Chapter 12 Royal Guard
"I smelled the light, coming from her and now I smell the darkness coming her sister and now there's you…" smile Maris. Sonic and his daughters didn't understand what Maris was talking about but kept listening. "…I smell both the light and the darkness within you. I don't understand? I thought the light bringers was all gone. Who are you parent's?" demanded Maris as she pointed at Sonic. "…I have no idea what you talking about but I never meet my parent's…" spoke Sonic as he down in sadness. Suddenly, Sonic felt the power of darkness, coming from her. "stop lying, you use this darkness before when you fought against my foolish brother, Nazo". Sonic was shock to hear that name again but was more shock to hear that this girl was his sister. "you're the one who's lying. Nazo was born from the darkness when…wait!". Sonic remember back when Twilight was infected by someone or something. "I see you remember now. That was our creator. He can infect life forms with the darkness and create beings like Nazo and I". Dawn and Nova watch as Sonic fur slowly became black as he grew more angry. "dad?". Sonic turn to Dawn and suddenly was blasted by a flash of light. "w-what! It burns!" cried Sonic as he drop to his knees. "like me, the light burns us. Burns our soul, heart and mind" explain Maris as she too was being hurt from the light. Nova and Dawn ran to their father but Sonic push Dawn to the floor. "daddy?" cried Dawn. Seeing this, Nova dash over to Maris with her fire boost. "Get out of here!" shouted Nova as she clash with Maris. Sonic and Dawn watch in horror as Maris was unhurt by the attack. Maris grab Nova by the neck and started to squeeze it. "foolish girl, without using your darkness, you can't hurt me!" laugh Maris. Sonic tried to move but the pain was too great. "crap! I need to get out of semi-dark form!". suddenly, Sonic watch as Dawn ran pass him and charge at Maris. "DAWN STOP" yelled Sonic as he tried to stop her but her light was burning him to much. Maris raise a other hand and blasted Dawn on her butt. Dawn watch as Nova pass out from the lack of air and was about to get up in till she something. In a flash, Nova was freed as Maris arm was cut off. As Nova fell, her savior grab her and dash over to Dawn and sat her down. Dawn was lost for words as the hero spoke. "long time no see, miss Dawn". "…Zack!" whisper Dawn in happiness. Sonic stood up as he return to normal. Standing in front of his daughters was a light brown male lion, who was wearing a black leather jacket with a symbol of two wings on the back. Sonic could also see scars on this person face and one scar on his right eye. Zack turn and face Maris as she healed her arm. "you'll pay for hurting the princesses!" spoke Zack in a calm tone. Zack drew his sword but this blade was different. It had a blade like a sword but its hilt was like a gun handle. Zack put his sword on his shoulder and walk over to Maris. Maris just stood there and did nothing as Zack got closer. Suddenly in a blink of a eye, both of them was fighting. Zack did a spin slash but Maris dodge it and blasted Zack away from her. As Zack landed, he block something as the ground around him was cut up. "good try but I can see your claws" grin Zack. Maris smile as her cloak claws appeared. "I'm impress but can you block this!". Maris claws started to flash green and soon release beams of green energies at him. Zack's sword started to flash in colorful light and with one swing, the green beams was destroy. As the smoke clear, Maris didn't see him anywhere in till he just appear in front of her and did a uppercut slash and sent her flying into the air. Zack then jump into the air and did fourteen slashes on her and the fifteen blow was such a huge explosion that it created a powerful shockwave. As Zack landed, he look up into the sky and swear under his breath as he saw Maris unhurt from the attack. Maris just smile as she vanish into the sky. Zack withdrew his sword and walk over to Dawn. Dawn and Sonic watch as he put on a glove with a red cross on it and started to heal Nova's neck. "who are you?" ask Sonic. Zack didn't answer in till he fully heal Nova and spoke. "my name is Zack the lion. I'm their royal bodyguard, Sonic. Yes, I know your name. I know everything. I eardrop on you guys at the temple. I was also the one who left the scroll to Marine". Sonic and Dawn was surprise by all this as he continued to talk. "I check the swamp for the pink ring but I found that it was move to a other location. After checking around, I found that it was moved into a temple of the sky people but I don't where the temple is". Zack realize that Dawn was staring at him. "is everything okay miss Dawn?". "where have you been for the last six years? We been worried about you". "I been on a personal mission. I understand you been worry but Nova?" spoke Zack in shock. "yeah, big sis was upset when you left". Zack turn to Nova and smile.
Meanwhile, Maris step out of the shadows and look around the rooftop and spotted Kota. "did you get the ring?" ask Maris. "I didn't. the girl from the underground dungeon stop me and along with her friends…also one of them had something. A light that burn me". "a other one…" said Maris to herself. "master?". "huh? Oh right. I need to check something, I'll return with the info of where the other rings are located". Kota watch as his master step into the darkness and vanish. "…great, now what?".
Maris step into a realm made of darkness and bowed as a black cloak figure appeared. "what's wrong Maris? Haven't you destroy that world warriors?". "not yet, master but I encounter something…". "what?". "there seems a few light bringers survived". Maris look up and saw her master smiling. "…I should also add that I met him. The one who was your friend, so long ago". Maris watch as her master became mad as a intense aura surround him. "…master, I need to know where the remaining rings are". "…head to the temple of praying in the south and just outside of the kingdom, should be a old temple, head their as well". "thank you, master". Maris stood up and left the realm. Soon, four black cloaked figures appear as their leader spoke. "…this is bad. I need to speak with her about this, I'll be back". their leader vanish and a cloak figure with one arm spoke. "you guys know this Sonic guy, right?". a slightly shorter cloak figure spoke. "we hardly know him but she does". the three male figures turn to the girl figure and saw her turning away.
End of chapter 12