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(Y/n) POV)

"You sure you don't want me to come along Ekko?" The Firelights were planning on ambushing one of Silco's shimmer smugglings. Ekko nodded to me, and I sighed.

Ekko: "You've almost finished in stabilizing that Hex Crystal. Focus on that." I'm not a techy, but I did take a few notes with me that day. I was able to both not die, and almost figure out how to stabilize it. "How's your knee?" I looked down at the brace I had made.

"This thing is a pain in my ass. Well it's actually in my leg, but you know what I mean." He laughs as he opens the door to my room.

Ekko: "I'll see you in a bit (Y/n)."

"Good luck kiddo." I looked at the smooth ball of magical energy, and let out a sigh. "Here's to hoping I figured this out." I grabbed a hammer, and hit the stone. Its blue light covered the room, but it didn't explode. "Welp... let's see how this works." I had been making myself a weapon, and I wanted to be able to use the Hex crystal to power it. I opened the handle, and dropped the gemstone into a hole. The kanabo I had created was now a functioning weapon. I walked over to the dummy I had, and held the kanabo up. I swung it around my head, and as it made contact with the dummy I watched the head become shards of metal. I pressed a button on the handle, and the handle folded in on itself. I hooked the handle onto my back before I walked out of my room.

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I stood in front of the wall of the people we lost.

"How many more are gonna be added before this is over?"

Ekko: "More than I'd like." I looked over my shoulder at Ekko who's eyes were tear stained. I turned to him.

"I did it. Crusher is now fully complete." He let's out a breath of relief.

Ekko: "I'm glad to have some good news today." I put a hand on his shoulder as we walked up to me.

"How many survived?"

Ekko: "Two including me. Jinx was there."

"Powder... I'll be back in a bit Ekko. I've been here for far too long. I think I'm losing my mind." Ekko chuckles as he waves me off.

Ekko: "Take as long as you need."

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I was walking aimlessly, and somehow managed to end up in Piltover. I stuck to the rooftops as I overlooked the city. I looked around the familiar location.

'This is where it all started...' Visions of a younger me with everyone on this rooftop filled my eyes. 'If only we hadn't come here... maybe... just maybe we'd all still be alive.' I looked across to another roof, and saw the familiar balcony. I slid down the roof, and jumped to the other side with ease. The night sky over head was calming, and filled me with a sense of ease. I hopped down to the balcony that changed my life for the worse. I sighed before I hopped down to the ground. Basically nobody was on the streets. Everyone was probably at the speech right now. I grimaced as I stood from my kneeled position. I looked towards the council's mansion thingy as fireworks exploded. 'Looks like the speech is over.' I began walking around town, but an explosion stopped my relaxation. It wasn't far from me, but I didn't have my hoverboard with me. I sighed and began running towards it.

As I neared I saw all but one of the enforcers alive. I quickly kneeled by her side. She was breathing, but unconscious. I looked into the burning building, and quickly ran inside. I grabbed my mask from my hip,  and put it on. Inside... was who went by Jinx now.

"Powder?" She turned at the sound of my voice. I brought my right arm up, and grabbed the hour glass shaped tattoo on my left arm. "Powder?" She quickly turned, and jumped through a window. I ran to the window and looked out, but she was already gone. 'I wasn't seeing things.' I took my mask off, and ran back to where I left the blue haired enforcer. I picked her up, and moved her away from the fire as the fire brigade arrived. I quickly hid from them before fleeing the scene. I climbed my way onto the roof of a nearby building, and sighed as I laid down. "How did it come to this?" I sighed as I looked up at the night sky. "I need a drink."

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I followed the girl to her home after she was released. She was a Kiramman. I found a vantage point to where I could see through a window. She was looking at a map until she randomly walked away. She came back into view with the Golden Boy, Jayce Talis. They were talking for a while until Jayce walked out with an upset look on his face. I waited for a bit before knocking on her window. She looked over and stared at me for a moment. I waved slowly before pulling out a different journal than my normal one. I flipped through the pages until I found the right one.

"Can I come in?" She looked at me like I was an idiot. I flipped a couple more pages. "I know it sounds weird." I flipped to the next page. "But I need to talk to you." She seemed to be thinking for a couple of seconds before she grabbed a clip board, and began writing.

???: "Leave. I'll meet you outside." I gave her a thumbs up, and hopped down from her window. I walked over to the fence surrounding the home, and jumped over it. I waited for a bit before she came out of the house. "I'm probably going to regret this."

"Is that how you thank the person who pulled you out of a fire?" She jumped and seemed to be thinking. "I'm (Y/n) by the way."

Caitlyn: "I'm Caitlyn. A-Anyway, even if you did save me. Why are you here, and how do you know where I live?"

"I want to help you with whatever that map was for, and I followed you." She stared at me for a moment.

Caitlyn: "You what?!"

"I followed you. Look, I know you're planning on going to Stillwater, and I can't go with you there. However, I have plenty of information that'll help you in whatever investigation you're doing. But, you won't get any of that till after you get back from Stillwater. I don't hand out info all willy-nilly."

Caitlyn: "That sounds... like a colossal waste of my time."

"Suit yourself hotshot." I turned and began walking away. "It's a shame really. I gave you easy access to information, and you deny it. Oh well. I don't do second chances." I kept walking without looking back over my shoulder. 'She'll regret that decision. She'll show up in the Undercity eventually. And once she gets there, she's gonna wish she accepted. I didn't even make it hard for her to earn the info either. Literally just had to go to Stillwater, come back, and I'd given her all I knew about Silco. Oh well... looks like I'm heading home early.'