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Warning: Mild language, Intense Violence,
Ep.3: Hello Dolly...and death part 3
He couldn't feel himself, he couldn't speak, he couldn't run anymore. This being in front of him scared him stiff. Tails clenched his fists just to see if he can still feel anything from his body. Luckily for him his body heated back up allowing him to move. Looks like whatever that was was temporary.
The being moved itself forward with no sound coming out, not even a flap of its cloak. Tails quickly took a big jump back confirming that all his senses are back to normal, but he still had a very bad sense about it.
"Tails! That's the someone I told you was chasing me!"
No wonder Tailsdoll was panicking so badly. So this thing was after him this whole time but what is it and when did it enter this house? Tails only knew one thing. This person or whatever it was had all his danger signals turnt to the max.
"Übergebe die Puppe (Hand over the doll.)"
"Wh-what did you say?"
The being lifted its right cloaked arm. Its sleeve slid down revealing its boney hand. It then curled it into a fist and brought it an inch away from its mouth, lightly coughing.
"Good...you speak English. German is a pain in the ass... really strains the throat sometimes as you could hear. Now, I said hand over the doll."
The being extended its bony arm and pointed to Tailsdoll who was carrying Tail's bedframe. He didn't expect this creature to speak english let along speak a sentence. It sounded like a young man...unless it was trying to trick him?
"Dude! Doll! That is not necessa- THAT'S MY BEDFRAME YOU IDIOT! PUT IT DOWN! Anyway why do you want with Tailsdoll?"
Tails made sure to keep his guard up in case it tries anything funny as it lowered its arm.
"I figured you'd ask that...The doll's a demon who tried to escape from his death sentence. I was tasked with bringing him back to Limbo to face his fate."
"Fate?"
"Hmmm...I got some time to spare to indulge your curiosity. The gem attached to the string."
Tails turned to the Tailsdoll and back to it.
"What about it?"
"The Soulgem."
"Soul gem?...Don't you mean Soul Emerald? Cause that looks too small to be one and it belongs to Blaze's dimension."
The being slowly shook its head.
"The Soulgem is an ancient artifact, crafted centuries ago by Demon lord Aer and Vudoom. It is a blood red gem with the power to take away, take in and covert souls into its own supply of power. It was one of the many dangerous objects in Hell that was able to have certain dominion over death. Luckily it shattered and smelted into nothingness...all but a single shard that survived."
"And the one you're talking is attached to Tailsdoll's head?"
The being nodded its head. But why? Just because Tailsdoll had a gem that can take away souls on his head he should die? Did...did he even use it to take away life?
"Did Tailsdoll even take away life with that gem?"
"Don't believe anything he answers Tails! I may not know why this gem was attached to my head but I never killed anyone. In fact this gem is what gave me life."
"...Are you finished? Good cause escape is futile. All you can do now is surrender and accept what's coming to you."
The being phased through Tails like a ghost. Oddly instead of getting a bone iced chill all over his body which he expected Tails felt warm. Tailsdoll tried climbing the stairs only to get his leg grabbed by the being's bony hand. It pulled Tailsdoll down to the floor, dragging him along with it towards the front door.
"NO PLEASE! I DON'T WANNA DIE! I JUST WANT TO LIVE!"
Tailsdoll tried desperately to drag himself away from it's grip but it was too strong. With the situation being this dire he started to cry.
"PLEASE I BEG OF YOU! I LOST MY LIFE ALREADY, I FINALLY HAD A SECOND CHANCE ONLY TO BE TAKEN AWAY AGAIN? TAILS PLEASE HELP!"
Why was was he standing there? Tails tried his hardest to find the right answer to that question.
"(Was this the reason I wanted to become strong? To let someone you considered a friend get taken away from you?)
Tail's vision got blurry, he felt so dizzy. To see his own hands trembling from...fear made him sick. He couldn't see that the front door was left open and he can barely hear the Tailsdoll's cries and pleas for help.
"(Why am I standing here for? Tailsdoll is being dragged and I'm just standing there like a weakling.)"
Snapping its bony fingers a vortex of fire and brimstone appeared in front of it.
