Chapter 10: The Black Knight
Lancelot let out a snarl as the Black Knight took a step toward them.
The Black Knight smirked and drew his sword. "It's nice to be back," he said. "Now, where is that blue hedgehog? I will make him pay for defeating me!"
"R-Right here!" Sonic hissed at the Black Knight as he rose to his feet.
The Black Knight's eyes widened. "So...you're a griffin now? No matter; I will kill you after what you did to me!" He snarled in rage and advanced towards the griffin.
"Bring it on. I beat you once, I'll do it again!" Sonic screeched and leapt at the Black Knight.
The Black Knight swung his sword at Sonic who quickly leaped into the air and with outstretched talons, swiped at the Black Knight's head. He scratched the Black Knight but saw the wound heal instantly. The Black Knight grinned and swung his sword, causing a beam of light to shoot from it, hitting Sonic in the chest.
Sonic screeched as he was flung backwards and collided with the wall.
"Sonic! Let me take over for now!" Shadow yelled. He flew forward and went for the Black Knight's head, just as Sonic had. He managed to land a blow with his talons, but the wound once again healed.
The Black Knight smirked. "What a pathetic group of mythical creatures. I am immortal with the Scabbard of Excalibur; you cannot defeat me!"
Shadow screeched and looked at Lancelot, motioning for him to help. The dragon walked forward and bared his fangs, breathing a flame at the Black Knight. The flame engulfed the Black Knight but when it cleared, he was unscathed.
"No way...even that didn't work?" Lancelot snarled.
The Black Knight swung his sword down, creating a huge shockwave of energy. Lancelot flew into the air to avoid it but the shockwave hit Sonic, who was too weak to get up. He screeched in pain and fell back down to the ground, his green eyes turning a crimson red. Suddenly a dark aura surrounded him and his fur turned black.
Shadow stared at Sonic in shock. "S-Sonic?"
Sonic turned toward him and screeched, then he leaped at him. Shadow quickly thrust his wings and rose into the air, Sonic missing him by inches. Sonic swung around and chased after him flapping his wings and rising into the air.
Lancelot was shocked to see his king attacking Shadow. Lancelot swung around in midair to see a triumphant smirk on Morgana's face. "You! What did you do to Sonic?"
Morgan Le Fay laughed. "I have cast a spell that has corrupted him; he is now evil. Your king will kill you all, and there is nothing you can do to stop it."
Lancelot roared with rage and shot towards Morgana but the Black Knight got in his way. They began to fight as the sounds of Shadow's struggles with Sonic came from above. Silver had been hanging back as a defense in case the Black Knight or Morgana got through, but now he flew forward to fight alongside Lancelot.
As Silver and Lancelot fought the Black Knight and Morgana, Shadow was fighting Sonic. The phoenix scratched the griffin with his talons and wounded Sonic but the corrupted griffin smirked, forming a dark energy ball in his mouth and shot it at Shadow, hitting the phoenix in the chest.
Shadow screeched in pain and shock as he fell.
What...Sonic has energy attacks now...? He thought, and managed to right himself before he hit the ground. Do I still have my Chaos attacks?
Shadow closed his eyes and opened his beak and concentrated, forming a Chaos Spear. Shadow's eyes snapped open and he shot the Chaos Spear at Sonic. It hit him in the chest and he screeched in pain and rage.
The griffin steadied himself and formed another energy ball, bigger this time, and blasted it at Shadow. The phoenix screeched and fell to the ground. Sonic flew down and dug his talons into the phoenix's chest, drawing blood. Shadow gave a weak screech of pain, half dead.
"Sonic, stop!" Amy screamed at the corrupted griffin. Sonic pulled his talons from Shadow's chest and whipped around, his crimson eyes locking onto Amy, Tails, Blaze, Merlina, Galahad, Percival, Gawain and Knuckles. He screeched and leaped at them.
Shadow saw the movement and he rose from the ground without thinking, throwing himself past Sonic and whirling around, wings spread wide, barring Sonic's path. Sonic's outstretched talons buried themselves in Shadow's chest, fatally wounding him. Shadow coughed, blood dripping from his beak.
Shadow's eyes met Sonic's eyes as they began to change to green and his fur and feathers turned blue. Within Sonic's subconscious mind, Sonic had been fighting to regain control. He finally won.
As Sonic came to, he was horrified to see his talons buried in Shadow's chest. "S-Shadow? What...? What have I done...?" He slowly pulled his talons from Shadow's chest and gently laid him on the floor.
"S-Sonic...this wasn't...your fault... You weren't in control...don't blame yourself..." Shadow gasped out, blood slowly seeping from his beak and chest. He closed his eyes and stopped breathing.
"Shadow..." Sonic whispered, knowing he was dead.