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"What do mean, I'm NOT scared!"

"I can see that." He said with a hint of fear in his voice. "But please, do have a seat."

"Not until you tell me what you want with me."

He sighed. "I just.well..ok. Well, at first, I brought you here so that I could use you as an experiment and perhaps have you serve as a minion to me. But then-

"WHAT?!" She immediately pounced at him with cat like agility and pinned him against the wall with her fore arm against his throat.

"I WON'T be used like that! Who do you think you are, God?! For your arrogance, I will consume your soul right here and now!"

He struggled in her strong grip.

"Please, let me down and I'll explain!"

"What is there to explain?"

"So much. Now please let go."

She gave him a curious look. "No, I don't think so. Explain yourself NOW."

She pressed her arm harder on his throat."

He gagged. "Ok. I (ugh) had been observing you while you slept and (ugh) I began to remember all my previous failures in terms of relationships (ugh) and I just wanted you to allow me to adopt you as my (ugh) kin. (ugh)

Her grip still held tight.

"What?! No.People think I'm 16, but I'm old enough to be your oldest ancestor. I am 3000 years old. I've seen everything through the ages. Eternity is relentless." She paused briefly. "When I when I was first chosen to be the creature I am, I did not contemplate that I would be here as long as I have. Taking in the souls of those who have serve no purpose on the planet but to pollute it with their ignorance. I was beaten as a child, even to the point of drawing blood. My parents we both druggists and were drunk every minute. I was made fun of at school. My education was completed in a library. My parents kicked me out at 8 for no reason. I know better now. I know that I need no other being except the immortal one to uphold my existence. I know I can do better on my own. I need no one."

"Sorry to hear that but, (ugh) please let me down."

She sighed and released him.

"Now," he said rubbing his throat that now had a mark on it from the girl's tight grip. "What is your name?"

"Elexis. I have no last name. At least I don't know mine. And who wants to kn-"

The window broke and Knuckles, Sonic, and Tails came through.

They all stood in their normal fighting stances.

"Release the girl, Eggman!!" Sonic yelped.

"And where's that $#$$%in' bat girl?!" demanded Knuckles.

"What?! I-" Robotnik knew this was the worst time for them to show up.

Sonic went after Elexis and tried to pick her up, then went after Robotnik.

"What? Don't recognize me? Don't you know who I am?! I'm Sonic the Hedge-"

She released herself and went on the attack.

"I don't care who you think you are, put me down and get out!" She swiped Sonic with her claws, drawing blood. She fell to the ground and got up quickly.

"This man is a devil! He deserves to die!" Tails explained to Elexis.

"No!" Robotnik yelled. " You don't understand!"

"DIE!" Sonic yelled as he went after Robotnik. Meanwhile, Knuckles was tracking down Rouge and Shadow. There were a few crashes and bangs heard from upstairs, but it was nothing major. Knuckles ran back upstairs with the master emerald in hand. He than joined the fight against Robotnik. Robotnik wasn't unarmed, though. He grabbed a gun from behind him and fired it at everyone except Elexis.

Elexis was more furious than she had been in ages. The unneeded violence. The ignorance. The pitiful workings of their mortal minds. She was drunk with rage. She knew who Robotnik was, but both Robotnik and Sonic with his crew were demonstrating their ignorance of each other. In a pure act of fury, she ran unyieldingly at everyone, hitting all of them with her deadly claws. Blood was everywhere. She had relinquished control of her sanity. But now.everything was still. The noise had stopped, and the violence was over. She had ended it with no effort, just pure fury. And now, the now tamed entities lying on the floor, yet not dead, were the product of an anger that unlike any other from an unknown force. It was as though it was instilled in her. Flowing threw her veins. It was difficult to explain what she felt.

She walked the blood stained floors, observing her victims. They were all still alive, she sensed their souls still trapped in their shells. Sonic finally got up. He managed to walk over to her.

"Y-you've made a powerful enemy." Was all he could muster the breath to say.

"I can say the same to you. But I don't insist on being your enemy, as you would rather do." Elexis replied.

Sonic limped his way out of Robotnik's lair with Knuckles and Tails following him leaving a trail of blood. Rouge and Shadow remained downstairs and didn't give in to their curiosity to find out what had happened. All they could do was wonder.

Robotnik regained consciousness. He still remembered what happened. He sat up with a scar across his face and chest. He looked over at Elexis who was starring out the window, she appeared to be ready to jump out and leave.

"WAIT!" He managed to say. "Don't leave me like this."

"Time will heal you." She said.

"No. That's not what I meant."

