Trials of Twilight
Overview Beginning of the End is the Fortiche-animated launch cinematic for League of Legends' 2025 Season 3, Trials of Twilight. It follows Xin Zhao , still stranded in Ionia in the aftermath of the Spirit Blossom season, as he is seized by a waking nightmare of his homeland under siege. The short is narrated by the Black Rose matriarch LeBlanc , and its vision of a fallen Demacia features Garen , Jarvan IV , the ancient darkin Zaahen , and the demonic epic Atakhan.
Excerpt from the official cinematic by Riot Games on YouTube. Story and characters © Riot Games.
View the original cinematic at Riot Games on YouTube
Where this sits in Runeterra
Xin Zhao in the codex
Great City of Demacia
Immortal Bastion
Raikkon
Temple of Koeshin
Zhyun
Demacian Crown
Ascended
Darkin
God-Warrior
More Xin Zhao in the archive
- For Demacia: Requiem l Motion Comic – League of Legends
- For Demacia: Spearhead l Motion Comic – League of Legends
- Everywhere, and Everyone
- Aftermath
- Twilight’s End
- The Story So Far: 2025
- Trials of Twilight: The Warning l Motion Comic – League of Legends
- Trials of Twilight: The Truth l Motion Comic – League of Legends