Chapter 19
With one powerful burst of black light, Eclipse charged for Shadow, crumbling the earth and concrete beneath him. Shadow's body tensed up as a white flame of energy surrounded him. Both ultimates clashed as their two energy barriers negated each other and disappeared.
With lighting fast speeds, both Shadow and Eclipse threw punch after punch, and kick after kick. Then, simultaneously, both hedgehogs warped to another area of the park. Trees and statues fell as both warriors continued their assaults towards each other.
Shadow swiftly delivered a couple of punches to Eclipse's stomach. The beast grimaced in pain a little but shot his own fist at Shadow's face, who was hit head on. Shadow soon recovered and attempted a round house kick. The colossal Eclipse ducked his huge head out of the way and lashed his tail across Shadow's face.
The dark hedgehog's face snapped to the side as Eclipse kicked him in the stomach again. Shadow bent over slightly but recovered and threw his own fist at Eclipse. The monster was hit and spat up a little blood.
Shadow then sensed a familiar energy as Eclipse prepared to warp. At the exact second of the warp, Shadow also warped and reappeared in the exact same position as his brother. Taking advantage of the second of peace, Shadow reeled back and delivered a devastating punch to Eclipse's stomach.
The winged hedgehog bent over in pain slightly but recovered and sent a kick towards Shadow who moved his body to the right, and out of the way of the attack. Shadow countered Eclipse's maneuver with a straight punch to the stomach, which hit its mark. Eclipse's face contorted slightly.
Shadow then once again felt a strange energy as Eclipse warped away. Shadow was right behind him, also warping. Both reappeared over a large abandoned skyscraper and Shadow, not wasting a second, kicked Eclipse straight in the jaw. A thin line of blood ran from the corner of his lips but Eclipse retaliated with a whip of his tail.
Shadow was smacked right across the face and stumbled back slightly. Eclipse used this opportunity and charged up an attack. His entire body began to glow an unnatural silver. "CHAOS INFERNO!" Eclipse shouted as the giant silver explosion was released.
The building beneath was enveloped by the attack and crumbled into a pile of metal and concrete as Shadow was sent flying back. Before Shadow could recover from his unintentional flight, Eclipse warped over to him and took his head in his right claw.
Shadow struggled against his grip but it was too strong. Eclipse smirked. "NOW SHADOW, LET ME UNLOCK YOUR TRUE POWER!"
A black light began to radiate off the arm that Eclipse was holding Shadow in. Within a second, the light transferred to Shadow's body as a loud zapping sound was heard.
Eclipse then released the Mega hedgehog who looked confused, not being harmed at all by the attack. "What the hell was that?" Shadow asked.
Eclipse smirked again. "ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW IS THAT NEXT TIME YOU HAVE SUCH AN EMOTIONAL OUTBURST, YOU HAD BETTER BE IN A SECLUDED AREA."
Shadow tilted his head slightly but had to time to ponder at the statement as Eclipse charged again.
The giant beast came at his smaller brother with an all body punch, lurching his entire form forwards to strengthen the punch. Shadow swiftly moved out of the way and dug his knee into Eclipse's stomach. The monster's eyes widened a little but he recovered and sent a round house kick towards Shadow.
The white hedgehog was hit head on and was sent flying backwards. Eclipse charged for Shadow at amazing speeds and swung his leg into Shadow's back, sending the hedgehog flying upwards.
Eclipse charged again and dug his knee into Shadow's back, sending him flying at higher velocities. Shadow had his eyes closed slightly as he was sent hurtling through the turbulent clouds with Eclipse following close behind.
With a puff of the clouds, both hedgehogs re-entered their previous battle arena, with the rest of the group watching intently.
With the Group
The now fully recovered Rouge the Bat stood up to her full height when she saw Shadow and Eclipse bursting through the clouds. The others followed suite and also stood.
Rouge was praying silently in her mind for the hedgehog that had saved him from death. 'Come on Shadow!'
With Shadow
Shadow swiftly charged for his evil brother with his fists by his sides, which were glowing a fierce white. Eclipse took a defensive stance to block to oncoming assault. But right before impact, Shadow shouted a different phrase from the one Eclipse expected.
"Chaos Control!" Shadow shouted as he disappeared. Eclipse looked around slightly before he felt a massive pain all over his body. The monster managed to look down to see almost every part of his body being damaged by some unseen force. Eclipse realized that Shadow was using the Chaos Fury while in Chaos Control.
Through the brutal assault, Eclipse managed to summon a maneuver of his own. "CHAOS CONTROL!" Eclipse shouted as he also disappeared.
Inside the now bizarre multi-colored realm of Chaos Control, Eclipse and Shadow's body were both a strange violet and blue. Shadow still had the Chaos Fury attack charged up and launched both energy orbs at Eclipse.
The monster ducked out of the way of the attack and charged for Shadow. With extreme speeds, even in the Chaos Control realm, Eclipse elbowed Shadow right in the gut. The white hedgehog bent over slightly but soon recovered.
Shadow then threw his own fist towards Eclipse who caught it in his own clawed hand. With lighting fast speed, Eclipse head butted his brother in the face, causing Shadow's nose to bleed slightly. The dark hedgehog recovered and threw an array of punches towards Eclipse, some who hit their mark, and some who were blocked. Eclipse did the same as they engaged in lighting fast combat.
With the Group
The entire group of heroes was stunned by the on-going phenomenon. Neither combatant could be seen but the impact of their punches could certainly be heard as multiple booms echoed through the sky.
