"No...... Why? Hap fell to his knees.

Silas gently lifted the young man to his feet and comforted him with a fatherly hand.

"Hap, you want to help us do great things. Right here! This is our ...... of liberation"

He gently brought the recruit to the nobleman and pushed him forward.

“…… Die one prince at a time. ”

Hapu looked at the nobleman with tears in his eyes. He stretched out a trembling hand, ready to take the life in front of him. Then, his hand hung limply.

"I ...... Can't do it. ”

Silas' gentleness and patience began to dissipate.

"This person is not your friend. His wealth is built on your suffering. He prefers to see you hanged rather than show you any kindness. ”

The recruits were reluctant to budge. Finally, the nobleman spoke.

"You're a monster." His voice trembled.

"Yes," Silas said. "That's what you said when you locked me in the dark."

Silas held out a hand, the shackles still gleaming. The magic he had taken from Hap summoned the last rays of darkness. A small black cloud enveloped the nobleman's face, pulling air out of his lungs. As the man twisted and rolled, Silas looked back at the recruit, no anger in his eyes, only sadness.

"I'm sorry, Hap. You are not ready for liberation. Go ahead. Get back into your chains. ”

Silas watched as Harp turned away, his eyes dodging in shame. The recruits looked at the damaged carriage in front of them, and the long dirt road leading to Xiongdu. Silas could almost feel the lad thinking, imagining the bleak old age that awaited him.

Hap bent down, wrenched a dagger from the hands of a dead coachman, and returned to the nobleman, still wheezing on the ground.

"I'm ready."

The young man raised the dagger above the nobleman's head, and Silas' grief turned to utter joy. No matter how many people he liberates, he can make him smile.

As a mage and born into a poor family in Demacia, Silas of Sideditch can be said to have almost ended his life at the beginning. Despite his humble social status, his parents remained steadfast supporters of the idea of the kingdom. So, when they found out that their son was "enchanted", they persuaded Silas to turn himself in to the Demon Seeker.

The Demon Seeker discovered that the boy had a magical ability to perceive magic, and used him to find the mages in the city-state. For the first time in her life, Silas felt useful. He was steadfast in his mission and wanted to be loyal to his country throughout his life. He is proud, but also lonely - he has no contact with anyone but his own discipline.

Silas gradually realizes that the existence of magic is far more pervasive than Demacia is willing to admit. Even among the big families and famous families, he could detect the glimmer of hidden magic flickering. And some are the most radical representatives of the slander of mages. However, only the lowly ones were punished, and these dignitaries seemed to be completely above the law. This hypocritical system sowed the first seeds of doubt in Silas's mind.

In the midst of a dangerous event, as fate would have it, Silas' many doubts finally exploded. At that time, he stumbled upon a mage in hiding in the countryside. But when Silas found out that she was just a little girl, he felt sympathy. He tried to protect the girl from being taken away by the Demon Seekers, but accidentally touched her skin. The girl's mana poured into Silas's body in an instant—not killing him, but squirting uncontrollably out of his palm. It was a talent he hadn't even been aware of. However, the result was the loss of the lives of three people, including his discipline.

Knowing that he would be taken for a murderer, Silas went on the run. Soon he became famous: one of the most dangerous mages in all of Demacia. As you can imagine, the Demon Seeker didn't show any mercy when he found him.

Although Silas was still a minor, his sentence resulted in life imprisonment.

He was forced to wear heavy shackles made of forbidden stones and was tormented in the darkest dungeons of the Demon Seekers. His ability to sense magic was stripped away, and his heart slowly became hard as stone. Silas dreamed of getting revenge on those who had hurt him.

He spent fifteen miserable years in the Black Cell, until one day a young Illuminator began to visit him. Her name is Laxana. Even though Silas was shackled, she realized that she was actually a powerful mage. Gradually, a very unusual relationship was secretly established between the two men. In order to learn more about how to control magic from Silas, Lux tells him a lot about what is happening in the outside world and brings him books he wants to read.

Finally, through clever inducement, he succeeded in convincing the girl to smuggle a forbidden tome into the dungeon. This is the original work of the great sculptor Du Lang, which records in detail the principle and application method of the forbidden magic stone.

Silas learns the secret of the Forbidden Stone from the book. While this was Demacia's key to fighting dangerous magic, he discovered that the Forbidden Stone did not suppress magic, but instead absorbed energy into the seal.

Silas couldn't help but wonder, if the magic was sealed in the Forbidden Stone, then there was a way for him to release it again?

As long as there is a source of magic...... Like Lux.

But she never came to visit Silas again. The Crowned Guards, who knew of their relationship, were furious that Lux had dared to disobey the law and associate with this despicable criminal. Silas was sentenced to be hanged.

On the execution ground, Lux pleaded for him, but the people turned a deaf ear to the plea. The executioner stepped up and pushed Lux aside and raised his knife. That's when Silas bumped into her. Magic instantly poured into the shackles of the Forbidden Stone—just as he expected. With the magic of the stolen power, Silas broke free from the execution ground. The little girl of the crown guard family was completely stunned.

Silas escaped from the Black Prison of the Demon Seekers, but instead of becoming a sneaky fugitive, he became a symbol of resistance on behalf of those who had been persecuted and devastated in Demacia. While he was secretly running around the kingdom, he recruited a large number of exiled mages...... However, perhaps he knew all along that even if they gathered their strength, it would not be enough to overthrow the throne.

So, with a group of cronies and a few strong oxen, Silas crossed the mountains to the north to the tundra of Freljord.

There, he's going to find new allies, turn to the powerful elemental magic of ancient legends, and when he returns to Demacia, he can end the cruel system that has plagued them forever.