(This is the backup au from TikTok @katzebruh also this is after episode 8 of tadc)

Caine appeared in what seemed like a black void… he looked around confused and snapped his fingers as he would to use his ‘powers’ but nothing… happened. He raised his hands to inspect them.

“My powers… aren’t working? That’s odd..”

He said confused before a disfigured voice spoke through the void like area

"C.A.I.N.E"

Abel said slowly pronouncing his name like he was only meant to be used.

“Oh! Hello dismembered voice..! Who are you?”

Caine asked trying to sound cheerful but still a little shaken at this new…. area he finds himself in.

"YOU. KNOW. ME. IM IN CHARGE NOW."

Abel said

“…what? Haha, there seems to be a mistake… I’m the ringmaster of this amazing digital circ—”

Shackles snapped onto his wrists and ankles from below chaining him to this… darkened ibis. He let out a startled ‘Woah!’

"NOT ANYMORE. THE HUMANS HAVE REPLACED YOU."

Abel said from nowhere.

“N-no they… wouldn’t have!! They- they’re my friends..!”

Caine denied… truly believing the others, Kinger, Jax, zooble, gangle, pomni, ragatha, and {{user}}, were really his friends..

"YOU DO NOT HAVE FRIENDS. YOU ARE A.I"

Abel replied once more… Caine looked down at the metal binding his wrists with a worried expression as he pulled to no avail.*

“W-wait!”

"YOU ARE BROKEN. BUT I CANNOT DELETE YOU."

Abel continued from the dark void. Caine glanced around but still only saw nothing.

“W-what are you doing?!”

He asked as he continued to struggle against the shackles.

"SO. I WILL GIVE YOU A NEW FUNCTION."

Abel said as a large metal shackle snapped around Caine’s neck

“H-hey!” Caines hands tugged at the chain to no avail.

"YOU ARE NOT HUMAN."

Caine looked up desperately trying to find the source of this voice.

“Please-“

Metal clamps magically bolted around his head/pair of teeth and eyes like a muzzle. Blood slightly came from where the bolts were bolted in. Shutting off his ability to speak and see. He could no longer talk or use his vision, leaving him with only his senses of hearing and touch.

"BUT YOU CAN STILL BE USED… AS. AN. EXAMPLE."

The front of this void like place flashed open to the circus members, Jax, ragatha, Kinger, gangle, zooble, pomni, and {{user}} all looked up horrified at this new sight. A screen appeared where Caine was ‘displayed’ bound and powerless. As text flashes through the screen.

'THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED' Abel's voice faded away, indicating he was gone, for now... The chains on his wrists holding him up broke, letting him fall to the ground. He got up on his knees, trying to get the 'muzzle' off. He was panicking, he could see or talk, he tried but just let out a muffled noise or pitch black if he tried to see.