Chapter 8: Shadowy Conflict
Xezor stared up at Shadow growling slightly with his sword in his hand. "You can make this easy and just leave, Shadow. No one has to get hurt."
Shadow scoffs at his comment as he leaps down in front of him. "You think I don't know who you are. Just because you wear a mask or a hood doesn't mean I don't know you, Infinite."
Silver looks at him. "Infinite!?"
Whisper takes aim at Shadow with her wispon. "Leave. Now."
Shadow then warped behind her using Chaos Control snatching her weapon.
Xezor charges at Shadow swinging his blade at him.
"Missed me."
The hooded man kept swinging at the Hedgehog missing repeatedly.
Silver grabs hold of the wispon with his psychokinetic power tossing it back to Whisper. "Focus on Shadow while I subdue Xezor."
The wolf nods as she runs up firing an orange rocket at the two separating them.
Shadow jumps back firing a Chaos Spear.
Xezor blocks the attack with his blade as he was then subdued.
Silver had a hold of his sword. "Don't do this, Xezor. This will only set you back." He looks at the pendent seeing it crack more.
"I have to put an end to this."
Whisper jumps up and swings her blue hammer down at the ebony hedgehog.
Shadow warps out of her path behind her and kicks her in the back of the head sending her down to the ground.
Xezor growls in anger as he suddenly breaks out of Silver's grip lunging at Shadow. "How dare you hurt her!"
Shadow dodges every lunge before grabbing his wrist holding him still. "I know I said to never show your face to me ever again, but you've left me no choice." He reaches for Xezor's hood only to feel restraint.
Silver had a hold on Shadow's inhibitor ring. "Shadow, as an ally, I need you to listen."
"I won't hesitate to hurt you too Silver if it means taking in this weakling."
Xezor tightens his grip on his sword. "I…AM…NOT…WEAK! GYAAAAAHH!" He breaks from Shadow's grip and strikes the hedgehog twice.
"Grrrr!" Shadow backs off holding his face as blood drips from it.
"Whisper!" Xezor runs over to the wolf picking her up gently. "Whisper?" He removes her mask.
Whisper slowly opened her eyes as she looked up at him. "Xezor?"
Silver goes up to Shadow. "Are you finished?"
The ebony hedgehog pulled his hands from his face revealing an X shaped mark across his face. "You have no idea who you're dealing with, Silver."
"My mission is to set him on the right path. You angering him doesn't help anyone."
"Really? Pull off his hood and you'll know the truth." The hedgehog then warps away.
Whisper slowly stands up as she looks at Xezor.
Silver approaches them. "Xezor,…I think it's time we know the truth."
Xezor looks down. "They say the truth hurts. The last person I'd want to hurt with it is her."
Whisper takes the man's hand looking at him. "Let me see."
Xezor looks up at her with tears running down his face. "I'm sorry, Whisper." He slowly reaches for his hood and pulls it down.
The wolf looks in horror at the face of her partner realizing who it was all along.
The man in the hood was revealed to be a black jackal with white hair and both a blue and gold eye. Silver recognized him as Infinite, but Whisper knew him by his real name.
"Zero."
