Prologue: Into the Darkness
It was a dark depressing day in Nie, but that wasn't news. Ruled by outlaws and rule breakers, Nie was perhaps the single most disgusting city in the entire world. But tonight, something extra suspicious was stirring, as a dark enigmatic figure stood at the intersection of Time Street and Firewood Lane with three figures behind him. Another shadow then arrived to greet them.
"Ah, so you're the Arcane Renegades, am I correct?" asked the mysterious villain.
"Yeah…you got the money?" asked the dark figure in the front of his pack.
The lone figure turned around and with the click of his briefcase, presented the warrior with money beyond his comprehension, "There's gotta be at least fifty thousand here…who are you?" asked the warrior of the Arcane Renegades.
"Call me a friend…" snarled the evil man, "I have an extra special job for you, so I thought you could use some extra special persuasion."
The leader of the Arcane Renegades closed the briefcase, "Tank," he said, and gave the briefcase to the largest warrior in the group, "what's the case?"
The lone man gave a shrilling laugh and turned his figure towards the rest of the group, "I want you to take somebody out, somebody who's been haunting my very existence since the day we met. I want you to take out Sonic the Hedgehog and his friends."
The warrior of the Arcane Renegades forced a dull laugh, "Is that it? That shouldn't be too hard, and I'm looking forward to the opportunity to carry out this task."
The lone man smiled, "What's your name, son?" he asked.
"You can call me Spike," he said, "leader of the Arcane Renegades of Nie."
The lone man looked at Spike, "I've heard of you, the toughest gang of bandits in all of Nie, this should prove to be much more than that pathetic hedgehog can handle. Oh, by the way, there is one more other thing…" the man smiled.
"What's that?" Spike asked.
The man smiled, "I want you to bring me the seven Chaos Emeralds…"
The large warrior named Tank gave a sudden leap of shock, and the two other warriors behind Spike gasped. After a long silence, and much thinking about how to respond to the man's command, Spike said, "The Chaos Emeralds of legend? You want us to bring them to you? Why?"
"Now, you should really not temper in affairs that don't concern you," the man laughed. He then turned around and took a few steps before stopping, "Are you up to the challenge?"
Spike leapt forward, "The Arcane Renegades can and will take on any order without hesitation, you just wait and see!" he roared with pride in his own abilities.
The man smiled again, but before he could speak Spike interrupted again and asked, "Who are you?"
"Me?" the man asked, "You can call me Eggman."
