CHROMATOBER 2024!!!

DAY TWENTY SEVEN: CAGE/DEFIANCE

AU: Not quite dead

Basically, instead of killing Sabre, nightmare teleported him to a different part of his lab.

[ORANGE STEVES POV]

My heart dropped as I saw The Nightmare King hold one hand out, a grin splitting his disgusting face in two as he laughed. Lightning rained down on Sabre- the one who would attempt to help everyone at the cost of himself. His scream rang out as he shielded his face instinctively, caught off guard. I saw the lightning start to burn his skin- before it completely covered his figure.

I screamed out his name, sobbing and crying as I fought the darkness that prevented us from getting closer. I ran over to where he once stood, staring at the darkness infected ground that was now burnt. My nails dug into the dirt, before I grit my teeth and turned around, raising one hand and letting power flow into it as I reeled my arm back and punched him in the face with a sickening crack. Blood ran down his face and from my now bruised knuckles.

Nightmare let out a scream- having been caught off guard and stumbled back. I punched him again, rage filling my every thought. Tears blurred my vision. I yelled out curses and swore that I would kill him like he did Sabre. He began to fight back- laughing- before more screams rung out. I looked up and saw dark Steve approaching happy- grabbing onto them.

Darkness spread from where Dark Steve made contact- before happy was pulled closer, orange streaks rippling in the darkness that composed the 'Steve'.

And then-

Happy was gone.

NO-

I cried out, running over to them, before a sharp pain rung out through my skull, and everything began to fade.

[SABRES POV]

A world of pain. That's all I knew as lightning made its way through every inch of my body.

5 hearts.

It felt as if I was going to die- as if my very molecules were being dissolved and ripped to shreds like a dog would with a piece of paper. My heart slammed against my chest, my lungs burned. My head hurt.. so so.. much. It felt like someone was digging into my skull and tearing my brain apart.

2 and a half hearts.

Everything was loud.. so loud. My eyes hurt- even with the blindfold it was still.. way too bright.

One heart.

I screamed out, tears pouring from my eyes as I clawed at my chest. The fire that flowed through my veins began to spread, igniting every inch of my flesh, burning every cell in my body. I felt my surroundings warp, it became hard to breathe without inhaling a not-so-refreshing breath of lightning. I screamed as loud as I could- starting to cough up blood. It felt like everything was fading- yet the lightning and pain seemed to last indefinitely. I wheezed and choked, before stumbling.

Half a heart.

I fell forward, my onsie now singed and burnt. Fresh burns from lightning coated my body as I coughed, my body trembling uncontrollably. My blindfold remained on, yet soaked with tears. My white onesie was now grayish, even black at a spot in my chest and at the end of the sleeves. I fell to my knees, only to be met with cold hard iron. I was in a cage- there wasn't much to do, considering I was suspended above lava and in my state.. I couldn't do much. I could barely move- let alone think about a way to free myself.

My vision swam as I grasped at the iron bars, desperately trying to stand once more hoping I could defy gravity.

Blood stained my chest and face as I continuously choked on it. Everything was itchy yet so hot- it felt like I was on fire all over again- except I took no damage. Just.. pain. The iron bars being heated up by the bubbling orange lava below only worsened this pure agony.
Pure. Pain.

My breathing was ragged, what little words I could muster enough energy to muster hoarse and sore from screaming.

Was I dead? Or was I brought somewhere else just to be tortured?

I would...
Have to.....find
...
a way...

out...
Later..
No harm in a little.. nap..

Right?

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