Nightfall

by Lesley Black Velvet

Based on Sonic's Ultimate Harem. Sonic's sexual endeavors shock and bewilder reality. In response, the Blue Blur reforges everything to his image. He faces resistance in his created world, and wages war. Ten years later, the resistance summons a Savior to end the war, but he brings his faction with him. Three sides now battle for reality's fate.

"You either fall a hero; one commemorated for everyone to witness, or remain long enough to realize you've become the devil; the most vicious individual in existence."

Imagine your ideal world. Imagine a typical day, with everything you ever loved, the people who have followed you throughout your entire existence. Think about the smiles in times of happiness, the frowns in times of lament, and the indignant faces of resentment and discontent. Now, think about the men. Ponder about the happy times you've been with a man in your entire life, either as friends, as enemies, or as lovers. Now imagine that those faces vanished. Imagine every simple man would leave a woman alone as they would disappear and wither away into ashes. Think about every single boy whisking away into the dust as they played with their friends. Last, ponder about the fact that every single male in the world would suffer such a fate. There probably won't be enough people to fill up certain roles that they convey in life which, as we know it, would be different.

I'll make out what you assume. Yes, it will grow into a woman's world, a system wherein society's female population remained. We could continue on our own, and with women's empowerment, we can work it out. With capable women, we can achieve whatever we want to achieve. A scenario like this could be the finest illustration of such situations. This possibility couldn't happen... until that eventful day.

My name is Troia. Allow me to tell you that story when the males of the entire multiverse... died.

It began with a hero.

A hero of the world…

… who offers himself to become one of the most powerful heroes in the entire multiverse.

… that makes a resolve to protect the people he loved.

… whose resolve made him wind astray.

… loses his reason for fighting.

… now driven by his "love" for those people.

… and lost his path.

A hero... who doesn't deserve to be a hero anymore.

10 years ago, everything seemed normal, and the hero went about doing his best. He traveled the multiverse as the fastest being alive. He sped great lengths and far distances normal humans can't travel. He made up for his lack of strength with speed, making him a warrior whose swift strikes took out even the strongest of warriors. Like a hero, he defeated any villain that came his way. Wherever they went, he followed them and took them out for good, serving them the swiftest of justice that they deserve. Wherever he went, everyone praised him as a genuine hero who is willing to offer himself for the innocent.

This hero bore multiple monikers: The Hero of the World, the Blue Blur, the True Blue, etc. Amidst the names, everyone remembers one: Sonic the Hedgehog.

Sonic hailed from a world called Mobius. His people, named Mobians, bore multiple traits that distinguished them from normal humans. They came in different shapes and sizes. Despite being common in his world, humanity still existed in the form of his arch-nemesis: Dr. Ivo Robotnik, better known as Dr. Eggman.

Dr. Eggman used his prolific skills in science to construct various machines to help conquer the city. Throughout time, he went on endeavors of evil, using his machines to surpass the Mobians. This led to endless strife that would plague Sonic's world. Every time he would revel in his schemes, the hedgehog always thwarted him, using his marvelous speed to outwit his deeds. He even dwelled in the dark forces to fight him, but the Blue Blur would thwart them himself. As they engaged in continuous strife of good and evil, he has to secure a complete victory at least once, for whenever he would be present, Sonic always stopped him.

However, amidst these battles, he took things to a new level. Most of his schemes dwelled in the physical realm, but sometimes he would delve into his mind, torturing him to various degrees. One such scheme would later enact his biggest plan yet...

Sonic being an outgoing hero interacted with the heroes of that world and aided them in defeating their own villains. He has gone to my world on multiple occasions. My own sister belonged to one of the most elite superhero teams in my world; the hedgehog helped that team many times over. However, amidst these good things, he kept a dark secret that even the rest of my team's members do not know.

He had multiple affairs with neither two nor three, but over hundreds of women.

Those women included my sister, Wonder Woman, and some of my former allies.

It didn't stop at my world; he also included many others.

The blue blur loved many women from across the dimensions. He would revisit my world, and my sister would be the first one to greet him with open arms, hugging him in a strange yet familiar manner. Not the friendly type, but more of the platonic lovers' type. I noted this the more revisited my world. Adding to my suspicion, she would often be absent for quite some time while my team and my sister's team engaged in a battle with any supervillain. As we fought, she never came to our aid for backup, as if her affairs mattered more than ours. Even Sonic himself didn't appear. Though we beat down several other supervillains without their help, it always felt strange, even for the members of my team. Sometimes, we wondered about their location, and it confused us for someone with bonds strong as a family to keep such secrets from the entire team. What did she do with him? What deeds did they do? Did she get tricked by a powerful villain we never fought, or did he do something with her that might jeopardize the rest of my team? Whatever the answer, suspicions formed as I constantly pondered: what went on between her and him?

Turns out, the moment strange things flashed around my world confirmed my suspicions.

On that day, the sky filled with images of Sonic alongside comrades and adversaries, and women from various dimensions. They depicted graphical depictions of the very act of sex itself. A scandalous one displayed my sister making love like a promiscuous woman, which distraught everyone who praised her premier status. Many of them came from my home dimension, ranging from superheroines to regular criminals, to other meta-humans.

