Darkened Return: Shadow of the Robotnik

by Tyrant Overlord Killidia

(Like in Blackened Revival, Lucian Katubor and Chocolate the Rabbit belong to nerokin4. Corbenik the Echidna is an original character.) One week after the firefight that ended Blackened Revival, Neoshadow finds himself working with G.U.N. in what is just a short part of his story. And nothing that the inhabitants of Mobius can do is capable of stopping Black Hope's covert actions.

2. Flashback: White Hope

Flashback of White Hope's Ascension to Ruler

Chaoxius, 3645/03/26, Inside of a room at the top of the Ruler's Palace, 04:15 local time.

White Hope was sitting in an elegant Gold-painted chair when he awoke, holding a Light Shot in his left hand and a Black Sword in his right hand. He stood up, aware that someone might be coming. As if on cue, two Black Warriors dressed in camouflage broke in through a large window ten feet in front of White Hope's chair while a third one wearing a trench coat crashed in from a doorway to the left of the chair that had been unlocked, all three armed with Heavy Shots and Black Swords. White Hope aimed and shot one of the would-be-assassins in the head, killing him and moving quickly to stab the other, who is impaled on the blade and dies. The third assassin dashes off and tries to fire, but White Hope shoots his Heavy Shot, destroying the weapon and injuring his arm. White Hope then heads down to the Elder's Council Chamber and he sees that all of them are already inside waiting for him.

"Elders of Chaoxius, you voted me for ruler yet one of you had second thoughts, for three assassins broke into the Ruler's Chambers a few minutes ago. As you might suspect, none of them even managed to scratch me. I killed two of them and left the last one alive so that we can discuss who sent him and his dead accomplices."

Suddenly the assassin from before, the assassin who fled, limped into the hall clutching his injured arm. "White Hope, it was me who personally tried to take you down with two others. I did have second thoughts about you as our ruler. I am known as Ashen Phantom and since you have demonstrated your power, your word is law."

Ashen Phantom leapt in front of White Hope while he pulled out his black sword and swung the blade through the elder's neck, decapitating and killing him. The ruler of Chaoxius then sheathed his weapon and told the elite soldiers next to him, "The Phantom line will leave this palace. They are no longer welcome inside. They have until 07:15 to do so. If any stall for longer, they shall suffer the same fate as this warrior. He had found his honor before he died. If he had got on his knees and begged, all of his relatives would have been exterminated."

"Understood. Your order will be issued without delay." One of the elite soldiers said to White Hope.

White Hope then turned toward the other elders. "In order to combat the threat of the human known as Lucian Katubor a.k.a. Robotnik, Neoshadow the Hedgehog along with Elite Soldiers Johnson and Andrew and the recently-revived Original Shadow the Hedgehog will be deployed to Mobius. They will receive two months of standard Black Arms military training prior to deployment. This is my first Absolute Order as Ruler of Chaoxius. Do any of the Elders have a reason to object?" He said to them.

A small frail-looking elder stood up and said, "My name is Spiritual Destiny. I believe that this order is going to weaken our defenses against our enemies."

"Does anyone else oppose this order?"

The rest of the elders muttered amongst themselves before a warrior comes up and says, "My Lord, no one else objects to your infinite wisdom."

"Understood, Soldier. You are dismissed back to your station."

White Hope thought to himself, "This is going to be a very busy reign for me. Neoshadow and Shadow will need their powers at the ready constantly, and I am sure that Black Hope, that schemer from Heaven's Icicle Prison, will try to complicate things."