Thread: 8.0 and World

Originally Posted by Cleretic

There's also a lot that can be done with shards when not actually touching the subject of 'BUT WHAT ABOUT AZEM'. After all, we've hit both the Thirteenth and the Ninth without hearing a peep about it, and I wouldn't say either story was in any way begging for their presence.

And before anyone tries to say that it was Golbez, Zero, or Also Golbez: we actually know who the Thirteenth shard of Azem is most likely to be, and it's also the clearest evidence why we won't be going off and eating Azem shards as a long-term goal.

It's the Reaper's Avatar, as per the EE3. Can't exactly go eating them for power (because for some reason that's desirable to people) without ruining Reaper's whole deal.

It's true that the story isn't begging for the presence of the Azem shards right now, but it is begging for new stories to emerge after we have completed our business in Alexandria.
That doesn't mean that Azem shards should start popping out of the sky soon, but it would be an easy pool of ideas to pull from, and I think many people are excited to know more about their soul-"brothers and sisters".
With that said, the story of the Ninth isn't over yet (7.3 at the earliest, 7.55 at the latest), and the 13th will probably still be relevant in the future, so who knows what might happen? I too have my own theories about who is an Azem-shard or not, but what is certain is that there is no definitive proof yet, only foreshadowing at best.