第1章：亚索
“Deathislikethewind—alwaysbymyside.”
~Yasuo
Asachild，Yasuooftenbelievedwhattheothersinhisvillagesaidofhim:onthebestdays，hisveryexistencewasanerrorinjudgement;ontheworst，hewasamistakethatcouldneverbeundone
Likemostpain，therewassometruthtoit.Hismotherwasawidowalreadyraisingayoungson，whenthemanwhowouldbeYasuo’sfatherblewintoherlifelikeanautumnwind.And，justlikethatlonelyseason，hewasgoneagainbeforetheblanketofIonianwintersettledoverthesmallfamily
EventhoughYasuo’solderhalf-brother，Yone，waseverythingYasuowasnot—respectful，cautious，conscientious—thetwowereinseparable.WhenotherchildrenteasedYasuo，Yonewastheretodefendhim.ButwhatYasuolackedinpatience，hemadeupforindetermination.WhenYonebeganhisapprenticeshipatthevillage’srenownedswordschool，ayoungYasuofollowed，waitingoutsideinmonsoonrain，untiltheteachersrelentedandopenedthegates
Muchtotheannoyanceofhisnewpeers，Yasuoshowednaturaltalent，andbecametheonlystudenttocatchtheattentionofElderSouma，lastmasterofthelegendarywindtechnique.TheoldmansawYasuo’spotential，buttheimpulsivepupilrefusedhistutelage，remainingunbridledlikeawhirlwind.Yonepleadedwithhisbrothertosetasidehisarrogance，giftinghimamapleseed，theschool’shighestlessoninhumility.Thenextmorning，YasuoacceptedthepositionasSouma’sapprentice，andpersonalbodyguard
WhenwordoftheNoxianinvasionreachedtheschool，somewereinspiredbythegreatstandthathadbeentakenatthePlacidiumofNavori，andsoonthevillagewasbledoftheablebodied.Yasuolongedtoaddhisswordtothecause，butevenashisclassmatesandbrotherlefttofight，hewasorderedtoremainandprotecttheelders
Theinvasionbecameawar.Finally，onerain-slickednight，thedrumsofaNoxianmarchcouldbeheardinthenextvalleyover.Yasuoabandonedhispost，foolishlybelievinghecouldturnthetide
Buthefoundnobattle—onlyarawgraveforhundredsofNoxianandIoniancorpses.Somethingterribleandunnaturalhadhappenedhere，somethingthatnosinglebladecouldhavestopped.Thelanditselfseemedtaintedbyit
Sobered，Yasuoreturnedtotheschoolthenextday，onlytobesurroundedbytheremainingstudents，theirswordsdrawn.ElderSoumawasdead，andYasuofoundhimselfaccusednotonlyofdereliction，butofmurder.Herealizedthetruekillerwouldgounpunishedifhedidnotactquickly，sohefoughthiswayfree，thoughheknewthiswouldallbutconfirmhisapparentguilt
Nowafugitiveinwar-tornIonia，Yasuosoughtanycluethatmightleadhimtothemurderer.Allthewhile，hewashuntedbyhisformerallies，continuallyforcedtofightordie.Thiswasapricehewaswillingtopay，untilhewastrackeddownbytheonehedreadedmost—hisownbrother，Yone
Boundbyhonor，theycircledeachother.Whentheirswordsfinallymet，Yasuo’swindmagicovercameYone’sdualblades，andwithasingleflashofsteel，theoutcastcuthisbrotherdown
Hebeggedforgiveness，butYone’sdyingwordswereofthewindtechniquesresponsibleforElderSouma’sdeath，andthathisbrotherwastheonlyonewhocouldhaveknownthem.Thenhefellsilent，passingonbeforehecouldgrantanyabsolution
Withoutmasterorbrother，Yasuoroamedthemountainsdistraught，drinkingawaythepainofwarandloss，aswordwithoutasheath.Thereinthesnow，hemetTaliyah，ayoungShurimanstonemagewhohadfledtheNoxianmilitary.Inher，Yasuosawanunlikelystudent，andinhimself，anevenmoreunlikelyteacher.Hetrainedherinthewaysofelementalmagic，windshapingstone，embracingatlasttheteachingsofElderSouma
TheirworldchangedwithrumorsofarisenShurimangod-emperor.YasuoandTaliyahpartedways，thoughhegiftedherthetreasuredmapleseed，itslessonnowlearned.Asshereturnedtohernativedesertsands，Yasuosetoutforhisownvillage，determinedtoputrighthismistakesandfindhisoldmaster’struekiller
Withinthestonewallsofthecouncilhall，ElderSouma’sdeathwasrevealedtohavebeenanaccident，onebroughtaboutbytheNoxianexileknownasRiven—andoneforwhichshefeltdeepremorse.Evenso，Yasuostillcouldnotabsolvehimselfofthechoicehehadmadetoabandonhismasteror，worseyet，howthatchoicehadultimatelyledtoYone’sdeath
YasuoeventuallyjourneyedtothespiritblossomfestivalinWeh’le，thoughheheldlittlehopethatitshealingritualswouldeasehisheart.Itwasthereheencounteredademoniccreaturethatsoughttodevourhim，anazakanathatfedonhispainandregret
Yetamaskedintruderintervened，strikingdownthecreaturewithrighteousfury，andYasuorealizedheknewthisman—itwasYone
Fullyexpectinghisbrothertotakevengeance，YasuowassurprisedwhenYonelethimgowithlittlemorethanabitterblessing
WithnothingleftforhimintheFirstLands，Yasuohasembarkedonanewadventure，thoughheknowsnotwhereitwilllead，hissenseofguilttheonlythingweighingdownthefreewind
~Yasuo
