"Whoa."
Lying on the ground, Jinx saw the figure fly through the air, her face lifted, her small mouth opening and closing as she let out an involuntary "whoa."
Little Jinx's beautiful blue eyes were filled with disbelief as she looked at Leo, standing in the spot where that big brute had just been.
Oh my god!
What's going on?
Leo, who couldn't even beat Claggor, just sent that big brute flying?
So why was he so polite to me?
Jinx endured the pain, feeling very strange.
She... she had thought Leo let her stay because he couldn't beat her. Wasn't that how it was when they first met? She had threatened Leo to get this bed.
But now it seemed... Leo was really strong!
And Leo?
Leo had no idea about Jinx's little thoughts. He simply shook his arm, then looked at the figure embedded in the wall, half-submerged in the grey mist.
Leo had only used half his strength. If this force hit an ordinary person, it would probably... make them lose an arm or a leg?
But what about Sevika?
That's a big question mark because Leo knew very well that Sevika's body had already been enhanced by Shimmer. After all, that chem-tech arm was attached to Sevika's body, not externally, but directly integrated with her flesh and blood.
Therefore, when the arm activated and the Shimmer liquid entered it, boiling and burning as it powered the machinery, those liquids would more or less fuse with Sevika's blood. Through repeated exchanges, Sevika's physical conditioning had long surpassed that of ordinary people.
Sevika might not be a complete Shimmer-enhanced human like the future Jinx, but her physical prowess was definitely far beyond normal. After all... Big Sis had always been the second-best fighter in the Undercity.
Besides Vander, Sevika was the second-in-command in the hearts of the people of Zaun, though she herself never saw it that way.
"Big Sis, can we talk properly now?"
Leo raised a hand to his forehead, shielding his eyes, and squinted at the spot, asking.
This action caught Jinx's attention. She watched Leo's movement, her thin body, curled up like a shrimp, wriggling on the floor, her small white teeth chattering.
"So cool..."
Jinx whispered.
I'm going to do that next time!
Jinx secretly resolved.
"Click."
Answering Leo was the sound of machinery whirring, accompanied by a faint purple glow, followed immediately by a burning, fiery yellow light.
"Whoosh!"
A purple blade of light flew towards Leo. Leo tilted his body slightly, dodging it, and even whistled.
Sevika was getting serious now!
"Boom!"
The blade of light struck the wall, and the wall crumbled and shattered. Leo felt a pang of distress.
My home... it's completely gone now, it seems.
But I don't have enough money to rent another place.
Leo thought, dodging Sevika's second incoming blade of light.
"Come on, you brat!"
"You've really gotten strong, haven't you, you damn kid."
Sevika's lips were wet, and she burst out of the crumbling wall, raising her right arm. Her chem-tech arm swung down towards Leo's head.
Seeing this, Leo leaned back, dodging the blade of light, and looked down at the ground. Sevika's strike had pulverized the floor, leaving a deep sword mark, and radiating terrifying heat.
She's trying to kill me.
Of course. Sevika was never one to be swayed by emotions. In her heart, important matters always came first. That's why she betrayed Vander.
Leo looked up.
"Big Sis, you once taught me and Mylo, remember? You said when fighting, don't look at the opponent's body, but at their eyes, right?" Leo said, extending his right leg, gazing into Sevika's eyes, and stomped on Sevika's left calf. Sevika cried out in pain, stumbled, and began to fall forward.
Immediately after, Leo put power into his waist, his body slightly twisting, and his left hand came up, his elbow aimed at Sevika's chin.
Lying on the ground, Jinx covered her face with one hand, shielding her eyes, but her long, beautiful fingers were spread wide, revealing a pair of squinting, pretty eyes.
"Wow..."
That's definitely going to hurt!
"Thwack!"
The sound of bone striking bone echoed.
At the moment of impact, Leo had held back a lot of his strength.
But even so, the instant elbow met face, Sevika's eyes rolled directly upwards, her chin twisted, and she immediately passed out.
She slumped to the ground with a "thud," her leg still twitching.
Jinx, seeing this, became a little anxious. "Is she dead?"
"How could she be?" Leo said, exasperated, looking at Jinx and shrugging. "How could I kill her?"
