【0322】 Ascension Mausoleum
Yasuo said nothing, only nodded from time to time.
Kassadin was completely immersed in his own memories - and this memory was not only painful, but also torturous.
"I should have known a long time ago that those guys who always want people to believe in religion have bad intentions. They always say that the earth is hungry and needs sacrifices to ensure peace..."
"It would be better to leave earlier. It's enough to just lay down the shop. I shouldn't do more things and waste more time..."
"Damn the Order, damn the Void, even if I die, I will make them pay the price - Kesha is only ten years old! Ten years old..."
"I am not a qualified father, nor a qualified husband, I..."
Kassadin's voice became lower and lower, and finally fell silent.
Yasuo didn't do much to comfort him, he just stood silently beside Kassadin and looked at the vast Gobi desert in the distance with him.
"Maybe, things are not that bad." Seeing Kassadin finally raised his head again, Yasuo finally told the carefully prepared lie, "I am also collecting news from the Void. I heard that there is a person who calls himself Kai'Sa.
Man is always fighting against the void."
"Ka'Sa?" Kassadin turned his head and looked at Yasuo, "You mean...Ka'Sa?"
"No, Kai'Sa." Yasuo shook his head, "She calls herself Kai'Sa."
"..." Kassadin fell silent, then shook his head silently, "It would be nice if it was Kesha."
"Who can know this kind of thing?" Yasuo seemed not to notice Kassadin's loss and just said in a comforting tone, "She also likes to eat peaches."
"That's a coincidence." Kassadin said as if accidentally, raising his face and looking at the stars in the sky, "Where did you hear this story?"
"But deep inside Halise." Yasuo said calmly, "Next to Icathia."
Although Kassadin didn't even nod his head next, Yasuo dared to say that he must have kept every word firmly in his heart.
Now Yasuo can't find Kai'Sa, and even if he finds her, he won't be able to rescue her - but he believes that this news can at least make Kassadin give up seeking death.
Yasuo couldn't stop Kassadin from going to the void to fight for his life. All he could do for the time being was to tell him not to be impulsive.
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When we set out the next day, Kassadin's condition obviously looked much better - I don't know if it was because he had new hope or because he spoke with ease.
Compared to his previous quick actions, today's Kassadin has obviously begun to search for a specific location. Scarash sometimes went east, sometimes north, going around in circles for a whole day without getting very far.
This small-scale search lasted for a whole week on the eighth day. When Scarash stepped onto a small hill to the south, Kassadin finally let out a sigh of relief.
"I found it!"
"Found it?" Yasuo looked around, but didn't find any obvious markers. "What did you find?"
"Holock's Tomb!" Scarash stopped, and Kassadin followed the rope and finally returned to the ground, "It's just under this hill!"
Underneath the hill?
With Ryze who was left studying, Yasuo and Riven followed Kassadin, watching him crawling on the ground and looking around.
"That's right, that's right!" After confirming, Kassadin nodded, "That's it!"
"Where?" Yasuo didn't understand at all, "Here... the ground seems to be solid stone!"
As he spoke, Yasuo peeled off a shallow layer of gravel on the ground and lightly tapped the ground with his sword scabbard.
"It's solid, yes." Kassadin stood up and cleared away the dust on his body, "If you want to show up in Horok's Tomb, now is not the time."
"Isn't it the right time?" Yasuo finally understood something, "This tomb will only appear at a specific time?"
"Yes." Kassadin nodded again, "Only when illuminated by the stars of Pantheon's constellation will the door of Horok's mausoleum be opened - it took me a lot of effort to figure this out."
"So, we are just waiting here?" Yasuo touched his chin, "Do you want to prepare something?"
"Just rest where you are." Kassadin waved his hand, "Pantheon's constellation will shine directly here three times a year. The next time will be within a week. Then you can go to the mausoleum alone with me. The mechanisms inside will not count.
It’s complicated, I’ve been here once too.”
"What's inside?" Yasuo showed a rare curiosity, "To be honest, I haven't seen the tomb of a god warrior."
"Burial objects, tomb chambers, murals, sculptures...that's all." Kassadin recalled for a moment, "Although Horok's tomb is large, it is not very luxurious, and there are not many valuable things in it."
"That's right." Yasuo nodded, "I thought there was something like looking forward to resurrection."
"Horlock will not expect to be resurrected." Kassadin shook his head upon hearing this. "His epitaph is the kind I rarely see - [I rest here with a clear conscience]."
"Do you have a clear conscience?" Yasuo tried to remember something about Horok, but unfortunately he knew nothing about this former Ascended One. "It sounds... very good."
"Yes." After asking Ryze to park Scarash nearby and lie down to rest, Kassadin also murmured, "He became famous at a young age, from a warrior to a general, from a general to a commander-in-chief, even among the tyrants
None of Nezuk's subordinates had any bad conduct, died in battle and rested here, nor were they polluted to become darkspawn, so he naturally has a clear conscience."
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The four people waited for three days guarding this small sand dune.
Every night, Kassadin would stare at the natural stars, waiting for the Pantheon constellation to shine directly.
Three nights later, in the cold night wind, Kassadin finally saw the scene he was looking forward to.
The thirteen constellations in the north, which looked like warriors holding spears and shields, were particularly bright. The shining stars shone on the hills, and the earth finally trembled slightly.
"Appeared, appeared!" Kassadin tightened his cloak, "Follow me, Mr. Yasuo, we don't have too much time - Mr. Yasuo?"
Kassadin, who was about to enter the tomb, pulled Yasuo, but did not pull Yasuo. He turned his head in surprise, only to find that Yasuo was looking to the west.
Arashiri held the hilt of the sword in his hand, and all the muscles in Yasuo's body tensed up.
Standing next to Yasuo, Kassadin felt extremely stressed at this moment!
Following Yasuo's line of sight, Kassadin slowly turned his head, and was surprised to find a lonely figure, bathing in the starlight, walking slowly towards the hillside.
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