Chapter 7: Rebirth
"Welcome, time spanned soul. Welcome, to your destiny." -Mobious the Time Streamer, Soul Reaver 1
This chapter is written in the POV of each of the Sonic characters as they reawake. This chapter may be more intense than any of the preceding ones.
ROBOTNIK
I awoke, tossed upon unfathomable pains and aches. I was in shackles. A cold chill ran threw me. The others were around me, in a large, gray room apparently made of stones. Pillars burdened the ceiling. On my right was Shadow and Rouge. Across the room was Knuckles, Tails, and Sonic. They were in shackles as well, but they were asleep. And, as I turned to my left, was Elexis. She stood in front of a blazing fire, providing both light and some warmth in this cold hell. Despite, I still felt an affection to her.
"Your awake." She said quietly. "You'll be the first, then."
I saw the others begin to wake. When they saw Elexis, they kept quiet, except for Shadow.
"SONIC! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!" He struggled to break free of the chains. Then it hit me. The six lines on the mural in chains...it was us! No. I couldn't accept that. NO!
"SILENCE! " Elexis warned. "For that, you will be after this man here."
This man? Me? Was she going to kill me? It WAS Sonic's fault, but I kept my mouth shut. She approached me and freed me of my chains. She kept a tight grip on my arm, so I couldn't run.
Helplessness overwhelmed me.
We stopped in front of the fire, the blazing heat, calming my previous chill. I then realized how tall she was. A full head above me. Now what?
She stared into my eye with a straight face. She then put her arms around me, my head on her chest. This was a death grip. Not pleasant at all. God, she was strong. Muscular. Her clawed hands had a tight grip around me.
Despair.
She thrust her clawed hands into my chest, blood was everywhere. Not only from the wound, but from my mouth as well. I watched as she repeated it over and over, and I fell to the ground. Then it all went black.
It couldn't have been long before I woke again. It was a new perspective. I saw Sonic and the others staring at me as I sat in a pool of my own blood. Something was completely changed. I was. I looked at myself. My skin had turned white. Completely white. My physique had changed. That ugly gut of mine became a fine toned one. My upper body was the polar opposite of what it was before. Strong looking. I still hadn't acquired the same tone as Elexis, nor did I have the wings, but it was something. My mustache was gone. And me head was covered in long, straight, black hair. I was in different attire. Silver boots. Tight, black pants. A shoulder guard on my right shoulder, nothing on the left. I still had five fingers on each hand, but longs, thick, black nails protruded from them. A black band went around both my arms, around the lower arm area. I found I also had fangs.
"What have you done to me?! Reduced to this?!" I yelled.
"ELEVATED, Robotnik, not reduced." She replied. I looked at her with a new reverence. She gave me new life. Mother? I no longer had the same affection to her. It was different now. She was the parent, and I, the child. I doubt she cared for me. But I had a child's innocent, pure care.
"Listen," she began. "All of you. This is what you ALL will become. Not the same exactly, of course. You will be vampires. HOWEVER. You are new. Children. You are weak. Not as weak as a human, in fact, you could probably could take six or seven humans. But, it is risky. Your wounds, unlike mine, will not heal quickly, and that will force you to spend time healing instead of training and becoming stronger. It is in this Temple where you will dwell for the next 450 years for training. You cannot consume souls. You feed on blood to sustain your bodies. I, as well as a few of the new breeds, will feed you. You depend on ME for blood. I will train you. I will not always be around. I have other things to do. After 650 years of blood, you will be weaned on to souls. Be aware that when you are at full strength, you will be strong enough to take on hundreds of the humans strongest. Your wounds will heal much quicker. You will grow wings, claws, and your skin will change green to represent you status. Mine is blue because I am dominant. I will stronger than all the breeds combined. You will witness the rise of an age of peace and beauty, unlike the one your former selves have created."
Mother.
