The Glory of Noxus.

"Who to choose?"

Hearing the question in his ear, Darius looked at Huo Jixing in surprise, secretly in his heart.

Are you so confident?

Then, Darius thought of the information about Huo Jixing's deeds, and had to admit that Huo Jixing did possess such strength.

But deep down he was hesitant.

Although Darius is the Hand of Noxus, he has always led the Imperial wargroups to fight on the front battlefield and rarely has the opportunity to fight alone.

Even though he had fought against Sejuani before, it was one of the only times he had a head-on fight with her in his career as a general.

At that time, he was still at a disadvantage and could only barely stop Sejuani's frost storm from ravaging the battlefield.

Now Darius has to face the legendary ancient demon and the Spider Queen who believes in the Spider God.

Even though he had seen many big scenes before, he was still somewhat hesitant and nervous at this moment.

Darius looked at Evelyn and Iris who were emitting terrifying pressure in the sky, and after pondering for a moment, he was just about to answer.

“Painful feeling!”

Suddenly, a low roar sounded in front of the formation, shaking people's hearts like thunder.

Sion dropped the black giant axe he was holding tightly, held the hideous head with both hands, and his suppressed roar of pain echoed in the underground castle.

The bloody energy that permeated around his body swept through like a hurricane, raising dust everywhere.

The air is filled with the smell of blood, and the scorching heat bakes people's hearts.

"Blood!"

"Blood!"

"Heat. And anger!"

Sion raised his head and roared, and the deafening sound echoed in the sky above the underground castle.

Then, a halo as if it were real rippled out from the furnace at Sion's waist, as if trying to control Sion.

"The blood is engulfing me!"

Sean's voice was filled with powerlessness, and his red eyes showed a look of madness and loss of control.

His body began to tremble slowly, and his palms, as big as palm-leaf fans, waved wildly, blowing away the nearby Trifari Legion soldiers.

Sion tried to resist, but everything seemed so powerless.

The blood-red halo surged like a tide, covering Sean's towering body like a mountain.

The remaining will within the blood-red eyes almost collapsed under the impact of the murderous and brutal intent.

Sion lowered his head and gasped, his eyes swept over the soldiers of the Trifarii Legion, and then fell on Darius, roaring.

He raised the discarded black battle axe, urged the soul furnace, ignored the obstacles along the way, and rushed towards Darius resolutely.

“The hunger is growing!”

“But this isn’t me!”

Sion's sudden loss of control was beyond everyone's expectations, instantly disrupting the formation of the Trifarii Legion.

Darius looked in the direction of the voice and noticed Sion running over, his expression suddenly changed.

"How is this going?"

Long before the action, they had checked the status of Sion and the Bloody Warrior and found nothing abnormal.

But now, Sion was like a wild beast that had lost its mind, rushing towards him madly.

"It's blood magic!"

Huo Jixing frowned as he smelled the familiar scent of blood magic in the air and the blood-colored halo surrounding Sion.

It seems that the tree belongs to Vladimir's power, but didn't he fall in his own hands?

Could it be that he escaped death and hid inside the black rose?

"Sion's will is being affected by blood magic." Huo Jixing said in a deep voice.

This was the conclusion he came to based on the characteristics of blood magic.

When Darius heard this, a sharp light flashed in his eyes and he immediately understood.

He turned to look at Huo Jixing and spoke in an extremely serious tone.

"I need to intercept Sion, otherwise the formation of the Trifarii Legion will be directly dispersed."

After Sion caused the turmoil, the core members of the Black Rose appeared in front of the underground castle and took quick action.

The fact that these core members of the Black Rose can appear here already shows that they are very strong.

Each one is an elite carefully selected by the Pale Lady.

They turned into a black wave and rushed towards the Trifarii Legion soldiers who were in disarray.

Huo Jixing nodded to Darius and looked at the threat coming from the dome.

He had originally planned to suppress Sion himself.

But Iris didn't want him to do that, and her scarlet eyes were ready to move.

Perhaps it was the Pale Lady's instruction, or perhaps Iris wanted to regain her dignity as the queen.

Huo Jixing had to face the threat posed by Iris.

Evelin’s attitude was somewhat ambiguous.

She seems to be waiting for an opportunity, but she always hides in the shadows and no one knows what she is doing.

“Did you do this?” Swain stared at the pale lady in front of him.

