Surging Chaos: Enraged Aura
By InuSonishaUnlimited
Disclaimer: Don't own SEGA, duh. Rated M or MA for Scenes of Rape, Language and Violence. If you can't stand those elements, turn away now.
10. Tenth Meeting
Sonic and Marina find themselves in a place that seems to be connected to the Hidden Palace. This area is darker, but the amount of jewels and the structure of the cavern was all too familiar. The large eye design proved that the cave had a connection with the Bearers of Oblivion. As they walked through the area, they saw skeletons, broken pottery and eventually, they come across a large set of stairs. Marina holds Sonic closer as they near the stairs since they remind her of her dream. The whole area is black and white as well, making her panic a bit.
"Sonic...we should be more careful now..." she tells him.
"I know...this place is something else...I should probably carry you, since the floor probably has sharp points." he tells her, lifting her.
"Okay...but if you see anyone...let's just leave..." she tells him, her head resting on his shoulder.
"All right. We'll go if someone is here." Sonic says.
They reach the top of the stairs and Marina sees the two pillars she was bound to, some chains attached to it are rusted. An old stain of blood on the floor scares her even more. Sonic looks around and finally sees a slot on the floor that looks like a hand.
"Excuse me, Marina." he says, looking down.
"What is it, Sonic?" she asks.
"Our way in." Sonic says, touching the print and opening a set of descending stairs.
They walk down and come across a large room with long and old stains of blood, broken weapons and skeletons. Marina is not liking this place one bit as Sonic carries her while looking around. He spots a wall covered in glowing designs and walks over to it.
"Hmm...this looks interesting." he says.
"That seems to be describing something." she says.
"Yeah. The massive sky shall call the titan of Oblivion. When he comes, the bearer shall slay, ending the terror and sealing our will. I wonder what that means?" he asks.
"The only part I get is that you need to take down the Oblivion Dragon." Marina says.
Suddenly, the wall opens and a much more decorated room appears. They enter and look around at all the sealed treasures and sculptures. In the middle of the far wall is another eye design, which opens to reveal a glass wall. On the other side is a room with eight pillars and in the center is a white-armored being.
"Bearer of Oblivion...come alone..." the armor says. Marina shakes a bit, since the voice is familiar from her dream.
"Sonic, I don't know about this..." she says.
"I've got no choice." Sonic says, letting her down. She holds him back.
"Sonic...please promise me you'll come back to me..." she says.
He turns to her and smiles, pulling her close to him. She grabs his head and kisses him while her tears escape her eyes. He returns the affection and makes it a kiss to remember. When their lips separate, he smiles again and holds her.
"I promise." he whispers to her.
"Sonic..." she says quietly as he lets her go and walks towards the wall, entering it.
The armor looks to Sonic before drawing his sword. Sonic transforms and rushes at him. They lock blades and clash rapidly, the sounds of clashing steel screaming around the chamber. The armor is eventually destroyed, leaving a new monster. It looks like a bigger Remnant Carrier with the long blade still in it's possession. It rapidly slices at Oblivion Sonic, sending him back a few feet for a bit. Eventually, Oblivion Sonic continues his attacks, getting the creature in a corner and beating it savagely before the fight was over. The wall opens again and Marina stands with Sonic, where some spirits show up.
"Well done, Bearer of Oblivion...the time has come for you to take complete control of your power..." the spirits tell him.
Sonic is bathed in a white light before his body recieves the full power of the Oblivion people. He can completely control his other form and has even greater power. The spirits began to look at Marina before speaking again.
"You have returned at last...Marina." they say to her.
"You...you know me?" she asks.
"Correct. You are a Bearer as well, except not in the same sense as he. Your power is not for savage destruction. Your power is for gentle restoration. You shall recieve your power." they tell her.
Her body recieves the light as well and her reddish body turns into a more white-pinkish color. The eye appears and Sonic is shocked. Even though she proved that she was a Bearer a while ago, seeing her like this was still surprising. As soon as she was done, she falls into his arms, her hand barely holding his shoulder.
"She will be fine. Now you must defeat the Oblivion Dragon." the spirits say before disappearing.
"I will." Sonic says, carrying Marina back out of the temple.
He emerges back in the main cavern and looks above to see the shimmering surface of the water. He takes a deep breath and flies at top speed towards the ceiling, smashing through the water and into the sea. He emerges out of the water and above the ship, surprising the crew.
"Sonic, Marina! You guys are okay!" Tails yells.
"Perfect, you survived!" Eggman says.
"Yeah, but now I got this guy to take care of." Sonic says, landing on the ship.
He walks inside and lays Marina down in the bed, covering her and kissing her forehead before walking out. Back on deck, Sonic transforms and flies to the head of the dragon. The beast looks to Sonic without making any attacks, the both of them staring each other down.
"So, you're the Oblivion Dragon...the powerful beast of Oblivion legend..." Sonic says.
