Xerath（ゼラス）はRiot Gamesが開発したゲームLeague of Legendsに登場する架空のキャラクター。
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Unbound This was the moment.
The singular moment that had cost him so much, that had taken a lifetime of planning. A corrupt empire and its strutting princeling would be struck down under the blankly idiotic sun symbol they both so trusted. The key to immortality, jealously guarded and miserly offered, would be his alone, stolen in front of the entire world. A singular moment of perfect vengeance that would finally free the slave known as Xerath.
Though his Azir master's helm revealed no human expression, and knowing that the lovingly etched metal could not respond in kind, Xerath smiled up at the Azir soulless hawk's face just the same, his joy genuine. A life spent in servitude, first for a mad emperor and now a vain one, endless manipulations for and against the throne, a near-damning quest for barely remembered knowledge that almost consumed him—all of it led to this grotesque masquerade of Ascension.
The very word when spoken aloud was an assault: We will Ascend, while you are chained to the broken stone as the sands of time swallow you all. No. Not anymore, and never again. The chosen golden lords will not be taken into the sun’s embrace and made gods. A slave will do this; a simple slave, a boy who once had the misfortune to save a noble child from the sands.
And for this sin, Xerath had been punished with a horrible, maddening promise: Freedom. Unobtainable. Forbidden. Should the thought even dart through a slave’s mind, it would be punished by death, as the Ascended could gaze past flesh and bone, deep into one’s very soul, to see its dim traitorous glow. And yet, there it was, spoken by the young princeling he dragged from the embrace of the mercurial mother-desert. Azir Azir, the Golden Sun, vowed that he would free his savior and new friend.
A promise unkept to this day. The words of a grateful child, innocently oblivious to the impact they would have. How could Azir Azir upend thousands of years of rule? How could he fight tradition, his father, his destiny?
In the end, the young emperor would lose it all by not honoring his word.
And so, Xerath was elevated and educated, eventually becoming Azir Azir's trusted right hand—but never a free man. The soured promise ate into what he was, and what he could have been. Denied a small, simple thing, the right to live his life, Xerath decided to take everything, all of the things denied to him, all of the things he deserved: the empire, Ascension, and the absolute purest form of freedom possible.
With each step taken toward the offensively grandiose Dais of Ascension, positioned respectfully behind his emperor and flanked by the inept sentinels who supposedly protected Shurima, Xerath felt an unknown lightness he was genuinely shocked by. Was this joy? Does vengeance bring joy? The impact was almost physical.
At that very moment, the overwrought suit of golden armor that was his tormentor abruptly halted. And turned. And walked toward Xerath.
Could he know? How could he possibly know? This spoiled, self-obsessed boy? This righteous, falsely benevolent emperor whose hands were just as bloody as Xerath's own? Even if he did, there was no staying the killing blow that was already in motion.
Xerath had planned for every contingency. He had bribed, killed, out-maneuvered, and plotted for decades—he even tricked the monstrous brothers Nasus and Renekton into staying away from the event—but he had not planned for this...
The Emperor of Shurima, the Golden Sun, Beloved of Mother Desert, soon to be Ascended, took off his helmet, revealed his proud brow and smiling eyes, and turned to his oldest and most trusted friend. He spoke about the love of brothers, the love of friends, of hard fights won and others lost, of family, of future, and finally... of freedom.
At these words, the guards flanked Xerath, moving in, weapons drawn.
So the princeling did know. Had Xerath's plans had been undone?
But the fools in armor were saluting. There was no menace to them, they were honoring him. They were congratulating him.
On his freedom.
His hated master had just freed him—he had freed them all. No Shuriman would ever wear chains again. Azir Azir's last act as a human was to unfetter his people.
The foundation-shuddering roar of the assembled masses drowned out any response Xerath could have had. Azir Azir donned his helmet and strode out onto the Dais, his attendants preparing him for the godhood that would never come.
Xerath stood in the shadow of the monolithic Shurima's Legacy.png Sun Disk, knowing that an empire-destroying doom was but seconds away.
Too late, friend. Too late, brother. Far too late for us all.
日本語訳[]
一人の「超越者」として、計り知れない力を持つゼラス――彼もかつては血肉を備え、限りある生を過ごす人間であった。しかし、今や彼はまったく違うモノ――「知性を備えた純粋な魔力の集合体」とでも呼ぶべき存在に成り果ててしまった。幾星霜にも及ぶ永い幽閉からの脱出を果たしたゼラスは、ルーンテラに自分の力を解き放ち、立ちはだかる者すべてを完膚なきまでに破壊する機会を待ちわびている。
セリフ[]
Upon selection[]
”I will be free."
我を解き放て
===Attacking===
"Simple fools."
愚か者どもが
"Behold my power."
我が力を見よ！
"Primitive magic shall not best me."
原始的な魔法は我を倒すまい。
"Magic? I'll show you real magic."
これが魔法だと？本物を見せてやろう
"Flesh and blood. So fragile."
血と肉。あまりにも脆い
"Sacrifices must be made."
生贄を欲していたところだ
"I will unmake you."
滅ぼしてくれるわ<
"Your demise beckons."
死が呼んでいるぞ
Movement[]
"I will show you true power."
本当の力を見せてやろう
"None will control me."
誰の指図も受けぬ
"These chains cannot hold me."
鎖如きで我は封じられん
"I am eternal."
我は不滅なり。
"I will be their undoing."
