The fall of the empire.

Prologue.

"People…they can be either be the biggest blessing of your life, or they can be your burden." Sonic stood on the mountain top overlooking robotropolis. He closed his eyes.

Meanwhile, in the city's tallest building, Shadow sat on a cushion and waited. His emotional-manipulating grenades in hand and on chest. Fury will destroy.

"They can make you into a legend, or turn you into a sideshow freak. They can tend to your wounds, or make them worse than they already were." Sonic looked at one of his cybernetic hands. He clenched it into a hard fist.

Manic hid in one of the city slums and kept his watch for the signal. He placed several modified emotion-manipulating smoke bombs. Strife will overtake.

"They are capable of creating empires, only for others to come in a millennia or two later and leave only memory and legacy behind." His robotic eye took checkpoints. They were in position.

Knuckles waited in the sewer, being careful as to not be seen. He placed bombs under the streets before jumping out of a manhole. War will bring forward chaos.

"The romans built an empire greater than any before it. It was brought to its knee's by Carthage. The Germanic tribes laid waste to three legions. The Huns swept through the empire, leaving a trail of blood and destruction in its wake." Sonic crossed his arms and closed his eyes again.

Tails hid in a robotic factory, looking out the window for the city with a bomb in hand. He tossed it on one of the bigger machines and left the building. Plague will take its toll.

"People lie, cheat, steal, kill until they get what they want, and feel no remorse for what they do. Cain killed his brother Abel in cold blood because his sacrifice wasn't accepted by god. "

Silver floated invisibly over a busy street. He waited for the signal. Famine will shatter all sanity.

"They don't care about anyone else. But only these people. This is Nineveh reincarnated. Well, Rome conquered before. But we are not roman." His hand transformed into a laser cannon. He took aim.

"We are the horsemen of apocalypse." He fired. The others set off their explosives. Panic, death and destruction ensued as the five already in the city began to slaughter the civilians. Sonic walked down from the mountain and headed for the city. He grabbed the scythe from his back. Death will conquer all.