New comment: I rewritten this too... Well, I hope it is better than it was.

Original comment: Here is a long chapter 2 for those who are interested, the whole story is nearly complete in my computer for a wile, but I think I will upload it in pieces. I don't really know.

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Chapter 2:Memories of a tragic childhood

"Gods... and all that time I teased you... I am so sorry. I never thought that you really loved her." he said

"I did. I was just too afraid to admit it, even for myself." I admitted "I never wanted to admit it, because I was scared of that she will reject me, and our friendship will be ruined. And that is something I'd never survive. I needed her. At least I could be with her. Even if not as her love, but as her friend made me fell special. You know what's the worst of all?"

"Please, tell me" he said with concerned look.

"I was unable to tell her, even when she was about to go away forever. I was such a coward, that I said "We are friends,right?" ,instead of "I love you, Blaze! I love you more than this whole world! I just want to be by your side forever!" in her final moments. "


"Poor boy." He said, and I saw a drop of tear curling down on his left cheek. "I never thought about how hard it could be for you. I am SO SORRY" he said with so much empathy in his voice, what I didn't heard since my mother died by one of Iblis' lava spawns.

FLASHBACK

It was about ten years ago. The sky was filled with clouds of ashes, and the only source of light was the lava coming up from the ground. The ruins of a once great civilization was all around me. The lava flows sometimes erupted, but I wasn't scared. I lived all my life in that place. My mother and I went out to the ruins in order to salvage something to eat, or something what might be helpful for us in the every-days. She already found a new shirt for me, and I found some still eatable tinned food.

I was wondering in the ruins of Crisis city. I was a happy, 4 years old kid back then, kicking an empty tin can all over the ruined streets.
"SILVER!" my mother's worried voice came from far behind me. "SILVER, WHERE ARE YOU?"

"I am right here, mom!" I shouted to her

She quickly run to my side, and hugged me tightly.

"I thought you were caught." She said with care in her voice "I told you not to go away! This world is-"
"-too dangerous for a little kid to be alone... I know" I finished her sentence.
"Then you should not go away."
"But mom, I saw this tin can and-"
"I know that you are young, but this is not an excuse. Your life is in danger when you are not close to me, and I can't help you."
"I am sorry." I told her crying "I didn't wanted anything wrong, I just wanted to play."
"It's OK, my dear." She told me wiping away my tears. "Come here."
With this she hugged me again, this time it was a happy hug.
I opened my eyes, and saw a lava spawn behind her closing in.
"MOM!" I shouted in fear.

She quickly spun around, and saw the creature. Without hesitation she grabbed me, and started running. She fled into a ruined four storied building with me in her arms, and run up to the second floor. I didn't saw much thing, and didn't even wanted to. I closed my eyes as fear overtook me.

"Now listen to me!" She started, putting me finally down. "This creature is following us, and I can't shake it. Run to the park, and I will get the creature's attention to buy you enough time to escape."
"And what about you?" I asked, shaking in fear
"I will meet you there at dawn. Hide in the small hole in the ground, just as we practiced. If I am not there, you will have to run away as fast as your leg can carry you! Good luck, my dear!"
"But mom!"
"Be strong, Silver. Promise me that you will always be strong!"
"I promise!" I told, and held in my tears.
I did just as she told, and ran to the park, and hid inside the hole on the ground.

Dawn came after what looked like to be an eternity for me. I was just there, lying curled up in the small hole, crying my eyes out for mom. I was scared of dying, scared of the lava spawns, scared of Iblis himself, scared of I'll be eaten by the previous two, but most importantly I was scared of I shall not see mom again.

At dawn, I looked out. No sign of my mother.

"MOM!" I shouted out to the air. No answer... "MOM!" I tried again, still no answer.

Tears filled my eyes, and I started running as she instructed, with the whole world spinning around me. I just ran, and ran, and ran until I almost reached the end of Crisis city. Then I spotted it. A lava spawn headed right for me. I was scared.

"MOM, HELP!" I cried out loudly, like she would be behind me, but when I turned back, I saw no one.

Then when I almost agreed that I'm going to die, I heard her voice echoing in my head:

"Be strong, Silver. Promise me that you will always be strong!"
"I will be strong mom!" I told barely auditable.
The creature was closing in.
"BACK OFF!" I yelled at the creature, and sent out a shockwave in it's direction.
This was the first time when I used my telekinetic powers.
I was unable to kill the monster, but It bought me enough time to disappear.
Later that day, I found the dead body of my mother. Happy childhood ended that day.

