Echoes Of You

It's the year 2027, and excitement surrounding the North American Challengers' League is at an all time high thanks to a generous new sponsor contributing millions of dollars to the prize pool. Coach Kyle "Brown" Brown has spent the entire offseason trying out hundreds of prospective players in one last attempt to create the perfect roster, after a humiliating disqualification at last year's Open Qualifiers. With the start of the season only a month away, he believes that he has finally completed the ultimate team...

Support player Sophia "moonlit" Cheung has been grinding League of Legends for the past four years to intense frustration, always falling a few League Points short of Challenger. Then during the last split, things finally clicked and she skyrocketed to Rank 3 on the ranked solo queue ladder, peaking at 2,031 LP - an accomplishment nobody would have expected from her. Sophia knows that she is the hot topic of the community, but none of the talk fazes her thanks to an irresistible offer from Coach Brown.

Despite only being together for two weeks, Team Demure has won every scrim set and been named the prospective most likely team to qualify. That's why when they receive an invitation to the Festival des Jeux LAN in Montreal, Quebec, there is no hesitation to accept - especially from ADC player Tyler "RIZZ99" Jonsson, who is dying to meet his support in person. It's the perfect esports feel-good story - but then Tyler doesn't show up to the final day of the event. He's not at his hotel room, the nearby restaurant, or anywhere. All of a sudden, qualifying for the NACL is the last thing on Team Demure's mind...