Chaos Reborn

Prologue: Wake me when you need me…

A crimson hedgehog stood at the entrance to large building in his hand was a silver gemstone. Around him dead bodies of the once opposing force bleed out. His dark grey jacket blew softly in the wind making the two red stripes appear to be like waves of red. Flowing in the wind. His jeans were torn and cut from the battle. His black and red shoes surprisingly unscathed from the fray. Blood was covering his hands a mixture of both the enemy's and his own. There were minor cuts and scratches on his face as his emerald green eyes blinked. The wind stopped and his jacket stopped flailing. A clear look of a dark green shirt with a black R was now visible. Surprisingly unscathed. Two golden rings lay on the ground next to him.

The hedgehog picks them up and attaches them to his wrists before proceeding inside of the building. He moved swiftly and gracefully avoiding the abundance of traps set out before him. All the way until he reaches the last room of the compound. His eyes now blazing with determination he launches a blast of fire and blows the door open .

Within a jumble of black energy swirled into a form the mimicked the look of the once great hero Sonic the Hedgehog. Beaming red eyes glared as the crimson hedgehog entered. "Well, well, well…" the creature chuckles in a sharp voice like ice to ones ears. "I've been expecting you….Red!" he finishes.

"Nix…" The crimson hedgehog growls. This told Nix that he was still angry about earlier. "…I told you that you would pay for what you have done. You have sent your strongest minions at me and one by one they fell by my hand and blade. You killed my friends one by one…"

"That is right I did kill your friends!" Nix laughs "And what fun it was! Hearing them beg for mercy, plead for help just makes it all that much more satisfying when they let out their last scream of death. Something I cannot wait to hear from you!"

"I am afraid that will be something you will never have the pleasure of hearing." The hedgehog says as he tightens the grip on his weapon. "You know why I am here…"

"Oh yes some big heroics act hoping it will change things. But please…I am in a good mood today humor me." Nix chuckles tauntingly.

"I will not be made fun of by the likes of you!" he growls "You know who I am and you know why I am here Nix! But since you asked so nicely…my name is Rage Chaotic the Hedgehog…I am the last surviving Chaos Guardian and I am here to put an end to this. Here and now I will destroy you!"

"You can try!" Nix yells throwing his hand out now talking with a much more serious tone. "But like all those before you the same fate awaits!" he yells firing an energy beam at Rage. However the beam misses as Rage leaps to the side and advances. Without hesitation Nix draws a sword from the hilt on his waste and the blades of both adversaries meet. Rage then leaps back to prevent a power struggle.

"You have improved since I first fought you all that time ago." Nix chuckles "Back then you were just a scared little kid. But even though you knew who I was you still stood up to me in order to protect your family. An act that to this day I still applaud you for your courage then. Alas you failed to protect them and they died as well. I only let you live because you had the balls to stand up to me. Along with that power you somehow managed to wield! Which is something I should have never done!"

'He's right…' Rage says to himself thinking back to that fateful day.

I was only 10 years old and I still remember that day quite well. Nix had invaded my hometown. He was on a quest for world domination and…he killed the whole village. I remember bodies of the dead and buildings burning violently. I had been hiding in some rubble when he found my family's hiding place…

The air was filled with heat from the flames of burning debris and a young Rage was sitting under some stone debris as Nix walked over to a large pile and lifts some of the rubble away under it was his family. He was scared as one of the evil man's soldiers catches eye of him and walks over. This man was larger than he much larger. The soldier picked Rage up and called over.

"Lord Nix I think this kid is with them!" he calls over to Nix.

"I will slay him after I kill the others then…" he chuckles "I want to see him suffer."

"Yes, Lord Nix." The soldier chuckles as he holds me closer "Look closely kid." He chuckles holding Rage's head so he couldn't look away. The young hedgehog struggled before something went off inside him. Suddenly Rage throws his elbow back and hits the soldier in the gut before taking the sword from the sheath on the soldiers waste and suddenly slices the soldier in half. He lands looking at the now dead soldier for a second heaving. Next he runs at the other soldier with fury in his eyes as he does the same. Wielding this should be one handed sword with both of his hands he now stood between Nix and his family. However he was trembling.

"You leave my family alone Nix!" Rage yells tears clouding up his eyes. "I won't let you hut them!"

Nix blinks a few times rather surprised how this little red runt could have taken down two of his own guards and still dared to challenge him all while knowing he could never win. "Well it seems there is more to this little runt then meets the eye.

"Big brother don't!" a small icy hedgehog yells "RUN!"

"No!" Rage yells "I am tired of being told to run! I won't just let someone hurt you!"

"Don't be a fool son get out of here! Go!" his father yells

"I said no!" Rage yells back "I am going to protect you!" he screams glowing with a bright light.

