Rorschach and Catalina stopped at the door, not disturbing the girl, but admiring the girl's war dance. That kind of smart and harmonious beauty is like a clear spring flowing in the heart, washing their souls. The two people watched the girl silently, like light chasers, deeply attracted by her elegant dance.

War dance is not only a powerful fighting art, but also a dance full of rhythm and beauty. Every movement, every turn, every jump is as beautiful as poetry, showing the girl's agility and strength. Rorschach couldn't help but admire in his heart. Although he didn't understand it, he could deeply feel the beauty and power contained in this dance.

The same goes for Caterina, her eyes sparkling with passion. Watching the girl's dance, she seemed to see her own youth, the passionate and energetic self she once was. She was once so young, so passionate, and so full of dreams. She seemed to have seen how vulnerable Swain was under such a dance, and his arms were cut off alive.

This is the spiritual symbol of Ionian resistance, the blade dancer from House Zan—Irelia.

Her story has become a classic sung in Ionia. As long as you are an Ionian, no one does not know the story of this legendary girl.

As a little girl, Irelia of the Zan family was fascinated by the grace and beauty in the movement of the human body. Under her grandmother's careful guidance, she began to practice the traditional silk dance of her hometown.

While she's not sure what mystical connection is to Ionia's spirits, her love of dance is unquestionable. In order to improve her dancing skills, she left home and went to the Presidium in Navoli to study with Ionia's most famous dancers.

Ionians are peaceful by nature and want to live in harmony with others, but someone saw invaders on the coast. Placidian panicked.

Irelia returned to her village, only to find that her hometown had fallen. Soldiers who had crossed the ocean from Noxus, wearing steel helmets and holding spears, used their spear handles to push unarmed civilians through the streets. Noxian Admiral Dugall also requisitioned the Zan family house as a residence for fleet officers.

Irelia's brothers, as well as her father Rito, had all resisted. And now the whole family lies in unknown tombs in the garden.

Irelia, who was extremely grieved, saw Dugall's men carrying the utensils from her home. Among them was a huge metal emblem, which was the emblem of the Zan family. Irelia rushed over to snatch it from the Noxian. Dugall dragged her to the ground, asked the soldiers to smash the family emblem with a hammer, and then ordered them to dig a new grave for this ignorant child.

When they gathered around, Irelia turned her head and looked at the broken Zan family emblem on the ground. Deep in her soul, a strange rhythm began to pulse. The metal fragments began to tremble and fly, seeming to move consciously. Irelia once again felt the peaceful joy of the ancient dance...

She stretched out her arm, and the fragments whizzed up like blades, slicing through the bodies of the two Noxian soldiers. Dugall and his officers retreated in fright, and Irelia took advantage of the situation to collect the fragments of the emblem and fled from the village.

In the silent forest, Irelia mourned her family while recalling her grandmother's teachings. She suddenly realized that what she had learned was not just dance, but a powerful manifestation of something greater.

The Noxian occupation shook the fragile peace of the First Lands. It is said that even the sect leader Karma was forced to use magic to fight back the invaders, but now her followers have all retreated to the Temple of Eternity, determined not to condone any violence.

In Navoli, opinions began to converge, and a resistance force formed, vowing to fight to the death to free Ionia. Irelia joined them. At the camp in the forest, she would dance her favorite dance for everyone, in order to retain some of the disappearing etiquette and customs of her hometown.

Irelia had just turned fourteen when she returned to Placidia. The rebels merged into local militia groups and defended the temple and sacred grounds to the death.

But the Noxians knew the value of this place. The cunning general Jericho Swain had already captured Presidium and captured the defenders as hostages, intending to lure the troops who came to support into a trap.

This is the moment Irelia steps up to face her fate. She no longer restrained herself, and the power of the ancient blade dance spurted out in a graceful and surging manner. In the blink of an eye, she knocked down more than a dozen of Swain's men, causing a panic. The captives fought alongside her, until the general himself became her own defeat - a turning point in the war when Irelia raised his severed arm above her head.

This victory, also known as the Standing of Navoli, made Irelia's name known to all Ionians. They saw her as a leader of the resistance.

She reluctantly led the growing resistance army and fought bloody battles for nearly three years, until she finally forced the defeated Dugaoer into a desperate situation at Talu Bay and personally completed the revenge she had longed for.

Although the war ended many years ago, Ionia is no longer what it once was. The First Land was divided and hostile to each other, and the war was as brutal as the Noxian invasion. Many still looked to Irelia to resolve the situation, so she entered the Senate to do her part for peace in Ionia.

Obviously, her qualifications and political wisdom are not enough. She does not have much real power in the Senate. All parties treat her as a porcelain doll. All the proposals she wants to implement will be rejected for various reasonable reasons.

Now she can only dance in this temple and cannot do anything else.

I was thinking about Irelia, but I didn't know that the legendary figure had stopped dancing and was looking at the two people at the door.

His body was pushed, and Rorschach came out of his memories. When he came back to his senses, he found that Irelia had already walked to him and Katarina.

"Rorschach?"Irelia's voice is as good as Syndra's, they both sound like a royal sister.

"you know me?"Rorschach didn't react a little bit.

"I don’t know you, but I know something about you and what you do." Irelia shook her head, looked at Katarina again, and said,"Who is this?"

"Caterina du Cecao," with Caterina's surprised expression, Rorschach directly told Irelia her full name.

Irelia was obviously stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile:"Welcome to Presidian!"

PS:The picture shows Blade Dancer-Irelia

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