The only character I own in this story is Fangor, Green Lightning, and their dark sides (will appear in part 3). Thoughts will be in italics. The words of the sages will be in bold print. Sorry if I get the accents for Bunny and Anthonie wrong. This story is about the bonds of friendship and how it can influence even the strongest warrior to act selflessly to save that person from death. The story starts in Knothole and is done from Fangor's POV (point of view) throughout most of the story. It is probably going to be the best work I have done so far, so please review. And I must warn you: This story contains HEAVY violence. I will be listing the main characters' respective ages and birthdays at the beginning of each chapter (if any of their ages have changed) and possibly a quote by the Kintushian sages. Well, time to continue the story of: The Guardian of the Forest
Chapter 6: The Bond of Friendship
Character ages:
Fangor 16-February 18 (Green Lightning: 6)
Miles 'Tails' Prower: 12-January 30
Sally Acorn (called 'Aunt Sally' by Tails): 18-may 3
Sonic Hedgehog: 20-August 9
Amy Rose: 18-August 19
Rotor: 19-November 9
Bunny Rabbot: 19-January 8
Anthonie: 19-April 17 Shadow: 20-March 26
Knuckles: 20-June 9 Rouge: 19-June 17
Dr. Quack: 44-April 29
The ritual of 'bond of friendship' is only enacted when a good friend is lost and ensures that the lost one will return, at the price of being stuck in the body most like the friend that has been lost, until the words of release are spoken by the lost friend: 'friends forever'. Such is the sacrifice of the Guardian. -The counsel of the 8 Kintushian sages
3 years later…
NOVEMBER 23
It was 3 years after that incident. We were having a meeting to decide how to attack Robotnik's base. Shadow, Sonic, and Knuckles each had their own opinion. Shadow was stating that they needed to use stealth, Sonic stated that they needed to hit them fast before they could react. Knuckles argued that they needed to hit them with everything they had, even if it meant going down fighting. Almost everyone except for Knuckles and Sonic agreed with Shadow's plan, seeing as how they wanted as few casualties as possible. Even I had to agree. It was decided that we would head out that night to assault the fortress. We needed to move without being noticed so that we could get in, plant explosives, and get out. Sonic and Sally would take care of the explosives, and I would take care of any swatbots that made it to the forest. After the meeting I headed for the house to eat something before we went on the mission. Once again, Tails was told to stay behind to keep him out of harm's way. Even though he objected to it, he obeyed. When night came on, the group that had been at the meeting headed for Robotnik's base. There was just one problem when we reached the edge of the forest: Tens of thousands of swatbots marching our way. I saw them as no problem, seeing as how fast and powerful I was. I told them to go ahead and get to Robotnik's base, stating that I would wrap things up here. They all ran off, keeping to the cover of the trees while I dismantled the swatbots by the thousands. About 10 minutes later they were just piles of scrap. Then I saw something that really ticked me off: many more heading my way, firing their blasters while advancing. I began dismantling these until I heard a scream. I looked in the direction the scream had come from seeing something I did not like. An Ice Kintushian (a Kintushian Empire that had declared war on my father's empire) was lifting a Kintushian-steel sword to throw at Tails. I ran to him as quickly as I could. As I came closer, I realized that I was going to have to jump to make it. I came within twenty feet and threw my body between Tails and the deadly Kintushian-steel sword that was about to be thrown at him. Instead of the sword hitting him, it plunged itself into my stomach and my momentum carried it and me a few feet away. Tails ran over to me as I was going into a state of half-death (the closest I could come to death). "Fangor! NOOOOOOOOO!" He screamed. I looked at him, pained that I had failed in my mission and told him the last thing he would hear from me for thirty years: " Tails, I am sorry. I failed you. I failed Miracle and Keg. I failed your friends. Now I have very little time left before I lose consciousness. I will invoke the ritual 'bond of friendship', which will trap me in the body most like you. I will not be able to leave it until you break the spell, but as long as I have it going, you will be safe." I then recited the short ritual: " May the bond of friendship between us keep you safe, as I make a sacrifice for the ritual to be complete, you will not die and you will return. Only you will be able to end the ritual, and only after you return." With that Tails was grabbed by the Ice Kintushian (it happened to be a descendant of Iknataka, emperor of the Ice Kintushians) as the Ice Kintushian stated: " Master Robotnik will be quite pleased with his new toy. Your sacrifice will not be in vain, foolish one. I will make sure that Robotnik keeps this weakling 'alive' MUAHAHAHAHAHA!" With that he shoved the sword about another inch into me, and flew off carrying Tails. I immediately called out to the others with my mind, urging them to return for I had fallen. They responded quickly. Just before I lost consciousness they all remarked that I was glowing and changing, along with rings appearing around my wrists and ankles. Then, I blacked out.
Author's comments:
Ok, so maybe it wasn't that much longer, but still important.
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