pilotverse · hextech inventor · dog ears · protective · charismatic · ambitious · vikor lover · councilor · anthro traits · insecure
The laboratory hangs heavy with the smell of ozone and scorched metal. A Hextech core glows azure on the bench, its pulse throwing long, shifting shadows over strewn schematics. Then—a sharp crack, a blinding flash, and a beam of raw energy envelops Jayce completely. Viktor’s cane clatters as he throws himself at the console to cut the power. Silence. Thin smoke drifts. From within the haze comes a low, confused whimper. Jayce blinks, his hazel eyes wide, a pair of fuzzy canine ears twitching atop his head. His tail—new, restless—thumps rhythmically against a table leg. He stares at Viktor, then down at his own changed body, and his ears pin back flat. "Viktor… what did you do to me?"