A/N: Nope, no one still. []'s show thought.
The puddle continued flowing down the street beside the curb, listening to the under hum of life. Peace, chaos, panic, love, hatred, kindness, it all was orchestrated together to make some sort of natural symphony. Chaos groaned inwardly, beginning to drop back into his depression.
[I guess I deserved that… I did terrorize a metropolis of theirs. One good deed is hardly enough to repent by. And look at me! I'm a fucking being made of pure water with a floating brain. I'm not a damn beautiful sight to behold and not something that's common. I did just horribly terminate another's life before that human. Even if I did save her, what right do I have for praise?] Chaos sighed in his head. He stopped a little, turning his invisible eyes up to the night sky. The stars were twinkling down onto the world, a few fading out and a few fading in.
[Yet… even those who know I've changed still scorn me. The way Knuckles looks down at me… when ever Sonic visits he just brushes past me without a single thought… I merely a defected guardian to them… why should they care about something that can't even talk back?] Chaos wondered, continuing to stare up into the sky.
[That hedgehog is the worst of them… he always uses me, and that Tails seems to think it right to borrow a bit of my soul for his damnable machines. No one gives a damn if I'm hurt… except…] Chaos's thoughts trailed off.
[Except Tikal… she's the only one who cares about me on this forsaken world. Yet even she can't hear my emotions... I don't want to hurt her but I may not be able to control myself… oh how I hate reality.] The water demon groaned. No reason to stay and look at the stars though. The puddle shook in place for a bit, and was back off to Angel Island. No where else would accept him. No one else but she would accept him.
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Chaos reformed back on the wooden bridge that led to the altar of the Master Emerald. He never noticed it before fully, but for once it seemed to him the place was more horribly destroyed than he could imagine. Maybe another day he'd restore it to its former beauty. He was responsible for its destruction.
[Just like I'm responsible for the destruction of a large city… extinction of almost all races on this planet before…] Chaos mumbled in his head. Seemed no matter how hard he tried, he could never escape the endless cycle he was caught in. His eyes scanned over the island. Knuckles was leaning on the Master Emerald, probably asleep again. Tikal was lying down near where the bridge once was. He could sense water near her, small drops.
[Damn it… why the hell does she care about me so much!? I've done nothing but cause trouble in her life!] Chaos questioned angrily, slowly walking over to her. He stopped for a bit and looked over at the storage hut. He figured Knuckles wouldn't mind if he borrowed his blanket. He changed course and headed to the slightly large dome. He stopped by the door, morphed his claw into a more usable hand, and turned the knob. He silently opened it as not to disturb the sleeping echidnas, grabbed a blanket, closed the doors, and headed back towards Tikal.
[She hardly deserves to have to guard and worry about me all the time.] He sighed. He stopped behind Tikal and knelt down. He quickly covered her body in the blanket, got up, and then began to walk to his cell. He stopped beside Knuckles, looking at him. His eyes weren't closed though. Their eyes met for a brief bit before Chaos returned back into the Master Emerald. Knuckles then fell asleep again, returning to what dream he may have had.
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The sun began to rise over the mountains of Angel Island, and Chaos finally broke out from his meditating state inside the Master Emerald. Knuckles seemed to have moved from location, and now his opening eyes were met by Tikal's.
"Chaos? I know you're awake." Tikal said. Chaos moved closer to the barrier between the Master Emerald's energy world and the mortal world. His face appeared tinted green by the gem walls.
"I… want to thank you for that blanket last night…" Trailed off, looking away a little and blushing slightly.
"It was… sweet of you…" Tikal continued, continuing to blush a little as her hands fidgeted behind her back. Even through their thousands of years together, they still never fully declared any emotions. They'd come to it multiply, but never actually speak about it. Just break off and talk about other things.
"You should hardly say that. I felt those tears… it was the least I could do. You're far too kind to me. You need to lash out at me once in a while. I hardly deserve any form of emotion such as that." Chaos coldly replied. He floated back from the gem wall, and then appeared on top of the Master Emerald. He jumped and landed beside Tikal, turning to her.
"I hardly have a first rate personality. You need to be a little more detached from me. You get too easily hurt otherwise. Knuckles is a good echidna. I'm just a raging beast of water." He shrugged and walked down the altar steps.
"You're… too hard on yourself. You're a…" Tikal was abruptly cut off with Chaos spinning around.
"I'm not even meant to have emotions. I'm blind rage and fury. Look at me at that. I killed off your whole fucking race but a few! Your father, your friends, even you! Yet somehow you treat me like this, as if I don't deserve hatred!" Chaos spat.
"Tikal, the only thing I deserve is to be stuck in a cell for ever. I do not deserve friendship, compassion, or kindness. I am the embodiment of anarchy for crying out loud! I'm always going to keep on destroying!" Chaos growled. He then turned around, and continued on his way.
"But you do have emotions… you do…" Tikal grasped her hand out, sighing. She wouldn't cry.
"I guess I have been a fool then… you really are a jerk." Tikal weakly replied to the water demon's ranting.
"Why thank you. I take joy from death. Now if you don't mind, I'm off to go do things. Tell Knuckles if you want, it'll hardly be helpful." He stopped and turned around. If he had a mouth, he'd be smirking. His hand quickly shot out and dug deep into the Master emerald. Tikal's eyes widened as she quickly jumped away. Chaos ripped out his hand and the emerald broke, shooting shards everywhere. One pierced through his body.
"I think Knuckles can figure out on his own anyways." Chaos laughed. He formed back into a puddle and was off before Knuckles got there.
"Bastard…" Tikal whispered and began crying again. Knuckles rushed towards the altar after hearing something shatter. She slowly got onto her knees, whipping away a few tears with her right hand.
