Note: Well I know it's a bad thing when you have two stories uncompleted and then you throw in a 3rd on in, but I'm doing it anyways. So this is a whole new story that is being written by not only myself, but with the help of a dear friend XxXFallenNightXxX (from ). There are still a few issues, but hopefully as we had planned I will post up everything from Shadow's POV as she will post up everything from Amy's POV though the tittle of that will be An Angel's Demon. There are two bits of song in here (I hate musicals more than anything so have no worries about it.) they are "Carnival of Rust" by poets of fall and "Day of the Dead" by Hollywood Undead. So without a further due enjoy!

(Chapter 1, The War)

*singing*

"Hold on… Holy Ghost, go on…Hold me close.

Better run, here we come it's the day of the dead…" I sang while strumming on the guitar as I walked through an alleyway with a trail of blood slowly following me

"I didn't take you for one who would be interested in music, Shadow." Rouge said appearing before me leaning on the wall

"Hmpf." I replied then crushed the guitar instantly "So what is it that you want?"

"Aah and you played so well." She said before making a fake sad face "Well if you must know, he finally gave us the order."

"When?" I asked unemotional as I started loaded up my guns

"During the tournament that you will be entering in, two days from now." Rouge said as she turned around and started walking away

I chaos controlled in front of her and slammed her into the wall full of anger.

"Aha I love it when you're rough with me." Rouge replied trying to lean in for a kiss

*Bang*

I stared at her as she was calm, but very nervous while she leaned back to the wall.

"You know that really hurts." She said as blood leaked out from scrape on her cheek where the bullet nicked her, but started to heal quickly "You wouldn't kill me would you?"

"If you don't tell me why I'm entering this tournament." I said coldly

"As I said before those were his orders and he suspects that there will be angels over there as well as the famous balancer. I believe he is called Sonic." She replied

"So he figures if the three races are to meet again the item we can't see will appear." I said thinking out loud

"Bingo." She said "Now if you don't mind…"

*Bang*

"Did you just…" Rouge said before sliding down to the ground

"Consider it a warning this time." I said heartlessly "You still didn't tell me why I'm entering this tournament, but you're not going to die. The bullet passed through so you will be fine. Besides it takes a lot for us to die."

"Be fine? You just fucking shot me! And even my expensive clothes are ruined!" Rouge exclaimed

"That's not my problem and none of my business." I replied and walked away

"Argh! You fucking demon!" she yelled out to me in pain

Yeah I know, I am a demon. We both are and we serve the ruler of hell, Black Doom, but with demons there are also angels from heaven, our sworn enemies for who knows how long. I left her in the alleyway as I made my way to the street. There are also those who are called balancers. Those who oppose both angels and demons as they figure the world would be better without either one them. I don't blame them as they were the ones who were always dragged into our wars, but to think they were the reason we are in a peace treaty. As legends says as a battle of only the strongest warriors from all three races fought one another and last one standing would rule them all.

Little did the angels and demons the balancers had already planned this out to end up in their favor from the very beginning as their warrior on the brink of death sealed away his soul along with the two others into an item only they could see. With the battle in a draw it was decided that peace would be made once and for all. Or so it was supposed to, but instead caused countless hidden battles from view although a few have slipped up in public only to be brushed off as a terrorist attacks or natural disasters. Both angels and demons have become very tense as we now near to the breaking point of war. A war in which I will cause as I was ordered to do so. A poster caught my eye as I ripped it off the wall.

'The item is what Black Doom really wants and believes that it will appear in this tournament, but neither angel nor demon can see it. Unless he has a balancer on his side, but even so this Sonic guy is going to be there.' I thought to myself 'Extreme gear tournament battle royal uh? Well then I guess I wouldn't mind entering. If anything goes then there's no point in holding back.'

A blue blur passed by me quickly catching my attention then was knocked down by someone. Upon getting up I felt someone's lips on mine. Then opening my eyes green emerald eyes were staring back at me in disbelief.

"I'm so sorry!" She quickly said scared

"Watch it next time!" I replied coldly carefully looking at the girl who just ran into me and who had just kissed me

She was a pink hedgehog that with short hair yet her beauty was something else. In a split sec the girl was replaced with Maria and without thinking I held out my hand to help her up. She smiles, but her image vanished as the pink hedgehog is smiling at me yet keeping that very same smile as Marias. The moment she takes my hand I felt the need to let go immediately, but why did it also feel so warm. The thought kept me distracted until she was up on her feet.

"Thanks!" she replied as Maria's image comes back replacing the pink hedgehog

I let go of her hand and walk away hoping she wouldn't follow. It was way too much for me to handle, seeing Maria's image like that. After all those years why now of all times would she be appearing to me like that? I shake my head as I needed to focus. I lifted my hand the girl had touched trying to figure what the hell was up with that feeling I had.

"If you are wondering what that feeling is," A female's voice said from an alleyway coming to me

"Is either of love? Or is because you just touched an angel?"

I stopped and looked into the alleyway with cold and fierce eyes

"I see you aren't one to talk much after all." She said coming into the light "Anyways I am Blaze the cat and Balancer that is on your side. Black Doom said I should meet everyone I will be working with."

I stared at the cat and then continued to walk on.

"Well that's not very nice of you!" She shouted behind me

"It shouldn't matter to you because you already who I am." I sharply relied, but never bothered looking back

'So now it's a question if am I falling in love or that girl is really an angel.' I thought to myself then walking into another alleyway and disappeared