Chapter 298: Eclectic Elements (Yuumi Extra)

The most common, but also the most special, group of people in the Valoran continent, magicians. Each of them controls the magical energy of some element.

And these elemental magics, without the slightest formula, are not limited to types or quantities, and any unimaginable attribute can become the most powerful power in the hands of magicians.

Some races or tribes in the Valoran continent have even inherited their own elemental magic for countless years.

Known for his mastery of elemental magic, Eshtar was one of the first independent nations to join the Shurima Empire. In fact, the Ishtar culture originated very early, as part of the Great Western Migration and gave birth to many civilizations in later generations.

Including Baru, the magnificent Helia, and the ascetic Titan Peak. It is also possible that they played a major role in the birth of the first Ascendant.

But the mages of Ishtar used the wilderness as a barrier to isolate themselves, surviving the Void War and the subsequent invasion of the Darkspawn. When everything was almost destroyed, they decided to protect what little heritage was left of the world

Now, after thousands of years of isolation from the world in the jungle, the ingenious city of Ishokon has been virtually untouched by the outside world.

Having witnessed the ruins of Fuguang Island and the rune wars that ensued from afar, the Ishtars saw the other races of Runeterrae as nouveau riche and pretenders, determined to keep them out with their powerful magic

A magical cat from Bandel City, Yuumi was once the guardian spirit of a yodel witch whose owner was named Nora.

And when the master mysteriously disappears, Yuumi becomes the guardian of the Gate Grimoire, a spiritual book left by Nora, and they travel through the portal in the pages together to find Nora.

Eager to be pampered, Yuumi searches for friendly companions on her journey, providing them with a glittering shield and a resolute will to protect them.

While the Grimoi does her best to keep her focus on her initial task, Yuumi is often drawn to worldly comforts, such as napping and eating fish. But after the comfort, she always returns to her mission and finds her friends

On the outskirts of Bandel there was once a woodland valley where the moon moths sparkled and rainbow fish leaped along the riverside. In a forest hut, there lives a yodel witch Nora, and a cat, Yuumi.

Yuumi was born with protective magical powers. She had spent many years of her leisure lazily, biting at the spots of the sun or napping in the shade of the rat tree.

Sometimes, going out on adventures piqued her interest, and she would travel back and forth between the physical and spiritual realms with Nora.

Nora has been collecting all sorts of strange items, such as notched teacups, stained glass shards, and fabrics embroidered with playful patterns.

She scrutinizes each object with the utmost seriousness, but Yuumi never understands what they're for. Despite this, Yuumi will use her magic to protect Nora from harm, and will also use herself to warm her feet when she returns home.

The pathway between the two realms is delicate and rarely opens, and even dexterous animals like cats cannot enter and exit at will.

Yuumi had seen the other yodelers wait for days until the stars in the east lined up with specific stone arches; Or fidgetily rummaging through the swamp lily bushes, looking for silvery white flowers in the mud, and only at these specific moments will a passage open.

But Nora has a powerful Doorway Grimome that can take her to the places depicted on the pages in no time. When Nora opens a portal, she and Yuumi happily jump into the glowing pages and reach their destination instantly, followed by the Grimoire a moment later.

Yuumi never cared much about this tome until that night when she couldn't see the stars. When she finished amusing the moon moth with her own light, she came home to find Nora missing.

She saw the tome on her master's desk and flipped through the pages in a panic to find that several pages had been torn off by Zigan. Yuumi couldn't read the title of the book, so he called it the "Magic Book" according to the owner's name.

In response, the Dome shuddered, and Yuumi was surprised to find that she could understand the Dome's thoughts as the paper rubbed.

Although the Grimoire does not speak, the thoughts it expresses are clear and loud. Yuumi realizes that Nora has gone to a very dangerous place, so dangerous that she has to destroy the portal after leaving.

Yuumi knows she must save Nora, so she enlists the help of the Grimomy. Each of the thousands of pages of the Grimomy follows the threads of magic, through the material and spiritual realms, leading to a different place.

The page Nora traveled through was gone, but the Grimoire might be able to take Yuumi to the nearest place. Yuumi and the Grimome must test every door of possibility.

She became the incredible guardian of the Grimoire and vowed to protect it with lion courage, because if it fell into the hands of the wicked, the gates to Bandel would be open to all the ugly and greedy.

Yuumi and the Grimome embark on an arduous journey to visit many dangerous and unknown lands. Yuumi searches the wind for Nora's scent, but to little avail.

While Yuumi sometimes slips halfway through, chasing the breath of a rat or taking a nap, the Grimome is always nervous, always angry about wasting time and worried about potential threats.

But no matter what, Yuumi and the Grimome are determined to find their master and take her home.

When Yuumi misses Nora so much, she often looks for solace in her new companions. Her favorite is a shepherd holding a gate.

He had a thick beard and a low laugh like a murmur of water. Yuumi had rested on his shoulders for a while, helping him fend off angry snow spirits in hail and storms, and he brought her fresh fish.

Later, Yuumi finally discovers the vaguely recognizable scent of his master in the ruins of a sprawling Shurima. She dug deep into the desert and found a blue ceramic shard that looked somewhat like a teapot from Nora's collection.

Before she could dig deeper, a ferocious beast emerged from the sea of sand, and Yuumi and the Dome barely escaped. She couldn't imagine what would happen if such a monster reached its claws for the Grimoire.

Although Yuumi and the Grimome are a strange pair, they quickly become friends, and their shared love for Nora makes Yuumi and the Grimome like-minded.

Yuumi continues to search for traces of her master, so that one day she can return to her old life and lie beside Nora, basking in the sun and napping.