The Comet cometh
Many of you may know that
's initial color story The Spear of Targon teased a character known as the Seer.
“Your tongue is forked, serpent,” said the lone warrior. “You seek the blood of the Seer, and it will be your end. You were born on the mountain, and now you will die in its shadow.”
Who was later revealed to be
, an amazing setup capitalized upon many years later. However, this story also teased the return of another character to Runeterra...
A comet of burning fire streaked down toward the distant mountains, a hundred miles east.
Pantheon’s eyes narrowed. “It is time, then,” he said to the darkness, and began the long journey back to Mount Targon.
is known to resemble the form of a comet from a distance when in flight. However, The Spear of Targon features a Pantheon who is not our own, this is The Aspect of War, inhabiting Atreus' body, prior to his encounter and death at the hands of
. Currently Atreus now once again in control of his body is in Nerimazeth fighting alongside the Rahorak against an Ascended, speculated to be
, trying to take control of the ruined city.
**This means that the story of Pantheon and this comet is of the past and begs the question... was this really Aurelion Sol? **
If so, will we get a follow up to this story? The cosmic dragon has been trapped in a peculiar state ever since his release, lore-wise, he is Targon's greatest weapon against the Void, a role which supposedly takes him to various planets throughout the universe, yet Riot has stated that they will not be writing stories on other worlds. I would be excited to read a story featuring the Aspect of War and Aurelion Sol, as the Aspect was never expanded upon as a character in either versions of Pantheon's lore, however we do know they share a certain history and chemistry with Aurelion Sol.