破滅をもたらさん
"The secrets of magic are mine alone."
魔法の秘密は明かさん
"I follow the path to power."
力の導きに従おう
"The affairs of mortals are beneath me."
人間の諍い事に興味はない
"The world may crumble, but I shall remain."
世界は滅びても、我は滅びぬ
"Emotions are only distractions."
感情などいらぬ
"Bound, but not broken."
縛られていても、どうということがあろうか
"I see the forces that hold the universe together."
宇宙を統べる力が見える
"I am the will of man unbound by flesh."
我は意志なり、肉体には縛られぬ
"I stand at the brink of infinity."
我は無限の深淵に立つ者なり
"You cannot fathom what I am."
我は人知を超える存在
Taunt[]
"It will take only a spark of my magic to end you."
貴様を滅ぼすには、我が魔力を使うまでもない。
"You may stare, but your mind may collapse."
見ておっても構わんが、精神が保つかな
===Taunting an enemy Syndra===
”You chase power, Syndra. I am power!"
力が欲しいか？我こそがその力だ、シンドラ
Taunting an enemy Nasus[]
"Nasus, the loyal pup, ever nipping at my heels."
ナサス、我が忠実なる犬よ
"Nasus... thank you for your brother."
ナサスよ、奴には感謝しているぞ
Taunting an enemy Azir[]
"Azir, at long last, we will see what power you truly possess."
アジール、貴様の力と野望見せてみるがいい
"You are emperor of a wasteland, Azir."
アジール、貴様はたかだか廃墟の王でしかないのだ
"Azir, the boy destined to chase the sun."
太陽を追いかけるばかりが定めか？アジールよ
"This time, Azir, I will need no surprise to topple you."
アジールよ、今回は小細工抜きで相手してやろう
Joke[]
"Lightning bolt! Lightning bolt! Lightning bolt! Lightning bolt! Lightning bolt! Lightning bolt!"
稲妻！ 稲妻！ 稲妻！ 稲妻！ 稲妻！ 稲妻ァッ！
"Power, immortality, omniscience... but no leg room?!" 無限の力、不死、あらゆる英知！だが足が無い
Upon being hit by Thresh Death Sentence while using Xerath Rite of the Arcane[]
（Rを発動した状態で敵のThreshのDeath Sentenceを受ける）
"Those chains cannot hold me either, jailer."
斯様な鎖で我を捕縛できると思うな、牢番よ！
===Upon beginning a game of Ascension===
"You shall bear witness to the only true ascended this day."
今こそ、本当の奇跡が起こるのだ！
"Mine is the only pure ascension."
我こそが真の継承者となるのだ
"Today, I will be free!"
我は自由となるのだ
Upon becoming ascended[]
"Ah! The energy courses through me!"
ああ！体じゅうに力がみなぎっておるぞ！
"Finally, I will show you what an ascended can do!"
真の継承者の姿を見るがよい
"The ascension belongs to me!"
この奇跡は我のものだ
"The world forgot me. Now, they will remember!"
世界よ、再び我が力の前に屈するがよい
When a nearby ally becomes ascended[]
"We have the power! Now, strangle them with it!"
我々の力を見せるところだ
"It is our turn to punish the arrogant!"
愚かなるものどもを粛清せよ
When a nearby renektonRenekton becomes ascended[]
"It is our time, crocodile, make them suffer."
我々の時が来た、行けレネクトン
"Renekton, show them your hatred!"
レネクトン、お前の力を見せてやれ
Killing an enemy while ascended[]
"No-one will wrest ascension from me!"
この機会、誰にも渡さぬ！
"I was meant for ascension! See how I wield it!"
見たか、この時を待っていたのだ
Upon winning a game of Ascension[]
"Behold! My power is unmatched!"
我の力に敵うものか
"I will allow nothing to stand in my way!"
誰にも邪魔はさせん
Ancient Ascendant Xerath Spawn Quot[]
(Ascensionモードの中央にいるゼラスの台詞)
"True ascension is granted only to the worthy."
奇跡は、真の継承者にしか起こらぬ
"Who believes they have the strength to ascend?"
我は具現化した力である、挑むなど愚かな
"I am power incarnate! Who dares oppose me?"
この力は渡さん。我がものぞ
"Ascension is not granted, it is taken!"
この力は渡さん。我がものぞ
"Only ten of you? How disappointing."
たかが10匹如きで、我に刃向かおうなどと！」
"My will is law!"
我こそが完璧な存在なのだ
"I will not be subverted!”
我を打ち倒すことはできんぞ！
"You stand in the presence of a perfect being."
貴様らは今完全なる存在の前に立っているのだ。
"I will never concede the power I have taken!"
我は決して手に入れた力を手放しはせんぞ！
"You seek ascension. You will find failure."
Ascensionを求めてきたか。貴様らを後悔させてやろう。
When ten champions dance nearby[]
（Ascensionモードで10人のチャンプがゼラスの傍で踊るとゼラスも踊りだす）
"I've waited a millennium for this!"
千年もの間、これを待っていたのだ
"Trapped for centuries, but I've still got it!"
数百年ものブランクがあるが、まだイケてるだろう！
"It's electric!"(raps)
ショータイム！（ティリッティッティティリリ♪）
"With ascension... comes killer moves!"
継承者の降臨を祝うがよい
"Nobody puts Xerath in a sarcophagus! Nobody!"
二度とあの棺桶には戻らないぞ！絶対にだ！