My mind ran madly from the revelation. Her hiding this from us must have perverted her image. Even I didn't believe it. Ever since I became a heroine, I looked up to her as a sister and a mentor. She upheld an example that women aspire to be, but here she presented as a lustful woman! What went on as she did it with him? Frustrated, I ran out of the headquarters of my own team, trying to deny everything that transpired. From building facades to car windows, to digital billboards, and even water bottles on the ground, the obscenities continued to play. It's useless to unsee it, so you either closed your eyes hoping that this happening ceased, or thought that it's fake. Yet this day proved those real.

I tried to process my thoughts about everything. The image of my sister doing it polluted my mind. What more did she hide from me?

We received a report from our leader named Superboy as we comprehended the situation. He told us that the highest order of heroes has assembled in front of a portal that will lead them to Sonic's dimension. I questioned the reason and learned that someone took the Mother Boxes, which belonged to the most powerful items from my dimension. Assuming that the one responsible would show up, I joined up with the rest of my team into Mobius.

From there, the rest of my sister's elite team gathered, along with my sister's downtrodden presence. We didn't come alone, however, for others appeared, each looking quite angry at whatever he did to their female comrades. At their direction, there knelt the very core person and the biggest victim of everything: Sonic.

The hero of the world knelt in a dire pose, tears dropping to the ground and hands clutching several items. What lay there included the Mother Boxes and the Chaos Emeralds, from what I've known. Not only those items, but also several multicolored rocks, black cubes etched with peculiar markings, and two spheres: one shining with light and another swirling with darkness. The anguish on his face, together with his crooked body, composed the pain of his situation. The objects escalated and merged into a single white, blurry object. They shouldn't act like this based on my knowledge. They soon formed into a flash of white light, glimmering a radiant streak that gleamed towards the rest of the entire group. The gathered materials formed into a giant green crystal. I merely watched, and it grew and grew to the size of a small apartment building. Most of the heroes reeled backward because of its imposing size. It towered over everything we looked at as it overshadowed most of the surrounding city area with the darkness that blocked out the sun. Most of the fliers moved around the shadow; those on the ground didn't move. But death may not be imminent until it happened.

A red, echidna-like creature that bore similarities to Sonic, possibly a friend of his, stood by. His hand held an emerald, presumably the Master Emerald. He tried to rush towards the hedgehog while holding it, but as he did, my sister charged at him. Without warning, she stabbed her sword into his back. I griped and stared at her in shock that she violated her code to never kill. She took the sword from his body and the gemstone from him. She held in within her grasp, but a black hedgehog creature that bore very exact similarities to Sonic dashed in, trying to get it out of her hands. She later tossed it towards a fellow blonde-haired superheroine, catching it in her hands. The black hedgehog would later pursue her, but she grabs him by the neck. With her eyes, she fires a wave of heat vision towards him. The beam went straight into his now burning eyes before she dropped him to the ground with a thud. She flew off with the ornament, but a silver-colored hedgehog charged straight at her. He sent her a few miles ahead, but another blonde superheroine wearing blue and red shot a red beam from the bottom, causing him to descend. She continued holding the gem, and seeing the ocean, the blonde used her strength to toss it straight into the water.

I continued watching Sonic as he stared upon the giant gemstone, but a couple of minutes later, my team rushed forward to contain him. I wanted to rush straight into him with my blade, intending to strike him for twisting my superior's mind. However, my sister stopped us, who fought my team with her might as she fended us off. The surrounding heroes charged forward, despite the hindrance of Sonic's mysterious allies. We fought each other for quite some time until a strange, feminine being of pure green lowered down to his level. She gazed at him with kind eyes, speaking out audible things to him.

"You have called me forth. I will therefore give you three wishes."

The being stared at him with a smile on her face. He looked at her and whispered his response.

"I wish these women will only love me, for I will serve as the true source of their happiness. If other men cannot hold themselves true as their source, let me be the one. Let me carry their burdens, their hardships, and the things they have and love, so they may no longer suffer. Let me be the center of their lives. I also wish to create a new world, one that serves as my domain, and one born of the others' destruction. When they need help or guidance, let them ask me to be their guiding hand. I'll promise to bring peace towards this alternative world, one I shall create. Lastly... I wish..."

As far as he made the wishes that followed, I clenched my sword, hoping that what he desired would not bring an end to the multiverse. He later made his final wish, and it changed everything about the once humble blue blur.

"...for no...more...men, except for me."

"DON'T!"

The leader of my sister's team stood still and spoke out to make him change his mind, his words I couldn't remember. Sonic stared at the rest, right before the blonde superheroine from before attacked him. I tried to rush forward to make him speak, but she tied me up and tossed me towards my other teammates. The feeling hurts whenever I hit them.

Sonic presented her with his last wish. The rest of them, upon hearing it rushed through and tried to take him on. However, some women among them obstructed their attempt. One of them, a person whose name I never knew, fired a golden arrow from a golden bow towards him, but a barrier formed around the hedgehog that protected him. I took this into account before I rushed towards him. The attack failed, for that same blonde superheroine with the heat beams blasted away. I glimpsed to the other side, where a gigantic figure of a fox covered in purple armor tries to slash him through with a gigantic purple sword. The attack hit, except another barrier formed like earlier and blocked the sword attack. Seeing the succession made an array of attacks useless to the point of hopeless fighting.

