The scout party ran up and bowed before Shu Ran, "The village is full of people. We could find no traps to speak of."

The lion stroked his mane, "It is possible that there is no danger, but I wouldn't put it past Zho Kai to sacrifice innocents for his own ambitions." He sighed, "We can't let him use the people as a shield. Liu Ren!"

The hedgehog rode up, "Yes my lord?"

"Take a small company of men and try to evacuate the people. I want to try save as many innocents as possible."

"Yes sir!" Liu Ren rode off with a group of men.

"All right men! Move!" The army began its march.

Chao Yun sat on his horse with a pair of lieutenants on either side of him, "The fools!" He swung his halberd around and held it up, "NOW!" Several sparks shot around the village and it exploded into flames. The hedgehog chuckled, "Bojack's illusions worked well. CHARGE!" Chao Yun led his troops to toward the Allies.
Shu Ran covered his eyes as the fire ignited, "All those people! Is this man completely without a soul." The army was temporally disbursed as the explosions went off, "Get back in formation!" As the lion yelled orders to his troops. Chao Yun lunged out of the smoke and fire on his red charger. With speed like the wind, he quickly charged at Shu Ran. The lion turned and drew his sword, "You will not stop me!"

Chao Yun thrusted his halberd forward and it impaled the lion in the chest. The sharp point pierced the armor and went straight through. The soilders around Shu Ran froze at the sight and ran away as the body hit the ground. Chao Yun pulled his weapon free, "Come back cowards!" His troops charged out of the smoke and attacked the Allied Army. The other Allied Generals met them with their troops. Chao Yun laughed, "Come to your deaths!"

Liu Ren jumped out of the smoking village, "There were no bodies! We were tricked." He looked around and saw the battle of the two forces. He also saw the body of Shu Ran, "LORD!" He gripped his spear and ran toward the battle. Two of Black Army solders armed with swords spotted him and attacked him. Both swung and Liu Ren blocked both strikes. He spun his spear and knocked both swords from their hands. He swung again and cut them down. He aimed his spear and spotted a general on a black horse. He threw his spear with all of his strength. he spear soared thirty feet and impaled the cat through the chest. Liu Ren picked up the two swords and ran toward his spear. Solders descended onto him, but he used his speed and the swords to cut him a path to his weapon. He tossed the broken and bloody swords away and retrieved his spear. He spun around and killed two more soldiers, "Where is Chao Yun?" The soldiers didn't have to responded. Liu Ren saw him in the distance. A circle of bodies were around him and The Allied Troops were backing away from him, "CHAO YUN!" Liu Ren ran at him and used the blunt end of his spear to pole vault over a group of enemy troops.

The green hedgehog turned to the blue one. He smiled and readied his halberd, "Finally! A challenge!"

"You let this war continue, just to test your power."

"War brings out the best and the worst. There is no better place." Chao Yun spun his weapon around and slammed the end of the halberd into the ground, "These weapons would probably break in our fight." He drew The Sword of Chaos and tossed the sheath away, "Come on!"

Liu Ren nodded and slammed his weapon into the ground, "Agreed!" He drew The Sword of Virtue, "You will pay for what you have done."

"This is war! I feel no regrets about slaying an enemy. Now show me your power!"

Lir Ren cried out as he lunged at Chao Yun, "Die!" Chao Yun blocked his attack with his sword. Gold energy sparked from where the blades made contact, "I will kill you and finally bring peace to the land."

"Don't fool yourself!" The two broke apart and lashed at each other with swift sword strikes. Each time the blades clashed, gold energy sparked around them. They locked blades again, "You and I are alike. If the chaos ends, then we will have nothing to live for."

"Maybe! But at the people will know peace after I am gone!" Liu Ren jumped back and shot forward. Chao Yun ducked low and rammed his shoulder into his chest. Liu Ren fell over the green hedgehog and fell onto the ground. Chao Yun spun around and tried to slice into him. Liu Ren swept his foot under his leg and Chao Yun fell down. Both hedgehogs jumped to their feet and continued their attacks. As the fight got more intense, energy exploded around them. The two armies fighting around them stopped and backed away. They watched as the two fought. The two hedgehogs vanished and hundreds of metal on metal sounds filled the battle field. Golden energy exploded all round. Both fighters appeared and were on one knee each. Liu Ren's chest and shoulder armor were gone. Chao Yun's armor was full of cuts and cracks, but it was still on. Both hedgehogs were breathing hard, but otherwise unharmed. Liu Ren was the first to his feet, "That was new."

Chao Yun pulled his top armor pieces off and tossed them away, "I have never felt this much power. The rush! This fight is everything I was looking for." He stood up, "These swords! I feel that they aren't fully responsible for this."

"Same here."

Chao Yun shrugged, "No sense worrying about it now." He ran at Liu Ren.

"Yeah!" Liu Ren charged Chao Yun. Both hedgehogs glowed with golden energy and when they struck each other, the energy exploded. A shockwave blasted thought the battlefield. The troops around the fighters were blown back. Many ran, but most moved to a distance and kept watching. As the dust cleared from the shockwave, both fighters stood completely changed. Liu Ren's quills were pointing up and his body glowed with gold energy. His eyes glowed red. Chao Yun's quills were more spread out and his body glowed crimson red. His eye had turned to dark green. Both hedgehogs turned and face each other. Energy arched around their bodies. Both gripped their swords and prepared to attack. Before they could, a sharp blade flew out and shot through Liu Ren's right shoulder. It kept flying and went through Chao Yun's left shoulder. Liu Ren fell to his knees and dropped his sword, "What the hell?"

