The gap between time and space, Kiran's tower.

Kieran stood on the high platform and looked down, "Everyone, are you ready?"

"Yes, mentor."

"I'm done here!"

"Don't worry, after our testing, there won't be any problems."

"..."

Many young people below responded with excited expressions on their faces.

If calculated based on normal time, they are exactly the geniuses who have studied time magic that Josh and Kieran have been looking for in various eras for more than a hundred years.

There are twin sisters Saisha and Xinsha who specialize in studying the void, Kasiri and Tai who are quite accomplished in the element of time, and a group of other apprentices who perform their own duties and have a clear division of labor.

They came not only from Shurima, but also from Noxus, Othra Vazuan, Ionia, and even Kaskan, a new country in the Far East after the fall of Kamavia.

Through nearly twenty or thirty years of solitary research by Josh, Lunessia and Kieran, they finally discovered a way to project their "time clones" into the real world.

However, this method can only be used by geniuses who have been exposed to the element of time in reality and have some research on time magic.

Most of them agree with Kieran's philosophy and will take the initiative to erase themselves from the timeline and enter the cracks of time and space according to the methods taught by Kieran to find a solution to the crisis.

After persistent collaborative research among geniuses, they invented an instrument that can forcefully project reality.

Based on the philosophy of cause and effect of time, time is indeed a straight line of linear development. Yesterday is before today, and tomorrow is after today.

The past is a foregone conclusion, but the future can still change.

In order to avoid the contradictory "grandma effect", they used the moment when Josh, who was independent of time, entered the gap between time and space as the reference point. He could no longer explore forward across the timeline and select apprentices from the distant past.

Otherwise, it is likely to cause unimaginable chaos in time and space, give rise to unexpected and uncontrollable fates, and create a more dangerous future.

Among the timelines observed by Kieran, one of them was because "Kilan" and his "apprentices" tried to reverse the time when Icathia was destroyed, which caused the entire Runeterra to fall into a time and space storm, and was destroyed by a creature born from nature.

The destroyer of the timeline - annihilated by the Imperial Guard Mecha.

After receiving everyone's affirmative response, Kieran breathed a sigh of relief, but his brows were still full of sorrow, and he looked at Josh standing next to him.

"Do you really want to do this?"

Kieran's white beard trembled, and it was impossible to tell that his mouth was moving.

"I mean... there is a certain risk in forcibly projecting into reality. Our theoretical research on time and space has been quite effective, and we will be able to create a portal back to reality soon...

"Maybe a few years, maybe a dozen years... uh, maybe a few months?"

Kieran danced and danced as he spoke, but the words became darker and darker.

Staring at Josh's expressionless face, he thought for a while, sighed, and chose to close his mouth.

On the surface, Kieran is very steady and has the demeanor of a master.

But if you actually get to know him as a person and get acquainted with him, you will find that this old man has an out-of-touch personality and is not as serious as he appears.

After being silent for a while, Josh finally said: "No need to comfort me, Master Kieran, the time and space jump gate we are researching is uncertain. Maybe I will be teleported to some time."

Josh shook his head and walked along the suspended stairs towards the spacious hall, followed closely by Kieran.

Looking up at the twilight moment of Shurima at a certain point in time in the past constructed by time magic, Josh felt a lot of emotion in his heart.

Over the past hundred years, they have not only studied the mysteries of time, but also transformed the tower to a certain extent through complex self-created tools.

"I can't wait that long... At least, I have to let Ahri know that I'm still alive and I'm trying to find a way to return to reality."

Josh took out the half piece of Emerald Stone from his pocket, his eyes showed some tenderness, but it was quickly replaced by determination.

Sisters Saisha and Xinsha, who had curly afro hair, walked over, dragging in their hands golden time disks of different sizes that were connected by time magic and engraved with precise patterns, forming a magical coat of metal scales.

Taking the coat, Josh put it on with ease, and then walked to the outside of the hall under the focused gaze of everyone.

Tai Gong, who had just finished debugging the magic instrument and had a bald head and emerald time stamps tattooed on his forehead and arms, saluted.

"tutor."

Josh nodded to him and stood in the center of an enlarged metal disk on the round platform.

Sisters Kieran, Saisha, Xinsha, Tai and another short-haired apprentice Kasili stood in five corners respectively, with a relatively symmetrical time disk under their feet.