"If you are implying that I stay with you for YOUR desires, I'm afraid I find that unacceptable, and I must leave."

He huffed to gather breath to speak. "Don't go."

"Why should I stay? My job is done here."

"I told you already." He fell back to the ground, too weak to stay up.

She took time to think about what he said. He took back the minion thing, and replaced it with an affection to become his daughter.

"No." She said. "That is against what I believe and what I want. I want serenity.to be alone. Not having to deal with ignorant creatures that pollute this world. I strive for solitude. Solitude is a golden thing in a world where the rotten ones far outnumber the beautiful ones. Myself and God is all I need and want out of this life. Nothing more."

She began to climb on the windowsill when Rouge and Shadow walked in.

"OH MY GOD!" Shadow exclaimed.

"What happened here?" Rouge said in a slightly angered tone.

They both looked at Elexis on the windowsill.

"YOU! You did this, didn't you?" Shadow was angry. Though Robotnik had him cleaning up a mess, Shadow knew that he respected him.

"Yes, I did. But it was for a cause." Elexis said.

"WHAT cause?!" Rouge said.

"Never mind that. No one knows that. I trust no one with that business. They will spread it around and then the people of the city will attack me, and I will be forced to kill them all, no matter how much I try for peace."

Both Shadow and Rouge were about to attack her when they thought about what had happened to Sonic and the others. So they stood back. She again began to make her out the window.

"NO!" Robotnik moaned.

Elexis turned around once again with a stern look.

"Please, don't do that."

"Stay." He huffed.

She sighed. Night was beginning to fall. She hadn't eaten in 24 hours. Robotnik had been healed of his wounds, and the time had been passed getting Elexis NOT to leave. She felt a sudden prompted that she should. This prompting was not her own. She didn't want to be here. She'd much rather be alone. Independent. Free.

Suddenly, just out of no where, she coughed up blood. The blood soaked into the floor and disappeared. Blood dripped from her mouth in a heavy flow.

"SOUL! I need a soul! The hunger." She fell to her knees.

She began to attack Rouge, then Shadow, then Robotnik. She was hard to restrain. She couldn't be restrained. Robotnik held her down with all he had.

"OFF!! I MUST FEED!!" She broke free of his grip and was out the window in a second.

She stalked the city. Robotnik quickly ran out and desperately tried to chase her down, but was unsuccessful. The night wore on. He went back to his fortress in an attempt to sleep the night threw. He figured he might find her in the morning lying around like he did before. It was difficult to sleep. But that night continued.

Still no sleep. He got back up and went out. His eyes were not quick to adjust to the dark. The light from the moon shown bright that night, making it a bit easier for him. He walked until he almost tripped over something. He stopped and looked down. A corpse. She had to be near. He heard a quiet snoring sound behind him. He turned to see. It was her! But now what? He knew the consequences of bringing her back to the lair. Robotnik looked over and saw that daylight was beginning to break. He needed to make a decision fast. He snatched her from the ground and headed back. He knew this wasn't the wisest thing to do, but he panicked.

At last he arrived back. He put her where he had put her before. He then sat in a chair and watched. What was going to happen when she woke up? He looked out and saw that another busy day was beginning. Elexis woke up.

Back at Sonic's home, the three "heroes" found themselves sitting around the table for breakfast.

"What are we going to do about that girl?" Tails asked.

"I have no idea." Sonic replied. "We can't just let her run lose, though. People are getting hurt. She needs to die."

"Are you sure?" Tails went on. "I mean, it's natural for vampires to be bloodthirsty monsters. Does that give us a right to kill her? I mean, most of the people that she 'takes their souls' from are bad people."

"But she's hurting them."

"But Robotnik's bad, look how many times you've hurt him." Knuckles butted in.

Sonic realized his hypocrisy.

"Whatever." Was his answer. "I'm still going to teach her a lesson."

Knuckles sighed. "You know, what you think isn't always right. I'd say let's just forget it."

"What if WE get killed next, huh?! Then what?"

Knuckles stayed quiet.

"Well, if you insist, Sonic. I think I know how to get rid of her." Said Tails.

"How?"

"There's a temple nearby. It's famous for large number of vampire murders there. And the only reason the vampires died was because of the sword that's there. The people got a hold of it and used it mercilessly. The sword is known for consuming the souls of its helpless victims. It has powers no one has ever heard of. It can manipulate the mind to strike fear into your heart, as if it has a mind of its own. If you have that, it means you enemies are as good as dead. Legend claims that a vampire over 6000 years ago trapped a soul in it to kill the scum of the earth when the world went corrupt."

Sonic jumped up in excitement.

"Well, where is it?"