I glanced on with no attempt to strike. The feminine being gazed back and closed her eyes, chanting out some words. It's nearly complete, as I screamed out in a loud voice if there's any hope in doing so.

"Sonic!"

"Your wish..."

"Don't do this!"

"… is my command."

"NO!"

The crystal sent out a wave of energy around it and glared with a white flash of light that completely outshone the brightest objects I have ever seen. It knocked me to a nearby wall, the force hitting my head. The world darkened around me, but I can still breathe.

Before my eyes completely closed, the feminine being outstretched her arms and gazed out to the entire world, towards the skies.

Though I went dark, I still heard faint screams... dying breaths... and last words... of innocent men.

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It didn't hold long for me to rise. Upon that time, the entire environment dawned around me. I discovered myself in this strange metropolis, with new buildings and new scenery. I later saw those structures that existed in different cities, such as Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro, and many others. Other times I noticed various populations from diverse worlds with stranger features. Except for one factor:

Zero males appeared in my surroundings. He stayed true to his word.

I walked around, seeking my companions. It meant a lot if they appeared right now, for they could have faded. I flew through the unknown world, watching a distinct reality brought before me: the realms - no - the multiverse's - women and girls, rounded up into one world devoid of men. I drifted around the landscape of this unfamiliar city. Along the way, grasses spread through endless spans of green, along with a gigantic sea of blue. Throughout my flight, I noticed women seeking to recompose themselves after the rupture of the old reality. I shifted back into finding my teammates, but my effort turned fruitless in doing so.

I speculated that... maybe he concealed them. Maybe he kept them somewhere unseeable, to keep them elsewhere from his women. Alas, time went by, and my search became futile. I tried giving complete effort in finding helpless individuals, yet they neither panicked nor raged out. The city environment they found themselves in confusing them. As the afternoon draws near, I sighed to myself, hovering amidst the skyline mixed with various skyscrapers from various cities plucked from the distinct edges of reality. But amidst the calm, a voice resonates from the nearby city. That boastful sound, upon hearing it, sounded the triumph of victory since he always lent a helping hand... and now became the voice of someone with a cause, boomed around me. Curious to see how far he'd fall, I rushed back into the citadel, hoping to get answers.

There I discovered, in his glory, the mighty Sonic, the Hedgehog himself. Well, a hologram of him at least. The hologram stood high enough to tower over most of the surrounding skyscrapers. In my conscience, I once viewed this person as one who performed heroic acts without asking for a price in return, but now see him as a misguided person. The same person who saved countless lives from the brink of destruction became the epitome of love, turning someone evil. I wanted to spit out my thoughts for him, but my words never reached his holographic image.

The murderer of men opened the supposed first day of his new world's existence with his voice, ringing through the ears of the people around me, "Greetings ladies! Welcome to the first day of your new reality. I put every one of you here so you can share in my ever-reaching Sonic Loving! Better than having me travel dimensions. If you're asking where the men came and went, it's easy. They're gone, lifeless. I executed them."

I listened as everyone around me screamed in an uproar, while others wallowed around in desperation. Thoughts of my male friends ran through my mind of the knowledge of his affairs with these women, my teammates included. They had their unpleasant sides, but they've been with me for years. I reminisced about my superiors and many great heroes in my world. The thought of those male heroes being gone made my heart burst. They inspired many people, regardless of gender, and served that purpose. Their leader, symbolizing benevolent people, died once, so he died a tragedy alongside many others. A real heroine never kills, and what the hedgehog did damage that principle. Though he murdered them for his "love" of the women, it did not justify bathing in an ocean of blood because of it. If he even heard my voice, it's sure that he's watching us from his location, wherever it may be.

"Every single one of them? You've murdered trillions! You're no better than every villain we've fought!"

As I spoke, they understood my voice and babbled to one another, curious for answers. Maybe they heard my message.

"I slew them because I consider them to be a hindrance to my harem's happiness. If anyone dares to make them unhappy, I will serve them my brand of justice. I did this because I suppose men cannot serve them true happiness. I did wrong, but my reasons matter more."

"I made sure that my harem follows everything I say. I am the proper source of their pleasure, the one to accept them, to carry their burdens upon my shoulder, to be their influence for everything that comes in the manner and to help me oppose anybody who dares turn against me in this new existence I offered them. Everything I did for passion, and not for you."

Passion? He called genocide and world destruction things he did for passion? What was going on with him?

"Damn you... Sonic..."

"I said what I have to express... unless I overheard someone cursing my name under their breath..."

My nerves steeled themselves as I drew my sword and shield. He took notice of two words that pissed him.

"Ah, the sister of the legendary Wonder Woman herself. I considered sleeping with you myself."

Now that he hears me, I took my chance to question if he did slay every man with his wish, "Where is she? And where is Superman, Batman, and the Justice League? And my colleagues? What did you do to them?"

