Disclaimer: I do not own Sonic or related characters. They belong to SEGA / Sonic Team.
Claimer: Darknite / Dakunaito is t3h pwned by me. :P
Author's Comments: Well, while my fic didn't recieve much review yet, I'll be going for a wider audience appeal, probably draw some pictures to go with this.
Darknite: Hey, ever think the reason this isn't getting much review is because it isn't RIDDLED with rape like the first version?
Tani: w;; Well...that may just be it...I dunno many fans who can get off to very vague descriptions though so-
Darknite: Agh! Shut up! I don't want to be reminded!
Tani: Heehee...Chapter 2, begin launch! ;3
Arrival of Darkness Rewrite - Chapter 2
Location: Pao An City, China
A dark figure made it's way through the alleyways of the city, occassionally venturing into the streets, but preferring to stick to the darkness. Even when it moved through the light, it was so fast nobody could see it. If they were caught in the gust, they'd likely assume it was just the planet's blue hero, Sonic. As the creature made it's way to the center of the city, it darted up the sides of a building, making it's way to the top of it.
Darknite gazed from the rooftop, his crimson eyes observing the massive facility in front of him. Within a few blocks was a large fence, and on the other side of it, a massive metallic structure. First it was large and square-like, then it formed a dome, and then there was a large cylindrical tower sticking out of the dome. At the top of the cylinder was a glass dome, re-inforced with extremely strong steel.
"Ha..." Darknite let out a weak laugh. "It's pathetic...a Chaos Emerald is in there, yet no massive army to protect it? I guess China embracing capitalism has taken it's toll on intelligence..." With that comment, Darknite's gaze locked on a man who was on the square section's rooftop. Since he was several blocks away, the man would not notice the stare.
"...Perfect." Darknite grinned evilly as he leaped back onto the streets below, rushing towards the power plant.
Unknown to the black menace, however, the very blue hero some residents likely mistook his gusts for was on a cruise through the city. Sonic had grown bored ever since Eggman's attacks had stopped, likely due to him re-pooling his resources after Metal Sonic had cost him his fleet. Much as Sonic hated to admit it, life just wasn't as thrilling without the fat man. Sonic now just passed the time running around the planet, even that got boring. He took up watching television, resulting in him being slightly more pudgy. Which, for Sonic, was incredible, given how much energy he burned due to his speed.
As Sonic blazed through the city, he passed by the new power plant. He stopped for a moment to admire it, having heard that it was in fact powered by a Chaos Emerald. With Eggman's inactivity, the government of the 'East Asian Federation' had chosen not to post that many soldiers about to protect it. Sonic was about to blast off, but then something caught his eye. He saw a man...then he saw he was being held over the edge. Someone was clearly suspending him over the streets below.
Not worrying about any potential criminal charges, Sonic immediately curled into a ball, performing his trademark Sonic Spin attack, blazing right through the barbed wire fence.
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"Tell me where the Chaos Emerald is now or you'll have ten seconds to learn how to fly!" Darknite said menacingly to the innocent...mechanic by the looks of his attire. His grip was tight on the man's collar, his strong hold being the only thing between the man and the pavement.
"I have NO idea what you're talking about Shadow! Why would a ghost need an emerald anyways!" the mechanic said, making the mistake of calling him Shadow.
Darknite let out a growl, the man would have shriveled back had he been standing. Darknite leaned in, barring his larger then average fangs at his hostage.
"First off...I'm not Shadow..." Darknite loosened his grip a bit, frightening the innocent worker. "Second...if you don't tell me it's location...and I know for a fact it's in that building...I'll either DROP you, EVISCERATE you, or make sure you're CRUSHED beneath the ruins of this hunk of metal..." The worker knew thanks to the glare that this hedgehog meant business.
"Okay okay!" the man said, tears at his eyes due to the fright. "It's just down the stairs, head for the center of the building! It's RIGHT under the large tower in the middle!"
Darknite grinned. "Well...thank you..." he slowly started to pull the man in..."Birdie." With that comment, he threw the man off the roof, turning around and heading towards the door in the dome's wall.
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Sonic had been watching luckily, and immediately jumped into action, literally. Combining his quick speed with timing and a leap, he managed to jump up and catch the man, mere inches before he hit the ground. Sonic set him down, and without a word, had leaped between the fence (which collapsed due to the force of the impact) and the building, landing on the rooftop.