"Sonic, you must be cautious. The beast is gravely powerful." Vios says, appearing on the dragon's head.
"V...Vios? What is this!?" he asks
"Sonic, only you can defeat this beast. It cannot see me. Only Bearers can." she says.
"Don't worry, I'll take it down." Sonic says.
The beast opens it's eye and looks to Sonic, producing an earth-shaking roar before expanding it's large wings. Oblivion Sonic looks to the beast and gets ready to do battle. He casts one last look on the ship and then turns his attention to the dragon.
"Don't know how this will go...but I'll be the one coming out alive!" Sonic yells, rushing forward.
The dragon does the same and when they clash, the sky glows with white and black energy slamming into each other repeatedly. Eggman watches the display and Tails is absolutely amazed. Cosmo isn't sure what will happen, but she prays that Sonic emerges victorious. Marina is awakened by the sound of the clashing and looks out the window at the battle at hand.
"Sonic...please keep your promise...I'll be waiting for you!" she says, watching the display.
Sonic flies right at the beast at top speed, swinging his blades and landing blow after blow. At one point, the Dragon grabs Sonic with it's long tail and swings him in the air, throwing him into the water shortly afterwards. Oblivion Sonic rushes from the sea and cuts the beast with so much force, a wave of light escapes his blades upon contact. The Oblivion Dragon moves back and all of it's wounds seem to be recovering. It fires a massive ray at Sonic, hitting hard and nearly sapping him of his strength. Sonic gets a second wind and looks to the beast.
"If I'm going to kill it, it's now!" Sonic shouts, flying at high speed above the beast.
"You can do it, Sonic!" Tails says.
"We believe in you, Sonic!" Cosmo says.
"You better not lose!" Eggman shouts.
"You are the Bearer of Oblivion!" Vios shouts.
"I know you can do it, Sonic!" Marina shouts.
They all watch Sonic come down and cut through the creature like a hot knife through butter. The split body starts shining and sparkling, with black and white flames covering it's body. Finally it sinks into the sea and explodes with great force. The blast sends Oblivion Sonic back onto the ship as he lands on the deck very hard. The crew surrounds him with concern until he somewhat moves.
"Is he all right...?" Tails asks.
"I can't even tell..." Eggman says.
"Please move away." Marina says from behind, walking up to Sonic's body.
"Marina, what are you doing?" Tails asks.
"Sonic has used his powers to save us all and to protect me. I want to use mine to help him." she says, placing her hands on his chest.
Her hands begin glowing brightly as a pure white flame covers Sonic's body. She concentrates hard as she wraps her arms around his body, bringing forth white light upon his body. Almost instantly, his body is going from the white and black of Oblivion Sonic back to the golden aura of Super Sonic. He opens his eyes and looks to Marina's relieved eyes.
"Are you all right now, Sonic...?" she asks.
"Marina...everyone...Yeah, I feel much better now." he says to her, smiling.
"Oh, Sonic!...I'm so happy you're okay!..." she says, doing her best to hold back tears of happiness.
He holds her as she lets her tears come down, repeating his name and her love for him. He sheds his own tears, happy that it is all over now. Everyone around them can see how much they care about each other and smile upon them. Eventually, Sonic lifts Marina and they return to the inside of the ship. It's been quite a day and the both of them are tired. Once they've returned to land, Eggman goes with Tails and Cosmo inside the building and it's Vios, Sonic and Marina left.
"Bearers of Oblivion, I cannot thank you both enough. You have saved the world and put my people's fears at rest." Vios says.
"We have you to thank, Vios. If not for you, I wouldn't know how to stop it." Sonic says.
"Yes, you've done your fair share of work too. We thank you for helping us, Vios." Marina says.
"I still have my word to keep." Vios says, walking up to Sonic and placing her hand on his belly. "I will now remove the Oblivion Sphere from your body."
Her hands enter his belly and reach for something. She grabs hold of the sphere and begins to pull it out. The light from the sphere is bright and mighty, yet Vios is determined to get it out. Eventually she does, holding it like a young child. As soon as it's out, Sonic returns to his normal blue body color. It is bright and almost transparent. Within it is a yellowish flame and electric energy, circling and spreading inside of it. Sonic looks at it and can't believe it's the same sphere that she put in him the first time. Marina is impressed as well, since she'd never seen it before.
"This is the same sphere I left within you the day you saved my life. It has matured greatly since then." Vios says, passing it to Sonic.
"Wow...it's so warm and bright." Sonic says.
"It's beautiful, Sonic..." Marina says.
"Yes, and now that it has grown perfectly, I can take it back so that it can become an Oblivion creature. Thank you so much, Sonic and Marina. Farewell." Vios says, disappearing in a flash of light.
"Think we'll ever see her again?" Marina asks.
"Probably, I have a good feeling that we will see her again one day." Sonic says, smiling.
"Yeah, you're right." Marina says, walking with Sonic back to the research facility.
-Next chapter is the final chapter for this story!