"Simple. I killed them with my wish. As for the other representatives, including your friends and teammates, you can meet them across this actual world that I created! Or they're with my harem. Now that you received your answer, accept your surroundings and..."

Never in any form of heroism did my fellow heroes consider genocide to solve anything, "Accepted... ACCEPTED? You have forgotten your way for what you have done. But know this. They may have succumbed to your desires, but we shall stand up against your deeds. And this I'll do for my sister, even if I die trying!"

"Go ahead... die for me."

Sonic snapped his finger. I looked onward and saw my old teammates charging at me. There I encountered Wonder Woman, who brimmed with honor but now fights for injustice. At once, she readied her Lasso of Truth at me, as if to capture and ensnare me, but take a swift dodge to the right and flew outward, towards the outskirts of the city, from where I can make my escape to wherever my flight leads me. I received this power from the mother of the gods, who granted me every right to use it. As I flew outward, from my behind shot multiple projectiles, each belonging to fellow Teen Titans member Raven, Azarath Metrio whatever. Her powers didn't match up to my power of flight as I took the time to dodge both of them and readjust my direction. Later came Supergirl's heat vision. And dear, it's as potent as Superman's. Through its linear direction made it easier for me to dodge. I escaped out of the strange city not long before this continuous strain of projectiles ended. Traveling away from the city, I wanted to end this mindless cause of Sonic himself. But for an opposition, who should bring forth victory?

Revolution... that's it! A popular saying said that I can ask for help from others if I can't do it alone. That might bring back my sister's old mindset and return to her old self, despite the loss of her virginity to Sonic. Seeing Diana Prince only mattered, for she symbolized justice served by fellow Amazons. The idea can bring back not only my sister and the Harem, but also those who perished under him. On that day, I made my choice to revolt. This should bring them back, along with other members of his Harem. This I did such that he knew the real implication of his actions.

Thus, I set myself up amidst the domains in this Reality and drove myself busy trying to find new members for my aim: return the people we lost to Sonic, and to return them to their senses before he messed them up. I didn't know what else to do, but I should get them out of this, even if I end up killing people in the way. With this situation at hand, did that matter anymore when he makes the rules? No, but it means anything is possible... whatever it takes.

Throughout this time, I traveled throughout the regions, spreading the word of my revolution. True enough, the people doubted me at first, but it didn't take them enough time for them to lean towards my cause and join up with me, One used to oppose me, such as my future second-in-command, the warrior known as Impa.

Impa came from the Sheikah tribe, and before the event, to which we dubbed, "The Great Revelation", she and her tribe served as the protectors of the honorable Princess Zelda, who, along with her hero Link, have defeated a dark power as the evil force Ganon. She is a member of her personal bodyguards, serving as her personal aide for the years she lived her life. When it happened, they couldn't believe that she had relationships with the blue being during her time in the so-called, "Super Smash Brothers" fighting tournament, something which she disclosed for a long time. The tribe split over revolting against the princess for their efforts, and his wish happened. Most of them lost men and children. Impa, fortunate to be alive with her tribeswomen, got transported to the new reality, or "Mixed Reality" as we came to call it, because of the mixture of various worlds. Landing in a place resembling medieval times, which we called, "Verbalania", she sought to find the princess, but she became queen of the region and stated that she did not need their help, since according to her, she will rely on Sonic for everything, and they no longer mattered to her. Except she doubted that statement and can't suggest such a thing if he didn't influence her. It became ironic, for the Sheikah who yearned to stay with her rebranded themselves as the Yiga Clan, and the two warred at each other for six months. She, deciding to find more allies, joined my cause to take back the former princess to her normal self. Even if losing Link and Ganon may never bring the Triforce together again.

Others didn't ponder too much and joined. Case in point, Kamala Khan, who calls herself Ms. Marvel.

Before the Great Revelation, Kamala performed superheroics and studies at the same time. A journey exposed her to so-called Terrigen Mists that gave her superpowers. She idolized one of the biggest superheroines of her world, Captain Marvel, known in that world as Carol Danvers. The Revelation happened, and she too denied everything she saw, knowing her idol had affairs with him and how she acted in them. To her, it represented not only her sin but the mere destruction of her ideals. She suspected him influencing her idol and thought the same way I perceived my idol figure, Wonder Woman; for he influenced her as well and must fight her to bring her back. She awakened here the same manner I did. Upon learning my resistance plan, she enlisted, hoping to return the old Carol, and uphold her old precepts.

Others do it for the sake of their friends, such as one named Sailor Pluto, known amongst her Sailor Senshi circle as Setsuna Meioh.

The Sailor Senshi, composing of ordinary teenagers assuming normal lives but donned heroic forms when fighting evil, came to the Mixed Reality by a member belonging to the Harem. They reincarnated from unearthly people and upheld the responsibility to protect the galaxy. In particular, the Harem included a member named Sailor Moon. She reincarnated from Princess Serenity, a queen said to rule the world. During these times, the Senshi couldn't believe the affairs she had with the hedgehog and thus believed it to be a simple form of lust, yet none of them called for her to be part of the Harem, thus messing up with their world's timeline. The events shook them so much that one such Senshi, named Hotaru Tomoe, said that their youngest, named Chibiusa, vanished with the men. One purpose remained: take back Sailor Moon, hope that men in her world rejuvenate and restore the timeline. Now with Setsuna, she only serves as a figurehead representative of the group despite holding such a matriarchal position at her age. But she still holds the same intention: to get her back alive and well. With that, she signed up herself, along with the other Sailor Senshi, to bring their former Queen Serenity back to their position.

