Author note: wait another story!? What! WHYY? No other reason than inspiration really and I had this story in mind for years. Just didn't find the inspiration to make it! This is a Sonadow story no shocker. I got some inspiration from other fanfics out there. You might spot them! I also made this mainly a first-person view, I hope it's not that bad.
It's going to be a lot of interaction between our favorite two hedgehogs! I will try my best to keep them in character though sonadow and other incidents will challenge it. I really want to hear your opinions about this story so please review! Also favorite/follow if you think it's worth it :D UPDATED!
The limbless basilisk hover in the crimson red sky letting out an aggressive hiss. The battle was nearing its end. The beast previously dormant was awaken by Dr Eggman after demonstrating the Eclipse cannon on the moon. Not taking instant effect allowed it to grow into a powerful stage. When the basilisk struck earth and its habitants it wasn't alone. The hatchlings size of a rhino aided their creator. Though they didn't remain alive for very long. The innocent victims were minimal considering on how much destruction the basilisk known as Ross brought down on the planet.
"You puny rats think you can defeat me!?" She taunts with a vicious smirk displaying her sharp fangs. Ross once green scales was now covered in blood. The reptile glare at the offenders not even once acknowledge her inevitable defeat. The seven gems already doomed her fate. The power coursing through the two hedgehogs granting them just what they needed.
"Are you ready Shadow?" The pure yellow glowing hedgehog asks. The other response with a nod already aware of what Sonic have in mind. They take off in the sky near speed of light and completely cease behind her. At the same time, place their palms on the broken scales and scream in union.
"CHAOS CONTROL!" The hedgehogs along with the opponent phase out from view and reappear near the sun. Ross try to roar in anger but no sound leaves her. The distance to the sun so deadly close finish her off. The radiation completely visually kills her before given a chance to feel the intense heat. Her body soon unrecognizable before its wiped out from existence.
This seemed like a great idea from the start. Granted, super form protects its wielders from any harmful radiation but it was also taxing the chaos energy. To make matters worse, miscalculated the gravity of the deadly star. Both lost all control of physics that was otherwise taken for granted in super form. The emeralds now focused on protecting their bodies from the offending energy, gave them little access to do much else.
It was a matter of minutes before the emerald fuel was gone, and by then facing a five thousand kelvin heat and radiation. An immortality test Shadow didn't wish to participate.
Sonic reach out to his rival with a confident grin. Shadow another time would reject his share of energy but it was better focused as one than split. He grabs Sonic's extended hand with my own knowing their only shot of survival. One problem…they weren't in sync.
'CHAOS CONTROL'
Shadow POV
I expected to reappear somewhere in the city or near Fakers cluster filled friends. In other words, on earth!
No Instead, find ourselves in an empty white void. Apart from being in total confusion of the new unknown location. But our super form had dissolved without notice! The emeralds had somehow vanished midway the chaos control. But that is impossible even fake ones need time to fade out of use. So surely the real seven gems couldn't just have disappeared.
What mostly bothered me was that I couldn't sense them! Perhaps the void blocked their location which made me turn to look around.
The ground perfectly flat, nothing can be seen within line of sight. There wasn't really a sky, and things didn't add up. The celsius, perfectly comfortable, oxygen available, accurate gravity, no signs of a sun yet there was light. The list went on and I was forced to stop question it.
"Where are they!?" I scowl not sure where to go, where to start, where to search... Sonic didn't appear to be as bothered as me. We probably needed to reacquire the lost emeralds to get out of here.
"Ehm...well...I guess we have to look for them?" Sonic suggest with a grin, completely ignorant of the situation. This is why we don't team up outside battles.
"I sense nothing. There is no chaos energy lingering here it's as if-"
"Someone took them." A voice ended that didn't belong to faker. We snap our eyes to the direction but there is nothing there.
"Show yourself!" I demand, whoever it is find that amusing and begin to laugh. Eerie deep somewhat malevolent- definitely male.
"You enter my home uninvited, and demand 'me' to turn visible. Insolent hedgehogs, who do you think I am?"
Sonic grin while he scratches the back of his head. "A thief." eyes fixated on the empty area.
Silence have never been more alarming. Of course, Faker had to make new enemies.
"You would be dead on the spot you are standing if I wasn't in a good mood." A flash of light emerges temporarily blinding us.
"With that said, admire my true form mortals." A gust of wind thrust us back, I almost lose my entire footing by the force. What have we gotten ourselves into…
Vision eventually clears and in front of us now standing a glowing light blue hedgehog. Quills far more upturned than a super form along with the back quills. His eyes green and narrow with sharp black marking his eye corners. Wearing nothing but pure white gloves and shoes that almost seem to fuse with his body.
He smirks. "My name is Nazo, the god of pure energy."