Chao Yun bit down and kept his sword in hand, "Bojack!"

The black fox had changed into a black ninja-like out fit, "My lord!"

"Why have you betrayed me? I would have let you have the land."

Bojack bowed, "I'm afraid that ruling the land wasn't my main reason for joining you. I have collected five of the best warriors this region had to offer. You two will be the last. Soon I will add your power and strength to my own."

Chao Yun rushed at Bojack and swung his sword, "I will rip you apart."

"Please!" Bojack made a gesture with his hand and a whirlwind blast Chao Yun back several feet. The hedgehog laid on the ground. Bojack chuckled, "Your strong, but you have no concept of strategy."

"Neither do I!" Liu Ren picked up his sword in his left hand and jumped up. He thrusted his blade forward.

Bojack teleported back several feet and blasted the hedgehog back with a blast of wind, "Why do they always have to fight? One of these days I hope they will just learn to appreciate what I am offering them."

Liu Ren had landed near Chao Yun. He pushed himself up, "You still alive?"

Chao Yun coughed, "Losing a lot of blood, can't see very clearly and I can't move my left arm." He sat up, "I'll live! I can't believe he tricked me all these years."

"We need a plan!"

"I'm open to suggestions."

Liu Ren stood up, "We attack him together! At least we will die fighting."

"Now that is a plan." Chao Yun stood up, "I can live with!"

Bojack laughed as the two hedgehogs pulled themselves off the ground, "Haven't you fools had enough?" Both hedgehogs ran at him, "Guess not!" Bojack brought his hands together and made a few gestures, "Stay Down!" Black beams of energy blasted from his hands. Liu Ren moved faster and took the full force of the attack. Chao Yun jumped over Liu Ren and impaled Bojack through the chest with his sword. Bojack fell to his knees, "How? I am the most powerful wizard this world has seen." Energy shot from both Liu Ren and Chao Yun and engulfed Bojack and the sword, "I will return!" Bojack changed into black light and was absorbed by The Sword of Chaos. The blade fell to the ground.

Liu Ren fell onto his back, "This peace. So quite. Unlike the chaos of the land." He shut his eyes and passed away.

Chao Yun fell to his knees, "My quest for power!" He held his hand up toward the sky, "Is finally over." He fell to the ground and died."

50 years ago!

An old man in a lab coat used a metal scraper to scrape some old blood off an old blade he had gotten from a museum. The blade was almost five thousand years old and had a legend that had interested Professor Gerald! He set the sample into a chemical solution and moved to a computer. He typed onto the keyboard and a pair of DNA strands appeared on the screen. Each strand was broken in a few places. He typed a few keys and a third strand appeared. The strands combined into one complete one. The man laughed, "Yes! The strands of the two ancient warriors were complete enough to use. And with the addition of some Chaos DNA. My greatest creation can finally be finished. Soon Project Shadow will be complete."

Present Day!

Sonic sat onto the ground after the visions, "I can't believe it!"

Lazar nodded, "Believe it! Your ancestors fought each other five thousand years ago. And you two will finish the fight they started."

"What?" Sonic stood up.

"History is poised to repeat itself. You two will fight. And the fate of the planet will be decided by the victor."

"What do you mean?"

Lazar walked over to the far stonewall, "Shadow is the wildcard in this. He has the possibility of shifting the balance of power. The power to be both darkness and light."

"You still haven't told me what you mean. What fate?" Lazar waved his hand and an image appeared, "Speed!"

The green hedgehog stood in front of a large red banner. Shadow stood behind and to the right of him. Both wore combat suits and vests. Speed's eyes flashed with crimson light, "People of Mobius! For too long Robotnik had terrorized our home, taken our lands, and forced use to hide like children. Today we have taken the first steps in ridding the world of this fat dictator. We have taken over sixteen of his factories and three of his mines in sector sixty-six. Otherwise known as the southern continent. It is time we stopped hiding and stop being satisfied on simple sabotage. We will push his forces back until we have taken back what he stole and he has paid for his crimes. Station Square, The Bounty Hunter Guild, and The Southern Freedom Fighters have join us. I now call on the people that are hiding. The people who are tired of living in fear. Stand with us and I promise that when this is all said and done. I will display Robotnik's head for all to see."

Speed stepped back and Shadow stepped forward, "This war has just begun. Me and my brother are The Brothers of War. And together with the people of this world, we will be victorious. So come and fight. We are The Frontier! And we will win!"

The image vanished. Sonic sat down, "What was that?"

"Speed and Shadow have formed an army. They call themselves The Frontier. That speech was a transmition that was sent all over the planet."

"What is with the title they gave themselves?"

"They see themselves as avatars of battle. Calling themselves The Brothers of War is a gimmick to get the people to trust them. And it is working."

Sonic stood up, "So they want to take down Robotnik. What is the harm of that?"

"To defeat Robotnik is to control the world. Shadow and Speed have no desire to rule the world. They will abandon it when Robotnik is dead."

"That will cause the world to fall into chaos. Wars will start up again. Power struggles!"

Lazar nodded, "And they will fight."

"Just like in the past." Sonic stomped his foot, "I have to set them straight. I'm all for taking down Robotnik, but not this way." Sonic turned to run out.

"Stop!" Lazar placed a hand on his shoulder, "You are not ready. Stay and train for awhile. You must learn to control your chaos powers. Let Speed and Shadow fight for a time. Their intensions will stay pure for a time. Stay and learn!"

Sonic sighed, "Fine! But no matter what, Robotnik will fall."