Josh looked around and saw that everyone was ready. He made hand gestures with his hands, and his fingertips showed a green wheel of time, with the appearance of the planet Runeterra emerging in the center.

"Let's get started."

As everyone began to cast spells one after another, the golden time disk was attached to the emerald time element, and the rings separated upward layer by layer. They connected with the sinking disk above their heads and rotated at extremely high speed, surrounding Josh.

The cascading strong winds came from nowhere, rolling up Kiran's beard and everyone's clothes.

Josh could feel that his consciousness was separating from his body, and the world in front of him began to spin and change rapidly under the distortion of the rotating ring.

"The time circle has worked! Josh, you..."

Kieran's shouting that surrounded his ears stopped abruptly. When Josh regained consciousness, he had already appeared in a dark dense forest, the weak point where the material realm and the spiritual realm blended.

The projection location they chose was the Python Islands where Josh and Margusa had arranged a temporary refuge, and the territory of the Bajru sect that had good relations with Hylia.

Josh looked around and felt roughly in his mind.

[Have you arrived at the expected place?] Lunishia's voice appeared in Josh's mind.

What Josh entered into reality was only a time projection with consciousness, and his body was still caught in that time gap.

Although Runesia cannot follow him here, she can still communicate over long distances "across time and space" through the spirit.

"Almost."

Josh closed his eyes and concentrated, extending his mental power through the arcane aura in the environment, spreading his perception outwards, and soon noticed a familiar aura.

"Ari..."

It has been more than a hundred years...

The longing in Josh's heart suddenly burst out, and a tear fell unconsciously from the corner of his eyes.

[Josh, Kieran asked me to tell you, this state won't last long, so you should do whatever you want as soon as possible.]

"I know."

Josh took a deep breath, quickly relieved the sadness in his heart, and used arcane magic with the element of time to call and guide Ahri.

After waiting for a moment, with a rustling sound coming from not far away, the lover Josh longed for finally arrived.

However, Ahli, who didn't understand the situation, seemed to have misunderstood something, so he broke down and cried: "No..."

Josh felt quite distressed and said: "Ahri, don't be sad, I'm not dead."

Hearing this, the tearful girl raised her red eyes and took a general look.

Josh's appearance was no different from what he saw today, but Ahri, who was keen, always felt that something was not quite right.

The lover in front of me looks like a shadow after death. On some invisible level, she seems to be much older.

When Ahri was studying magic, she learned that some incarnations in the spiritual realm also liked emotions.

They are called demons and they like to use their emotional weakness to induce temptation in order to get the food they want.

After a brief emotional breakdown, Ahri quickly regained her composure and secretly became vigilant, "Are you...really Josh?"

Josh couldn't help but shake his head and smile. He didn't take the initiative to answer. Instead, he took out the half of the Imero Stone that Ahri gave him.

"You...during the day, during the day, I gave you the Fairy Talisman, and you gave me half of your Emerald Stone. This can't be a lie, right?"

Ahri stared at the stone in Josh's palm for a moment, then took out the other half from his pocket and stepped forward cautiously.

Although Josh's projection cannot be touched, the cracks in the Imerolite can be spliced ​​together almost perfectly, which is enough to prove that the Josh in front of him is real.

Demons can't do this.

"It's really you!"

Ahri burst into tears again and tried to touch Josh's face, but his fingers went directly through the shadow.

"How, how could you become like this..."

Josh made a gesture of caressing Ahri's cheek. Although there were thousands of words to express his longing in his heart, he had just spent a lot of time waiting for Ahri to arrive, and now there was not much left.

[If you have anything important to say, hurry up. The projection time is almost over.]

Josh took a deep breath and looked at the sad and crying Ahri in front of him, but at this time he couldn't comfort him in time, which was quite heartbreaking.

"Sorry, I had a little accident here, and I may not be able to come back for a while."

Without giving Ah Li a chance to ask questions, he immediately said: "But don't worry, nothing happened to me. I'm just trapped somewhere. I've probably found a way out."

Josh gave Ahri a smile, but it quickly turned into a serious expression.

"However, I failed to prevent the curse of ruin from happening. Blessed Light Island has been swallowed up by the great ruin and turned into Shadow Island...

"Also, Ahri, you must remember what I am going to say next. It may affect the lives of millions of people."

Ahri bit her lip tightly and nodded with tears in her eyes, "Just tell me, if I can do it!"
Chapter completed!