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[pomniegranate]

Me imagining the ending of The Amazing Digital Circus, me imagining that they found the way out; but there's a catch, there's always a catch. This whole simulation was a game, a test of willpower, of sacrifice.

Pomni tries to save everyone, from the circus crew to NPC's all the way down to even Caine. Her strong sense of saving others over herself runs deep. They think she's crazy. She can't stand by and feel the guilt of knowing she left someone behind.

Everyone makes it through, they're waiting for Pomni on the other side. But the catch makes itself known: once you pass the threshold, you can't come back. And one person is obligated to stay behind.

There's a barrier; and the reality sets in. The person who wanted to escape this digital hell the most must now take the ultimate sacrifice and remain herself trapped in her own circus backrooms.

Imagine that scene from Wreck It Ralph; because the game was broken and she was a glitch, she couldn't escape the game. Imagine the same for Pomni but in different circumstances.

A smile, a defeated one but a smile no less as her hand places itself on the barrier that her new friends bang against in attempts to reach for her - but it's no use.

They're sucked away, disappearing into the void while she stays, forever a prisoner.

She falls to her knees, a crazed laugh bubbles up to her throat and she screams - but no voice is heard. It's as if her own mouth was no longer there.

I HAVE NO MOUTH AND I MUST SCREAM.

A hero's death, a noble sacrifice for the greater good; she'll remain lost, forgotten and alone. Trapped in the wondrous world of The Amazing Digital Circus.