Chapter 11: The World Rings
They appeared in a sandy desert. Sonic looked around and could sense that this was the world of the Arabian Nights. He knew what he had to find here in order to absorb this universe: the seven World Rings.
"My servants, this world has seven important rings, go find them so that I can absorb this world, and become closer to Time Eater," he commanded his six servants.
Shadow looked at him and nodded. "Where can we find them?"
"They are scattered throughout the planet, go find them!"
Shadow nodded and closed his eyes. He could sense one of the World Rings and opened his eyes, smirking. "I have sensed one, and I will go fetch it," the gigantic beast said. He then simply walked in the direction of where he sensed the ring, his seventy-five foot body covering a huge distance.
"Excellent. Everyone else scatter and find them!" Sonic commanded.
Everyone listened and left in all different directions. Sonic chuckled and stayed where he was, knowing that when he got all seven World Rings, he would have absolute power and his transformation into the Time Eater would be nearly complete.
Shadow had walked across the plain, covering a great distance in a short amount of time. He stopped walking, sensing a red ring close by. He looked down, seeing the ring being guarded by none other than this world's Shadow.
"Who are you?" The alternate Shadow asked.
"I am Shadow, the ultimate servant to Dark Sonic. Now stand aside, I am here for the ring. I doubt you could even scratch me; there is clearly a height difference alone. My power is far stronger than you can imagine."
The alternate version of Shadow glared at him. "I can sense you are evil. What does your master want with the World Rings?"
Shadow laughed. "He's going to absorb all the rings, and take over this universe."
"Whoever your master is, tell him that he cannot get them! They are extremely powerful and could do much damage in the wrong hands! You will have to fight me for it!"
"I know, that's what my intent is, to cause chaos and havoc," Shadow roared. "You don't stand a chance against me, I'm bigger and stronger."
"We shall see," the alternate version of Shadow said, and lunged. The giant simply stood still, smiling as the creature attempted to harm him. The alternate Shadow threw a Chaos Spear and activated Chaos Blast, but none of the attacks could harm the seventy-five foot Werehog. The beast simply took the attacks, he laughed when he say his alternative fail.
Alternate Shadow's eyes widened in fear. "Who or what are you?"
"I told you. I am Shadow, servant to the god, Dark Sonic. Now I think it's time for you to disappear." He then lifted his giant foot and intended to crush the inferior hedgehog.
Shadow's alternate self said nothing, knowing he had lost, and accepted his fate. The foot of Shadow the Werehog crushed him and he died instantly. Shadow laughed and grabbed the World Ring. As soon as he did, however, he felt a massive surge of power run through his body. He began to grow bigger until he was one hundred feet tall.
"If that's what the ring can do to me, then the power it can give Sonic must be extraordinary," he said, and then walked back to the phoenix with a world ring.
The others also were starting to sense the rings. They flew in different directions, sensing the other rings. Darkspine found one and picked in up as a wave of emotions flooded through him, and enhanced his power.
Fleetway found his in a now burning village. He then sensed another in the ocean nearby, and dived for it. His power alone gave him a bubble to travel in. Once he dove in the ocean, he sensed the World Ring and swam towards it. The World Ring was lodged between some rocks so he pulled it out and swam to the surface.
The dragon had found one in a forest, he simply picked it up. Enerjak found one near a volcano. They were both flying back to Sonic, eager to give him more power While Scourge continued to look for his. Darkspine already found one of the World Rings, but he accompanied Scourge.
"Tell me, how are these World Ring going to help Sonic grow stronger?" Scourge asked.
"They seem to hold a power similar to the Chaos Emeralds. Sonic will simply absorb that power, and complete his transformation into the Time Eater where his powers will grow even stronger, strong enough that not even Zonic will be able to stop him," Darkspine told Scourge.
Scourge smirked. "Then let's go find the rest."
"Yes, the others have already found one and there's one nearby, it appears to be in the middle of that town." Darkspine said, as he and Scourge were outside of busy town.
The two sneered evilly and walked into town, looking for the World Ring. As Darkspine and Scourge walked through the town, they still stood out like a sore thumb. One a ten foot Werehog, covered in head to toe with muscle and fur, and the other a dark furred wolf. They then saw the World Ring being used a decoration for a store.
"There it is," Darkspine Werehog said.
Scourge smirked and grabbed the World Ring, looking at it. "So, how many more do we need?" He asked Darkspine Werehog.
"That's the last one, let us return to Sonic," Darkspine told Scourge.
Scourge nodded. He closed his eyes and vanished in a flash of light, along with Darkspine, to take the World Ring back to Sonic.