Jubilation Lee, alias Jubilee, became the last to join as a fighter of her people.

She, a mutant, learned under the prodigy known as Professor X. People from her world maltreated her kind, but fellow heroes welcomed them well. She fought for them under the tutelage of the smartest mutant in their world. During the Revelation, she relaxed amidst her vacation from the rest of her superhero team, recognized as the X-Men. From her heart, her superiors don't mess around making affairs of their own, considering mutant teacher Emma Frost, known as the White Queen, had sex with Sonic too. But it's when she discovered herself here that she found herself in dire need. With her thoughts coming from a vision to continue bringing her old mentor's ideals amidst the lady land that grew around her, she joined, not only for the fate of her home but of mutantkind. Upon knowing that she joined several other mutants, a good part of them hailing from the X-Men's own academy joined her cause.

These four joined my inner circle of trusted advisors and generals who guided me in every action that I undertook. Within six months, my words summoned other women to the revolution that I upheld. Together, we welcomed the newcomers with open arms and accepted them into our growing revolution. Time passed, and we grew from hundreds to thousands, yet kept ourselves secret for a while by trying to limit people from leaking information. After six months, we have amassed ourselves an army of over a hundred thousand people. Each of them will fight and die for our cause. At once, we put our comprehensive plan of attack into motion. I gave our growing resistance against Sonic a name: The Amazons of the New Age, honoring the warriors my sister once fought for with pride.

During this time, we planned to attack the central region of the Mixed Reality: a realm known as New Mobius.

In New Mobius, where Sonic dwelled with elite Harem members, everyone teems with life. That changed when we, the Amazons, launched a surprise attack. The attack met little resistance, but though we left the innocents, we killed soldiers loyal to the Harem. During this time, the Blue Blur amassed an army of his people, willing to support his cause despite his deed. But during our fight, we noticed that these soldiers, known as the Cerulean Army by most of my fellow revolutionaries that they will support our cause, and gave us instructions on how to get the rest of our women to our own goal: to take the Supreme Chaos Emerald and call forth the being that willed Sonic. We shall call her our wishes: resurrect the dead, normalize the Harem, and separate the worlds. We or the gods above shall decide his fate later.

Only a handful of the Cerulean Army aided us upon their defeat. They objected to fighting as do some of us, but desperation made them.

The Harem inevitably arrived, and when they did, the attack damaged us. They wiped out most of our forces, wound our major members, and severed my generals. I joined the scene and displaying my power, clashing with them without killing them. They should live, such that when we make our wishes, we could save and return them to the ones dear to them the most.

Most of my forces stood a chance against the Cerulean Army for a time. But the Harem escalated stakes. I even distinguished my own Diana from the rest of the Harem. From there, I fought tooth and nail to bring back the heroine, idol, and inspiration towards many people. We clashed swords and shields while exhaling our icy breaths. But she looked... strange. Her eyes darkened upon seeing me, as did her fragile form. She became a silent, icy woman who didn't utter a word when we met. And her presence made me fight hard. I didn't care how she looked and fought, but while she's in this state, it didn't matter as long as she lives.

I fought Diana on the battlefield as the rest of my generals fought their own battles. Impa fought against the princess to whom her tribe swore loyalty. Ms. Marvel fought her former idol, hoping to bring her ideals back. Pluto and the Senshi fought their old friend, hoping to bring her back to her old self. So far, both sides gave what they got, yet nothing tipped the scales in anyone's favor... until... he...

He had arrived at the battlefield.

The legendary Blue Blur, the fastest thing alive, and the hero of the world...

... and the young creature who killed for the people he adored...

... had come, and he showed them why he stood amongst the rest.

He slew and defeated my army in mere seconds, befitting of the fastest being alive. He changed into his various forms and unraveled his power to make sure we knew the rage he had going for him. Through the blaze of Fire Sonic, he scorched most of our forces, burning through whoever stood in his way. Turning into his lightning form, he zapped and pierced even the toughest of armor, electrocuting them from the outside while frying their internal organs. And using his ice form, he gave them the wrath of sub-zero temperatures, freezing their hearts and chilling their bodies to unbearable levels. He concluded his assault by transforming into Super Sonic, which used its immense power and moved at lightning-fast speeds that none of us could notice in an instant. He stood with the rest of the Harem who arrived to take us on. I recognized some women, but only because of the Amazons' stories. They proved to us they had the power, so we have to fight harder if we wanted to survive against them.

He dashed his way into everything, performing feats of extraordinary power. By unleashing his full power, he made quick work of my army. He noticed me battling another soldier of his. He stopped for a moment and gazed into my eyes, sneering straight into my soul and heart. We stood there, in the middle of the gigantic Temple of the Supreme Chaos Emerald, our major goal. Though as expected of the Harem's resistance, they killed the rest of our soldiers before they could aid us. I must now face off against the Blue Blur with the intent to punish and discipline to counter the hedgehog's killing intent.

