[Passion Above All]
[League of Legends Alternate Universe]
Blurb One:
By the time Xie Rushi learned that this world was a fiery esports novel, the heroine, Song Yan, had already crushed her beneath her feet.
In two years since her debut, Song Yan had climbed all the way from internet cafe tournaments to the LPL. After taking second place at MSI, she set her sights on the world championship.
Xie Rushi had been a pro for six years, holding onto her starting spot on a powerhouse team, but every year she finished the Worlds quarterfinals.
Song Yan played jungle. Her game sense was ahead of the curve, and her ganks and counter-jungles never missed. People called her a human GPS.
Xie Rushi played support. In the audience's eyes, she was a freeloader who only knew how to place wards and make pointless roams.
Song Yan was young and beautiful, with a bold, spirited air. Even when she dated a teammate, she made it public without hesitation and won countless fans.
Xie Rushi kept an upside-down sleep schedule and had dark circles under her eyes. The only things that ever made her stand out were her hoarse shouting during matches and the pimples on her face.
Xie Rushi admitted she was jealous: jealous of Song Yan's talent, her good fortune, and her chance to compete at Worlds.
She was so jealous that even in her dreams, she maliciously imagined Song Yan had everything she did because she was cheating.
But later, Xie Rushi realized it might not have been a dream.
Blurb Two:
Before even completing a full season with HEG, their support chose to terminate her contract and leave. Everyone waited to see the joke, wondering what second-rate support player the former LPL esports powerhouse would recruit.
Then they saw a teammate's livestream, and the familiar figure who had weathered six years of storms with HEG was back in the team's training room.
HEG's official account posted: "Congratulations to HEG-Verse on reconnecting."
The official Weibo account exploded with a torrent of abuse.
Later, HEG broke its quarterfinals curse and made it to the World Championship final.
The trophy every pro player ultimately dreamed of was less than five meters away.
I have stood atop the summit, and I have fallen into the depths.
Both have taught me a great deal.
Reading Guide:
1. Plot-focused, but with a romance between a jungler and a support.
2. An ensemble cast of pro esports players who keep striving for their championship dream.
3. There will be characters based on real people. The author's preferences are obvious, but no teams or players are being trashed. Please don't assume any villains are based on real people.
4. The author has watched esports for many years, but there may still be mistakes. Feel free to point them out. If there's time, I'll fix them; if not, please bear with me.
5. You don't need to tell me if you're dropping the story. The author is fragile, truly.
Theme: Respect the spirit of esports.