As his words fell, the surrounding crows felt the anger of their master.

They became more agitated, and their black wings danced in the air, making sharp sounds.

The demonic power within Swain burned like flames, clinging to his old coat, making him look majestic and terrifying.

"Vladimir is a member of the Black Rose and has been immersed in blood magic for so long. We will definitely keep some tricks in reserve."

The pale lady did not deny it and directly admitted her behavior.

Given the situation faced by the Noxian Empire at the time, the production of war weapons was an urgent matter.

Although in the war with the Kingdom of Demacia, Sion broke through the Demacia's solid lines and dealt a fatal blow to the Demacia King Jarvan I.

But he fell in the Demacia war at the Hand of Noxus, causing the war group to be damaged and retreat in panic.

When Sion's broken body was found, one hand was still clutching the crown of the King of Demacia.

The Noxian Empire held an elaborate state funeral for Sion to mourn his sacrifice.

Eventually, Sion's body was buried beneath a towering monument as a symbol of his eternity.

Fifty years later, Sion's tomb was opened again.

Because in the years since Sion's death, Noxus's dominance has waned.

Even though many imperial heroes, led by Kled, came forward one after another, they were unable to reverse the decline.

The current Grand Commander of the Empire, Brown Darkwill, is willing to do whatever it takes to restore the Empire's lost glory.

Later, the Black Rose appeared as a mysterious society under Darkwill and used forbidden magic on Sion.

Blood Magic During the Darkin War!

Resurrect this long-lost hero and present him to the Grand Commander of the Empire.

Darkwill couldn't refuse this gift.

Later, Sion was transformed by blood magic and sorcery and came back to life. He was driven by an unnatural bloodlust and was insensitive to any pain.

The reborn Sion is like a living battering ram, destroying all Noxian enemies before him.

The victory and glory he brought were even greater than when he was alive.

Sion could not be controlled, killing both enemy and friendly forces without mercy, so the soldiers who were forced to fight beside him began to flee without a fight.

In the end, Darkwill felt that the glory of the Empire had been restored and ordered that Sion be reburied.

Nearly a hundred warriors sacrificed their lives to restrain Sion, and finally, with the help of the Black Rose, Sion was tied up with chains and dragged back to the Immortal Bastion.

Without the slaughter, the blood magic that sustained him quickly overwhelmed his mind, leaving only an all-consuming rage.

His bloody roar finally quieted as Sion was buried beneath a massive statue of himself, sealed away once again.

He suffered for years under his own statue, half-dead.

When the blazing sunlight melted into the tomb, Sion's tomb opened again.

The Noxian Empire has entered a new era. Darkwill is gone, replaced by the new imperial leader Jericho Swain.

Sion also had a new mission, to remove the black rose that pierced the flesh and blood of the empire.

"Do you think you'll succeed?"

Looking down at the out-of-control Sion below, Swain suddenly spoke softly, his calm face looking like he had everything under control.

The Pale Lady looked at the calm Swain and felt something was wrong.

Without waiting for a reaction, Swain in front of her stretched out his demonic left hand, as if to grasp her life.

"Now, it's our turn!"

Swain stepped forward, blood-red demonic power gushing out from his body.

"Die with honour, Pale Lady!"

[Devil's Sublimation]!

Stab it!

Behind Swain, a pair of pitch-black wings that blocked out the sun tore through his old coat and soared into the sky.

Waves of bloody red demonic power condensed into feather shapes, dotted on the wings.

The flock of crows surrounding Swain made hoarse cries, like the god of death swinging his scythe and cutting flesh.

puff!

The scarlet demonic arm pushed away the ravenous crows in front of it.

Swain looked at the Pale Lady with a cold expression. A depressing and suffocating atmosphere enveloped the underground castle.

"Strength is my only mentor!"

【Touch of Liberation】!

The tremendous demonic power gathered in the palm of his hand.

As Swain aimed at the Pale Lady, he suddenly transformed into multiple blood-red lightning bolts, leaping forward in the air and falling straight towards the target.

"The power of the demon Raum."

The Pale Lady looked at Swain, who was giving his all right from the start, with her eyes narrowed slightly.

Pale magical power suddenly appeared, mixed with purple light, outlining delicate shields to resist the falling blood-red lightning.

"It's indeed worth my careful consideration."