Enraged, I drew my blade forward as I charged forward to Sonic, who charged as well to close the gap between us. I began by slashing through most of his body, piercing through his blue fur, and striking through those weak spots. From there, I hastened my attack, intending to impale part of him. At the exact second, he dashed out towards my back before poising for a kick.

"Sonic Eagle!" he declared before performing a swift ax kick with swift speed towards my back. I didn't react in time, and it hit as hard as a giant sword slashing through my back. I reeled back, still clutching my sword and shield with my powerful arms, before turning back and seeing him for a slight moment when he dashed towards my back yet again. This time, I poised my shield at my back, but he returned to my front and struck my abdomen with his powerful leg. For his size and build, the pain in my abdomen hit me with the force of a fire engine running straight through me. Despite this, his style resembled that of speedsters from memory. Regardless, I repositioned myself once more and braced my weapons yet again in case he strikes me back with a force as powerful as the last one.

I turned my eyes around, and he gleams with a golden light. My gaze caught him in the act, and he blitzed at me in the front. He curled into a ball and struck me with his signature blow. I poised my shield forward at the exact second before he hit me. The attack struck hard enough to hurl me at a good distance, while my leggings dragged through the pavement. Though the rest of my upper body didn't falter, the pain surged through my legs, where the pavement tore through my skin. I refocused myself at the blue blur, turning himself into a ball once more and aiming straight into my chest. Within seconds he hurls his body at me once more. I reeled to the side and gave him a swift kick while in his ball form. The hedgehog turned back into his normal shape, despite maintaining his form. He reeled himself back into position yet again, and his eyes gazed at me again, intent to kill.

Within mere minutes, he prepared himself for another ball attack. It's my turn to take offense. I dashed forward, straight into the charging Sonic. And at the exact moment that I raised my sword in anticipation, he struck me first, leaving my entire body open for attack, my shield in my arm out of reach for his attack. From there, Sonic landed multiple punches and kicks towards different parts of my body, each one of them less painful than his normal charged attacks, but painful enough when hit with multiple times. The strikes surged through me with the force of a multitude of bullets. It tested my superhuman body, though my body armor cracked and crumbled with each punch tearing through every bit of steel. After landing those attacks with his various forms, he poised his feet once more and prepared a kick infused with golden energy straight through my bare bodysuit; the impact knocking through my ribs and straight through my bleeding nose. The force of the kick knocked my back towards the same ground where I skid myself during the earlier attack, and with that, I dropped, unable to stand up, my weapons no longer in my hands and positioned farther than my reach.

Sonic walked over to my location, grabbing the sword I used, and lay his foot on my chest to make sure I can't recover. I attempted to kick him at the back, though he repositioned himself to the side, where my arm can't grapple him. I tried to force myself to get up amidst my stance until a familiar voice screams out.

"SONIC!"

I turned around and saw the pink hedgehog among the Amazon forces. Among the warriors we recruited, she bore a good resemblance to him, being a Mobian herself. And out of the rest of my comrades, she bore the most connection to Sonic, and it's on a much, much deeper level, leaning towards a romantic one. From there Sonic punched me in the face before gazing at her. As I tried to stand up, I listen to the entire conversation.

"A-Amy?"

The pink hedgehog approached him with a stern gaze, "Leave. Her. Alone."

"I never thought...you'd make this choice. You say you love me, but standing with them? You should've submitted yourself and joined me."

"I-is this what your Harem brought you? You...you...JERK! Did you put these women in your priorities over me? No, you should've joined me!"

"Amy, I can explain..."

"You brought our friends here... Blaze... Cream... and everyone else. But Knuckles, Shadow, Tails, Silver..."

"They're nothing but a lost cause."

"A lost cause? You killed them, Sonic! You killed them out of your desires for the rest of those women!"

"I did what I had to do. Amy, you don't understand."

"Understand? I understood what you did and the reason you did it. But… why genocide? Why that choice out of many choices?"

"Amy, please."

Amy took out her hammer and knocked Sonic on the head with it. Only this time, Sonic winced back into a kneeling position.

"Listen to me. You care for those women. Every single one of them. When I learned you had sex with them, I can't help but shed tears. I wished that you did it for me for the first time. In fact, I hoped to stay by your side. You're oblivious to my love, but to have affairs behind my back...I cannot forget this!"

Sonic kneeled as Amy hit him with the hammer again and, taking his shoulders, forced him to kneel in front of her.

"You kept your secrets, though they get exposed sometimes. But your response concerned me. Do you know what you should've done? You must've come to me, who knows your feelings and words better than everyone else. We'll then leave this world. We'll scour where no one will find us, then live in solitude and raise children in peace. Accept my offer and these worlds won't punish you. I ask you to leave your harem and come with me."

"And why?"

"It's because I cherish you, Sonic. Why did I do this? Because you did the wrong thing. But I will always forgive you. I may be obsessive, but my love for you has no restraints. Even if you cross the line, I'll still love you. Even if you had these affairs with these women, I'll still cherish you. And even if the universe finds its ways to punish you... even if people judge you for what you've done... I'll be the shoulder you can cry on. This I promise you because I've been with you and I hope to cherish our memories together. Only the two of us, Sonic."