Asachild，Yasuooftenbelievedwhattheothersinhisvillagesaidofhim:onthebestdays，hisveryexistencewasanerrorinjudgement;ontheworst，hewasamistakethatcouldneverbeundone
Likemostpain，therewassometruthtoit.Hismotherwasawidowalreadyraisingayoungson，whenthemanwhowouldbeYasuo’sfatherblewintoherlifelikeanautumnwind.And，justlikethatlonelyseason，hewasgoneagainbeforetheblanketofIonianwintersettledoverthesmallfamily
EventhoughYasuo’solderhalf-brother，Yone，waseverythingYasuowasnot—respectful，cautious，conscientious—thetwowereinseparable.WhenotherchildrenteasedYasuo，Yonewastheretodefendhim.ButwhatYasuolackedinpatience，hemadeupforindetermination.WhenYonebeganhisapprenticeshipatthevillage’srenownedswordschool，ayoungYasuofollowed，waitingoutsideinmonsoonrain，untiltheteachersrelentedandopenedthegates
Muchtotheannoyanceofhisnewpeers，Yasuoshowednaturaltalent，andbecametheonlystudenttocatchtheattentionofElderSouma，lastmasterofthelegendarywindtechnique.TheoldmansawYasuo’spotential，buttheimpulsivepupilrefusedhistutelage，remainingunbridledlikeawhirlwind.Yonepleadedwithhisbrothertosetasidehisarrogance，giftinghimamapleseed，theschool’shighestlessoninhumility.Thenextmorning，YasuoacceptedthepositionasSouma’sapprentice，andpersonalbodyguard
WhenwordoftheNoxianinvasionreachedtheschool，somewereinspiredbythegreatstandthathadbeentakenatthePlacidiumofNavori，andsoonthevillagewasbledoftheablebodied.Yasuolongedtoaddhisswordtothecause，butevenashisclassmatesandbrotherlefttofight，hewasorderedtoremainandprotecttheelders
Theinvasionbecameawar.Finally，onerain-slickednight，thedrumsofaNoxianmarchcouldbeheardinthenextvalleyover.Yasuoabandonedhispost，foolishlybelievinghecouldturnthetide
Buthefoundnobattle—onlyarawgraveforhundredsofNoxianandIoniancorpses.Somethingterribleandunnaturalhadhappenedhere，somethingthatnosinglebladecouldhavestopped.Thelanditselfseemedtaintedbyit
Sobered，Yasuoreturnedtotheschoolthenextday，onlytobesurroundedbytheremainingstudents，theirswordsdrawn.ElderSoumawasdead，andYasuofoundhimselfaccusednotonlyofdereliction，butofmurder.Herealizedthetruekillerwouldgounpunishedifhedidnotactquickly，sohefoughthiswayfree，thoughheknewthiswouldallbutconfirmhisapparentguilt
Nowafugitiveinwar-tornIonia，Yasuosoughtanycluethatmightleadhimtothemurderer.Allthewhile，hewashuntedbyhisformerallies，continuallyforcedtofightordie.Thiswasapricehewaswillingtopay，untilhewastrackeddownbytheonehedreadedmost—hisownbrother，Yone
Boundbyhonor，theycircledeachother.Whentheirswordsfinallymet，Yasuo’swindmagicovercameYone’sdualblades，andwithasingleflashofsteel，theoutcastcuthisbrotherdown
Hebeggedforgiveness，butYone’sdyingwordswereofthewindtechniquesresponsibleforElderSouma’sdeath，andthathisbrotherwastheonlyonewhocouldhaveknownthem.Thenhefellsilent，passingonbeforehecouldgrantanyabsolution
Withoutmasterorbrother，Yasuoroamedthemountainsdistraught，drinkingawaythepainofwarandloss，aswordwithoutasheath.Thereinthesnow，hemetTaliyah，ayoungShurimanstonemagewhohadfledtheNoxianmilitary.Inher，Yasuosawanunlikelystudent，andinhimself，anevenmoreunlikelyteacher.Hetrainedherinthewaysofelementalmagic，windshapingstone，embracingatlasttheteachingsofElderSouma
TheirworldchangedwithrumorsofarisenShurimangod-emperor.YasuoandTaliyahpartedways，thoughhegiftedherthetreasuredmapleseed，itslessonnowlearned.Asshereturnedtohernativedesertsands，Yasuosetoutforhisownvillage，determinedtoputrighthismistakesandfindhisoldmaster’struekiller
Withinthestonewallsofthecouncilhall，ElderSouma’sdeathwasrevealedtohavebeenanaccident，onebroughtaboutbytheNoxianexileknownasRiven—andoneforwhichshefeltdeepremorse.Evenso，Yasuostillcouldnotabsolvehimselfofthechoicehehadmadetoabandonhismasteror，worseyet，howthatchoicehadultimatelyledtoYone’sdeath
YasuoeventuallyjourneyedtothespiritblossomfestivalinWeh’le，thoughheheldlittlehopethatitshealingritualswouldeasehisheart.Itwasthereheencounteredademoniccreaturethatsoughttodevourhim，anazakanathatfedonhispainandregret
Yetamaskedintruderintervened，strikingdownthecreaturewithrighteousfury，andYasuorealizedheknewthisman—itwasYone
Fullyexpectinghisbrothertotakevengeance，YasuowassurprisedwhenYonelethimgowithlittlemorethanabitterblessing
WithnothingleftforhimintheFirstLands，Yasuohasembarkedonanewadventure，thoughheknowsnotwhereitwilllead，hissenseofguilttheonlythingweighingdownthefreewind
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