Chapter 360: Zelas and Azir
"As a teenager, by chance, Zelas entered the library of Nasus, where he met Azil, and from then on, the two began to get acquainted."
"Zelas, who was originally a slave, has no name, and the name of Zelas was originally given to him by Azir, which means 'one who knows how to share.'"
Azir took advantage of his royal privileges to make Zelas his domestic slave, and then took him as his personal assistant. The two of them shared the same love of knowledge, so they read a lot of books together in the library and became close friends. ”
"It was also during this period that Zelas learned and learned magic from a magic book."
"Later, Zelath discovered that he had a great talent for magic, and he easily learned the magic tome stored in Shurima."
"Azir is pleased with his friend's talent and is willing to provide him with more books and materials, but unfortunately, as Azir's unpopular prince, he can't get more."
"At that time, Zelas was unusually satisfied with the status quo until an assassination attempt."
"During the annual parade of the Emperor's territory, the Royal Brigade spent the night next to an oasis, during which time they were attacked by Assassins. Zelas saved Azir from the sword of an Assassin, but all of Azir's royal brothers were killed. ”
"As a slave, Zelas did not expect any reward for his actions, but Azir promised him that one day they would be like his own brothers."
In his future diary, this event was recorded. This assassination, which Zelas himself called the 'beginning of ambition', was the first time since he began to have the idea of breaking free from slavery and helping Azir rise to the top. ”
"The death of the prince caused a lot of turmoil, Azir did not benefit from this incident, the emperor vented all his emotions on the unpopular Azir, and he was even less valued."
"Compared to Azir, who is still dedicated to his studies, Zelas feels that he should do something, the queen and the emperor are very young, and there will be children in the future. If they don't do anything now, then his idea won't come true one day. ”
"At least... An unpopular prince could not help him get out of slavery. ”
"In order to achieve great things, Zelas has gone to great lengths to pursue knowledge and to derive methods from knowledge. It was also during this period of time that he discovered the book called "Ascension and Magic", and it was also from that time that he was born as a slave and had an idea in his heart that he should not have. ”
"When the Ascension God is no longer noble, then why can't the next Ascension God be me? - Zeroth. ”
The above sentence was written in Zeroth's late notes, and at the beginning, Zelas did not think that he had the idea of becoming an ascended one. His only thought was to help his best friend Azir become an Ascender. ”
"But before that, he must make Azir the emperor of Shurima."
"Thanks to Shurima, no one values magic, and without anyone noticing, Zelas uses magic to corrupt every fetus in the Queen's womb. It was also for this reason that he believed that the power of magic was even stronger than that of the Ascended Gods. ”
Ryan paused in this place, and continued to say in an objective narrative tone:
"There are a lot of things that happen, and there are always times when you are overlooked. When dealing with the queen and prince again, Zelas was exposed, and after being exposed, Zelas directly killed the queen and the prince. ”
"The movement in the palace attracted the emperor and the guards, and Zelas simply killed the emperor and the guards who arrived and blamed them on a group of mages in a subservient region. At that time, he convinced himself that the excuse was very simple - it was all for his friends. ”
"It is said that because of this incident, a certain ascended god launched a bloodbath there. Zelas wrote in his diary in an unusually smug tone, as if it was also at this time that the name of the Ascension God had completely descended from the altar in his heart. ”
"After Azir succeeded to the throne, he became the most trusted person by Azir. With the exception of the Ascension to the Gods, the entire Shurima operates under his will. But it's a pity that even if Azir became emperor, he never let him out of slavery. ”
For the first time, a grudge against Azir arose in his heart. It was then that he began to have the idea of stealing the Ascension Ritual. ”
"But there are two prerequisites for all this, someone is holding the Ascension Ceremony, and he must have the ability to steal the Ascension Ceremony."
"For hundreds of years, no one has ascended because no one has been able to pass the selection of the Shurima royal family and the ascension gods at the same time. The royal family did not want to be subject to the Ascension Gods, and the arrogant Ascension Gods looked down on the candidates recommended by the royal family, which is why the new Ascension Gods became fewer and fewer after the death of Setaka. ”
But this wasn't a problem for Zeroth, who had been planning for Azir's ascension for a long time. Now, it's just a matter of getting him ahead of time and doing some little tricks in it. ”
"For the second point, I have to mention the Royal Library..."
Ryan's voice paused slightly, and he glanced at Nasus, and continued:
"Zelath has found countless forbidden books here, including an explanation of the Ascension Ritual, how it works, and the location of some of the powerful existence of the seals."
"The former can help him steal Ascension completely, and the latter can successfully lead away the two powerful Ascension Gods who will be monitoring Ascension."
At this point, Ryan's voice stopped.
That's all the records left here are here.
What happens after this is history that happened thousands of years ago.
Azir's Ascension Ritual was stolen by Zelas, and the entire capital city of Shurima was wiped out.
But in the end, Zelath was not considered a success, and his physical body was destroyed because he could not carry the power of Ascension, and finally reluctantly transformed into an Arcane Body to complete Ascension.
Even so, he was sealed by Renekton and Nasus, who finally arrived, but at the cost of Nasus's younger brother Renekton.
"What's the problem?" Aatrox was blunt.
Sorting out what happened back in the year was part of his deal with Ryan.
Just knowing what happened back then, the only meaning for him may be to be completely disappointed in Shurima's royal family after knowing that the descendants of Setaka were so stupid.
More than that, he was more curious about what was wrong with it.
He hadn't forgotten that Ryan had already said that the Star Spirit was involved in this matter before.
"All of this happened so smoothly," said Nasus.
"yes." Ryan nodded, "Zelas's growth and possession have been too smooth. ”
Aatrox frowned, "I've heard about your upbringing from other people, and he can't compare to you. ”