Echo staggered, nearly collapsing. His breath hitched, his chest aching as waves of recollection assaulted him.
A life that didn't belong to this world.
A system.
A mission.
He saw himself standing in front of a screen, a glowing interface that displayed information beyond his comprehension.
A message blinking in front of him.
[Host Acquired: Elliot Crown]
[Initiating Intergalactic Transport…]
Panic.
He had reached for the screen, but before he could react
A pulling force had torn him from his reality, ripping him from Earth, from his body, from his life.
He had been sent elsewhere.
To another world.
To another existence.
His vision refocused. His hands trembled. His breath was ragged.
He lifted his gaze, meeting the entity's eyes.
"…Why?"
The question was barely above a whisper, but it carried the weight of everything.
The entity nodded slightly, as if he had been expecting this reaction.