"Please you're making a mistake."
"It is a sad fate I'll be honest. But there's not many options that can do anything about it? Please understand this is my duty. Maybe as an act of mercy I'll let you say goodbye to your friend. DID YOU HEAR THAT BOY?!"
"Gasp!"
"AS AN ACT OF MERCY I'LL LET YOU SAY GOODBYE TO YOUR FRIEND. THE LAST THING A GRIM REAPER SHOULD EVER DO."
"Goodbye?...goodbye?..."
Those words. So specific that were stuck in Tail's mind for some reason. Those words were buzzing in his head but why? Why does it feel like Tails forgot something important. It was definetely something from his past but what was it? Losing Sonic? No he already established that Sonic was...gone. Eggman? No he promised if he ever see his face again he would beat would beat it to a bloody sac...What was it...and why was his heart beating so fast?
A couple of seconds went by waiting for Tail's reply. The being sighed in disappointment.
"...I see. So that's your response?...Let's go doll."
"Tails?"
Tailsdoll completely lost the fight he had in him. He no longer had the will to resist.
"(GoodbyegoodbyegoodbyegoodbyegoodbyegoodbyeGOODBYEGOODBYEGOODBYEGOODBYE!!)...Good..."
It all came back to him. Why that word made his heart beat 100 miles a minute? His vision seeing red? This seething rage inside him boiling through the roof?...It was all taken from him in a mere second. To that point something deep inside Tail's psyche told him to do one thing...
KILL
"Hmm?"
The being felt an odd sensation coming from nearby, inches near him to be precise as he looked down and saw that the hand that was gripping the doll's leg was removed from its socket. Tails who was in the house just moments ago was crouched next to it, grabbed Tailsdoll into his arms and backflipped away to his front door all in just a few seconds.
Tailsdoll blinked a few times, his brain(?) late to comprehend what just happened? As soon as he was able to he realised that he was cradled in Tail's arms. but something was different about him? His eyes had a look of fury and madness.
"..."
Tails gently put down Tailsdoll as if that was the last thing he could do before he loses it.
"I remember...I remember why I feel like my nightmare will never end?"
The being was able to reattach its hand back ti the way it was like it was nothing.
"Despite me being able to look back at my own trauma this rage and hatred never went away. NOW I KNOW WHY?!"
"It has to do with that hedgehog right?"
A vein popped from the side of Tail's head. To even mention him when Tails was in this state was what almost costed him his friends.
"Sonic was his name correct?"
Another vein popped while his eyes grew wider.
"Don't think I don't know about that. As a Reaper I paid attention to all calamities that has occurred in this world. Yes seven years ago the human Ivo Robotnik was able to cause a specific crack to the earth's surface after his giant death machine was destroyed. Luckily for you there were only the severely injured that were able to get saved...except for one that is."
Tails slowly grinned while bringing up three of his fingers.
"Heheh...eheheheheheh. You know what? Taking away my friend, bringing out my past, saying S-s-sonic's name has made me realise something? A connection between two of them if you will."
"And what would that be...boy?"
Tails clenched his fist that was shaking. When he looked closely at Tails the being was able to clearly see a singing red aura flowing around him.
"If I had to guess you're name is Death right? We were never properly introduced."
The being known as Death grinned from underneath his hood yet no one else could see it.
"Yes...My name is Death."
"Good now I know the name of the person whom I am gonna rip to shreds. Cause when I realised that S-s-srrrronic was taken away from me I understand what kept me from moving forward?"
A flash of Sonic's body disintergrating into white light, closed eyes and a smile caused Tail's musterious aura to explode out of him.
"I NEVER GOT TO SAY GOODBYE TO SOOOOONIIICCCCCCC!!"
His rage was unleashed and with that rage Tails blitz to Death and tackled his abdomen like a missle.
End of part 3
Tails has finally snapped after so long. Stayed tuned for the final part of this saga. And uh just in case there was a little confusion bolded words has an importance to it or the most intense moment which will be more rare than the other first one. If you figured that out already great, I won't have to do reminders then *wipes off seat*.