SHADOW
After I awoke and had my little tantrum, which had done nothing for the situation, watched Robotnik as he was killed. The blood spread like wild fire. Knowing I was next, this sight frightened me to the very core of my being. Terror filled me. Elexis bent down to Robotnik when he died. She bit him. She appeared not to be drinking the blood, but rather injected something. It was the vampiric gift. After she lifter herself from him, and stood back up, she watched him as his body was shaped into higher existence. In the most uncanny manner, his clothes were replaced by new armor. I didn't understand that. She hadn't done it with her hands. Her magic was there to do it. He rose again. Then, she explained that we all would go threw this. She also explained how we would progress threw vampirism. Once she finished, she released me from my non-living capters. She, like Robotnik, kept hold of me. Robotnik simply stood, with a strange look upon his face. It was then I noticed, his lips were black. Like Elexis'. Would mine be the same? And that's another thing, would I still be a hedgehog? Or would I become humanoid? She bent on one knee to my level. She stared into my eyes. Then, with no warning, mauled me mercilessly. It all went black.
I awoke. Yes. I had become more humanoid. Silver boots. Black pants. White skin. I was differently shaped the Robotnik. I was not as strong looking. Long, black hair with three red stripes that went from the front to the back. My hands were designed like Robotnik's. Fangs. A long, black shoulder guard on each shoulder. A black strap ran diagonally across my chest. Another one ran diagonally the other way.
I looked at Elexis. Mother?
TAILS
Ugh. I had seen too much. It was my turn. She took me from the chains. I knew what was coming. She exlained it all. I remembered her words: "ELEVATED, Robotnik, not reduced." A higher level of existence? My eternal fate. She, knowing I was the youngest of the whole team, made death simple for me. Claws threw my heart. That was it.
"TAILLLLLLLLLLLLLLS!!!" Were the words I last heard. They were Sonic's.
Ah. Breath once again came to me. I, like Shadow, became humanoid. My basic appearance was the same as the other, only I was smaller. Silver boots. Black pants. My hair was short and black. A silver earring in one ear. Fangs. I looked behind me. No tails. A black band circled my neck. That was me. My new self, my new life, my new...mother?
SONIC
Tails..NO! WHY? She came to me next. She took me from the cold, freezing chains. I kicked her with everything in me. I ran. She appeared right in my path and grabbed me by my head. Maybe this elevated stage wouldn't be so bad. I'd rebel.
"Why do you fight me? I'm prolonging an existence for you. Or would you rather die?"
Die?
"I am here to help you. Don't you see? You are being spared from death. You are invited to witness true beauty! To live again! Refuse me, and have your eternal soul be consumed."
I thought about it. Maybe I could be turned into a vampire, and rebel! HA!
But was it wise?
She slashed my face with her claws. I was dead in seconds.
Upon awakening, I realized I had been spared death. She let me live despite my attempt to escape, despite my insults. Again. Silver boots. Fangs. Black nails. Black pants. I was only an inch shorter than Robotnik, the tallest of the new brood. My hair flowed long with a single blue streak, similar to Shadow. Funny how they were silent.
I was overwhelmed by revelations. New life. I felt so new. So...unfettered. Mother?
KNUCKLES
She approached me. I saw Sonic and the others simply stand in a corner. They weren't bored. Just eager to see who would next to be brought into new life. To be honest, fear overwhelmed me, but, I was compelled and slightly anxious to find out how this would turn out. She took me from my chains. Hopefully the pain would be minimal. I didn't know what to think. She shoved her clawed hands into my heart.
PAIN.
AGONY.
I could not breathe. I felt the life slipping from my grasp. Alas, it all went black.
I unwillingly awoke. This form...it was interesting. Silver boots. Short, black hair. Black pants. Black nails. White skin. I had muscles surpassing everyone's except Elexis'. Silver shoulder guards on each shoulder. One black strap crossing me chest. A red guard guarded my right thigh. Surprisingly, the puddle of blood in which I sat didn't stain my attire, nor did it anyone else's. F#$k. What now? Oh.Rouge. I looked at Elexis. Mother...
ROUGE
My turn. I took a deep breath. Somehow, I wish I'd gone first. She released me. How was I to die? She grabbed hold of my head and brought her head upon mine. My skull cracked instantly. I could hear it. Blood. I laid on the floor for what seemed like forever. I could feel the life in my body retreating. Blood rushed from my head onto the floor. Some dripped into my mouth.
Ah...my arrival in new form. My hair was black, and in a ponytail. Like the rest, black lips, gold eyes. My attire was a bit different. Silver boots, black pants. However, a black band covered my chest and most of my torso. A thin black band around my neck. The blood no longer dripped from my head. Mother?
The blood that painted the walls disappeared.
"Welcome to life." Elexis spoke.
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Well...whatcha think? TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK. Don't be shy. I don't bite...much....