"Pure energy?" I ask, taking notice of the smug look from the so-called god.
"The precursor of Chaos energy. A far more superior energy." Swirl of white energy soon surround him in a hectic manner. I unwillingly shudder as my own energy react to the sudden foreign energy exposure. I quickly raise my own to prevent any possible unstable side effects. Turns out he detect my energy doing so. Eyes directly fixate on me with interest. The hovering hedgehog slowly descend to the ground.
"I guess it's time for us- to introduce as well." Sonic grin, not even fazed by the intimidating appearance of Nazo.
"My name is Sonic the hedgehog, and that grumpy hog over there is Shadow." I throw a glare at my rival. I wish I hadn't. A sudden wave of pure energy hit my body.
"Gaah!" I gasp but quickly manage to cover myself from the assaulting energy, creating a visual globe of red chaos. The shockwave reaches my rival but do little else than push him away.
"What the!?" Sonic start sliding on the ground as the pure energy become more aggressive. It's trying to penetrate my defenses. I won't allow it, I refuse to succumb. But I can't let this go on forever.
"Chaos spear!" I yell, summoning a yellow spear that materializes just above him. He cast a surprised glance at it but have no time to dodge, the spear hit him straight on with a blast. Smog covers the area hiding his shape.
"Interesting." He chuckles indicating no harm done on his body by the voice alone. Smog clears but no signs of him.
"Stop hiding!" I yell ready for another attack.
"I am not hiding, just taking time to decide my next move." That make me uneasy.
"Full of bull if you ask me." Sonic remark with a smug grin.
"Very well." An invisible force suddenly gets a hold of me. I can't move I am frozen in place. This was not energy involved at all, more like psychokinesis. I am suddenly flung up to the sky without warning.
"Shadow!" Sonic calls out to me and at the very same moment my body abrupt stop in midair. I lose breath all together, the pressure hit my insides and would have broken my spine if I wasn't the ultimate life form.
"To much for you hmm… well I didn't expect you to counter that." The still invisible hedgehog taunts from a direction I couldn't really tell.
"Shadow! Are you alright!?" I snort, my rival so far proven useless against this opponent, not that I would ask for his assistance anyhow.
"Let's see what's so special about you…" His voice echo throughout the void. I flinch as his palm touch the top of my head.
"Shadow behind you!" Sonic yell alarmed as if I couldn't tell already. I try to muster all strength to break free but nothing works.
"It's no use." Nazo affirm, reminding me far too much of Silver to my dislike. We don't need another spammer of said sentence. I quickly summon my chaos energy. With him so close a chaos blast would severely injure him, if not kill him. I expected the red glow to be a giveaway but nothing visually warns the incoming attack, odd.
"You have no idea who you are messing with." I smirk as I hit maximum ready to release, in other words downright nuke him. But nothing happens, the burst of energy refuse to unleash. Instead it becomes completely neutralized by the pure energy that wrap a tight seal around it. How did he manage to do that!?
"Aah...I understand, no wonder everyone wants you so bad." Nazo purr interested. Fingertips gently dig into my fur before he starts...patting me?
"Power, potential, fighting spirit, loyalty...just in the wrong hands...but that can be fixed." I growl threatening, great another enemy that wants me to join him.
"Oh, Shadow Shadow...I don't want you to join me." I blink surprised, did he just read my thoughts!?
" I want to own you." His free hand advance to my chest fur and stop just above my heart. Pulse skyrocketing as the tip of his finger tap the spot.
"Your body, soul, mind, all of it..."
"Shut up!" I didn't want to hear this nonsense again, but I was helpless. I have never felt this exposed, so vulnerable…
Nazo pretend he didn't hear me "Doesn't look like you know the details, of how you were made. But no matter, Chaos energy flows in your veins, which technically means I took a part in your creation. Truly fascinating…" I use my energy to hit the seal with all my might, yet the offending energy don't budge, not one bit!
"Resistance...I like it. Fight me Shadow, try it but it's noth-" Nazo cut off as he gets kicked off my back. A sudden gust of wind comes along with it.
Whatever force that was on me seconds before is gone. The distance to the ground wasn't that far and I land smoothly along with Faker.
Sonic with his goofy smile gives me a thumb up. I snort in response showing no appreciation.
"You're welcome." His eyes focused on me shortly scan the area. Nazo wasn't lying when he said the pure energy dominated chaos. But I wouldn't go down without a fight! Much to my irritation don't spot the enemy.
"I don't appreciate the interference blue hedgehog." The voice now malicious, hiding no anger of the sudden assault.
"Well, I can't just stand there and watch you harass Shads." I glare at faker but remain silent.
