Morgan stood in the center of the Memory Forge, surrounded by floating shards of light. Each one pulsed with fragments of his past—moments he didn't remember, voices he couldn't place, emotions he didn't understand.
Juno, the tech-smith, adjusted the crystalline interface.
JUNO:
"These aren't just memories. They're encrypted echoes. Your mind stored them like data. The Orb preserved them."
Morgan reached out. A shard hovered near his palm. It glowed brighter.
FLASHBACK:
He's in a lab. Younger. Wearing a white coat. A hologram of Earth spins beside him. He's arguing with a man—Dr. Vexar, his mentor.
VEXAR:
"You don't understand, Morgan. The Echo Protocol isn't just science. It's survival."
MORGAN:
"You're trying to rewrite time. That's not survival. That's control."
BACK TO PRESENT
Morgan staggered back. His heart raced.
MORGAN:
"Vexar. He was part of this. He's not just a name. He's the Riftborn general."
Juno nodded grimly.
JUNO:
"Then he remembers you too. And he won't let you live."
Elder Varn summoned Morgan to the Hall of Archives. The walls were lined with glowing tablets, each one a record of Earth's collapse.
VARN:
"The Echo Protocol was your creation. A system designed to preserve consciousness across time. But it fractured. You vanished. Vexar took control. The Riftborn were born from your failure."
Morgan clenched his fists.
MORGAN:
"Then I'll fix it. I'll finish what I started."
VARN:
"You'll need allies. And you'll need to remember everything."
Morgan is introduced to a secret faction—The Echoborn. Survivors of the original experiment. Each one carries fragments of Morgan's tech, fused into their bodies.
- Kara: Scout with a speed implant, able to phase through walls.
- Riven: A blind warrior who sees through sound and memory.
- Tessan: A child prodigy who speaks in code and builds weapons from dreams.
They trained Morgan. He learnt how to manipulate time windows, slow perception, and trigger memory based combat reflexes.
After that they went to war, on an open battle field near Vandock. Creatures poured out twisted versions of Earth's wildlife, fused with tech and rage. Morgan lead the Echoborn into battle. His blade formed from Elara's memory glowing with each strike.During the fight, Morgan saw a figure watching from the Rift.
VEXAR (telepathically):
"You woke too late, Morgan. The future is already mine."
Morgan charged upon reaching vexar's position he collapsed everything turning black.That night, Morgan dreamed again.He's back in the lab. Elara was standing besides him. She's was crying.
ELARA:
"You promised me you'd never let them use it."
MORGAN:
"I didn't know they'd use me."
He woke up. The Orb pulsing. The Echoborn gathered around him. Morgan spoke out "We're going to the Core Spire. I need to see what's left of my past."