Chapter 18

The now fully transformed Mega hedgehog know by the name of Shadow charged for his evil brother. Swiftly, the white hedgehog rammed his elbow into Eclipse's stomach before the monster even had time to blink. The hit was much stronger than it looked as Eclipse coughed up a small amount of blood.

Quickly retaliating, Eclipse wildly swung his own fist at Shadow. Shadow caught it with ease and twisted his arm into an abnormal shape. The beast let out a cry of pain as Shadow let go of the arm and punched the monster in front of him right in the jaw. A sickening crack echoed through the air as Eclipse's jaw broke from the impact.

Eclipse released another howl of pain as Shadow smirked. Acting quickly, Shadow charged up an abnormally large white Chaos Spear in his right hand. Bellowing the name of his attack, the Chaos Spear was sent directly towards Eclipse and hit its mark, leaving a bloody black mark.

Eclipse's eyes widened as blood seeped out of his wound. The monster soon focused back on Shadow and started glowing silver. Before he could regenerate however, Shadow launched another attack. "CHAOS BARRAGE!" Shadow yelled as hundreds of large white chaos bolts flew from his hands and straight for Eclipse.

The monster barely dodged the first few but was soon overwhelmed by the sheer number and ferocity of the attack. Shadow continued his onslaught for at least a couple of minutes, not even breaking a sweat, before the blasts of Chaos energy dwindled and the attack subsided.

Through the smoke, the damaged form of Eclipse slowly wavered in the sky. The bloody mass soon reformed as Eclipse was back to his original self. The monster growled slightly before charging for Shadow again.

Before the attack however, Eclipse quickly warped behind Shadow and attempted a kick to the head. The hedgehog ducked at lighting fast speeds and turned around, delivering his fist into Eclipse's stomach.

The monster coughed up some blood but swung his tail at Shadow. The white hedgehog simply warped out of the way and fired a Chaos Spear right into Eclipse's eyes. The monster howled in pain as he clutched his damaged eyes.

Shadow used the opportunity and charged up two violet energy balls, one in each hand. "CHAOS NIGHTMARE!" Shadow shouted before throwing the one in his left hand at Eclipse first. Less that a second later, Shadow launched the second Chaos Nightmare.

The first ball of energy hit Eclipse directly in the stomach, causing him to reel over in pain. The second hit him directly in the head, causing it to snap backwards. Shadow quickly charged again and dug his right elbow right into Eclipse's throat.

The beast began to chock and Shadow fired released another Chaos Blast, sending Eclipse flying away. The monster soon retaliated and regenerated himself with a silver glow however. Clenching his clawed fists, Eclipse charged for Shadow.

Eclipse continued to advance as Shadow took a defensive stance. The beast's wings were flapping furiously as he gathered a silver energy orb in his right claw. Right before reaching Shadow, Eclipse fired a massive Chaos Sword at point blank range.

Shadow made no move to dodge or block and was hit by the attack. A giant cloud of grey smoke rose from the area of the blast as Eclipse retaliated and smirked. His smirk disappeared however, when the smoke cleared and Shadow was in the same position he was in, totally unharmed.

Eclipse's eyes widened as Shadow smirked. With a loud boom, Shadow charged for Eclipse. The monstrous hedgehog was too stunned to realize what was happening and got hit by a powerful punch, courtesy of Shadow.

The monster's back arched as Shadow delivered a round house kick to his stomach. Eclipse's position reversed as he bent over in pain. Shadow grabbed the hedgehog's fur on his giant head with his left hand and gathered a Chaos attack in his right.

"CHAOS SPEAR!" Shadow shouted as the attack was released, throwing the monster back and literally scorching the fur from his head. Shadow didn't stop there though, as his body began to glow dark red.

"Chaos Blast!" Shadow bellowed as the giant wave of Chaos energy hit its mark and sent the evil hedgehog packing. The bright light subsided as Shadow charged after his un-recovered brother.