The puddle continued flowing down the street beside the curb, listening to the under hum of life. Peace, chaos, panic, love, hatred, kindness, it all was orchestrated together to make some sort of natural symphony. Chaos groaned inwardly, beginning to drop back into his depression.
[I guess I deserved that… I did terrorize a metropolis of theirs. One good deed is hardly enough to repent by. And look at me! I'm a fucking being made of pure water with a floating brain. I'm not a damn beautiful sight to behold and not something that's common. I did just horribly terminate another's life before that human. Even if I did save her, what right do I have for praise?] Chaos sighed in his head. He stopped a little, turning his invisible eyes up to the night sky. The stars were twinkling down onto the world, a few fading out and a few fading in.
[Yet… even those who know I've changed still scorn me. The way Knuckles looks down at me… when ever Sonic visits he just brushes past me without a single thought… I merely a defected guardian to them… why should they care about something that can't even talk back?] Chaos wondered, continuing to stare up into the sky.
[That hedgehog is the worst of them… he always uses me, and that Tails seems to think it right to borrow a bit of my soul for his damnable machines. No one gives a damn if I'm hurt… except…] Chaos's thoughts trailed off.
[Except Tikal… she's the only one who cares about me on this forsaken world. Yet even she can't hear my emotions... I don't want to hurt her but I may not be able to control myself… oh how I hate reality.] The water demon groaned. No reason to stay and look at the stars though. The puddle shook in place for a bit, and was back off to Angel Island. No where else would accept him. No one else but she would accept him.
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Chaos reformed back on the wooden bridge that led to the altar of the Master Emerald. He never noticed it before fully, but for once it seemed to him the place was more horribly destroyed than he could imagine. Maybe another day he'd restore it to its former beauty. He was responsible for its destruction.
[Just like I'm responsible for the destruction of a large city… extinction of almost all races on this planet before…] Chaos mumbled in his head. Seemed no matter how hard he tried, he could never escape the endless cycle he was caught in. His eyes scanned over the island. Knuckles was leaning on the Master Emerald, probably asleep again. Tikal was lying down near where the bridge once was. He could sense water near her, small drops.
[Damn it… why the hell does she care about me so much!? I've done nothing but cause trouble in her life!] Chaos questioned angrily, slowly walking over to her. He stopped for a bit and looked over at the storage hut. He figured Knuckles wouldn't mind if he borrowed his blanket. He changed course and headed to the slightly large dome. He stopped by the door, morphed his claw into a more usable hand, and turned the knob. He silently opened it as not to disturb the sleeping echidnas, grabbed a blanket, closed the doors, and headed back towards Tikal.
[She hardly deserves to have to guard and worry about me all the time.] He sighed. He stopped behind Tikal and knelt down. He quickly covered her body in the blanket, got up, and then began to walk to his cell. He stopped beside Knuckles, looking at him. His eyes weren't closed though. Their eyes met for a brief bit before Chaos returned back into the Master Emerald. Knuckles then fell asleep again, returning to what dream he may have had.
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The sun began to rise over the mountains of Angel Island, and Chaos finally broke out from his meditating state inside the Master Emerald. Knuckles seemed to have moved from location, and now his opening eyes were met by Tikal's.
"Chaos? I know you're awake." Tikal said. Chaos moved closer to the barrier between the Master Emerald's energy world and the mortal world. His face appeared tinted green by the gem walls.
"I… want to thank you for that blanket last night…" Trailed off, looking away a little and blushing slightly.
"It was… sweet of you…" Tikal continued, continuing to blush a little as her hands fidgeted behind her back. Even through their thousands of years together, they still never fully declared any emotions. They'd come to it multiply, but never actually speak about it. Just break off and talk about other things.
"You should hardly say that. I felt those tears… it was the least I could do. You're far too kind to me. You need to lash out at me once in a while. I hardly deserve any form of emotion such as that." Chaos coldly replied. He floated back from the gem wall, and then appeared on top of the Master Emerald. He jumped and landed beside Tikal, turning to her.
"I hardly have a first rate personality. You need to be a little more detached from me. You get too easily hurt otherwise. Knuckles is a good echidna. I'm just a raging beast of water." He shrugged and walked down the altar steps.
"You're… too hard on yourself. You're a…" Tikal was abruptly cut off with Chaos spinning around.
"I'm not even meant to have emotions. I'm blind rage and fury. Look at me at that. I killed off your whole fucking race but a few! Your father, your friends, even you! Yet somehow you treat me like this, as if I don't deserve hatred!" Chaos spat.
"Tikal, the only thing I deserve is to be stuck in a cell for ever. I do not deserve friendship, compassion, or kindness. I am the embodiment of anarchy for crying out loud! I'm always going to keep on destroying!" Chaos growled. He then turned around, and continued on his way.
"But you do have emotions… you do…" Tikal grasped her hand out, sighing. She wouldn't cry.
"I guess I have been a fool then… you really are a jerk." Tikal weakly replied to the water demon's ranting.
"Why thank you. I take joy from death. Now if you don't mind, I'm off to go do things. Tell Knuckles if you want, it'll hardly be helpful." He stopped and turned around. If he had a mouth, he'd be smirking. His hand quickly shot out and dug deep into the Master emerald. Tikal's eyes widened as she quickly jumped away. Chaos ripped out his hand and the emerald broke, shooting shards everywhere. One pierced through his body.
"I think Knuckles can figure out on his own anyways." Chaos laughed. He formed back into a puddle and was off before Knuckles got there.
"Bastard…" Tikal whispered and began crying again. Knuckles rushed towards the altar after hearing something shatter. She slowly got onto her knees, whipping away a few tears with her right hand.