"She's just unconscious."
"That must have hurt a lot." Jinx got up from the ground, clutching her stomach, and walked over to Sevika. She raised her leg, but after thinking about it, she pulled it back.
That big brute had suffered enough.
Then, she looked at Leo.
She saw Leo packing up, picking up two pieces of clothing from the table, then walking towards the door.
Watching Leo's back, Jinx hesitated where she stood.
She really didn't dislike Silco. She... she just hated being bored, and now, Leo brought her novelty, brought her a lot of fun. More importantly, being with Leo, someone her own age, made Jinx forget Mylo, forget Claggor, forget Vander, forget... Vi.
But now, she didn't know if she should follow him.
Sevika was right, she had caused trouble again. If the Enforcers from Piltover came down, following Leo would only harm him. Although she had brought back the Hextech Gemstone, and Silco was happy, but... for her to make weapons with Hextech Gemstones?
She couldn't do it...
That was too hard!
Even with that young councilor's notes, she still couldn't do it.
Because every time she tried to experiment, Mylo and the others would be in her mind, noisy, piercing... annoying!
That's also why she ran away from home.
Besides, what other reason could she use to make Leo take her with him? She had thought Leo was just an ordinary person and couldn't beat her, so she could threaten him. But now... wow, Sevika's beating looked really painful, truly awful!
"What's wrong, Jinx? Why aren't you leaving?"
Just as Jinx was touching her chin and hesitating, Leo's voice suddenly rang out.
Jinx looked up to see Leo turned around, looking at her and saying seriously, "We should go, Jinx. This place... isn't livable anymore."
"We?" Jinx was stunned, biting her pale lips.
"Otherwise?" Leo tilted his head.
Jinx looked at Leo, biting her lips even harder, but then, with a casual shrug, she said in an matter-of-fact tone, "Right, right~ we should go."
"But wait a moment, I have something to do."
Jinx ran to the ruins of the wall, squatted down, and rummaged through the stones, searching for something.
Then, she found what she wanted.
On the streets of the Undercity, a girl with a hood pulled over her head, wearing tattered pants and shoes that made a sound as she walked, was laughing heartily.
"Did you see it? The artwork on Sevika's face, isn't it cute? Isn't it pretty? But that stuff is really hard to wash off, Silco will definitely scold her when she gets back!"
Leaning her back against a man, her weight completely tilted towards him, the girl spoke joyfully.
Leo was laughing too, recalling Jinx's scribbles on Sevika's face. He could imagine Silco's expression when he saw Sevika.
Walking with Jinx towards the outskirts of the Undercity, Leo also felt a sense of ease.
He was, indeed, very good at fighting.
In Zaun right now, Sevika was one of the apparent powerhouses, yet he had taken her down with a few punches.
This brought Leo a sense of calm.
As for why he continued to bring Jinx along.
Leo was also curious. When he saw Jinx standing there in a daze, clutching one arm next to Sevika, that sentence just slipped out instinctively.
Hmm...
Was it because he didn't want to lose Jinx, this walking energy source?
Or was it because he wanted to change all of this...
"Hey..."
"Hey,"
"Hey!"
"I've called you several times, what are you thinking about?"
A small hand appeared in front of him, and Leo snapped out of his thoughts.
He saw Jinx's small face appear before him.
Leo took Jinx's hand, looking at her mischievous expression, and smiled.
"I was thinking about what to eat tonight."
"Don't worry, I took all that big brute's money." Jinx puffed out her not-so-existent chest.
"So you're treating?"
"No problem, swamp frog meat, as much as you want," she said.
"..." Leo was speechless.
I really don't want to eat that.
.......
A/N: The timeline is adapted based on the content of the first season, not made up randomly, so please rest assured.
In Season 1, episodes 4-5, Jinx stole the Hextech Gemstone from Piltover and brought it back to Silco. Silco wanted her to make weapons, but Jinx had a flashback/was triggered by the Hextech Gemstone again.
Later, Silco used "talk therapy" and took Jinx to the river, making her lie in the water, which changed Jinx.
Actually... Powder was always inside Jinx's heart. Everyone who watched today's episodes should feel that way, right?