Reeling his fist back into an arch form, Shadow brought it down with massive momentum and strength. Eclipse choked in pain and flew downwards. Shadow followed again and sped beneath his falling brother.

Lifting his right leg back, Shadow began gathering strength as Eclipse came closer and closer. When the monster was close enough, Shadow released all the built-up strength in his leg and sent Eclipse flying up at incredible velocity.

Shadow then warped above his brother's estimated position and brought his left fist down upon Eclipse's back. But before the monster could go flying again, Shadow grabbed him by the tail and began charging up a violet energy orb.

"CHAOS NIGHTMARE!" Shadow shouted as the attack was released, totally bloodying up Eclipse's lower body. Suddenly, Eclipse's tail wiggled free as the monster brought himself to a vertical base.

"YOU'RE…GONNA…REGRET…THAT!" Eclipse managed to threaten between breaths.

Shadow continued to glare while speaking. "You sealed your own fate by doing what you did Eclipse."

Eclipse laughed. "ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT KILLING THE BAT? WELL SHADOW, I KNOW YOU HAD A SOFT SPOT FOR HER AND ALL BUT I NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD PUSH YOU THIS FAR!"

Shadow's glare increased. "You pushed m powers beyond their limits Eclipse, and now, you have to feel that power."

Eclipse growled and charged at Shadow.

Eclipse came at Shadow with a basic straight punch as Shadow moved to the side to avoid it. With lighting fast speed, Shadow dug his right knee into Eclipse's stomach. The monster's facial expression turned to one where it would look like he could throw up any moment.

While Eclipse was reeling over in pain, Shadow began gathering energy for another attack. Two white energy orbs surrounded his fists as he powered up his attack. Then, matching the speed of sound, Shadow hammered away with his fists after shouting: "CHAOS FURY!"

Each impact was precise and did the maximum amount of damage to the already injured Eclipse. Each impact left a bloody dent in whatever place the orb touched as Shadow continued ruthlessly and with the heart of a professional assassin, showing no remorse.

Finally, the pounding of the powered up fists ceased as Shadow floated back a little to finish the attack. Stretching both of his arms to their full length in front of him, the two orbs hit their mark and triggered a primal scream from Eclipse and a large cloud of smoke.

When it cleared, the winged beast was severely bruised. Although nothing had actually created a hole or such, large bloody and gruesome marks dotted his body. Instead of recovering however, Eclipse began to charge up for an attack of his own.

A large silver orb formed within his right claw. "TAKE THIS SHADOW! CHAOS BOMB!" Eclipse yelled as the attack was launched. The giant orb flew straight at the white hedgehog who did not give any signs to dodge or block.

Then, right before impact, Shadow raised his right hand and swatted the Chaos Bomb away with the back of his glove-less hand, making it seem as being nothing more than a fly. Eclipse's eyes widened in disbelief. Shadow smirked and charged for Eclipse again.

With deadly accuracy, Shadow hit Eclipse directly in his giant throat with an open hand chop. The monster gagged for a moment and that gave Shadow the chance to summon another Chaos attack.

Shadow's body began to glow in the form of a Chaos Blast. His body's aura, which was usually red however, was now pure white. "CHAOS BLAST!" Shadow yelled as the attack was released.

Eclipse was hit with full force and flew away from the attack at blazing speeds. Shadow quickly tensed his body up and followed. The beast didn't even have time to lift his head as a Chaos Spear was sent directly towards his stomach. The monster gasped in pain but soon mustered the strength to stop flying uncontrollably.

Eclipse lifted his head and jumped a little when he saw Shadow right in front of him, a scowl on his face. Shadow smirked at Eclipse's surprised look and swiftly delivered another punch straight to the gut.

The monster's face contorted as he bent over out of pain. Shadow, once again charged up an attack. A giant white energy orb formed within his left hand. "Chaos Spear!" Shadow shouted, releasing the attack. The assault hit dead-on and winded the already bewildered Eclipse since it hit him directly where his lungs are.