Sonic looked up to Amy amidst his position, and in a flash, de-powered. Even if he showed his normal form, I got my sword up and raise it at him. If he ever does something naughty, I'll pursue and attack.

"Listen to your fellow Mobian. Follow her, and no one gets hurt."

Sonic looked at Amy, still looking keen to see her face amidst this crisis. He lifted, tears brimming in his eyes. He extended his arms outward and embraced them around the pink feline. I watched their relationship bloom. Deep in my heart, even after the hedgehog lost his way, he could never forget his old path. It's the most melancholic thing amidst the chaos. Maybe he can still make peace, that he has an alternative vision where everyone wins, even if people die. In the middle of this battlefield now stood two people, locked in a perpetual embrace and mutual feeling for each other. My eyes gazed of love and peace amidst the chaotic struggle, and...

"Agh, Sonic!"

Amy flinched back as Sonic... pushed her away?

Out of the blue...

"LACROIX!"

Then…

Bang.

I looked onward, and a limp Amy stumbles flat on the ground.

"AMY!"

And as soon as she fell, I ran over and clutched her body. My hands moistened and reddened. My mere blood did not stain them.

I looked everywhere to find the assailant who did this, and inside a building, a blue-skinned woman, donning a sniper rifle and futuristic gear, stands with a clear shot.

"Amy... Amy, do you hear me?"

I asked outward to her, still clutching her body and covering the supposed spot where the bullet shot through, near her diaphragm. Amy looked towards me, her eyes still brimming with life, but now shutter - a sign of death.

"Amy. Amy! Amy don't die on me!"

The girl took one look at me; her face still struggling to grasp the senses. She gave me the look, and, using whatever breath she still had with her, struggled to get the words out.

"D-Donna... I'm... sorry..."

"It's okay. You did what you had to do..."

"Shh...Sonic...why did...you do this..."

"He... lost his path."

"Even...so...am I...imperfect...for him...?"

And with the last phrase, Amy Rose breathed her last.

I clenched her body against me, her body once filled with warmth now succumbing to the chill of death. Before, she adored the Blue Blur with her heart, even before the entire Harem began. Now, she became a casualty of war. My face never forgot seeing this deed.

I refocused my gaze towards Sonic and roared, turning my sorrows into a fit of rage. He killed not only a close ally but a person who loved him with an open heart. And so, I shall strike him despite being my former friend. I clutched my sword in anger, ignoring the pain in my legs. To turn my rage into reality, I ran and ran towards him. Once I arrived in range, I jumped forward and raising my sword, tried to slash through the Blue Blur, though at the instant, he spiraled around and raised his leg towards my chest, kicking me with brute force enough to send me flying once more. I landed on the ground with a swift thud once again, yet still holding my sword for dear life. Once again, he hit me with enough force to make me struggle, as every damaged bone in my body had to work together to at least put me in my battle position.

From there, Sonic stood, gazing at my body. Walking towards my position again, he looked at me with orbs sneering as sharp as a lance ready to pierce its opponent. But, amidst the weakened position that I had, something... dawned onto me.

A white flash of light shines on me. This might be sunlight, though sunlight has never looked this white. As it glistened, my bones began repairing themselves, piece by piece. It gave my tired muscles new life, and with that, my entire body felt more alive. A voice from above calls onto me.

"Young Donna Troy. I am Hera, your people's creator, and one of the few goddesses still standing amidst the deaths of men. They have died and faded out of existence. Yet his wishes didn't cease in the mortal realm. We lost our own as well."

Hera? Of all the times to guide me?

"You mean..."

"His wish vanquished every male regardless of power. I am the one still standing to care about the rest of us still alive here. Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, and the rest of my fellow Olympians dissolved, and we stay. His wish didn't spare our pantheon. Even that of the Norse, Egyptian, and the rest now only include female members. Yet the manner by this Sonic the Hedgehog as has been far too grave for us to leave alone."

"And what shall you do for me?"

"I will grant you and the rest of your fighters the powers of the gods for a limited time. You did what you could to bring him to justice, but now you must fight."

"We want to take the Supreme Chaos Emerald. We can undo everything Sonic had given on this world."

"You made a risky choice, young Donna. But I will give you my blessing to fight this fallen hero."

At that, my body became empowered. A force imbued every muscle in my body with the strength and the speed of the fallen gods, and within me, this power alone will help me defeat him. Taking my sword, I charged forward, but this time, my legs moved in a quick and fastened pace, rushing as light as a feather. For once, my feet raced on the shoes of Hermes!

Aiming towards Sonic, still shocked by the entire happening, I thrust my sword into his body, but even if he avoided it, I followed up with a second swift strike to the knee, disabling his power of speed. He didn't expect the follow-up, and he tripped for a moment. Now gaining the upper hand, I took my shield as I passed through it and bashed his head with it. Before raising my sword, I slashed through most of his skin, which now bled from the chest. He looked onward, but he did not expect the final knockout blow that took him out as I bashed my shield onto his face, which turned back as he fell limp. It should have kept him conscious for a moment, but with this strength from the gods, I blacked him out.

