Reina: Here's Echo's story.

Also, Leo isn't really a vampire here unless I had him get married at night and have the windows super tinted.

Whoops.

And if you see ---, that represents Echo's real name. When she's thinking, she can't actually hear her name.

Echo

I slowly opened my eyes. The room was dark, but didn't seem to present any threats. The curtains were drawn, preventing me from seeing outside. The bed nearby me was made, and a cabinet of potions was open nearby.

This is (Y/N)'s room.... I think.

Sitting up cautiously, I realized that my cape was gone. It should have bothered me immensely, but strangely, it didn't. I never really liked capes. They got heavy in the rain and were rather cumbersome for me.

And.... Capes reminded me of my friends.....

I take in a deep breath and sigh, laying my hand on my bag. What had happened? Why was I here?

Oh. Right.

I had been stabbed Leora.

I blinked and smacked myself. Get a grip on yourself, ---. Most people would flip out or go into shock upon finding out that they had survived a stabbing attack.

Then again...

It's not the first time that I've been stabbed....

Thinking back to that b**** Leora, I reached into my bag and pulled out Gray Shadow - the gun Bayonetta gave me. Or one of them, anyway. A favor from Rodain, she told me. It was meant to look like hers, and could change colors to match whatever outfit I was assigned.

It would have been easier to just borrow her guns for the matches, but I don't think she would have been cool with that.

I examined it. It was designed to kill angels, but I used it whenever I felt like it. Besides, I've nearly shot Pit and Dark - the former was an accident and the latter because he annoyed me, so I guess I have used it against angels. I have yet to see if it works against vampires though.

It worked great against enemies though. And doors. And chests.

Speaking of which....

"This medallion is rather rare.... I think you should keep an eye on it."

"You trust me with a medallion like that?!?!?"

"I let you have your guns back and you didn't shoot me, ---. Seems like you're responsible enough to take care of it."

I pulled out the silver medallion Alicia had given me and stared at it. A black dragon encircled the front, hissing at me as it protected the symbols ロキ - Loki. On the back were the seven deadly sins - - Lust, Gluttony, Pride, Sloth, Envy, Greed, and Wrath, along with their physical representations.

What was this medallion? What was so special about it?

After staring at it for a few seconds, an idea popped into my head. Gently getting up, I placed the medallion on the ground. Aiming at it with gray shadow, I pulled the trigger three times.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Nothing happened. Well, the floor now had bullet holes in it, but that wasn't important right now. The medallion had apparently diverted the bullets to hit the ground.

Maybe it's a shield, I told myself as I got up and pocketed it. I examined Gray Shadow and heard thumping outside the room before (Y/N) burst in. I quickly pocketed my gun and acted like I wasn't doing anything.

"Echo! Are you alright? Are you hurt?"

"Uh, no."

(Y/N) looked me over several times with a look that said that she knew that I was lying. I stared back and kept my mouth shut.

"If you say so...." She finally responded.

It was then that I noticed that she had food. "Is that katsudon?"

"No...." She replied skeptically.

"Oh. Granted that's from Yuri!!!! On Ice..."

"What's Yuri on ice?"

"I F****** HATE YOU ALICIA!!!" I yelled as I slammed my fist on the couch.

"Who's Alicia?"

"It's... Complicated," I replied. "She says I'm not allowed to show people video games or anime."

"Must be rough...."

"Very," I replied.

(Y/N) handed me a bit of her food. "May I ask you some questions?"

I waved my hand. "Ask away."

"Where are you from?"

"Another world. We fight a lot there."

"Is it rough?"

"A little," I confessed. "You can't really relax... Not that I ever relaxed anyway. I was too busy causing trouble."

"Ah...  How old are you?"

I frowned. "Erm... I haven't really kept track of dates. I was on another world where time was measured differently, and I had to memorize those calendars. But if I had to guess.... 20?"

"I thought you were 15."

I scowled. "Very funny. Lamia told me I was 12."

(Y/N) shook her head. "Is there anyone you admire?"

"Bayonetta."

"Who's Bayonetta?"

I clamped my mouth shut to prevent atrocities from emerging. Why oh why was I in this world?

"She's a witch who kills angles and demons."

(Y/N) didn't seem fazed by this. "Neat."

"She taught me how to fight differently," I explained. "She also gave me a few weapons and a cool mask."

"Do you have any friends in your world?"

That sliced my heart in half.

"How could you betray us like this, ---? We trusted you!" The blue figure whispered.

"Echo?" (Y/N)'s voice asked me through the haze of the voice.

"I nearly killed you guys...." I whispered, forgetting the world around me as the voice dragged me down into my memories. "But I did it to protect you. Please forgive me... I never wanted to harm you guys. Please believe me."

"You sicken me. I can never forgive you.... Even if we were once the best of friends," The blue figure in my mind stated.

"ECHO!"

I snapped back to reality. (Y/N) had been shaking me, a worried look on her face.

"Are you alright?" She asked.

"Not really..." I whispered. I looked up at her. "I'm sorry.... I'm going to have to cut the questions short for now." With that, I struggled to get on the couch.

I laid there for a few minutes with my eyes closed before I heard (Y/N) pick up the plates up and put them away before going to bed. At some point she fell asleep.

But I could not.

My eyes opening once more, I stared at the ceiling. Memories of my past plagued me.

It wasn't (Y/N)'s fault that I had that episode.

It was an accident. It truly was.

......

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........

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Did I do the right thing?

I had no idea. Alicia and Sensei told me I did the right thing....

Marth told me I betrayed everyone.

And the rest....

Think I'm dead.

I sighed. After a few minutes, I began to sing softly to prevent (Y/N) from waking up.

"Sing with me a song of sorrow and hope ...."

"The heroine on the ship loses the rope...."

"Lost all alone in the sea....."

"She can never be free....."

"The past will burden me....."

............

"You are the ocean's gray waves.... "

"Destined to seek life beyond the shore..."

"Just out reach...."

With that I feel asleep.

Reina: The four first stanzas are a song that Echo made in the style of "Lost in Thoughts All Alone" before she ends up singing the actual song. Also, MissMaskedMaria helped with some of the lines. Thank you!

To be honest, I've never really finalized what happens in Echo's story, hence the reason why it's super vague at the moment. But what is for certain is that a misunderstanding happens, and Echo is trying to redeem herself.

I'll show how everyone is doing next chapter.

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