Shadow then quickly teleported behind Eclipse and took a hold of his tail with his right hand. Effortlessly, Shadow began to swing around and around, faster, and faster, making the two seem like a white tornado. Finally, Shadow released his brother as Eclipse was sent flying high into the air.

Shadow quickly followed while charging up another Chaos attack. He clenched his fists together as a white orb surrounded each of them. Then, Shadow quickly warped above Eclipse and put his two balled fists together, with the two orbs forming into one giant one.

When Eclipse's body was centimeters away, Shadow swung his closed fists directly at his back. The attack made impact with a loud boom as Eclipse was sent flying down at blazing speeds.

The two orbs around Shadow fists disappeared as Shadow followed nose first.

With the Others

The entire group jumped up in surprise when they felt a strong gust of wind. Rouge looked up in the sky to see the monstrous Eclipse flying towards her with his eyes closed and his body pointed down.

The bat's first instinct was to move out of the way but as soon as Eclipse came closer, he harmlessly passed at the sides. The group let out a sigh of relief when they spotted a white streak headed towards them.

With another gust of strong gale force winds, Shadow passed as the entire group rooted him on.

With Shadow

Shadow continued through the clouds, following his seemingly unconscious brother. By now, Shadow once again felt the cold rain and strong winds of the storm as Eclipse crashed into a local park, breaking concrete, benches, and trees.

Shadow stopped and hovered over his brother, crossing his arms. He knew that wasn't enough to take Eclipse down. Slowly, the monster began to stir and opened his huge eyes. Weakly, the beast pushed himself off the ground and stood to his full colossal height, which rivaled even the tallest buildings in Station Square.

Eclipse smirked when he saw Shadow in front of him. "WELL SHADOW, I HAVE TO SAY YOUR MEGA FORM SURE DOES PACK A PUNCH."

Shadow scoffed. "Yeah, I told you it's over."

Eclipse smiled evilly. "OH BUT SHADOW, OF COURSE YOU DON'T THINK THIS IS MY FULL POWER, DO YOU?"

Shadow's jaw dropped as his eyes widened in disbelief. "No…"

Eclipse closed his eyes for a moment but reopened them. "WELL, FROM YOUR REACTION, I GUESS THAT IS WHAT YOU THOUGHT. I HAVE ONLY BEEN USING FIFTY PERCENT OF MY POWER AGAINST YOU SHADOW. OF COURSE, I HAD TO USE ONE HUNDRED PERCENT WHEN FIGHTING AMBER SINCE SHE ALSO ATTAINED HER CHAOS FORM. SADLY ENOUGH, SHE WAISTED HER POWER STOPPING MY CHAOS METEOR."

Shadow gulped slightly but spoke. "Why did you only use half of your strength?"

Eclipse laughed. "BECAUSE SHADOW, I THOUGHT IT WAS ENOUGH TO HANDLE YOU. BUT SINCE YOU TRANSFORMED AND ALL, IT BECAME CLEAR TO ME THAT I HAD TO GO ALL-OUT!"

Shadow smirked. "Well then, let's go!"

Eclipse laughed again. "SO EAGER TO DIE SHADOW? OH WELL, I WAS HOPING TO HAVE MORE FUN WITH YOU BUT NOW IT SEEMS THAT THIS HAS GOT TO COME TO AN END."

Eclipse's body tensed as he took a power-up stance. A dark aura surrounded him as black energy sparks danced around his body. Through gritted teeth, Eclipse spoke, while the dark aura got larger and larger. "SEVENT-FIVE PERCENT, NINETY, ONE HUNDRED PERCENT!" Eclipse finally bellowed as the dark aura exploded into a giant flame of energy.

Shadow covered his eyes momentarily but soon lowered them to see Eclipse's appearance. His fur was now completely silver, his claws had sharpened considerably, and the white of his eyes were now completely bloodshot. A huge dark flame of energy surrounded him as dark energy sparks dotted his body.

Eclipse threw his head back and laughed. "NOW SHADOW, WITNESS TRUE POWER!"