So in nasus' lore we learn through an encounter with a bunch of mercenary's that xerath has declared himself emperor and announced some town his capital
What if taliyah is heading to fight xerath instead of azir? The sun disc she's surfing towards looks more evil then normal and has lightning shooting from it.
She's looking for this evil emperor with no idea who he is and I bet she's gonna find one, just not the one we originally thought it'd be
I think it's more like it's shaping up to be the Battle of the Five Armies in here. The barren deserts of Shurima are suddenly getting a little bit crowded and all kinds of attention is heading its way.
Xerath seeks a new empire Azir wants to reclaim the old one Noxus has an eye on the suddenly powerful secrets and seems to be toying around with the region Taliyah and her ilk are thinking "No Gods, No Masters!" The void creatures operate nearby to sow their own brand of chaos
And we've yet to even see where Sivir, Skarner, Amumu and Rammus fall into the picture. Skarner especially doesn't seem like he'd be interested in suffering the indignity of submitting to either Emperor claiming the sands. Sivir is a big wild card.
Maybe some uneasy truces will be formed in the free for all, but I think Taliyah will be looking to crush, at the very least, two birds.
I like the idea of Xerath being an emporer and having little knights that wear little pretend sarcophagus looking armor.
I read that line and had the stupidest grin on my face.
Xerath's such a glorious asshole. "The Emperor's back? Fine. I'm just gonna go be the WAY COOLER EMPEROR on this side of the desert. Come to Xerath's Kingdom, where you don't take orders from a guy who dresses up like a pigeon."