"Impossible!" Nix yells as it blinds him for s few second. After it finally dies down Rage had some weird flare around him. Nix then grows to a monstrous size looking down at Rage. Rage leaps and the larger man grabs him and looks him in the eyes as he struggles to free himself. "Your courage pleases me young hedgehog…why don't you join me? If you do I promise I will not harm your family…if not they die!"

"Don't listen to him Big brother!" the icy hedgehog yells again

"We are not worth it son!" his father yells.

"I'd rather die than join you Nix!" Rage yells.

"That's too bad…" Nix chuckles throwing Rage down. This didn't kill him but it hurt him enough so that he could not move. Nix then shrinks back to normal size and walks over to him. "Tell you what little rat. Since I am so amused that you stood up to me of all things like that… I will give you the honor of living with the guilt of this…" He laughs before going over to his helpless family and then cutting each of their heads clean off all while laughing.

"NO!" Rage cries before losing consciousness.

"…Since that day I have waited for this day…" Rage says "Where I can avenge them! It has been 15 long years of training with the Chaos Guardians of Old and now I can finally finish this!" Rage yells flaring up with energy. "I have learned to use that power I was blessed with the very power you always sought to destroy and now I will use it to destroy you!" he screams emitting a blinding light. It was now that Rage had become a pure white hedgehog with eyes flashing colors and his clothing changed to a kosode that was once the uniform of the Chaos Guardians. Nix looked in shock at this. It was the mythical Ultima Chaos Form one that had never before been obtained only spoken of in legend.

"Your little tricks will not save you now!" Nix yells as they clash once again. This time they struck multiple times each however was blocked by the others. Then Nix cheap shots Rage with an energy blast. This sent the crimson hedgehog back. Though he was powered up he was still exhausted from the battle just to get in her. He gets up only to see Nix forming a large ball of energy no doubt his legendary power of Dark Apocalypse an attack said to even have the power to kill gods. Rage then closed his eyes.

"Guardians fallen heed my call." He says softly "While world laws should deny it I call to you the great Chaotix lend me your power!" he yells. Nix laughs as he starts charging a Chaos Beam attack.

"You fool they will not aid you now! You are the only one they all live in their cowardly Chaos Realm now!" Nix laughs as he sends the Dark Apocalypse at Rage who was still trying to charge the attack. Rage looks in fear knowing that this was the end. Nix laughs as his attack closes in on Rage. But then something miraculous happens. A dark grey hedgehog, Christain one of Nix's own leaps in front and takes the hit.

"Sorry…" he says softly "But you've gone too far Nix…you wouldn't listen and people are suffering…my job was always to protect the people even before you took control of my country. I cannot let you do this…"

"I should have known you'd do this!" Nix yells

"This is the end!" Rage's voice echoes as Nix looks up to see Rage's sword glowing with a powerful light. Nix had no time to react this time. Rage drove the sword straight into Nix. The black creature coughs up a green blood as Rage releases his weapon and returns to his normal form panting.

"This isn't possible…" Nix pants. "I am the dark ruler Nix…I have eliminated all Chaos Guardians till now…what makes this kid so special! How the hell can some kid defeat me!" he screams in anger. "You were nothing but a small scared rat there is no way you could ever have defeated me! I am the perfect supreme being of this universe!"

"It is because I am fighting for a purpose…those with purpose will always triumph any trial eluding them from their goal…" Rage says

"That's just philosophical bullshit!" Nix says standing up. "I am immortal you cannot defeat me only the legendary sword Blazing Chaos can!"

"Oh?" Rage asks

"Yes!" Nix yells

"Burn…" Rage grins and Nix looks up fear taking hold of him.

"no…" he gasps. "it... can't be…"

"Bureijingukaosu!" Rage yells. Then the blade still stuck within Nix burns a great fire and Nix screams his final words. "Impossible!" his voice echoes. Rage watches as the energy form known as Nix is vaporized and his sword then vanishes and reappears in his hands. With victory in his grasp Rage walks outside where a group of people stood waiting.

"He did it…he killed the monster!" a man cheers.

"You're a hero." An older man wearing a ragged robe says. "You have saved us all…thank you Rage…please come back with us…"

"No." Rage says "I am going into a deep slumber now. I have done too much…in my chambers lies a set of riddles bury them in a secret location. If a time comes when you will need my power…find it and use their hints to find and awaken me for many more evils could yet come in the future but be warned only one with a pure heart may awaken me." He says walking into the distance

Rage finds a cave one he knew well from his childhood and it was also part shrine…this was where he learned of his fate and now he would sleep here until he would be awakened when the world needed him once more…