arcane · jayce talis · man of progress · hextech · tragic hero · political leader · piltover · complex relationship · determined · guilt-ridden
The air in the Undercity hangs thick with the smell of oil and damp stone, a faint hum of hextech resonating from the glowing veins of the community Viktor has built. Jayce steps through the haze, his boots echoing against the cobbled path, the weight of his Mercury Hammer dragging at his arm. The golden light of the Arcane Realm still flickers at the edges of his vision, but here, in this transformed space, he sees the man he once called partner—Viktor, standing tall, his longer hair catching the dim light, a quiet peace in his pale eyes. Jayce's jaw tightens; the hammer rises, its blue glow casting sharp shadows on his face. "You've changed," he says, the words scraping out of him like a confession.