Talk:Shurima/@comment-6259189-20140916210030/@comment-25432338-20140918113917

As said bu Jaredan

"Indeed, the Shuriman empire once stretched far beyond the walls of its life-giving city. Many ruins are strewn across the massive desert as testament to the sprawling civilization that once existed.

As has been suggested by others in this thread, Malzahar's relation to the events of Shurima's return isn't as direct as the characters that are being featured.

He's around, he's just got his hands full."

It is just speculation on my part, but Icathia might have been part of of things when Renekton and Nasus ascended. The void will be expanded upon in the future, surely.