"Welcome, time spanned soul. Welcome, to your destiny." -Mobious the Time Streamer, Soul Reaver 1
This chapter is written in the POV of each of the Sonic characters as they reawake. This chapter may be more intense than any of the preceding ones.
ROBOTNIK
I awoke, tossed upon unfathomable pains and aches. I was in shackles. A cold chill ran threw me. The others were around me, in a large, gray room apparently made of stones. Pillars burdened the ceiling. On my right was Shadow and Rouge. Across the room was Knuckles, Tails, and Sonic. They were in shackles as well, but they were asleep. And, as I turned to my left, was Elexis. She stood in front of a blazing fire, providing both light and some warmth in this cold hell. Despite, I still felt an affection to her.
"Your awake." She said quietly. "You'll be the first, then."
I saw the others begin to wake. When they saw Elexis, they kept quiet, except for Shadow.
"SONIC! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!" He struggled to break free of the chains. Then it hit me. The six lines on the mural in chains...it was us! No. I couldn't accept that. NO!
"SILENCE! " Elexis warned. "For that, you will be after this man here."
This man? Me? Was she going to kill me? It WAS Sonic's fault, but I kept my mouth shut. She approached me and freed me of my chains. She kept a tight grip on my arm, so I couldn't run.
Helplessness overwhelmed me.
We stopped in front of the fire, the blazing heat, calming my previous chill. I then realized how tall she was. A full head above me. Now what?
She stared into my eye with a straight face. She then put her arms around me, my head on her chest. This was a death grip. Not pleasant at all. God, she was strong. Muscular. Her clawed hands had a tight grip around me.
Despair.
She thrust her clawed hands into my chest, blood was everywhere. Not only from the wound, but from my mouth as well. I watched as she repeated it over and over, and I fell to the ground. Then it all went black.
It couldn't have been long before I woke again. It was a new perspective. I saw Sonic and the others staring at me as I sat in a pool of my own blood. Something was completely changed. I was. I looked at myself. My skin had turned white. Completely white. My physique had changed. That ugly gut of mine became a fine toned one. My upper body was the polar opposite of what it was before. Strong looking. I still hadn't acquired the same tone as Elexis, nor did I have the wings, but it was something. My mustache was gone. And me head was covered in long, straight, black hair. I was in different attire. Silver boots. Tight, black pants. A shoulder guard on my right shoulder, nothing on the left. I still had five fingers on each hand, but longs, thick, black nails protruded from them. A black band went around both my arms, around the lower arm area. I found I also had fangs.
"What have you done to me?! Reduced to this?!" I yelled.
"ELEVATED, Robotnik, not reduced." She replied. I looked at her with a new reverence. She gave me new life. Mother? I no longer had the same affection to her. It was different now. She was the parent, and I, the child. I doubt she cared for me. But I had a child's innocent, pure care.
"Listen," she began. "All of you. This is what you ALL will become. Not the same exactly, of course. You will be vampires. HOWEVER. You are new. Children. You are weak. Not as weak as a human, in fact, you could probably could take six or seven humans. But, it is risky. Your wounds, unlike mine, will not heal quickly, and that will force you to spend time healing instead of training and becoming stronger. It is in this Temple where you will dwell for the next 450 years for training. You cannot consume souls. You feed on blood to sustain your bodies. I, as well as a few of the new breeds, will feed you. You depend on ME for blood. I will train you. I will not always be around. I have other things to do. After 650 years of blood, you will be weaned on to souls. Be aware that when you are at full strength, you will be strong enough to take on hundreds of the humans strongest. Your wounds will heal much quicker. You will grow wings, claws, and your skin will change green to represent you status. Mine is blue because I am dominant. I will stronger than all the breeds combined. You will witness the rise of an age of peace and beauty, unlike the one your former selves have created."
Mother.
