Chapter 12: Revelations

"Sonic! It was you all along?" Blaze asked, clearly in shock.

The killer sneered and laughed. "Sonic isn't here right now," he said. "Call me...Dark."

"Dark?"

"Of course! I am Sonic's split personality. Did he not tell you? It should have been obvious, Blaze. He was abused as a child; it's all in his diary, and he killed his own parents! After that, he created me."

"I never read his diary."

Dark chuckled and advanced on her. "You bitch. After all of the hints and clues that I gave you, you never came to the conclusion that Sonic was the killer? Are you and his other friends that dumb? Think about it: he would only talk to me on the phone, and in truth, he was talking to himself. He wrote those notes himself; he did everything himself! Well, technically, I did."

Blaze opened her mouth to say something, getting attacked again instead. Dark kicked her, following the movement forward and sitting on her midsection.

"You're gorgeous," he said with a seductive grin. "Let's fuck."

The cat tried to move but Dark wounded her again. She yelled in pain and looked at him. How could Sonic be hiding such a monster? "How could you be a part of Sonic?" Despite the wounds, Blaze struggled to get out from under him.

"You have no idea," he said. "It was because of what he went through. The abuse was terrible, so he couldn't take it. He often heard a voice in his head, me, and I influenced him. He killed his own parents at the age of ten. I lay dormant in his mind until the time was right, then took control and began to kill."

"It's shocking that someone like Sonic could have a monster like you in his mind." Blaze glared at Dark. "Despite what he went through, you need to go away. His past isn't a valid excuse for what you've been doing now."

Dark laughed. "You fool. I can't just go away. I'll always be a part of Sonic, and he'll never know."

"Whether you'll always be a part of him or not, you can't keep killing people. Eventually, they'll find out it was Sonic. When they do, they'll lock him up somewhere."

"They won't be able to keep him in there, you know."

"Because of you?" Blaze glanced down at his hands, hoping their conversation kept him interested in something other than hurting her.

Dark laughed and closed his eyes. A dark aura surrounded him, and he glared at Blaze. "You have no idea the kinds of powers I have." Blaze felt herself starting to shake as she summoned flames again. "You think those will stop me?" Dark asked. He vanished, kicking Blaze in the back. She flew across the room and landed on the floor, then stood up and glared at Sonic's alter ego.

"I have to try at least."

The alter ego laughed again and lunged at her as Blaze summoned her flames, throwing them at Dark. Dark used his own powers, throwing them at her flames to counter them. The energy ball he threw at her exploded, and sent her flying back. She hit her head on the wall and groaned. Dark chuckled and walked up to her. Disoriented, Blaze tried to get up. Dark laughed and grabbed her, kicking Blaze in the stomach repeatedly. Blaze tried to retaliate, only getting dropped on the ground again as she still couldn't focus well enough to do anything.

She looked at Dark, wondering what he would do. The killer chuckled and stabbed her in the stomach. Blood instantly started pooling around the wound as he pulled the knife away. He laughed at her pathetic attempts to stop him. Sion, she would be dead like the others. Dark looked down at her, watching. As soon as she lost consciousness, he started helping her. He didn't want her to die just yet. An idea came to him and he chuckled, then began to rape her. When he was done, he looked down at her. Dark chuckled and picked her up, then carried her into another room, strapping Blaze to a chair and putting duct tape over her mouth. It was a little over an hour before she woke.

Blaze was surprised when she found herself still alive. Everything hurt, and she soon found that she couldn't speak or move well.

Dark walked towards her, a gleam in his eyes. "I see you're awake," he said with a smirk. "You'll give birth soon, Blaze. I promise you that."

The cat's eyes widened in fear. She shook her head, not wanting to believe what he had said.

"That's right...I raped you. You will be carrying my child soon. And if you even think of aborting it, I will swear to make your life hell."

Blaze nodded, tears gathering in her eyes. Dark chuckled and walked over to her, ripping the duct tape off of her mouth. She screamed and glared at him.

"How could you do such a thing?" She asked.

Dark laughed. "I told you that I wanted you to. You're the one who made it have to be rape."

"I did nothing of the sort!" Blaze screamed. "You raped me while I was unconscious! Now tell me again, where is Shadow? Sonic said that you kidnapped him."

"He's in another room," he told her. "Don't worry, he's fine."

Blaze nodded, and looked at Dark. "What are you going to do?"

Dark smirked. He had had enough fun for now. Closing his eyes, he gave Sonic back control, who groaned and fell to the floor. Sonic shook his head and got back up. Looking around, his eyes widened when he saw the state Blaze was in.

"What happened?"

"Sonic...you...you have an alter ego. He...you...are the killer."

The blue hedgehog's eyes widened in shock. He ran over to Blaze and untied her. "I'm so sorry, Blaze." Sonic kept her steady as she stood. "Did I do what I think I did?"

"You...raped me, Sonic. You also killed your friends."

Sonic gasped and tears came to his eyes. Then he looked around, remembering that Shadow was here also. But how could he have seen the killer if he was the killer? "If I'm the killer...how did I kidnap Shadow?"

"Dark took control of your body and kidnapped him, most likely," Blaze said. "You could have been hallucinating that you saw the killer also, and was talking to yourself when you got the phone calls."

"I suppose so." Sonic looked at the floor. "I'm really sorry, Blaze."

Blaze looked at him. "I'm going to have to take you to jail," she said. "For now, though, let's get Shadow."

Sonic nodded and ran into the other room. He saw Shadow tied up to a chair and smiled. "He's here," Sonic told Blaze. "Help me get him untied."

The cat looked at him and frowned. "No one's in here, Sonic."

"What?" Sonic asked. He looked at Blaze. "No, Shadow's sitting in the chair! Don't you see him?"

He turned to look at Shadow, who was looking at Sonic as he was being untied. Sonic frowned and untied Shadow, who stood up and hugged Sonic. Blaze frowned as she saw Sonic hugging then air, and then figured it out. She cleared her throat and spoke.

"Sonic...Shadow isn't real."