So Elise is steadily delivering dangerous magical artifacts into Noxus...

SaltyToplaneGoat··10 votes·1,321 views

And if we all know one thing from fantasy literature, movies, and games, it is that you defintely shouldn't meddle with undead and/or corrupted artifacts unless you really, REALLY know what you are doing and/or you created them in the first place.

Sure, the Black Rose will use them for whatever they are useful of, but that doesn't mean they truly understand the purpose of these things. That means, every single one of these things is a potential ticking timebomb. And now we have to keep in mind that Noxus' old ruler, Mordekaiser (who owned Noxus before Noxus even was Noxus) is the big boss on the isles who would definetly have an interest of getting his old "fortress of unspeakable evil fitting for a dark overlord" back. Also, he might be a little homesick.

I would absolutely not surprised if suddenly several seemingly harmless artifcats suddenly activate by themselves and open a portal to the Shadow Isles or anything... or if some of the artifacts secretly corrupted the users to take subconsious orders from the Black Mist, tasked to replicate the original curse, just on another location.

And while I am aware that Noxians are downright THRISTY for strenght and power, in this specific regard it seems to have knocked out their common sense. Let's hope that Swain and/or Darius aware what's going on in his city before it is too late...

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Sharjo5 votes

I mean, Greenlore's mentioned it a few times already and I certainly didn't think this up myself, but I'ma leave this here...

Sion

SaltyToplaneGoat2 votes

There is a difference in dabbling in primitive necromancy, such as the things old Mordekaiser did and importing stuff from the "region of undead horrors bounded in a all-devouring collective that wants world dominance".

Although, I wonder if Sion was the first to be controlled by the mists, or if he was immune to it...

GreenLore5 votes

The theory is more that the dagger,that is stuck in Sions head is actually a relict from the shadow isles.

Or to be more precise,the dagger that Elise used to turn into her current form.

SaltyToplaneGoat1 votes

Personally I think that's just a "normal" dagger that served as a magic lightening rod to when they renanimated Sion by probably using the remnants of knownledge they found in the immortal bastion.

Ralanr1 votes

It's possible that the dagger was normal before the ruination.

XIII Vanitas1 votes

That's a nice theory right there!

XIII Vanitas1 votes

I honestly hope not. I feel like Sion's character needs to break free from control to finally develop and bring his story to a conclusion. I was so happy when I listened to Mecha Zero Sion's lines for the first time, but then I realized he's just being controlled by Creator Viktor... [zombie-nunu-bummed]

Adriqnohee1 votes

I don't think the mechas are being controlled by Viktor, isn't just the projekts ones under his control?

XIII Vanitas1 votes

No, you got it all wrong. Creator Viktor controls the Battlecast skins. Mechas were designed by Yordle scientists like Heimer, Rumble and Ziggs. One of their very first models, Mecha Zero Sion, wasn't functioning properly and was ice-boxed indefinitely, until an unknown hacker breached their systems and released it. It's heavily hinted that this hacker was no other than Creator Viktor himself.

Adriqnohee1 votes

That's what I said, Viktor isn't the on controlling the mechas, I did forget about the battlecasts tough, are the project also made by him?

XIII Vanitas1 votes

We still don't know.

GenoXx2 votes

Noxus's vision for strength is a bit flawed.....They want to show they excel in brute strength but the real power of Noxus is dark magic. Hence why swain is the grand general.

SaltyToplaneGoat1 votes

There is nothing wrong with straving for power by uncinventional means.

However, there is a problem when you might kill yourself and your entire nation while doing it...

CriticalTroll7 votes

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Noxus's vision for strength is a bit flawed.....They want to show they excel in brute strength but the real power of Noxus is dark magic. Hence why swain is the grand general.

They don't want to show how they excel in brute strength lel who told u that? It's clearly stated in the lore that Noxus accepts power in all its forms be it magic or intelectual, not just brute strength.

DorkunedAuras1 votes

if some of the artifacts secretly corrupted the users to take subconsious orders from the Black Mist, tasked to replicate the original curse, just on another location.

I'm pretty sure they cannot replicate the curse like that, as the original curse was supposed to be used just on the king and queen, and was hyper amplified by all the ambient magical artifacts and the sacred spring. (basically, the artifacts made him function as a Wild Mage and he rolled a 20, for all you D&D nerds)

SaltyToplaneGoat1 votes

Well, in that case you just need to create the conditions, right? And back then it was an acident, so a controlled replication of it might be even more devastating...

DorkunedAuras1 votes

But no one living knows the conditions that made it. The only ones who know are uncooperative undead

SaltyToplaneGoat1 votes

Who belong to the mist.

Now if the mist could secretly control noxus people...?

DorkunedAuras2 votes

The mist doesn't seem the subtle type. If you're controlled by the mist, you're visibly undead

SaltyToplaneGoat1 votes

Yeah, that's the standart procedure. But not when someone like Elise is making plans, especially when she might work together with Mordekaiser...

DorkunedAuras2 votes

Morde is also not the subtle type... If he wanted to break Noxus, he'd do it by walking up to the front door and breaking everything

SaltyToplaneGoat1 votes

And damage his old home? Oh no, a TRUE surpreme emperor just reappears in his fortress as if he was never gone. He wouldn't want to damage the bastion, a symbol of his previous power and glory.

Narasimha1 votes

Eh, I don't see it. When your home is infested with vermin, you don't tiptoe around. As the saying goes "He would burn down his home to kill a flea."

Meep Man1 votes

Chances are that Swain (and LeBlanc) is probably perfectly aware of it.

Adriqnohee1 votes

You should also take in consideration that Mordekaiser and the mist are not together, he is just using the island to regain his power by stealing the souls the mist has captured, for all we know before taking on Noxus he could have a showdown with the ruined king for the complete control of the island.

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