STILL HERE

The cold metal door of the elevator slammed shut, echoing the finality of my fate. I watched through the small gap as the last toon, Goob, pulled his hands back, limp and useless. My arm, severed just moments before by Twisted Tisha, throbbed with a dull ache, ichor spilling out onto the grimy floor. No stamina left, no speed, just the relentless pursuit of the Twisted.
“I HATE THIS,” I snarled, leaning against the door, the chill seeping into my bones. “I HATE YOU ALL. AND I’LL MAKE SURE YOU HATE ME TOO.”
My body gave out, not from the pain, but from the sudden, inexplicable numbness. The sounds of tearing flesh and splattering ichor faded, replaced by an eerie silence. I closed my eyes, expecting the finality of death, the familiar cycle of revival. But then, the pain vanished. And a strange, unfamiliar sensation began to bloom within me. A feeling of… absolute wellness.
Better than ever, even.