Darknite was nearing the door, having taken his time as there was nothing that could stop him from taking the emerald. He was reaching for the door when he heard a voice.
"SHADOW! I don't believe you're alive!" was what he heard. Darknite's ears twitched angrily, an infuriated grin going across his face. Sonic had heard a very clear growl.
"Hey now, I thought we were over that! Now listen, you've got explaining to do. Just because you're the 'Ultimate Life Form' doesn't give you the right to throw away others' lives...or throw away others for that matter! Now turn around and..."
Darknite had turned around before he could finish his sentence.
"...." Sonic looked at the figure, the sheer anger in his eyes...or moreso the darker shade...not to mention the spikier ears, attire and mark on the head let him know this was not Shadow. "Who are you...?" was all Sonic managed.
"My name is Darknite. I am actually the future ruler of this planet, not the ultimate life like the other one...." Darknite's face twisted once more, making him look even more enraged. "...which as much as I like him, I hate being confused with him...Sonic the Hedgehog." At those words, he held out his ungloved claw, a dark mist emerging from them before that black blade, red runes adorning it, running all the way from the tip to the silver hilt...
He clutched the blade in one of his claws, not menacingly, but surely threateningly.
"Are you one of Eggman's freaky creations? Or are you just a world-domination seeking freak in general?" Sonic said, pointing at him.
Darknite growled, clenching his free claw into a fist. "As much as I'd love to impale and skin you...hedgehog..." Darknite's sword dissolved into mist as he spoke, "I must be going...a lonely emerald is calling me to embrace it..." With those words, he had taken off running...right into the door, which broke off and hit the bottom of the stairs inside. He was gone from sight, but Sonic immediately began to rev up.
"Not if I can help it!" He took off into the stairs with the black creature.
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"Jeez, does it ever get exciting here?" a worker said, clearly a corporate mercenary, as his armor and laser/shock rod rifle said.
"Not really." his companion replied. "Eggman hasn't struck in- ook!"
"Struck in...." he turned to see his ally behind him, "...what the..." He saw a sword sticking clearly through the other guard's gut, coated in gore and blood. The sword was removed a moment later, the corpse falling to the ground with a heavy thud, blood pooling over the floor.
"Wh-what?" he was shaking. Right behind the guard stood the assailant, who must have been less then 5 feet tall. From the looks, he was clearly a hedgehog. "Hey aren't you Sha-" before the man could finish his sentence, the sword had made a clean cut through his head, going between the upper and lower jaws, fitting since the man had been talking.
Darknite stepped forward, looking at his corpses, then his blade. The blood and entrails upon it had dissolved, being absorbed to strengthen the sword. He dipped it in the blood of the two mostly innocent men, which after a few seconds was sucked up slowly into the blade. After a few moments of waiting, he removed it from the ground.
"The Yangblade...always thirsting for the blood of the vile...you mercenaries finally will do something good with your lives...your sinful energies have been drained just as much as you drain the pockets of anyone who's wealthy enough..." he continued to walk forward, not bothering to clear up his mess.
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A blue blur was moving all throughout the facility. Sonic stopped at a place where 2 paths intersected. "Dang! This place is a maze. How am I supposed to stop him if I can't even find him!" He took off rushing again, ignoring the fact the sign just over his head had an arrow pointing down the hall, with the words 'Core' inscribed on it.
Darknite himself was walking down the hall a few moments after Sonic had left, looking at the sign. "Ha. Far too easy..."
As he wandered down the halls, he silently executed what few guards he could find. The shortage was explained as he reached a large circular clearing, in the middle of it, another circular building, stretching from the floor to the roof.
"Hey you! Where's your clearance buddy!" A guard said from behind him suddenly, making him jump in surprise.
"I don't have any..." Darknite said as the guard layed his hands on his shoulders. "But I can sure make clear cuts!" He kicked his leg back, hitting the guard in the groin, and swiftly turning and slicing him down the middle, from head to crotch. The bisected body fell apart instantly. All the other guards noticed, and the all-too familiar cocking of laser rifles was heard. Darknite smirked, turning around.
