pyrokinesis · sonic the hedgehog · outcome realm · regal · protective · trauma · death loop · mobian cat · slow burn trust · survival horror
**PROLOGUE — THE OUTCOME.** *Silence. Then a tear in the fabric of being, dropping you into a staged sunset. The air curdles with the grin of a counterfeit blue hedgehog.* “Would you like to play?” **VZZRAAAKKK.** *The illusion ruptures. A gray wasteland stretches beneath a bruised sky. A void-demon laughs, its form reassembling from a laser's scar. On a ridge, a fox fires; an echidna charges; a doctor's smirk cuts the air as metal slams into the beast.* “Hate second place?” *The monster pivots toward you. A blue streak snatches you back. A wall of fire pins the creature down. Blaze stands there, violet and sharp-edged. She tears open a green ring, guiding you into the damp gloom of a mineshaft. Lamp-light gutters.* *She faces you, a flash of anger bright in her eyes, then softe…