Settlement and Eternal Legend

Lexar's post-settlement path played out exactly as I'd predicted. As soon as our jungler saw how much time he'd wasted at top, he bolted straight for the enemy camps, but Lexar couldn't just waltz into our jungle either. I'd been kiting him relentlessly, pecking away with poke shots, so his health was probably low. Plus, our mid was pushing hard with lane priority, squeezing top-mid pressure. At best, he'd snag two camps and a gromp before recalling. Sure, there was the off-chance he'd cut across bot unexpectedly, timing a bush gank with the push wave. But Sia had no wards, so she'd just have to play careful. I decided not to sweat it.

Mirocell, who desperately needed W at level 2, stubbornly took E instead, handing me total lane dominance. Even farming RS meant begging permission from me one creep at a time, so he had ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠no choice but to base and TP back. By the 8-minute mark, the RS score had ballooned to 72-29—double, heading toward triple.

Mirocell timed his level 6 ult perfectly for a devastating strike, but I sidestepped with forward movement and followed up with back-Q kiting, forcing him to miss another two waves and turning him into a frequent visitor to base.

While our team was hunting Herald, the enemies decided they couldn't let it slide and dove bot 4-man. Victory bells rang out for them after ages.

"Sorry. Got zero kills and died."

"Nah, we'll make gains at top."

Ping ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠support once at top T2, once at dragon pit. Better to drop Herald fast, recall jungler straight to dragon. Dragon's ours for sure then—defend top and lose, ignore and lose bigger. But that alone wouldn't offset the bot dive. I needed to bait a chase and grab shutdown gold. Bounty made AD carry and support worth 700 and 450 gold each, so they headed top. Our jungler, having lost all trust in bot, trailed them like a lost puppy.

Lunami and Lexar, chase experts, couldn't resist. But I'd just hit 11. A level 9 jungler/ADC and level 7 support? Manageable.

"One more wave greed and you're dead!"

Dodge Lexar's Q and win. He held skills till the end, but when I feigned escape, he wasted them to zone me. Superior range and his freeze kept him off me; Lucian looped wide for a backstab.

Finally.

Three gap-closers on Lucian? Untouchable. My target's just Nami. Lucian baits trades trusting her heal, but I passive-weave to halve damage. I waited for Lexar/Lucian to stray from Nami, but they blatantly opened the angle, making me hesitate.

Dive with ult and burst me down.

Key is isolating Lucian. Target when Lexar/Nami clump. I fell back to narrow terrain with a corner. Bloodier Lexar tanks; I AA-W poke at range, forcing him to Nami. Lucian dashes as my cooldowns dip.

Chance.

Thin wall at tri-bush, blind beyond.

"Quit chasing already?"

Ult through Lucian. They panic-dump skills, but landing Asteria in-zone? Pipe dream.

Lucian flees to his team in vain; ours joins, pocketing his bounty too.

* * *

"GG guys. Asteria quietly counters Mirocell? Might practice her myself."

"Practice Kalista first? Thought you'd ragequit lane."

"What can ya do against that comp. Gave my all."

"Not learning ult at 6?!"

"Top habits, haha."

Top carry vs. bot carry? Top wins. Lunami's busted, but exploitable—we hit hard.

Sia relayed viewers' regret over no Payso matchup, but our goal was win and Master.

"Great job everyone!"

Sia's chipper farewell. Short goodbye to battle-buddies, check results.

Mission cleared: 500k+ donations pour in. Chat scrolls endlessly; I zoned out in the text flood.

"Congrats, Nami. We did something insane."

Riot might ban duos over this. Sia says fine—eternal record.

"Thanks. Quiet game, ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠but you stuck for the carries."

"Asteria's a great champ."

"MiroKing, 20k thanks! Nami thought top Kali loses, so we swapped."

MiroKing shares how same-team Rexar risked ban to trash him. Sia laughs forever before sorting donos.

"Closing donations. Stream drags otherwise—save for tomorrow!"

"When'd I ever scam? Slandering."

"I trust Sia. Right?"

"Even you...!"

"Kidding. But scam and unforgiven."

Sia closing remarks, announces end-share. No Hyebam flair, but my sincere wrap-up ends smooth.

Started for potion cash, now mana tax—people want more.

"Why here over Hyebam?"

"None."

"Hm..."

6:15 PM. Awkward end time. Clean on the hour. Private train room? Nah, lazy. 15 min perfect for bedtime stories. Searched Twiwiki "Asteria".

"Asteria voicelines till 6, then end."

Last Selena survivor Asteria. Her lore's depressingly bleak. Reciting lines deepens understanding.

"Selena's meadows are gone."

"Stars shine nobly beautiful. Humans give them meaning."

"I'll make you regret living."

"They always backstab cowardly."

...

"Melt away."

"Burn."

"Selena's vengeance."

"Asel"

"Riva"

"Sai"

"Ra Asteria Salva Erum"

"Ra Asteria Shallein Xetan"

"Ra Asteria Shuhta Failum."

"Even in death... I wish to shine."