Sonic Apocalypse
Chapter 3
Thicker Than Fire
The city of Solleanna was beyond recognition. Every building was encased in crystalline darkness, the sky lit ablaze while rivers of lava flow below. Amidst the destruction were thousands of citizens, frozen in time, forced to burn in the flames of destruction for eternity. But there were two people within the city who were able to fight. Silver and Blaze slowly flew further into the city, keeping an eye out for any flame or dark beings patrolling for them. Yet somehow, they hadn't found any yet. The entire city seemed to be barren of life, as well as no sign of Iblis or Mephiles. Despite the calm air, Silver had a feeling they weren't alone.
"… I'm going higher. Something's not right." As he rose, he looked below to see that the lava flow beneath them was flowing quite oddly. Suddenly, the lava changed its form and shaped a gnarled face, with jagged teeth and three green eyes. "IBLIS!" Just as Silver yelled his name, the Flames of Destruction rose from the pit and took form, already in his final state. Silver knew that without the Chaos Emeralds, it would take everything they had to defeat him. "Iblis…. I'LL NEVER LET YOU WRECK OUR FUTURE!"
Silver dove down upon him, with Blaze close behind. Iblis opened his gargantuan gullet and a torrent of flames poured forth, and in reaction, Silver levitated Blaze to the front, who absorbed the flames with ease. While Iblis was distracted by trying to overpower Blaze, he flew around to the back of his head, and behind his stone mask. "Lets see what's under this, shall we?" A green glow surrounded Iblis mask as Silver grabbed the edge and began to lift, slowly tearing off the mask. Iblis immediately turned around and swat Silver into a dark spire, knocking him out cold, if only for a moment.
"Silver!" Blaze flew over to her beloved Silver, catching him midair. "Come on, stay awake, I wont lose you!" Blaze looked up to her right and saw the great hand of Iblis coming down on her, and she quickly jumped out of the way, absorbing the burst of flames released by the impact. Silvers eyes slowly opened, and the first thing he saw was Blaze staring down at him worriedly, as well as Iblis towering over her back.
"Look out!" Silver quickly put up a forcefield before Iblis was able to slam his fist into them, and as he reared up to attack again, Silver peered into the eyes of his old foe and found nothing but fear. But then for just a moment, he gazed into the eyes of his beloved Blaze. And in that moment, he found courage. The courage of a true hero. He gave a slight smirk and just before Iblis fist came down upon them again, they were gone. Iblis looked around and found Silver floating right before him, staring him in the eyes.
"Iblis…… I'm not afraid of that name anymore. And I'm not afraid of you. Because the blood of a true warrior is thicker than the flames." They both reared back their arms, and as they waved, two pulses of crashed together, one of fire, and one of psychokinetic energy. Before the smoke could clear, another wave of mental energy shot out and pushed Ibis back, and again, another wave pushed him further back, against a wall of crystalline darkness. Silver emerged from the smoke and stared him in the eyes, Iblis angrily charged him, and Silver stayed where he was, as his aura grew stronger, creating a forcefield around him. Before Silver moved an inch, Iblis swallowed him whole.
"SIIILVEEER!" Blaze cried out for her loved one, fearing his death. But what she didn't know was that Silver was alive and well, the forcefield around his body growing in strength by the second, until it was complete.
"Now Iblis….. Its time I put out the flames." Silver strained himself to empower the forcefield, until a green glow could be seen on Iblis stomach. Blaze suddenly knew what Silver had planned, and smiled widely, knowing it would be over in a moment. At the last second, Iblis eyes widened just before the forcefield was expanded and tore him apart, chunks of lava and stone flying across the city and crashing down in molten heaps, leaving only the mighty Silver the Hedgehog, the psychic savior. He slowly floated to the ground, an stumbled to gain his balance for a moment upon touching the ground, holding his head.
Blaze quickly ran over and held him up, worried that Silver had pushed himself too far wit that attack. Silver simply smiled at her, finally free of his fear of the Flames of Destruction, finally free of his tormenting past. Blaze smiled back, now knowing that Silver has taken his place among the greatest of heroes, with Sonic and Shadow. But Silvers smile quickly turned to a serious glare as his head turned to the center of the city, where Iblis pieces slowly bonded together in the sky, forming a black star. They knew that there was no time to rest, even for a second, if they were to defeat the slowly awakening Solaris.