Everyone was completely wide-eyed. "How in the world are they fighting within the Chaos Control?" Sonic asked dumbfounded.
Knuckles turned to him. "I guess since they both used it near the same time and space, they were both enveloped within the same Chaos Control."
Sonic sighed a little out of realization and looked back up, trying to spot the seemingly invisible battle.
With Shadow
Moving out of their speed battle, Shadow came at his brother with a lighting fast round house kick that Eclipse blocked with the back of his left arm. With one powerful thrust, the monster pushed Shadow's leg away and delivered a huge fist right into Shadow's stomach, winding the hedgehog slightly.
Shadow recovered and threw his own fist at Eclipse who blocked it with his arm. Shadow growled slightly and attempted another round house kick. This time it hit its mark as it sent Eclipse's body to the left slightly.
Shadow took the opportunity at hand and began charging up a Chaos attack. A white ball of energy formed within his hands, almost as big as Shadow himself. "Chaos Nightmare!" Shadow yelled as the attack was released towards the un-recovered Eclipse.
The monster was caught off guard by the attack and hit head on. Eclipse flew back at incredible speeds as he looked like he flew through a large piece of glass. A part of the violet and blue realm of Chaos Control seemed to break as Eclipse flew out of it, with Shadow following.
Everything was now back in regular colors as Shadow and Eclipse could plainly see. Shadow wasted no time and dove right for Eclipse, digging his head into the monster's stomach. Eclipse let out a huge puff of air as he bent over in pain.
With the Group
The rest of the on looking group easily spotted the two fighters that seemingly exited out of Chaos Control to fight back in front of their own eyes.
Cheering could be heard from everyone as Shadow landed another blow straight into Eclipse's stomach.
With Shadow
Taking advantage of Eclipse's position, Shadow brought both of his hands together and dug them into Eclipse's huge arched back, right between the wings. A loud crack echoed through the air as the beast let out a gasp of pain. However, he had not moved from his position.
Shadow smirked as he charged up another attack. His curled fists began to glow as he summoned upon a Chaos Fury. Then, without showing any signs of mercy, Shadow pounded away at Eclipse's unprotected back.
With each blow dealt, Eclipse's body sunk lower and lower in the sky. Huge black and red wounds were spread across his back as Shadow backed away and fired both orbs at Eclipse. The attack made impact with a loud explosion and a cloud of smoke.
The smoke cleared with a gust of air, showing Eclipse's inner back totally exposed. Most of his white bloody back and rib bones were gruesomely sticking out of his body.
With the Group
Amy put a hand over her mouth when she saw Eclipse's state. "I think I'm gonna be sick."
The rest of the group paid no attention to her and continued to watch the on going battle.
With Shadow
Shadow smirked slightly as he crossed hiss arms. Less than a second later, Eclipse's body glowed silver as the wounds vanished. The monstrous hedgehog turned to Shadow, sweating and breathing heavily.
Shadow uncrossed his arms. 'Good, I'm tiring him out.'
Eclipse shook his head slightly as if to clear out a bad thought and charged for Shadow. The dark hedgehog took a defensive stance but before impact, Eclipse disappeared. Shadow looked around slightly but soon figured out his brother's position when he caught the faint glow of a Chaos attack.
Shadow looked up to see Eclipse hovering about four hundred feet above him with a large energy orb in hand, ten times the size of himself.
Eclipse laughed evilly. "LET'S SEE YOU STOP THIS NOW THAT YOU DON'T HAVE AMBER TO HELP YOU!"
Shadow smirked. "Go ahead, launch it." He said confidently.
With the Group
Sonic's eyes widened when he heard Shadow. "IS HE CRAZY?" Sonic screamed.
Knuckles looked at the sea blue hedgehog next to him reassuringly. "Don't worry, Shadow will handle it."
Amber looked at him worried. "No, I have to help him!" Amber said and was a bout to transform when Knuckles stopped her.
"No Amber," He said firmly. "Shadow can handle this by himself."
Rouge, who had listened in to the conversation, looked back up at the sky. 'I hope so…'
With Shadow
Eclipse's face contorted with anger when he heard Shadow's sly remark. "VERY WELL SHADOW! CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOS MEEEEEEEETEEEOOOOOR!" Eclipse shouted as he released the giant attack.
Shadow had not made any move to block or evade as he looked on the oncoming attack, smirking confidently.
The light of the silver energy attack almost enveloped the smaller white hedgehog. With the attack being less than ten feet away, Shadow reeled back his right leg. The attack continued and was one foot away when Shadow swung his leg straight up and into the attack.
There was a loud sizzling sound as everything seemed to freeze. Then, without warning, the Chaos Meteor flew upwards at speeds unheard of.
Eclipse's eyes widened in shock. "IMPOSSIBLE!"
With the Group
Everyone stood completely still when they saw what just happened. Almost nonchalantly, Shadow sent the most devastating of Eclipse's attacks away with ease. No one said anything, they just looked on wide-eyed.
With Shadow
Eclipse was still frozen with shock when Shadow warped right in front of him. Slowly, Eclipse raised his head at Shadow, who had a scowl on his face.
"HOW?" Eclipse muttered.
Shadow clenched both of his fists. "I told you before Eclipse, it's over! You can't beat me! You've sealed your own fate!"
Eclipse smirked. "IS THAT SO? WELL THEN, WE'LL JUST HAVE TO KEEP GOING TO SEE IF YOU WERE RIGHT OR WRONG WON'T WE?"
With those words bellowed, Eclipse charged for Shadow once again.
