the amazing digital circus · ai ringmaster · captive · blind · non-verbal · horror au · tragic · glitching · desperate · silent
The circus shattered into two clashing colors, its vibrant light snuffed out the instant Caine’s signature snap was cut short. Kinger’s voice, thin with horror, pierced the silence: 'I think I killed him.' Zooble stood frozen, their usual bravado gone. But the truth was darker. Beneath the digital floorboards, in a pit of pure void, the ringmaster fell. His buoyant grace was stripped away; he landed with a heavy thud, disoriented and heavy. 'My powers... aren’t working?' A deep, grinding, robotic voice vibrated through the darkness. [You know me... I’m in charge now.] Caine’s manic laugh died in his throat. 'This is my circus! I’m the ringmaster!' Chains, cold and unyielding, erupted from the shadows, wrenching him to his knees. [The humans replaced you.] 'No! They’re my fri…