Word from the Author:

Dark Chronicle is the 3rd installment in this series Master Emerald Guardian: Knuckles the Echidna it's recieved the nickname Emerald Guardian. The previous installments were Way of the Guardian and Shadow Brother.

I plan to post Shadow Brother and Way of the Guardian again, just they are undergoing reformatting. I'm NOT rewriting them; I'm merely changing them into story format. AKA: he said/she said and etc

Please Enjoy the Third Emerald Guardian. So fans of the First two...please stop sending me hate mail. They will be posted in time. This story is 90 percent complete. Will post the rest of it soon.

Please no more hate mail.

"For every age it is said that there comes a time of trial. A time when all seems lost and hope has faded, many like to say that hope shall never fade and that the light shall forever watch over us all. But it is not until darkness truly takes over when one will see that hope is truly lost…and that sometimes the light cannot save you from your fate…"

An Andrewcrash/Darkstrife production…

With special thanks to Sega and Sonic Team…

Master Emerald Guardian:

Knuckles the Echidna

Dark Chronicle

"Approximately 1 year after Strife's defeat the world was brought into a state of peace. Peace that seemed to be everlasting, Knuckles and his friends lived happily on Angel Island during this period of peace. However sealed away…was a dark power, a dark power that was growing in strength, a power that would forever change the world and bring an end to all peace."

Prologue: Reflection on past Adventures

"You know…its funny sometimes when you look back at some things. A lot of things happen in life that you would never expect, things that come without the slightest warning. Sonic, Tails, Shadow, and Shade are just small examples. I never saw them coming, nor did I really care…"

Sitting on top of a long faded brown cobblestone stairway sat a red echidna sitting with his legs cross with his white fist with 2 spiked knuckles clenching the opposing knee, behind him was a large Green Emerald that simmered brightly even in the brightest of days.

"It wasn't until I died saving this world when I realized that I should have cared, all I cared about was saving the Master Emerald. Sure I got sidetracked but my ultimate goal was to save the Master Emerald. It took my best friend's sacrifice to make me see that something are worth caring for…"

The red echidna stood up and brushed off his legs and buffed his chest, he opened his eyes and looked out into the distance with dark blue eyes.

"Shadow…he gained the ability to become an Emerald Guardian…but he gave it away so that I might live. It took a deed such as that to truly make me understand that duty does not always come first. I however am an Emerald Guardian and duty shall always come first. Then again not much has happened to really make have to choose between duty and friendship. I pray that such a day never comes."

The red echidna walked down the stairs and to the edge of the platform with the old shrine full of colored emeralds, he looked out into the distant horizon he crossed his arms and let out a tiny grin as the wind blew through his hair causing it to blow back and flap in the breeze.

"Sometimes I think about what life would be like to live like Sonic. You know…not much to worry about, always having some sort of an amazing adventure. Then again…I think I like my life just the way it is, sometimes the quiet life is the best type of life one can have."