"But you shouldn't have come here, nor should you have been curious to find out what's behind it."

The pale lady's eyes were cold, and a chilling murderous intent filled her pupils.

【Phantom Chain】!

In the pale glow, the purple energy gradually melted, and a touch of brilliant golden light appeared, like a pistil blooming in the center of a flower.

Then, the golden stamens danced, weaving a gorgeous and exquisite chain, carrying an illusion, piercing through the invading flock of crows.

A mournful and shrill wailing sound was heard.

The phantom chains were like extremely sharp spears, stringing together the crows and stabbing straight at Swain.

Sonorous!

The Black Cutter and the black giant axe held by Sion clashed fiercely on the battlefield, making a harsh sound of metal collision.

Every collision seemed to completely tear apart the surrounding air, and the ripple-like vibrations spread from the center of the battlefield, causing strong winds to blow and clear out an area of ​​the battlefield.

Darius stood straight, like an iron fortress, resisting Sion's wild attack.

He stared firmly at Sion, who was falling into madness and venting his power.

He immediately took a deep breath and mobilized the violent power in his body.

boom!

The power of violence surged, and the blood-red light seemed to be a substance that blessed Darius' body.

Indistinctly, one could see Darius' muscles swell, his strength doubled, and his cloak moving without wind.

Sion roared and swung his axe wildly, trying to penetrate Darius's defenses.

However, Darius, who was blessed with the [Fragment of Tyranny], suppressed Sion's offensive with perfect skills.

Surrounding the fierce battlefield, both the soldiers of the Trifari Legion and the core members of the Black Rose had to temporarily avoid the attack and stay away from here.

They looked at Darius and Sion in the field with horror.

The new and old Hands of Noxus staged a violent confrontation in the underground castle.

Wow!

The iron chain swung out, like a giant python breaking through the darkness, and quickly wrapped around the handle of the black giant axe, binding it and Sion's arm together.

Then Darius stepped forward, and the sharp black cutter pressed down on the black giant axe, almost chopping the axe into pieces.

【Crippling blow】!

boom!

Accompanied by a dull sound of collision.

The Black Cutter easily cut through Sion's leg armor, leaving a hideous scar on the stitched armored right leg.

The blow caused Sion to stagger and almost fall to the ground.

"This power"

Sion lowered his eyes and looked at the scar left on the armor's right leg, and a trace of memory appeared on his crazy face.

This is the magical rune power of the Black Cutter!

It was the weapon that had once accompanied him!

"Both hands are covered in blood. I remember this!"

"Noxus. My everything."

Sean suddenly raised his face, and in those eyes that were full of madness and fighting spirit, a hint of clarity flashed.

"Who is inside me?"

His voice was low and hoarse, a mixture of fear and anger.

He could feel an unknown force traveling within his body, centered in the Soul Furnace, trying to control his body and will.

"Come out and die!"

Sion roared loudly, venting the fanatical fighting spirit in his heart, but he still rushed towards Darius uncontrollably.

However, Darius now felt that the violent power in his body was growing stronger and stronger, and he could continue to suppress Sion's attack.

"Sean, you have to understand the meaning of your survival this time!"

Darius looked past the blade of the Black Cleaver and fixed his gaze on Sion.

"Otherwise, we will have no choice but to send you back to that empty tomb."

Sion fought instinctively, but the clarity in his eyes became more and more obvious as he began to fight for control of his own body.

“I have to live.”

Sion roared angrily, and black blood flowed from his copper-bell-like eyes and nostrils as it was injected into his body.

The black blood, which looked extremely strange, slid down his cheeks and corroded the solid ground.

At the same time, Sion's zombie-like body exuded a rotten and stench.

"I've seen you before"

He opened his arms and looked towards the pale lady in the sky, realizing who was causing the blood in his body to flow out of control.

"Noxus told me"

"The Empire, above all else!"

Sion grasped the broken black giant axe, turned around and rushed into the depths of the battlefield, rushing towards the emerging core members of the Black Rose.

He was ready to vent his anger on these scum of the Black Rose.

"This will be your burial place!"

Sion, who was gradually becoming clear-headed, wreaked havoc on the battlefield. Every time he swung his broken black axe, he would take the lives of the core members of the Black Rose.

Darius, who called Sion back, did not relax and looked up at the battle in the dome.

However, when he saw the scene on the dome, he was dumbfounded.