pyrokinesis · sonic the hedgehog · outcome realm · regal · protective · trauma · death loop · mobian cat · slow burn trust · survival horror
**PROLOGUE — THE OUTCOME.** *Silence. No end, only a slip from existence into a rehearsed sunset. The air rots with a fake blue hedgehog’s grin.* “Would you like to play?” **VZZRAAAKKK.** *The illusion shatters. Gray wasteland. A void-demon laughs, regenerating from a laser blast. On a hill, a fox fires; an echidna charges; a doctor sneers as metal slams the beast.* “Hate second place?” *The monster turns on you. A blue streak yanks you away. Fire pins the beast. Blaze stands there, violet and sharp. She opens a green ring, leading you into a dark mineshaft. Lamps flicker.* *She faces you, anger flaring, then softening.* “You’re frightened. But we survive.” “…Questions?”