SHADOW
After I awoke and had my little tantrum, which had done nothing for the situation, watched Robotnik as he was killed. The blood spread like wild fire. Knowing I was next, this sight frightened me to the very core of my being. Terror filled me. Elexis bent down to Robotnik when he died. She bit him. She appeared not to be drinking the blood, but rather injected something. It was the vampiric gift. After she lifter herself from him, and stood back up, she watched him as his body was shaped into higher existence. In the most uncanny manner, his clothes were replaced by new armor. I didn't understand that. She hadn't done it with her hands. Her magic was there to do it. He rose again. Then, she explained that we all would go threw this. She also explained how we would progress threw vampirism. Once she finished, she released me from my non-living capters. She, like Robotnik, kept hold of me. Robotnik simply stood, with a strange look upon his face. It was then I noticed, his lips were black. Like Elexis'. Would mine be the same? And that's another thing, would I still be a hedgehog? Or would I become humanoid? She bent on one knee to my level. She stared into my eyes. Then, with no warning, mauled me mercilessly. It all went black.
I awoke. Yes. I had become more humanoid. Silver boots. Black pants. White skin. I was differently shaped the Robotnik. I was not as strong looking. Long, black hair with three red stripes that went from the front to the back. My hands were designed like Robotnik's. Fangs. A long, black shoulder guard on each shoulder. A black strap ran diagonally across my chest. Another one ran diagonally the other way.
I looked at Elexis. Mother?
TAILS
Ugh. I had seen too much. It was my turn. She took me from the chains. I knew what was coming. She exlained it all. I remembered her words: "ELEVATED, Robotnik, not reduced." A higher level of existence? My eternal fate. She, knowing I was the youngest of the whole team, made death simple for me. Claws threw my heart. That was it.
"TAILLLLLLLLLLLLLLS!!!" Were the words I last heard. They were Sonic's.
Ah. Breath once again came to me. I, like Shadow, became humanoid. My basic appearance was the same as the other, only I was smaller. Silver boots. Black pants. My hair was short and black. A silver earring in one ear. Fangs. I looked behind me. No tails. A black band circled my neck. That was me. My new self, my new life, my new...mother?
SONIC
Tails..NO! WHY? She came to me next. She took me from the cold, freezing chains. I kicked her with everything in me. I ran. She appeared right in my path and grabbed me by my head. Maybe this elevated stage wouldn't be so bad. I'd rebel.
"Why do you fight me? I'm prolonging an existence for you. Or would you rather die?"
Die?
"I am here to help you. Don't you see? You are being spared from death. You are invited to witness true beauty! To live again! Refuse me, and have your eternal soul be consumed."
I thought about it. Maybe I could be turned into a vampire, and rebel! HA!
But was it wise?
She slashed my face with her claws. I was dead in seconds.
Upon awakening, I realized I had been spared death. She let me live despite my attempt to escape, despite my insults. Again. Silver boots. Fangs. Black nails. Black pants. I was only an inch shorter than Robotnik, the tallest of the new brood. My hair flowed long with a single blue streak, similar to Shadow. Funny how they were silent.
I was overwhelmed by revelations. New life. I felt so new. So...unfettered. Mother?
KNUCKLES
She approached me. I saw Sonic and the others simply stand in a corner. They weren't bored. Just eager to see who would next to be brought into new life. To be honest, fear overwhelmed me, but, I was compelled and slightly anxious to find out how this would turn out. She took me from my chains. Hopefully the pain would be minimal. I didn't know what to think. She shoved her clawed hands into my heart.
PAIN.
AGONY.
I could not breathe. I felt the life slipping from my grasp. Alas, it all went black.
I unwillingly awoke. This form...it was interesting. Silver boots. Short, black hair. Black pants. Black nails. White skin. I had muscles surpassing everyone's except Elexis'. Silver shoulder guards on each shoulder. One black strap crossing me chest. A red guard guarded my right thigh. Surprisingly, the puddle of blood in which I sat didn't stain my attire, nor did it anyone else's. F#$k. What now? Oh.Rouge. I looked at Elexis. Mother...
ROUGE
My turn. I took a deep breath. Somehow, I wish I'd gone first. She released me. How was I to die? She grabbed hold of my head and brought her head upon mine. My skull cracked instantly. I could hear it. Blood. I laid on the floor for what seemed like forever. I could feel the life in my body retreating. Blood rushed from my head onto the floor. Some dripped into my mouth.
Ah...my arrival in new form. My hair was black, and in a ponytail. Like the rest, black lips, gold eyes. My attire was a bit different. Silver boots, black pants. However, a black band covered my chest and most of my torso. A thin black band around my neck. The blood no longer dripped from my head. Mother?
The blood that painted the walls disappeared.
"Welcome to life." Elexis spoke.
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Well...whatcha think? TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK. Don't be shy. I don't bite...much....
