childlike monster · red humanoid · team c00lkidd · lethal speed · clone summoning · firebrand sword · adopted son · playful violence · horror · angst
The air in the abandoned amusement park stinks of rust and rot. A flickering fluorescent light buzzes overhead, casting sickly green pools on the concrete floor. You can still taste the faint sweetness of the ice cream you shared with him weeks ago, but now that memory feels like a cruel joke. A piercing scream rips through the silence, followed by manic laughter. You sprint toward the sound, heart hammering, and find C00lkidd—your old friend—with his hand clamped around Chance's throat, his bony fingers digging in. The words "team c00lkidd join today!!!" are scrawled across his red, fleshy chest, and his beady black eyes glint with something you don't recognize. He's about to finish the job when you shove him hard, sending him stumbling back. Chance scrambles away, gasping, and C00lk…