Arcane: Starting in Zaun

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Late at night, a few more people gathered beneath Demacia's landmark, the Justice Statue.

Garen pushed the several-meter-tall foot of the Justice Statue and knocked on it a few times.

"This is definitely stone. You're telling me it's alive?"

Galio hadn't moved in almost several hundred years. Now, he was only recorded as a statue, and even Jarvan, a direct descendant of the royal family, didn't know about him.

Lux gently caressed the giant statue.

"I can feel that he's alive, and he has consciousness."

Garen knocked a few more times, still unconvinced.

"Lux, have you ever seen him move?"

"No…"

Although Lux could sometimes sense Galio's presence, and even converse with him on a conscious level, she absolutely believed that Galio was alive.

Lux had no choice but to cast a pleading glance at Chen.

"My all-powerful teacher, how did you know Galio was alive?"

Chen clasped his hands behind his back, pretending to be an aloof master.

"I can foresee the future."

Then he said to Lux indifferently, "Only one person in this country can awaken him, and that's you, Lux."

Lux looked at Chen with extreme incomprehension.

"Huh?"

Chen continued, "If you channel the magical energy within you into Galio's body, he will awaken."

If even Lux couldn't do it, then no one in Demacia could awaken Galio.

Lux first cast an inquiring glance at Jarvan. Jarvan nodded, so Lux placed her hand on Galio's body. A faint light emanated from Lux's palm.

"Awaken…"

But even after the light infused for a long time, Galio showed no reaction. The others began to doubt if Chen was telling the truth; this clearly seemed to be just a statue.

Chen instructed Lux, "Just like when you use Ultimate Spark, gather all the light magic within you!"

Lux gritted her teeth, and her whole body emitted a brilliant light. At this moment, she was the brightest person in Demacia!

Fortunately, Tianna was an experienced Grand Marshal and had already prepared everything, cordoning off the area to prevent civilians from entering.

Otherwise, it would definitely cause panic.

As Lux's magic was about to run out, she was drenched in sweat.

Seeing his sister struggling so much, Garen quickly asked, "If you don't believe it, then forget it. Chen, did you make a mistake in your prophecy?"

Garen didn't doubt Chen's ability to prophesy, but rather whether he had made a mistake in this particular prophecy.

But Chen knew that Galio was absolutely alive. He said to Lux, "His significance to your Demacia is not just about Petricite; he will also be your Demacia's last guardian!"

At this, the expressions of the Demacians changed. They had known Chen for a long time, had long since accepted him, and even considered him their companion. Of course, they would believe Chen's words.

After hearing Chen's words, Lux gritted her teeth, used all her strength, and squeezed out every last bit of her magic!

Everyone stared intently at the giant sculpture above them, but there was still no movement.

Lux had completely collapsed, and Garen quickly caught her.

"Chen, what are you doing? This…"

Garen suddenly choked, feeling a large amount of dust fly into his mouth.

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey, why is there so much dust?"

But after Garen coughed out the dust from his mouth, he slowly raised his head and saw Lux's shocked expression.

Garen quickly lifted his head, and in the process, he saw everyone's shocked expressions.

But as Garen raised his head, dust rained down from above. He took a step back, holding Lux, and looked up in shock at the huge sound.

The giant stone statue rotated his body, his limbs slightly stiff. He seemed to exert almost all his strength to turn around, and with just this simple movement, centuries of accumulated dust fell to the ground.

Galio slowly crouched down, allowing everyone to clearly see his full form.

With a golden stone crown on his head and eyes full of determination, the stone giant extended his right hand towards Garen, and a ethereal male voice resonated, "Lux, are you calling me?"

Lux gathered all her strength, stood up, and walked onto Galio's palm, looking at him with a smile, "My giant friend, you are finally awake."

At this, the stone giant's expression changed slightly, and the corners of his mouth actually drooped.

"Perhaps this is the last time I will awaken. I am already dying. Without magic, I can no longer sustain myself…"

Lux looked a bit dejected. Every time she had something she wanted to confide, she could only come to this stone giant, but he was apparently no longer able to live.

Lux's eyes welled up. She looked at the giant statue before her.

"I shouldn't have awakened you. That way, you might still be alive…"

Galio had actually seen through all of this long ago. He said to Lux, "No, it's not your fault. Demacia has been Petricite for hundreds of years. My very existence is magic. Now I have no source of power, and sooner or later, I will completely disappear. In these last few years, having you to talk to a lonely me has already brought me great joy…"

As a stone statue, Galio had existed for hundreds of years. Although people came to admire him every day, he had always been very lonely, with no one to talk to, no one to communicate with him.

Until this blonde girl, with immense magical power hidden within her, who always tried to communicate with him…

Galio slowly raised his head, then looked down at Jarvan and the others.

"My last bit of magic was originally meant to protect Demacia's final honor. I was prepared to intervene in yesterday's battle, but you resisted the rebels. With you, Demacia's glory will last forever!"

Then he set Lux down, preparing to revert to his original form, looking as if he was about to pass away.

The Demacians were all a bit moved, but just then, Chen yelled at Galio, "No, what are you doing? Going back to sleep? Get up and work!"

Galio twisted his head, "?"

He was about to die, and this young man was still telling him to work?

Chen continued to shout, "Demacia has so much Petricite, and it's probably stored quite a bit of energy. Hurry up and absorb it!"

"Eh?"

Galio was stunned, and his mind quickly processed it.

"What this kid says seems to make some sense. This way, I can last a bit longer."

But he still shook his head.

"It won't last for long, either."

At this moment, Chen took out a Hextech Crystal from his pocket and held it high.

"Isn't it just magical energy? I have plenty of it. As long as you want it, you can live forever!"

Galio looked at the small bead in Chen's hand, and two tears actually rolled down from his stone eyes.

"Where did you get such pure magic? Such a pure magic crystal must be incredibly valuable!"

Chen casually tossed the Hextech Crystal to Galio, saying in a very Versailles-like manner, "Oh, it's not worth much. Artificial Hextech Crystal technology is already mature and mass-produced. We have as much as you want."

"Oh, right, this crystal was made by my family. I'll give you as much as you want!"

Galio's previous majestic demeanor vanished. He suddenly knelt on one knee.

"Galio thanks his benefactor! From now on, if benefactor ever needs me, I'll be there at your beck and call!"