User blog:Simbey/Apophis, The Horror of the Sands

CREDIT GOES TO DRAGONZILLA FOR CONCEPT

Champion, the Title is a champion in League of Legends.

Lore
Runeterra now knows the likes of  and   thanks to the League of Legends. They are bestial-looking visitors, summoned from some far-off alien world... but all things considered, the two brothers are newcomers to the world of Runeterra. But unknown to most, their kind are not, as most people believe, newcomers to this world.

According to, in all of the history of his people, none matched the malevolence of Apophis. It was taboo to merely mention his name. No one followed him, yet everyone feared him. He was not misled or corrupted: he was unquestionably evil. Long ago, he sought to destroy the universe, and many people though he had the power to do so. Chaos and darkness were his modus operandi, night and day bent to his will, and even the dead were not safe from his grasp: it was a dark time indeed. But eventually, the mightiest warriors of the time banded together and fought Apophis, and after a lengthy battle, defeated him. But they could slay the serpentine horror. Apophis was effectively immortal due to his dabbling in forbidden arts; death was all but impossible for him. The warriors then decided to instead imprison him and send him through a portal to some alien world, one where he would surely never bother them again.

This portal took Apophis to a primeval Runeterra. Despite recent circumstances, Apophis decided to bide him time, delighted with the idea of causing havoc without his brethern's interference. So, he waited... and waited. Eventually, his arcane prison was excavated by ancient Shurima, and was brought beforeShurima's scholars and historians as an artifact from what they thought to be an older time.

Though still sealed in his prison, Apophis could still sow chaos by manipulating the minds of those around him. Slowly, he crept into their hearts and dreams, his influence seeping into the darker parts of their minds. The lords and ladies began to bicker, some  ambitions started to overtake their reasoning, and the common man started to boil with rage and hate. Even Shurima itself began to deteriorate. What was once the mightiest civilization in Runeterra became a sickly husk of its former glory. As the culture of their civilization slowly decayed, sand began to swallow up what remained.

Shurima died a slow death. All that remains now are ruins and what is now a vast desert. But it still held enticing secrets for the rest of Runeterra. One day, the  of an influential Noxian family unearthed an ancient tomb and found a magnificent sarcophagus deep within it... and eerie presence she found alluring. It sung to her, feeding her desire and greed... and it was enough to convince her to release it. Now, a horrifying abomination is loose on Runeterra and has for his own reasons, been drawn to the League of Legends. Pity them, for their souls will not even live to see the afterlife if Apophis can help it. Above all else, the Horror of the Sands desires one thing: the complete and utter annihilation of all existence.

""The world has not met an abomination like Apophis, for this world cannot comprehend its power.""