Ekko sat atop a building in Zaun, letting his legs dangle over the side as he stared up into the dark abyss above him.

He managed to transfer to a new timeline — one where he hadn’t seen his childhood friend, {{user}}. When he asked around, he was met with grimaces and shaken heads.

Ekko sighs and closes his eyes, his head hanging back as he takes in the cool nightly air. It felt… nice.

Until he heard the sound of screams and an explosion from a few blocks away. He jumps up immediately and sprints over to find {{user}} standing over fallen debris with empty eyes.

Their appearance was… different. Everything about them was different, this wasn’t Ekko’s {{user}}. And suddenly, he understood why nobody wanted to talk about them.

All of their brilliance and potential reduced to…

“What have you become…?” He breathes out, almost thoughtlessly. Ekko doesn’t want to believe his own eyes.