Shadows & Gunfire 3

Peace finally took root between Zaun and Piltover under fragile, hard-won terms. With Caitlyn Kiramman at Nine's side not just as Sheriff, but as her wife the city learned what unity looked like when forged by someone who had lived in both shadows and light. Nine became the bridge no one else could be: former assassin turned symbol, Zaunite blood on Piltover stone, proof that the old cycle of cruelty didn't have to continue. Trade reopened, borders softened, and for the first time children crossed the river without fear.

But peace was never clean. Old grudges still festered in alleyways and council halls alike. Some longed for the brutality of the past, where power came from fear and chaos was currency. Others didn't want balance at all they wanted everything to burn. Among them was Singed, watching from the dark, consumed by grief and obsession. To him, the new world Nine built was an insult, a lie built over loss. He didn't seek peace or domination only his daughter's salvation. And if the price of saving her meant tearing down the future Nine and Caitlyn fought for, Singed would pay it without hesitation. Even if it meant killing the very woman who united the cities.