"Is that so? But you watched him fall. " Nazo mock, and surprisingly it worked. I have never seen Faker angry but said sentence struck a nerve. The enemy clearly referred to the Colony Ark incident, something I had little memory of due to the amnesia. But Rouge filled the gaps…. most of it. But even I knew Sonic wouldn't abandon me in the heat of battle.
"He had no choice." I counter but have no recollection of the incident. That just humored the enemy.
"Defending your companion, are we? You don't even remember. You think so highly of him?" I completely forgot the whole mind reading! It embarrasses me to the core and Sonic was no longer angry but instead giving me curious looks.
"Back to the point give me the emeralds!" I snap desperate to change subject.
The glowing hedgehog shows up and hover in midair smugly. "How about...no" I don't have time to lash out before he continues.
"You are the first beings that have managed to enter my home. I am impressed, too much so." I am considering throwing another chaos spear to shut him up, but that would be a waste of energy.
Though I wasn't too keen of the thought of letting this new enemy decide our fate. We just vanquished an enemy literally minutes ago just to face another. A more powerful one, without help of the emeralds and outside assistance.
Nazos Eyes locked on mine don't even acknowledge faker at all.
"I could finish this right now. Kill that blue nuisance and take what's rightfully mine." Nazo sounded far more determined than my past opponents, they never faced me as unstoppable. Black Doom,Eggman, G.U.N, Mephiles Ross none of them. But I couldn't shake off the feeling that this could be the worst enemy yet.
"Why is everyone so interested in Shadow?" Sonic sulked disliking the lack of attention. Eggman was probably the only true enemy Faker fought against. From my point of view, he was spoiled.
"You know what, how about a game?" The enemy suggests to my dislike. I hate games…
"A game!? I love games." Sonic beam up excited. I decide to hear him out regardless, it might be our only shot. I am not unrealistic enough to believe that we can face him head on, he already proven stronger than us combined.
"It's called The Seven Trials. " Sonic at that point was wearing a wide exciting smile.
"Every trial is unique and is based to challenge one weakness. Either it being you..." Moss green eyes on me with strong interest.
"Or Sonic." He ends nonchalant not giving the hero any further attention.
"And why would we participate in this?" I question. If this was just a sick game to drag out the inevitable fight later I would take no part in this.
"So impatient, let me finish." I growl but nevertheless let him speak.
"If you finish one trial you earn an emerald." I smirk amused, with one emerald in possession I can get us out of here, perhaps even relocate the rest.
"Don't even bother, chaos control won't work in here unless I will it. "
"So, what's the goal?" Sonic asks more interested in the game than the emeralds themselves.
"The goal is to find the hidden emerald. There is no time limit, you can only fail by death. Well almost in Shadows case. I will retrieve you when you technically should have died." Nazo purr excited for what he thought was my fate. If that would happen I'd for the first time curse my immortality.
"Neither of us is planning on dying." Sonic state excited that surprisingly soothed my doubts. Something about Nazo kept me on the edge.
"Is that so? Are you that confident too Shadow?" The enemy taunts.
I snort. "I am the ultimate life form. I am ready for anything you can throw at me." I can tell the answer was unexpected. He stares at me surprised but features soon changes to pleased.
"Oh really? Then let's start with the trial that was intentionally meant for last. Not like it's the hardest but I wanted to make sure you became mine." He disturbed me to the core.
"Ah yes one detail that might be useful. If one of you die the other can still continue. If the remaining one get the emerald the dead teammate will come back. The trial only fails when you both lose."
"As I said, we don't plan on dying. But I will keep that in mind." Sonic smirk cocky as if I would be the one to fall.
"Don't bother Faker the only one you have to worry about is yourself." Sonic roll his eyes.
"I take is as both of you are ready?" We nod but have two different opinions about this game. I want this done and over with. While faker obviously want this life and death game to begin.
"The trial is called, The Swamp of Heart...Good luck." Nazo break out in a maniacal laughter before he disappears and the white void suddenly turned into a muddy swamp. It was stretching out endlessly without a trace of solid ground. The mud reaches up to our knees. Running or skating is out of the question.
"I can feel it...the emerald." I smirk, this will finish before we know it. I presume Nazo forgot about my technically Emerald GPS ability, and I am surely not complaining.
"Sweet! It only sucks that we can't run. But..." Faker looked troubled, eyes glued on the swamp.
I raise a brow. "But what?"
"The trial is based on your weakness. But I can't see anything that gives you more of a challenge." He was right, nothing seemed to be more of challenge to me yet.
"Looks like Nazo messed up. No matter the emerald is there." I point to the direction.
"It's Weak...so we have to walk for a while." Sonic groan hearing that. I was just as discouraged as him. Not that I would admit that.
"Let's get moving."
Author Note: Well well well…. what do you think this trial is about? What could possibly be Shadows weakness? And how will these two hedgehogs stand each other throughout these trials? Share your thoughts!