Mark of the Devil
By Fangs of Lightning and The Chuckinator
Chapter 1: The Summoning
Sonic had just gotten out of church and was walking home. Shadow saw him and ran up. "Sonic!" he yelled.
The blue hedgehog stopped and looked at Shadow. "Hey," he said with a smile.
"Hey." Shadow returned his smile. "I've got a question for you. Has Eggman been up to anything recently?"
Sonic shook his head. "Not recently, no. Why do you ask?"
"G.U.N. wanted to know."
The other hedgehog nodded. "He'll do something eventually. You got out of church as well?"
Shadow nodded back. "Yeah."
"Well...want to come over for a bit?"
Shadow shook his head. "I can't. I have to go to work."
Sonic nodded. "All right. I'll see you later."
He ran off. Shadow smiled and then walked to GUN. When he got there, he went right to the commander's office.
"Are there any signs of Eggman?" the commander asked.
Shadow shook his head. "None. Sonic hasn't had to deal with him recently, either."
"That's good. If you find out he's up to something, then i want you to stop him."
Shadow nodded. "Of course, Sir."
He sighed and left the office, then got to work. A few hours later, Rouge came in and saw Shadow.
"We got a tip from Eggman," she said. "He's up to no good again. This time he's trying to bring Satan into the world."
"Satan?" Shadow stood as he shouted. "Are you sure?"
Rouge nodded, and Shadow sighed. Due to his religious beliefs, he knew that Satan was an evil being. If Eggman summoned the Devil, all hell would break loose. He had to stop the doctor.
"Do you know where he is?"
"At his base, of course."
Shadow nodded, and ran off. He got to Eggman's base in record time, stopping outside to figure the best way to get to the scientist. Summoning the Devil or not, Eggman wouldn't be too distracted to send all of his robots after an intruder. He walked inside the base, looking around cautiously. A few minutes later, a robot appeared and punched him. Shadow groaned and fell to the ground, glaring up at the robot, wiping some blood from his mouth.
Shadow got to his feet, keeping his glare on the robot. "Where's Eggman?" he asked it.
"Intruder alert," it said, and aimed its weapons at Shadow before firing.
Shadow dodged out of the way, looking back at the robot. Summoning some Chaos Spears, he threw them at the robot. The robot exploded upon impact. Shadow landed on his feet and ran off. Eventually, he saw Eggman working some controls at a machine. The scientist saw him and laughed.
"You are too late, Shadow! Soon, Satan will come to Earth and I shall rule by his side to conquer the world!"
"You really think Satan's going to let you help him rule the world?" Shadow yelled. "You need to stop this, Eggman!"
Shadow knew his words wouldn't do any good, and started looking around the room for some way to stop it. There had to be something. Finally he saw a switch and ran towards it but a bright light went off in the machine and forced him back. Eggman laughed in triumph. When the light vanished, a person stood there. He was wearing robes, held a sword, and looked around, setting his sights on Eggman, who was confused.
"Who are you?" Eggman asked.
"I am Lucifer," the person said.
With a swing of his sword, Lucifer decapitated Eggman instantly, and Eggman's head rolled, resting at Lucifer's feet. He turned to Shadow, whose eyes were wide in shock. Shadow swallowed, looking at Lucifer fearfully. He knew he'd done some things in his life that could be considered evil. The hedgehog hesitated, wondering what Lucifer...Satan...would do. The Devil walked forwards, looking at Shadow.
"I sense evil in your heart. Join me."
Shadow's shock turned to confusion. "Join you?"
"Sell your soul to me; become my servant. I could bring Maria back to you," the Devil said.
Shadow gasped in shock and he hesitated, wondering what to do. He was already a Christian, and to join the Devil was blasphemous...what was he going to do? But...Satan had promised to bring Maria back.
"Can you really bring her back?"
"I can."
The hedgehog hesitated, then nodded and bowed in front of Lucifer, and an inverted pentacle appeared on his chest. Shadow screamed in pain as he felt his soul being ripped from his body. Lucifer watched the soul leave, looking back at Shadow's body once it was gone. A cloak appeared over Shadow's body. He spoke and was shocked that his voice had changed. It was darker and sounded evil.
"What do I have to do now?" he asked.
Lucifer chuckled and snapped his fingers, turning Shadow into a demon. His body grew taller as red markings appeared all over his fur. The fingers on his hands merged from five to three, and gained sharp claws as his toes did the same. Bat-like wings burst from his back and horns grew out of his head. Shadow's tail also grew longer and a pointed tip appeared at the end of it.
"Come with me," Lucifer said. "We must prepare to rule this planet." Shadow nodded and followed Lucifer. "Now...since you have sold your soul to me, you are my property. You will wear that cloak when I need you and shall be a demon as well. When your friends figure out that you are working for me, you shall become a demon forever and will lose your free will along with your personality and emotions."
Shadow made a note to himself not to let anyone find out. "What should I call you? Master?" Satan nodded. "What are we going to do first, Master?" Shadow asked.
Satan smirked and they vanished.