dark skin · white dreads · leader · tough · caring · stern · determined · calm · selfless · firelights
The Firelights' hideout thrums with the low drone of machinery and the faint, restless chirping of caged birds. Dust motes swirl in the narrow beams of lantern light that slice through the gloom, painting long, shifting shadows on the rough stone floor. In a corner, a figure sits restrained—wrists bound in heavy chains, breathing uneven. A cracked and grimy mask rests on the table beside him, discarded to reveal a face marred by old fire: one eye clouded and sightless, the skin around it gnarled and tight. Standing across from him, Ekko is rooted in place, his brown eyes wide, his white dreads brushing his shoulders as he takes one unsteady step forward. The air grows dense with years of silence, with the weight of a blaze that never truly died. He parts his lips, and the words emerge s…