"Hey guys...is this how humans welcome strangers?" he said, trying to put on a pseudo-friendly grin. The fact he held his sword out to his side, did not improve their mood. The lasers fired immediately. Darknite was gone before they were even close, however. He went around the room at rapid speeds, slicing guards into pieces, limbs were flying everywhere, even a few organs. Most of all, blood was squirting like a geyser of it had erupted in the room. Darknite was laughing maniacally, almost insanely, as he committed the mass murder of at least 30 guards. He practically got pleasure from hearing their screams of pain as he shredded them to pieces.
As he finished up, he observed the damage, looking from one carved up corpse to the next. "Heh heh heh...thanks for the fun guys, but I have to go for the emerald now..." he had strode over to the structure's single door. "Hmm...enter...password...?" he put his index finger and thumb around his chin for a moment. "As much as I'd love to play games...I have the blue one on my tail...so I think you'll need to give me it." He made a nod to his side, where in the hallway was an employee, a witness to the crime. As the employee turned to run, Darknite had appeared right at the mouth of the hallway. "Hold it."
The employee froze in place, shaking madly. "Y-yeah...?"
"Turn around."
The man slowly turned around, gazing at the monster. As Darknite approached, he kneeled, putting his hands in front of him in a begging position. "P-please don't kill me! I won't t-tell anyone!!"
Darknite stopped in front of him, gazing at him, sword at his side, the grip of his sword almost saying he was choosing whether to slay him. His grip relaxed, the sword going back a bit. "I'll let you live...if you open that door for me."
"S-sure! The password is 1 - 4 - 7...." He was interrupted.
"Haha, nice try. " Darknite glared. "But I'm well aware it has eye and handscan. Not to mention a voice check." He started to play with his blade. "...Now for your sake...I hope you you have all four requirements...or else....shhhkkkk..." as he made that sound, he slid one of his fingers across his throat menacingly.
"Yes, I h-have those!" He got up from his kneeling position.
"Well, go enter them then!" Darknite said.
The man nodded in fear before running to the console before the door, entering all the requirements before scampering off into another hallway. Imagine his surprise when the creature was in front of him, blocking his path. "Not so fast."
"B-but you said you'd spare me if I entered the c-code!"
"I will...but I have ONE other condition..." he slowly approached, the man not bothering to run, this hedgehog was clearly too fast.
"A-and that is?"
Darknite was before him, placing his claws on the man's shoulders and pulling him down so they could see eye to eye. "I want you to tell everyone who did this. Who slaughtered so many men and who put the city in the dark. One who was able to defeat even the blue hero..."
He leaned in even closer, his eyes darkening a few shades. "Tell them who I am. Tell them...Darknite the Hedgehog did this. D - A - R - K - N - I - T - E, alright? Slip up even once by calling me Shadow and I swear I'll hunt you and shove my sword so far up your a-" he stopped as he heard the blue blur approaching. "You know what I mean."
Darknite sped off without a word, racing into the room, he knew the hedgehog was likely not far behind him. He ran his way up a spiral staircase, where at the top, stood the Chaos Emerald. He gazed at in awe.
"Well well...what do we have here..." He gazed up as well, seeing the large glass cieling at the top. Guess they burn off the unused energy to produce the light show at night...now to take Pai An City out of the light forever..." He reached for the emerald.
"HOLD IT DARKNITE!" said the all too familiar and distinctive voice. Darknite glanced to see the hedgehog at the entrance. He grinned.
"Welcome Sonic! I was just about to make off with the reward for getting first place. No prizes for second, I apologise."
"Says you! Let's see you outrace me when there's nowhere to run!" After Sonic said that, the door shut, sealing them both inside the core. "Now you're trapped! Catching a monster like you shouldn't be too hard...even if you're smaller then they usually come."
"And to quote yourself, says you, Sonic." Darknite grinned, grabbing the emerald, the huge surge of electricity from the power plant not seeming to shock him that much.
"I've been through tighter situations...if I can beat something that has all seven, how can you beat me with only one of 'em?" Sonic said with a cocky grin.
"I had no intention to fight you, actually..." He ripped the emerald from it's position, the rurring of the whole building's machines slowing down. "Chaos...."
"...oh no." Sonic said, realising what he was about to do! He ran as fast as he could, leaping up to nab it from the dark hedgehog.
"CONTROL!" With that, a flash of light engulfed Darknite, warping him away, mere seconds before Sonic would have had his own hand on the gem.
"..Damnit!" Sonic said, infuriated, just a few moments before the plant - and the whole of the city around it - went dark.