User blog:SamuelKeller64/Saecula, the Parasitic Immortal

Saecula, the Parasitic Immortal is a custom template champion in League of Legends.

Lore
After the relative success of Urgot, the Zaunite prospect of immortality was quickly forgotten due to complications and tediousness in keeping a body alive far past the breaking point. Saecula, a scholar of magic, proposed a radical theory: to study the specimens of the Shadow Isles and the Void to see how they had achieved their immortality. His project was barely approved, Saecula quickly capturing and experimenting on anything he could obtain from both locations.

As specimens were dissected and studied, Saecula grow more and more obsessive towards the creatures he saw before him. Eventually he began to implant their bodily structures into his own, granting him great magical prowess. It was only after installing a particularly strong Void creature's stomach that he realized: the keys to immortality were to use other's bodies to sustain one's own.

He tested his theory with prisoners of war, placing pieces of his body into them and seeing what happened when the eggs fertilized. To his delight, he found that he could be born anew from these eggs, though he quickly killed his clones due to the danger they posed to him. He brought his findings to the institution sponsoring him, full of pride.

The institution was horrified by how far he had fallen, more creature than human after the constant experiments. They exiled him from Zaun forever, ordering his laboratory to be destroyed so none would imitate him. What they failed to realize was Saecula needed no research or notes, that he knew exactly how to perform his technique. He kept his goal of perfecting his technique, so single-mindedly obsessed he continues to experiment even years afterwards.

""Science is an endeavor that requires complete dedication of one's life. Or lives, in my case.""

- Saecula

Quotes
Upon Selection "I do so fondly desire a new experiment." Attacking "Subject bleeds...faster than expected." "Contusion across right side." "Subject appears...flustered" "I live, you die." "You may feel slight discomfort. After that, much more." Movement "Maybe I should...no, that doesn't make sense." "A liver perhaps? Maybe a spleen?" "Live off another." Joke "You want a joke? Zaunite science." "You want a joke? Noxian diplomacy." "You want a joke? Demacian logic." "You want a joke? Piltover innovation." Taunt "Which side do you think you can live without?" Infecting an enemy with Infestation "So that's how you work..." "Here I come..." "This will be...unpleasant..." Reviving from an enemy with Infestation "Thank you for your donation." "Like a gory phoenix, I explode forth from bloody ashes." Taunting a nearby Aatrox "A real, breathing Darkin? Today really is a special day." Taunting a nearby Ahri "I wonder how many tails I can remove before you die?" Taunting a nearby Akali "Do you have organs that create smoke?" Taunting a nearby Alistar "I think I'll take your horns. For decorations of course." Taunting a nearby Amumu "Your tear ducts would be insanely useful." Taunting a nearby Anivia "I don't know if our bodies are compatible, but it's worth a try." Taunting a nearby Annie "Can you pinpoint what organ your magical prowess is in, little one?" Taunting a nearby Ashe "Your eyes are sharp...I want them." Taunting a nearby Azir "I always wanted royal blood inside me." Taunting a nearby Bard "I think you deserve a full study." Taunting a nearby Blitzcrank "I don't associate with machinery." Taunting a nearby Brand "Not a useful part to be seen. All of its burning." Taunting a nearby Braum "Your heart is your strength? May I investigate?" Taunting a nearby Caitlyn "More sniper eyes." Taunting a nearby Cassiopiea "Is it your eyes or your face that turns people to stone? Whatever, I'll take both." Taunting a nearby Cho'gath "I could use those teeth." Taunting a nearby Corki "I hope stealing your organs doesn't make me talk like you." Taunting a nearby Darius "With your muscle and my brain, I'd be perfect." Taunting a nearby Diana "The moon dare not shine upon me." Taunting a nearby Dr. Mundo "I doubt there's any part of you still useful for me." Taunting a nearby Draven "Is your ego contagious?" Taunting a nearby Ekko "What a wonderful young mind...I want it." Taunting a nearby Fizz "I could use more fish in my diet." Taunting a nearby Gangplank "Do you taste like oranges?" Taunting a nearby Gnar "Genes from millenia before...invaluable." Taunting a nearby Heimerdinger "I already have enough insanity, thank you." Taunting a nearby Jax "I could use genes from a weapon master." Taunting a nearby Karthus "Your power is in your vocal cords, correct?" Taunting a nearby Kha'Zix "A creature after my own heart. Seriously though, it's mine, don't touch." Taunting a nearby Kog'Maw "Your liver would be invaluable..." Taunting a nearby Lee Sin "I guess I can't take your eyes." Taunting a nearby Leona "The sun dare not shine on me." Taunting a nearby Nocturne "Darkness comes from your being...excellent." Taunting a nearby Nunu "I think I'll take both your hearts." Taunting a nearby Olaf "Such ferocity...I need to know what it is from." Taunting a nearby Rengar "That's one eye I can't get." Taunting a nearby Ryze "I'll skin that magic off of you." Taunting a nearby Shyvanna "Dragon? Human? Doesn't matter, taking both." Taunting a nearby Singed "I want your feet." Taunting a nearby Tryndamere "A warrior's heart...I want one." Taunting a nearby Twitch "You reek, hopefully your insides don't." Taunting a nearby Urgot "Ah, a fellow immortal. Thankfully, I look better." Taunting a nearby Vel'Koz "Destroying knowledge doesn't count as research."

Comments
For Saecula, I designed him as very similar to Lifedrinker from Dota 2 with his whole life-leeching playstyle, as well as a mix of Cho'Gath in how tank he is while being a mage. Saecula can easily succeeded in both jungle and top lane due to his sustain, though his limited CC compared to other tanks means he must be careful when ganking or dueling.