visitor from another world and he, tearing his eyes away from the void, looked at her, looking down at little Zoe and her two colored blue-green eyes, and showed a modest smile himself.
- so what are you planning, do you want to wait?. Zoe asked, speaking completely sincerely this time, but never fully finishing her statement.
- yes, I'll wait. Aspiros said modestly, nodding.
- how long, and if this thing comes in a few years, do you really want to wait that long. Zoe asked, her long hair flying into the sky.
- yes, if necessary, but I know one thing, I won't have to, I promise you, wait, you can feel it. Aspiros said, removing the closed shutters and everyone at the same time felt a slight shaking of the earth.
- What's going on. Ahri asked quickly, getting up from the bed, feeling her heart start to beat faster and faster.
- run away quickly. Aspiros said loudly, smashing the shutters and a piece of the wall with one punch. Ahri looked at him, trusting his every word, and Zoe gasped, feeling her hands begin to tremble with fear that the prophecy spoken by Apocryphon was now beginning to come true.
Ahri and Zoe ran out of the brown house with a red roof, running through the broken wall, Zoe and Ahri looked at the horizon where the sun was covered by a black cloud and when it broke, they all saw the terrible sight of first a figure screaming and then changing its shape into a terrible sparrow-hawk format.
- impossible, it's Karma!. Ahri shouted, looking with Zoe at the transformed Karma, who had once suffered defeat at the hands of Aspiros and was thrown down, had condemned herself to exile, now, in front of everyone, she began to take the form of a terrible winged monster holding a long living staff in its claws, and her head became birdlike, raven black, and that's what she became, a humanoid raven screaming loudly and rushing towards its first target, which was the small town of Sanox, located at the foot of the hill, with its red roofs clearly visible.
- I knew it, but I didn't think it would come so soon, it's definitely the act of the second one of The Watchers, I'll take care of it. Aspiros said, tightly clenching his hands and gauntlets of black and red armor, also forming golden shoes with fiery wings, then he felt a grip on his right hand again.
- Aspiros, please be careful, take care of yourself. She said Ahri with her trembling eyes burning.
- I'll do everything in my power to come back in one piece. Aspiros said, but before he said anything more, suddenly a white tail, one of the nine, covered his mouth and face.
- no, please, don't tell me that there is some CURE here!, you have to come back safe and sound, we understand each other. She said Ahri and Aspiros nodded a few times, after that Ahri gave him another kiss and Aspiros nodded in agreement and then he took off like a missile running to the city of Sanox to stop the destruction of the city at the hands of the infected with a new power.
- I thought destroying the blood frenzy would change something. Ahri said, looking at the city of Sanox, where another unpredictable battle was about to take place.
- Ahri is not crazy, it's obvious, it's some sort of plague or something, it changes and transforms, I haven't seen anything like that before, it's not normal. Zoe said and when she saw that Ahri was trembling more and more, Zoe gave her her hand and said.
- Calm down Ahri, have hope today, Aspiros didn't deal with such threats, he's a madman after all. She said Zoe.
- you're right, crazy, my crazy, we understand each other. She said Ahri, looking at Zoe carefully for a moment and Ina waved her hand and laughed because that was not what she meant, she never meant what Ahri was thinking about until her heart and Ahri's heart twitched as the ground shook in the distance and everything was blown away by a powerful thunder.
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The end of one is always the beginning of the other, this is often the case, only a true paralysis can change it, and this is far away, when the first of The Watchers, Apocrypha, was knocked off the big board, his place was taken by his sister, Entropy, and now she sent into the world their chosen ones, the four pawns moved as one piece, Swain, Karma, Bel'Veth and Aurelion Sol and Ryze himself, now all entering a new stage led by Entropy towards one goal, the creation of the Soul Rune.