End of Flashback

"Maybe we are not blood related, Jack, but I always looked at you as my big brother." I admitted the truth to him. "I could always count on you, even in the direst minutes of my-"
"You don't have to finish it. I already know." He said "And I would be proud to call you my brother" he added
I smiled, and wiped away my tears. He did the same way, and I felt so relived.
"I shall never forget the day we met." He said
"Me neither"

FLASHBACK

I was 5 years old back then. More than 6 months has passed since my mother's death.

Under that 6 small months I almost mastered most of my psychokinesis powers. I only had trouble to hold them back, and they quickly drained out my energies.

I became a lonely kid. I had no one, and I didn't met others in that months. I never gave up on finding survivors, but I never stayed at the relatively safe areas. I was fed up with running. I had to avenge my mother, and I couldn't run forever. I decided to take the fight to Iblis' side.

I spent most of the daytime wondering on the wastelands, where no one dared to take a step in. I was a ruthless killing machine. If it were up to lava spawns, I showed no mercy. Sometimes I found traces or small abandoned camps of the survivors, but never a living creature.

I wanted to defeat Iblis, and I knew that if I ever want to have a chance against him, then I have to learn how to fight his minions first. In that part I was an expert now. But the questions remained: Is Iblis fighting like his minions, or does he have a much different fighting style? How strong he really is?...
I never thought I could survive a direct conflict with him until...

"NOOO! HEEEEEELP!" a voice came from behind a corner. I run trough the street, and I saw a black wolf boy, dragged by something trough an another corner.
I quickly followed him expecting an another lava spawn, but I was shocked to see a gigantic creature, which had a shape I never saw before. 'This must be him! Iblis' I realized.

I quickly looked around, and saw a large bundle of rocks on my left. I grabbed it with my psychokinesis, and lifted it. It was a heavy trick back then, so I was sweating from the concentration. I threw it against Iblis and hit his squid pulling the wolf towards the Flames of Disaster, as my mother called him in the stories she told at nights about her and dad's past.

It worked like a charm. The creature released the boy, and I shouted for the wolf
"Run!"
He was confused first, not realizing what happened, but as soon as he did, he started running to my way.
Iblis pulled himself together, and tried to attack me, only to be shot by an another stone.

"Back off! Go back to hell where you came from!" I shouted commandingly at Iblis, with no use of course. He simply attacked again. There was no time to counter this, so I simply dodged it, and started to run with the boy, who finally was at my side. He was older than me, so he could run faster, so I decided to levitate in order to keep up with him in speed, however I always stayed behind him with 2 steps, in case of being followed by Iblis, or one of his minions.

When we was far in a relatively safe distance from the wastelands, we ran inside a ruined house, and started to catch our breath.

"Wow...Kid...You... have got... some guts." He said between breaths

I finally could take a closer look at him. He was a head taller than me. He was about eleven years old as I could see.

"Thanks." I said between breaths. I got very tired of using my powers. "My...name...is...Silver, Silver the Hedgehog."
"Nice to...meet you...Silver... I am... Jack, Jack the Wolf."
"Nice to meet you too." I said smiling and we shook hands.
"Where are your parents?" He asked me
"My father died when I was a newborn baby to protect my mother and me, and my mother died 6 months ago trying to give me time against a lava spawn." I said with tears in my eyes. "And yours?"
"Same story." He said with a sad tone. "But tell me, how did you...? I mean... How could you..."
"The fighting stuff?" I asked
"Yeah."
"Don't know. I found it out after my mother died..."

We told our stories to each other, and became a team. We shortly became friends. He took care of me, helped me and started to teach me.
As the months passed, I learned how to read and write, and he was teaching me the basics of maths, and how to survive.

With the fact that he had no powers, I helped him if a lava spawn found us, but one thing has changed. I was not alone! I had someone to rely on. Someone who I could count on! He was a good fighter himself, so we fought with the lava spawns side by side.
As the months turned into years we met other people, and became a part of a refugee group.
With me in it, we grew and grew in numbers. Everything was in order. But one day, a mysterious cat appeared near our camp...

End of Flashback

"You know, Silver... I looked at you as my little brother ever since."
I was still sobbing, but my tears were finally stopped.
"Now you will come down with me from this roof, and eat something." He ordered

I nodded, and he helped me up, and we went to the cantina.

Well, I did it. Hope you enjoyed :)