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With Hell Before Them Appreciation

NotaRobot1006·10/22/2019, 4:47:21 PM·4 votes·7,244 views
https://universe.leagueoflegends.com/en_US/story/with-hell-before-them/

First off, I love the illustration. Didn't really get a good look at it until after I read the story itself because I was so hype for the story, but it's just gorgeous. I love the bright oranges in Hecarim and his posse and the duller hints of orange for Darius to foreshadow what he'll become.

Next up, the story itself. The journal format is a fun way to set up a narrative, and I like that the dates become less certain as Ashe keeps writing to show the increasing desperation of her situation.

And while it didn't give me further justifications for High Noon Karthus, it also didn't give me fewer justifications, so I'd say it all works out.

3 Comments

RiotCarnival Knights10/22/2019, 6:00:39 PM5 votes

Hey, thanks! Always fun to get more into that high noon lore.

And man, one day High Noon Karthus. ONE DAY KARTHUS. PLEASE. RITO PLEASE

HalfTangible10/25/2019, 6:42:39 AM1 votes

I like the story itself but I'm not a fan of the way it's told. The whole thing feels very impersonal and distant. Darius' fall into darkness is something we're told about, but we don't actually see it. Same with descending into the skeleton of a dead god. The idea that Ashe and Darius went from trusting friends to enemies is absolutely laughable, as is the fakeout death with Darius; there's no reason for Ashe to make it look like Darius died if this is a journal entry written after the fact.

The journal dates getting more and more uncertain was a nice touch, and I'm always happy to see more of the demon cowboy universe, but overall, I'm not a fan of this particular entry.