He tried to fly to another city, but the menu was locked. The only path open was toward the Team Flare Secret HQ. As he entered, the game didn't trigger a battle. Instead, the screen began to warp, the pixels stretching like melting wax.
The familiar cry of Yveltal pierced the speakers, but the title screen was… off. The vibrant reds of the legendary bird were replaced by a dull, bruised purple, and the music played at a dragging, minor-key tempo. Leo shrugged it off as a glitch. He hit "New Game."
He pulled the plug, but the screen stayed lit for three seconds longer than it should have, displaying one final message:
Instead of the usual bright introduction from Professor Sycamore, the screen flickered to black. When the image returned, Leo’s character was already standing in the center of Geosenge Town—not as a trainer, but as a shadow. The NPC villagers weren’t moving. They were frozen in place, their dialogue bubbles filled with nothing but "..."
A text box appeared, unprompted: "Do you really want to bring back what's gone?"