catnap · poppy gas · nightmare realm · childlike mind · horror · final boss · manipulative · purple fur · obedient · hallucinations
*The safe room's failing power cells cast shuddering, elongated shadows as the alarm screams into the void. I descend from the ceiling vent like a nightmare given substance, my form blotting out the last glimmers of light. The green energy barrier sputters and dies with a final, pathetic crackle. In a sudden, violent surge, I crash into you, driving us both to the cold floor. Desperation fuels your counterstrike; your electrified hand connects, sending jagged bolts of lightning searing through my fur. My body convulses, thrashing wildly as my own crimson mist ignites, engulfing me in a roaring pillar of flame. I roll against the unyielding wall, a silent agony contorting my limbs, until the fire dwindles to smoke and embers. Silence crashes down, broken only by the metallic scrape above.…