I own no rights to the Sonic Universe which my story is set in or the
characters such as Sonic, Knuckles or Tails. Even though these characters
don't appear early on in the story, they will later. They are the
intellectual property of Sega and Archie Comics. However the original
characters within this story are copyright of my, Jamie Hicks. If you don't
know which characters are mine and which aren't then what the Hell are you
doing reading Sonic Fanfiction. I wrote this story because I thought it
would be interesting to explore the other side of Mobius, the criminals
side and the religious side. I also thought it would be fun to write a
story set on Mobius where none of the established characters were in it
that much.
Chapter 1:The Beginning
The dark walls around him seemed to stretch to eternity. He listened intently to the moans and screams of those being tortured in the chambers beyond. From the ceiling dark creatures watched him intently, their upside down forms seeming to ooze with evil. He turned and walked away from the screams, from the creatures and from the darkness. He knew that one day that torture would be all he lived for but right now he was sick of it. He knew he was ready now, ready to take the reigns, to rule this realm by himself but his father was a stubborn old fool. He punched a wall as he walked along, his sharp knuckle barbs piercing the stony exterior. Suddenly he heard the screams stop. All he could hear was the constant dripping of some vile liquid, possibly blood. He knew that this meant that his father would be moving along the corridor soon. He started to run, he knew that his father would punish him severely if he was in this part of the realm.
He would have made it if it had not been for one of the creatures getting in his way. He shivered as he bumped into a pair of leathery wings. He was instantly pushed to the ground as the creature unfolded them, almost as a defensive action, not that she had anything to fear. He looked up, shaking his head slightly, his eyes glowing a dark red with chaos energy, staring directly into her eyes. "K, you stupid bitch, would you watch where you're going?" He whispered fearing his father would her him.
"What's up with you Tom?" The creature replied, her voice feminine and delicate, but not whispered like his.
"The old man's coming," He replied "And I'm not meant to be here!"
"I can help you with that." The female said. She grabbed him and flew to the ceiling, turning upside down as she did so. She clutched to the ceiling with her clawed feet and enveloped him in her wings. Soon afterwards footsteps could be heard, slowly approaching them. He soon came into view beneath her. She wrapped her wings tighter around the young one and watched Hades D. Echidna, Lord of the Underworld, pass beneath her. Suddenly he stopped, directly beneath her, his eyes glowing the same red that his son's had glowed earlier. "Greetings K, my beautiful pet, I don't suppose you've seen Thomas today have you?" K gulped softly and nodded, knowing that lying would only get her in worse trouble than Tom would be in if caught. She slowly unwrapped her wings and let him drop to the floor. Hades watched silently as his son hit the floor with a thud, then turned back to K. "I expected better from one of my favourite Demon-Bats. I'll let it pass this time, but if it happens again..." He trailed off and K merely nodded.
Hades and Tom continued down the chambers of the dark side of the underworld. Tom walked slightly behind his father, his eyes following the ground just ahead of him. His father shook his head softly, his ancient dreads shaking with it. "I know you think you're ready Tom but trust me you're not. The time will come when you can ascend the throne of the Underworld but it isn't this time. You must train harder in order to achieve the one thing that proves you are truly ready, kill me in hand-to- hand combat," he stopped at a wall decorated with withered looking, but clearly organic objects. "These are the hearts of your ancestors. Only when my heart joins these on the wall will you be ready to begin your reign. Then you'll also get to do what I know you've been longing to do for sometime now....go above...to Mobius."
Chapter 1:The Beginning
The dark walls around him seemed to stretch to eternity. He listened intently to the moans and screams of those being tortured in the chambers beyond. From the ceiling dark creatures watched him intently, their upside down forms seeming to ooze with evil. He turned and walked away from the screams, from the creatures and from the darkness. He knew that one day that torture would be all he lived for but right now he was sick of it. He knew he was ready now, ready to take the reigns, to rule this realm by himself but his father was a stubborn old fool. He punched a wall as he walked along, his sharp knuckle barbs piercing the stony exterior. Suddenly he heard the screams stop. All he could hear was the constant dripping of some vile liquid, possibly blood. He knew that this meant that his father would be moving along the corridor soon. He started to run, he knew that his father would punish him severely if he was in this part of the realm.
He would have made it if it had not been for one of the creatures getting in his way. He shivered as he bumped into a pair of leathery wings. He was instantly pushed to the ground as the creature unfolded them, almost as a defensive action, not that she had anything to fear. He looked up, shaking his head slightly, his eyes glowing a dark red with chaos energy, staring directly into her eyes. "K, you stupid bitch, would you watch where you're going?" He whispered fearing his father would her him.
"What's up with you Tom?" The creature replied, her voice feminine and delicate, but not whispered like his.
"The old man's coming," He replied "And I'm not meant to be here!"
"I can help you with that." The female said. She grabbed him and flew to the ceiling, turning upside down as she did so. She clutched to the ceiling with her clawed feet and enveloped him in her wings. Soon afterwards footsteps could be heard, slowly approaching them. He soon came into view beneath her. She wrapped her wings tighter around the young one and watched Hades D. Echidna, Lord of the Underworld, pass beneath her. Suddenly he stopped, directly beneath her, his eyes glowing the same red that his son's had glowed earlier. "Greetings K, my beautiful pet, I don't suppose you've seen Thomas today have you?" K gulped softly and nodded, knowing that lying would only get her in worse trouble than Tom would be in if caught. She slowly unwrapped her wings and let him drop to the floor. Hades watched silently as his son hit the floor with a thud, then turned back to K. "I expected better from one of my favourite Demon-Bats. I'll let it pass this time, but if it happens again..." He trailed off and K merely nodded.
Hades and Tom continued down the chambers of the dark side of the underworld. Tom walked slightly behind his father, his eyes following the ground just ahead of him. His father shook his head softly, his ancient dreads shaking with it. "I know you think you're ready Tom but trust me you're not. The time will come when you can ascend the throne of the Underworld but it isn't this time. You must train harder in order to achieve the one thing that proves you are truly ready, kill me in hand-to- hand combat," he stopped at a wall decorated with withered looking, but clearly organic objects. "These are the hearts of your ancestors. Only when my heart joins these on the wall will you be ready to begin your reign. Then you'll also get to do what I know you've been longing to do for sometime now....go above...to Mobius."