"Not far," replied Tails. "Its right there in the mountains." He said as he pointed into the mountains about a mile from town. I've got a map."

They headed out after eating.



Elexis once again peered around the room and immediately knew where she was. She glared at Robotnik.

"Why have you brought me back here?!" she snapped.

"I need you here."

"Stop bringing me here! I've other things to do."

She headed toward the window again.

"No. Please. I.."

As she peeked out the window, she saw Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails headed for the mountains. She knew what they were up to.

"MY GOD!" Was all she said and in a flash, was gone.

Robotnik ran downstairs.

"Shadow! Rouge! Come on! We need to get going!" He grabbed his mecha. Shadow and Rouge tried to squeeze in.

"OW!"

"HEY!"

"GET OFF MY HEAD!"

"YOU MOVE FIRST!"

"NO, YOU!"

"BOTH OF YOU MOVE! The only reason I got this is because I'm only human. I'm not as fast as you. Now lets get going."

"Where to?' asked Rouge.

"The mountains. We're following Elexis."

"Your that determined not to lose her, huh?" said Shadow. He remembered Maria.

"Yes."

With that, they headed off. When they got to the foot of the mountain, they found a trail of blood.

They had gone the right way. As they followed, the trail of blood grew thicker. The source was yet to be found.

At last they approached the top. The temple rested snuggly in the mountains. Perhaps one of the most beautifully constructed ever built. The outside was a light gray color, made of stone. Looking around, streams of cloth with strange symbols on them flowed down from the top, each in a different color, appearing in the following order: the first was black, then blue, green, purple, and at last, red. The symbol on the red flag matched the one on Elexis'. Pillars guarded the entrance. The height of the building was about 45 feet high.

As they entered, they saw the interior was decorated with stained glass windows. Everything was made of blue and white marble. This was the hallway to the main room where the sword lay. The pictures on the windows depicted a swarm of creatures similar to Elexis slaughtering what seemed to be evil people. One of the creatures held a sword that was depicted as a holy icon. The same picture appeared in every window. The blood trail continued into the main room. The room was enormous. Pillars held the structure up. The room was a circle shape, except for the end, where Robotnik and the others saw Elexis, Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles. Elexis was the source of blood. It dripped from her mouth.

Sonic saw Robotnik. "GET OUT OF HERE! YOU'VE NO BUSINESS TO CONTEND WITH HERE!"

"Yes, I do." He got out of his mecha and approached Elexis. Then he saw behind Sonic the alter which held the sword. It was nothing fancy. Just white stone shaped into a square. Sonic grabbed it and pointed it at Elexis. She was unafraid. Sonic felt a sudden feeling of fear with the blade in hand. He dropped.

"Sonic! What are you doing?! Finish her!" Yelled Tails.

"I-I-I can't." Sonic said.

Sonic fell to his knees. The sense of fear overwhelmed him. He tried to fight it.

"Don't fight it." Elexis said. "Its better that way."

Knuckles picked up the blade and charged at Elexis. Robotnik started after Knuckles, but it was too late. Or was it?

The blade broke when it hit Elexis. She still stood.

"What kind of demon are you?!" Knuckles yelled.

The blood from Elexis' mouth was absorbed into the sword. No one said anything. Everyone stood silent in shock. The blood healed the sword. Elexis picked up the sword and pointed it toward herself.

"Elexis, NO!" Robotnik tried to snatch the sword away.

"ARE YOU ENJOYING THIS? IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT FOR ME?! KEEP ME UNDER THIS RUSTING THAT IS MY LIFE?!" She yelled.

Robotnik backed off. For the first time in years, a tear streamed down his face.

"You don't understand." She said.

"What's not to understand? You're an evil demon and you must be stopped. Its that simple." Remarked Sonic as he rose from the ground.

Elexis plunged the sword into her chest. Blood spilled everywhere. It spread all over the marble floor.

"This..isn't..suicide as you may think.(ugh)." She huffed. "This sword..is my ravenous soul ..manifested into a holy (ugh) weapon. I am the sword." She fell to the ground in her own blood. A burst of blue energy covered both Elexis and the sword, and exploded. After the blue energy cleared, all that was left was the sword in a pool of blood.

Everyone was quiet. Finally Robotnik approached the sword. He bent down and picked it up.

Elexis, he thought, I'm sorry.

He felt the urge to put it back in its rightful place. As he obeyed, he knew it was her telling him to do so. It was her in there. That powerful weapon.



THE END



Author's notes: This will likely become a series of stories, each will take off where the last one ended. The plots might get more intricate as well. PLEASE REVIEW!! PLEASE! IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!