Here it is! The sequel to Legacy, so if you haven't read Legacy yet, I suggest you do before reading this, unless you like not understanding things/spoilers.
Disclaimer - I do not own Sonic or any other characters, etc etc, they belong to Sega, bla bla bla.
STIGMATA
I Am...
Fear....
Pain...
His arm....his arm was gone...red...there had been blood...
Eggman...
He couldn't feel his legs...
He briefly wondered what had happened, where was he?
Was he...
Was he...dead..?
He strained to open his eyes...
Blackness...a void...nothing, not the slightest thing...
Had he even opened his eyes..?
His head was pounding...
There was something else here...
Then he felt it...
He was drowning in a sea of power...choking on the raw Chaos of his surroundings...
Then he felt IT...
The monster....
B...
Be...
BELIAL!
That...thing was here!
He could sense it!
He...
Who was HE?
'I am...' he thought slowly.
'I am...someone...'
He dimly heard Belial roar...but the monster didn't move, didn't try to attack him...
'I am...'
His head felt like a supernova, exploding with an unseen power...
'I am...'
'You are...'
The voice came from nowhere....
'You are...strange...'
Who was speaking?
'You are merely a rodent...but you are more... You are small, but you are unbeatable... You are the sum, the apex of your universe's evolution...'
It was...
It was...
It was Belial! The monster was speaking! He spoke without thinking...
'I am...evolved..?'
'You are in the winds and the rains of your planet... I could sense it... You are the Chaos...'
'I am Chaos..?'
'You are the cleansing flames, and the healing waters... You are the Chaos...'
'I am...I am Chaos?'
'You are the strength of two universes, you are the embodiment of the void...'
'I am Chaos...'
'You are the power, and the strength and the truth.'
'I am Chaos.'
'You are the Stigmata.'
'I am Chaos!'
'You shall be the instrument of my destiny...'
'I am CHAOS!'
He could sense it...the raw Chaos...it was intoxicating!
'You shall be my Stigmata...'
'I shall be the stigmata..?'
'You are the instrument of fate, the hand-tool of a higher purpose...'
'I shall be the winds and rains, the cleansing flames and healing waters! I shall be in the mountains and the rivers! I shall be in the very fabric of their universe! I shall be Chaos and the instrument of fate and destiny!'
The void around him seemed to be shrinking away from him...as though scared...
'Yes...you are the Chaos...you are the STIGMATA!'
'I am...'
'You are MY STIGMATA!'
'I am...'
'I am...'
'I am Chaos! I am the Stigmata!'
'I am...'
'You are...'
'I am...'
'Yes...you are my curse...'
There was a strange flash...for a split-second he saw a grotesque visage, a demonic face, horns and flames...but it had once been Mobian...
'I am Chaos! I am the Stigmata!'
'I am...'
'I am...So...'
'I am...Soni...'
'I am SONIC!!'
Dun dun dun! What is happening? Find out later! In some other chapter after this one. As always, please R&R, even if it's criticism! ^^