Master Metallix AKA M2 -Yep, I needed an evil demonic name, and I remembered you mentioned about how Belial was one of Lucifer's lieutenants, and how Moloch was another. Then I found out later that Moloch was also the name of an old Levite god, so I decided it would be perfect for a cult to worship. ^^

revan blackheart - Wait and see, Sonic will come back later in the story. ^^

Midnight Visitor...

Amy stood silently on top of the cliff, a cool soft breeze running through her quills. She shook her head suddenly as she watched the endless sea, surprise and then fear overtaking her. How had she got here? She spun round, gazing across the moorlands that stretched forever on. Just before the cliff end stood a vast expanse of purple flowers. She breathed in deeply, smelling the sweet aroma – lavender. She moved over to the field, plucking a lavender and smelling it deeply, letting the sweet scent calm her. Never mind how she got here. It was a pleasant enough place to be. She started looking round again, pleasant though it was, she needed to know where she was,

"A beautiful place, no?"

She gasped in surprise, the lavender plant fell from her grasp. She twirled round, a red hedgehog, wearing a simple white mask with a red hand imprinted on it, covering his facial features, golden armbands and golden ankle and wrist bracelets. He looked like some tribal leader from Mobius' ancient past. She swallowed, briefly wondering if he was going to kill and eat her, before chiding herself for thinking that, tribes didn't exist, especially not cannibalistic ones, any more, right?

"Who...who are you?" she managed to ask. The hedgehog gave a slight chuckle before speaking,

"My name is something I lost many years ago. I suppose you could call me Ba'al." he had a very charming voice, deep, smooth and silken, but with a rough undercurrent that gave it a unique and beautiful sound. Amy felt herself immediately relax. She cleared her throat,

"What do you want?" she inquired. The hedgehog, Ba'al, did the same half-chuckle before replying,

"Nothing you can give me." he touched a hand to his mask, and whispered, "Except, perhaps, one thing."

"What? What do you want?"

Ba'al shook his head,

"It's nothing, forget I said anything," he murmured, "Sit with me." he moved over to the cliff, sitting down on the very cliff-edge, precariously sat. Amy hesitated, but felt something move her legs, and before she could decide herself whether to sit with him, she was seated besides Ba'al, the two of them gazing out to sea. The red hedgehog cleared his throat,

"It's is very peaceful here, isn't it?" he asked Amy. He sounded as though he wasn't quite sure himself. Amy gave a half-smile,

"It is. It's quiet, without cars and bustling people. Being here, I don't feel like going back to the city." it was more than that thought, there was something about Ba'al, something strange, that made her feel strange, she just couldn't put her finger on it.

"Yes..." whispered Ba'al, almost enviously, as though he wanted to feel and know what Amy had just described. A thought struck Amy - perhaps he was blind? No, that couldn't be it, he had sat down on the cliff ledge without any hesitation of any kind, had he been blind, he would've been much more cautious, surely? Did it matter?

The two of them sat on the cliff edge silently for what seemed to be a few seconds, but before Amy knew it, the stars were out, and the moon shone brightly down. She looked to her side, Ba'al was there, looking at her; at least, she guessed he was looking at her.

"You fell asleep." he said plainly. Amy almost laughed,

"I can see that – the stars and moon are out."

"Tell me about the stars." Ba'al asked, a slight juvenile eagerness seeping into his voice. His question caught Amy by surprise; was he blind? No, he couldn't be. Still, she answered him,

"Well, they're twinkling, like small points of light and, there actually a lot of them tonight, I don't usually see this many at night. Must be because of we're away from the city. Hey, I can see the Milky Way! It's beautiful, magical even."

"Twinkling..." breathed Ba'al, "Beautiful...magical..." He abruptly stood up, "This has been good Amy, but you need to go now." Amy? But...she had never told him her name! But before she could voice any concern over this, she felt his foot roughly connect with the small of her back, and felt herself hurtling down the cliff, towards the dark sea below.

Her body twisted in mid-air, so that she was facing up. She could just see Ba'al, who was removing his mask, then there was a agonising pain on her stomach, and she blacked out.

Amy woke with a horrendous jolt, feeling searing pain through her stomach. There was a crash from the right, she twisted her head to see what it was. Someone had smashed the window and was now climbing out of it! She couldn't see them, it was too dark, and she was distracted as she gazed at her stomach.

Blood was spilling over the bedsheets, a rough circle had been cut into her very skin. A scream erupted from her lungs, loud and shrill. And then knew no more.

CLIFFHANGER! ^^