[A/N - I return. I still do not own Sonic. Inspired by seeing LoTR: TTT, which I also do not own, for a second time. Enjoy.]
The Sounds of War
There he stood.
There he ran.
There I followed.
Or was he following me?
I lost all sense of time and direction. All I knew was the reason I was here:
To destroy him.
I knew his death and little more.
I ran with the speed of a tigress on the hunt, striking my prey with as much force as I could muster at every chance I had.
But my efforts were in vain.
He would not fall.
This would not be like before.
This time, it was SERIOUS.
Before when we met, it was a battle.
Now it is a war.
Before when we met, it was a little fun. Just a game. He was merely a nusince.
Now he is a threat.
Nusinces need to be dealt with.
Threats need to be eliminated.
Is this my only duty, to eliminate my foe? My twin, and yet my total opposite... who is he? WHAT is he?
...
Hell, what am *I*?
"AGH!"
The little shit hit me... no more must I look into his life, as much I should his death.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Down the abadoned highway our battle took us. The stars flew by us as not much more than specks of dust. They were awful distracting...
For a moment, we stop.
All sense of reality is lost, and I feel as if I'm floating.
He's floating with me, too. We're floating downwards....
No...
We're FALLING...!!!
Did he save me or did I save him, I don't remember, but I remember our voices blending together, to create a distinct harmony that only a sacred gem --such as the fake Emerald that was present-- could react to...
"CHAOS CONTROL!!"
I was blinded for a moment, but it nothing I wasn't used to, listening to the sharp woooosh that hurled my stomach into knots as my image faded and later materialized upon the empty highway. I looked behind me to see the highway was slowly crumbling into pieces, falling to the black void of outer space. No wonder we had fallen.... our battleground was dissolving as we ran. Now that I know this, I may have an advantage over him.
Just then he jumps in front of me and runs ahead.
Damnit, now he knows this, too.
There is little left for me to risk. I have to take him down...
Or die trying.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
My heavy breathing swirls in my head along with the echoes of my stamping on the cold concrete/metal road below. I see him... he is within my grasp... I hear my skin stretch and my fur rustle as I reach out...
These are the sounds of war. There is no music here. No theme songs, no special sound effects, nothing unnatural of a hedgehog. Just the rapid beating of my heart and the gushing of blood from my several wounds.... and perhaps, the sound of your opponent... that is, IF he is even still there...
I blink. He's gone.
Another great wooosh from behind me, and before I can even begin to comprehend what's happening, I hear a sharp CRRAAACK as his skull collides with mine. I feel my body make impact on the ground with a THUD... another wound...
This just isn't my day.
The Sounds of War
There he stood.
There he ran.
There I followed.
Or was he following me?
I lost all sense of time and direction. All I knew was the reason I was here:
To destroy him.
I knew his death and little more.
I ran with the speed of a tigress on the hunt, striking my prey with as much force as I could muster at every chance I had.
But my efforts were in vain.
He would not fall.
This would not be like before.
This time, it was SERIOUS.
Before when we met, it was a battle.
Now it is a war.
Before when we met, it was a little fun. Just a game. He was merely a nusince.
Now he is a threat.
Nusinces need to be dealt with.
Threats need to be eliminated.
Is this my only duty, to eliminate my foe? My twin, and yet my total opposite... who is he? WHAT is he?
...
Hell, what am *I*?
"AGH!"
The little shit hit me... no more must I look into his life, as much I should his death.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Down the abadoned highway our battle took us. The stars flew by us as not much more than specks of dust. They were awful distracting...
For a moment, we stop.
All sense of reality is lost, and I feel as if I'm floating.
He's floating with me, too. We're floating downwards....
No...
We're FALLING...!!!
Did he save me or did I save him, I don't remember, but I remember our voices blending together, to create a distinct harmony that only a sacred gem --such as the fake Emerald that was present-- could react to...
"CHAOS CONTROL!!"
I was blinded for a moment, but it nothing I wasn't used to, listening to the sharp woooosh that hurled my stomach into knots as my image faded and later materialized upon the empty highway. I looked behind me to see the highway was slowly crumbling into pieces, falling to the black void of outer space. No wonder we had fallen.... our battleground was dissolving as we ran. Now that I know this, I may have an advantage over him.
Just then he jumps in front of me and runs ahead.
Damnit, now he knows this, too.
There is little left for me to risk. I have to take him down...
Or die trying.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
My heavy breathing swirls in my head along with the echoes of my stamping on the cold concrete/metal road below. I see him... he is within my grasp... I hear my skin stretch and my fur rustle as I reach out...
These are the sounds of war. There is no music here. No theme songs, no special sound effects, nothing unnatural of a hedgehog. Just the rapid beating of my heart and the gushing of blood from my several wounds.... and perhaps, the sound of your opponent... that is, IF he is even still there...
I blink. He's gone.
Another great wooosh from behind me, and before I can even begin to comprehend what's happening, I hear a sharp CRRAAACK as his skull collides with mine. I feel my body make impact on the ground with a THUD... another wound...
This just isn't my day.