Punishment. Thy Name is Ruin
Prologue
This is a novel thing on Shadow the Hedgehog, on the pure dark ending. Which I THINK is canon because it is ending number 1 in the library.
As Shadow tries to remember his past, a strange cloud engulfs the city of Westopolis, and drops strange creatures out. As Shadow begins to walk away, a figure approaches…
A black hedgehog was standing in a field overlooking the city of Westopolis. He was trying as hard as possible to remember anything. A newspaper was flying in the breeze. It hit Shadow's leg, and he could just read the cover story before it flew away. "Fire in the Sky Festival! 50 year return of the Black Comet!"
"Shadow the Hedgehog…why does that name haunt me? It's the only thing I can remember. Aside from that…" Shadow dropped his head and closed his eyes in disgust. "…gruesome image…"
Shadow was running, and holding a young blonde girl's hand. He was being chased by human soldiers. Then, to his utter dismay, Shadow tripped and let go of the girl. The soldier caught up with them. He held up his pistol and aimed at the girl.
The girl reached out for Shadow, gasped, and then dropped dead, blood spilling from her chest.
"MARIA!!!!" Was that him yelling?
Shadow raised his head. "Who am I, why can't I remember anything, and, who is this Maria?"
Without any warning, a large red cloud moved in to the center of the city, and a sort of vortex was in the middle. Large black creatures suddenly poured out of the cloud, and caused absolute destruction in their wake. Buildings were already starting to topple, and Shadow could already see humans and cars being flung around.
"Hmph. Look how pathetic they are. I don't have time for these humans." Shadow said angrily. He turned around and started to leave.
"Shadow…"
Shadow turned his head, completely confused. He hadn't seen anyone coming…
Standing, or more accurately floating, before him was what Shadow could only describe as an overgrown blackish purple starfish. It had a large orange eye with a black iris. The eye projected an image of another floating thing. This one had 3 eyes that looked similar to the starfish thing. The eyes were on a black head, with 1 spike on each side, very similar to Shadow's quills. It sported hands with 3 fingers, but a brown cloak covered the arms, if there were any. It sported nothing more than these features.
"As you can see, the day of reckoning is here. Find and retrieve the seven Chaos Emeralds, and bring them to me…as promised." It said.
"Huh? Who are you, what are you talking about and, how do you know I'm Shadow?" Shadow asked.
The image disappeared, and the starfish flew into the city. Shadow reached out to grab it, but explosions from human fire had blocked Shadow from moving much farther. By the time the smoke cleared, it was no where to be seen.
"Just what was that all about? Well, if he knows the secrets to my past, then like it or not, I have to believe him. The only way I'm going to find out, is to get those Chaos Emeralds!" Shadow ran off into the ruined city to find the first.
And so, the prologue comes to a close. This may have been a bit off, so don't sue me.