Hearing that Faen's target was the Aspect of Twilight, Soraka was clearly a bit surprised. However, after pondering for a moment, she nodded in understanding.
And regarding the Aspect of Twilight, Faen hadn't brought it up on a mere whim; it was the result of a considerable amount of thought.
Although in the minds of most people, the Aspect of Twilight was just Zoe—a cute girl overflowing with curiosity about absolutely everything—in reality, the original Aspect of Twilight, Myisha, had constantly interfered with the current Runeterra from all angles.
Her most famous masterpiece was single-handedly causing the Twilight of the Gods, which ended the era of the Darkin Wars. Although to the people of the current era, this was just a moderately significant historical event, the reality was that without Myisha's interference, given the ever-flourishing vitality of the Darkin and Ascended, Runeterra might still be ruled today by those Darkin warlords who had lost the guidance of their golden bloodline.
Based on this point, what the Aspect of Twilight, Myisha, did was almost identical to what the original Soraka did: they both strove to put Runeterra back on the right track and return it to its Great Destiny.
And even if they couldn't contact Myisha, contacting that big-eyed Zoe would undoubtedly be excellent as well. Setting everything else aside, just her ability to casually open portals in the Material Realm was incredibly powerful. Although Faen could shuttle back and forth between various regions of Runeterra through the Spirit Realm, there were simply too many monsters and freaks lurking there. In places like Ionia, the slightest accident meant he couldn't use portals to get things done.
And the current state of Runeterra... it looked peaceful on the surface, but in reality? The Freljord went without saying; terrifying, almost irreconcilable conflicts existed between wild primordial demigods, gentle primordial demigods, and the newer human civilization. This would create terrifying hidden dangers in the regional Spirit Realm.
Demacia was restricted by its petricite forests. Although it wasn't clear exactly what was going on there, the nation's systemic rejection of magic inherently and severely affected the formation of the Spirit Realm. Noxus needed even less explanation. As the core of Runeterra's ancient battlefields for thousands of years, although it had now become a massive empire, the internal conflicts between its provinces were far more terrifying than ordinary people could imagine. Let alone the fact that Mordekaiser was hiding in the shadows, constantly coveting it.
And Shurima...
Actually, to be honest, Shurima was fine. Because no matter how powerful Shurima was, that was all thousands of years ago. The current Shurima was mostly just a bunch of desert warlords with no real hard power. It was no exaggeration to say that Faen could easily slaughter his way through them all by himself. But the problem was, almost the entire underground region of Shurima had been corrupted by various Void creatures. Let alone Faen, didn't even the owner of the Magical Cat, Yuumi—the previous wielder of the Book of Thresholds, the Yordle sorceress Norra—also go missing in Shurima?
Under these circumstances, having no restrictions and being able to freely enter, exit, and punch holes through the Material Realm made the Aspect of Twilight's abilities far more useful than Aspects who merely possessed strong combat power, like the Aspect of the Sun or the Aspect of the Moon.
After all, if it came down to a real fight, Faen asked himself, and concluded there weren't many people in all of Runeterra who could force him to exert his maximum output.
Nearby, Soraka nodded after thinking for a moment. She then greeted Kalan and the others before leaving the Kiilash settlement and entering Faen's Spirit Realm.
Seeing this, Riven shook her head and sighed helplessly. Turning her gaze to Faen beside her, she remained silent for a moment before saying in resignation, "So, you only went in for a little while, and you've already added another girl to your roster?"
"What do you mean, 'added another girl'?" Faen expressed his dissatisfaction. "That was the great Starchild, Soraka, making a tremendous sacrifice for the future of all Runeterra!!"
"No, you've got it wrong," Riven shook her head repeatedly upon hearing Faen's claim. She then said with absolute calm, "If it were any other time, I might share those same doubts about the two parties involved in such an improper relationship. But this is different. As my Master, your character and reputation are simply far too resilient. When it comes to reputation, I truly cannot imagine many people who can be mentioned in the same breath as you, Master."
She paused, then added, "Furthermore, regarding the education of children, I harbor deep concerns about the future family environment and atmosphere they will grow up in."
Hearing Riven's words, a look of profound helplessness appeared on Faen's face.
"The prejudice in people's hearts is like a massive mountain."
"That sentence only makes people marvel at how thick-skinned you are..." Riven also looked helpless. "Actually, I'm personally fine with it. But I am a bit worried about what that newcomer, Syndra, will think when she hears the news."
Riven sighed and said, "From what I know, that girl named Syndra has been pent up for quite a while now, hasn't she? And regarding getting pregnant, she's been absolutely certain she'd snatch the first place since early on. Now that another competitor has arrived, given Syndra's mental state, I really can't say what she'll do next."
"It'll be fine. The deed is already done, anyway," Faen shrugged, then added, "Compared to that, we have other official business to attend to."
As they spoke, Faen bid farewell to Kalan and the others. Hearing that Faen was leaving so soon, a look of surprise appeared on Kalan's face. "Are you leaving right now, my lord? Why not rest for a while, or at least wait until tomorrow, so I can host you properly?"
Kalan's face showed a hint of reluctance and gratitude as he said, "Ordinary people might not know what you have done, but to me, my Linxi, and my children, it holds profound significance. You saved us from the darkness. Even if I cannot repay you, at least let us offer you some hospitality..."
Hearing this, Kalan's Linxi—his mate—also nodded repeatedly in agreement. To this, Faen simply waved his hand and said, "I've received your gratitude, but to me, this was just something I did in passing. Besides, you contributed greatly during the sealing process. If you truly want to repay me, there is no need for hospitality. Just go cooperate with the Temple of the Long-Standing and Fae'lor's efforts to ease the tensions between humans and Vastaya."
"As for everything else..." Faen turned his gaze toward the other side of Ionia and said, "Before leaving Ionia, I need to make a trip to Oovi-Kat to deal with some problems left over from history there."