Unbreakable

A Blade the Hedgehog Tribute

Where are the people that accused me?

"Sloppy blade, I told you freeze the water only" my father snapped voice harsh a harsh burning sensation crossing my back as he hit me with the belt leaving another red mark beneath my grey fur.

Biting my lip to avoid letting out a single solitary noise I replied "s-sorry Father, my concentration wavered I'll do better next time" I replied dutifully

The ones who beat me down and bruised me

I spun around eyes flashing once more as I aimed a hand at the tub of water ahead of me narrowing them in focus as a small blast of ice shot from my palm to strike the water freezing it solid perfectly as I allowed a tired smile to cross my lips as a sharp crack resounded from behind me as I spun seeing Father smacking Scythe across the face with the belt as I pushed down a wave of anger at the sight as she stumbled back to her knees panting.

"I'm too tired Father if I keep going something bad could happen" she replied voice thick as I took a half step forward my light training pants and tank top matted with sweat and small amounts of blood from the strikes from his belt.

He growled "I don't care Scythe, you'll keep going till you get it right" he snapped

She nodded shakily trying to focus her quills twitching a bit as her hand glowed a spark of lightning dancing over her fingers as a bolt of lightning shot out of her hands instead of shooting for the metal panel ahead of her to switch on the light it arced up to smash into the ceiling fan as energy crackled across the plaster

The next few moments are still a blur as I shot forward a section of ceiling dropping down towards her as her eyes widened a hand reaching for me as I reached for hers as the section struck her with a scream as her form exploded in energy crackling arcs of power reaching for me as I tried to create a hasty ice shield to protect myself as several arcs struck my shield shattering it as a razor sharp piece was sent back towards me striking my face as I roared in pain the world dissolving into a painful haze.

They hide just out of sight

Can't face me in the light

I finally came back to the world panting feeling a searing pain in my eyes unable to see anything hearing my father's voice "Damn…if only the foolish child hadn't brought the ceiling down on herself I can only imagine how powerful she would have been" he muttered

I growled somehow managing to force myself up unknown to me my eyes were gone shredded by the ice shard that had struck them blood dripping down my face like crimson tears "you what? You're daughter MY SISTER just DIED!" I spat taking slow agonizing steps towards him snarling like a demon the temperature dropping by the moment "And all you're worried about is how STRONG she could have been?"

I heard him stumble back my ears twitching a bit "I-"

I slashed a hand through the air a burst of ice freezing several spots on the walls and floors "I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT!" I roared hands glowing leaving a trail of icy foot prints across the floor as I continued forward "You've done nothing but torture Scythe and I ever since Mom left" I growled the freezing effects of my steps spread out icing over more and more of the room and unknown to me the supports beneath the house

I heard a hollow thump as the other hedgehog tripped over a table falling onto his hands and backside scrambling back rapidly away from me hands slipping on the suddenly icy surface that had been a thick wool carpet "B-b-blade y-you need to understand…"

I gave a hollow laugh reaching down and grabbing him by his jacket collar hauling him up my whole body aching in protest "understand what? That you saw us only as weapons? YOU NEVER CARED ABOUT US!" I snarled in his face as he attempted to slam a fist into my face my hand whipping up with unerring accuracy to catch it in my palm squeezing it tightly the bones creaking under the pressure "I've been wanting to do this for a long time Father. " I sneered slowly starting to send a slow freezing pulse through his bones starting to freeze them solid from the marrow outward.

He shivered fiercely "w-what are you planning B-blade?" he asked fearfully.

I gave another empty chuckle "Oh you wanted me to focus my powers remember? And I am…on your bones…" I replied darkly the freezing spreading up his shoulder and over his ribs turning them into so many brittle twigs as he started to pant in pain the freezing spreading over his entire skeleton and slowly started to spread into his veins the blood freezing in seconds "Now its on your blood" I whispered leaning in to speak directly in his face making sure he could see only my ruined eyes "proud of your handiwork father? One child dead the other irreparably scarred…" I gave a twisted grin as he whimpered in pain his fur slowly stiffening and turning brittle falling out in waves of powder as his blood and muscles slowly froze creeping in slowly but surely in towards his heart "Not long now" I murmured the process having continued over the last hour.

He took a shuddering breath attempting to speak "B-blade…why? W-why are you doing this…I'm your only family left?" he asked with a whimper of pain as I snapped one of his hands off at the wrist the brittle skin, blood, and bone breaking with a glass like tinkling sound as he gave a rasping howl of pain.

"I have no family, my only family died due to your carelessness" I replied calmly doing the same with his arm up to the elbow elicting another howl "you're only the one who 'trained' me to focus to the exclusion of all else, to always be aware of my surroundings." Another glass shattering as I snapped off three of his quills another howl "and to kill without hesitation or mercy" I hissed in his ear before the freezing reached his heart icy tendrils digging their way into the frantically thumping muscle attempting to drive frozen blood through brittle veins as it froze slowly pumping less and less. As I imagined his eyes bulging attempting to catch his breath but unable to as his frantic mutterings and whimpers grew quieter as finally he went still as I drove my fist through his chest shattering his heart and ribs into thousands of bloody shards of temporary crystal as I dropped the frozen body before finally collapsing from the pain and blood loss

They'll return but I'll be stronger…