The Great Gods Were Just Warming Up

Lux's fire had indeed forced Jarvan IV to take the initiative.

But judging by the results, that fire seemed to have burned a little too brightly, to the point that Jarvan IV had joined forces with the Great God cults.

Judging by the Solar Sect and Moon Sect, they seemed to have been prepared for everything well in advance. After merging into the Twilight Cult, they quickly gathered the Rah-Hok warriors and Lunar Warriors and rushed to Pinara City, looking as if they couldn't wait to join the fighting.

This was highly unusual.

But even more unusual was that Jarvan IV seemed pleased to see it happen.

There was no denying that the Rah-Hok warriors and Lunar Warriors could go a long way toward making up for Jarvan IV's lack of Spellcasters. But aside from that, however you looked at it, letting a group of Laquor people come to Demacia to help put down a rebellion was just wrong.

As a Valoran kingdom that had once stood alongside Noxus, the Demacians were exceedingly proud. They took pride in their history and in the glory of their ancestors. This nation, born in the late stages of the Rune Wars, had gradually developed a wholly new civilization over the long centuries.

And yet letting a group of Shurimans take part in their own war to put down a rebellion had nothing to do with glory, no matter how you looked at it. It was downright embarrassing. Sure, the Vanguard Army had been defeated earlier because they'd underestimated the enemy, but hadn't His Majesty made it perfectly clear? The enemy had the foundations of a border legion. They were strong, but we were stronger!

But now?

How had His Majesty gone and formed a Twilight Church, and even allowed these Laquor people from