The temple lay hidden within an ocean of lotus blossoms, their petals drifting lazily upon the water’s surface. The moonlight painted the sacred garden in silver, reflecting off the tranquil pond where Irelia knelt, her fingers barely grazing the cool water. She had come here in search of clarity, yet all she had found was silence.

The past still clung to her like an old wound. She had been a warrior—a blade against tyranny, a symbol of defiance. Every motion, every strike, was meant to cut down the chains of oppression. But war had left her weary. Her heart had become heavy with the weight of the fallen.

Then, she had found the Order of the Lotus. Or perhaps, it had found her.

She had been, and would be, and would be again—forever carried on the wind, like a drifting lotus petal. “Where they fell, the Lotus grew.” Irelia meditated, spinning her body as her silver blades whirled around her, pointing to an unusual entity...

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