I turned back and looked on at the unconscious beast. For a moment, I wanted to kill him, but the ones in power should bring him to justice, not me.

I continued looking, and soon enough, Sonic woke back up, feebler than earlier. I turned my sword towards him, hoping to go for another fight.

Then, the earth beneath us quaked. As it did, my feet did their best to struggle for balance. The flimsy floor made it difficult to stand. Later on, Impa, Pluto, Ms. Marvel, and Jubilee approached me as they too approached me for their dear lives. The remaining women that I had with me joined my side, and the members of the Harem joined up with their lover's side. Once we did, we poised ourselves yet again into our battle stances, ready to defeat them, until... a voice rang over again, and this time, Hera didn't sound.

"CEASE THIS FIGHTING!"

We turned ourselves to the source of the voice, which echoed from the Supreme Chaos itself. We fought on the facade of the Temple. She might have more to say, so we watched it. That being, the one that granted Sonic's wish, had manifested itself yet again. Sonic and I watched on and hoped for the right outcome.

The being bellowed towards the blue blur, "Sonic the Hedgehog, you have misused your wishes to build a better future."

The speechless look on his face made his confusion apparent, "B-but..."

"You hoped to build yourself a better world with your wish. You promised to offer a peaceful life to everyone around you, yet you didn't negotiate that part."

"I do not negotiate with such matters. I only care about making my women happy."

"At the expense of others? Says the hedgehog who killed his own female friend in the middle of the battle."

At that point, I remembered Amy, killed by an assassin named Lacroix. But Sonic gave her the order, intending to kill her.

"But she..."

"Tell me. Why did you kill your old friend?"

This time, he spoke through, though the intentions didn't sit with me, "Because... I believe she did not give me enough love will sate my needs, unlike the rest of my lovely women," he replied with dignity, "And what will you do now? Give these rebels a chance to undo my deepest desires and wishes?"

Impa, who aided me here, spat out her piece of mind, "You brought this upon yourself!

"So you murdered her to sate your carnal desires. Fine," the being declared, "Since you did not intend to bring upon peace and goodwill through your wish, I will punish you for your deed."

"Me? Punished? They're the ones that revolted in the first place!"

With that statement, he pointed at me and the rest of the Amazons. I brandished my sword, hoping he'd understand.

"But if you had stepped forward and went the peaceful route, you won't cause this amount of bloodshed!"

"They're the ones that launched a surprise attack! We should punish them for that action!"

What else could I do? What other feasible means apply to his actions?

"Because it's the only way you'd understand!"

The confusion might've run through far enough in her head, "ENOUGH!"

Her booming voice echoed around us that most of the other Amazons and Cerulean Army stopped fighting and focused themselves on the being itself.

"Now with further respect, Sonic and the Harem wronged themselves here. Because of this..." the being declared, "I, Atornia of the Supreme Chaos Emerald, shall punish Sonic and his Harem for inciting such bloodshed."

This being named Atornia traveled across me and my generals. We followed her and after a few meters of walking; we found ourselves in the middle of the road, towards the plaza. It resembled a warzone, with bodies of both Amazon and Cerulean Army, fallen and reeking of dead fish on the water's surface. From there, one member of my army came forward: a fortune-teller with purple hair and practiced so-called Soul Power. Her name? Menat.

Atornia approached her, and despite her larger-than-life hand, she touched her forehead as she closed her eyes. I looked on, and soon, spoke to her.

"Because Sonic abused his wishes to bring forth bloodshed instead of peace, I will give onto you a prophecy that will decide the fate of this world. I don't have enough power to grant wishes now, for it will take ten years for them to recover. But this I promise you at the end of those ten years:"

"Sonic and the rest of his Harem will fall after ten years. A Savior will come from another world, a world which no one knows, and from there, will undo his misdeeds. This savior will come wearing black armor and wield twin swords; along with him will be a maiden who bears the powers of lightning. His purpose will be to cease the fighting so that no more blood draws out. He will remake the world in a new image, and from the destruction that will come out of it, ashes will fall. But with those ashes, he will use them to build a better world. He shall end the deeds of the Harem and its central figure, who has abused his wishes to fulfill his own. He will take his beloved people and raise them to rule that alternative world. These events will come to pass after ten years, and nothing will change this fate."

"In ten years, when the new decade unfolds, you will conjure up your power through the sacrifice of fifteen items scattered across this reality: a crystal skull, an angel wing, a devil wing, a Golden Fleece, a part of the Tree of Bestalia, a piece of ice that never melts, a fang of a vampire, a black suit, a sacred monocle, a relic of the Faunus, an ethereal lightning rod, a vial of primordial soup, a sentient AI brain, and the exoskeleton of the Golden Caucasus Beetle. Gather these items for yourselves, and after ten years, conjure up a ritual prepared by your own kin. During the night, look up into the moon. If for a moment, the moon will not give out its light, that's when the Savior will arrive."

After that wordy discussion by the being herself, she left her side, and from there, unleashed a shock wave towards the rest of the Harem and Sonic, to which he could not resist. Then, she blessed us with further blessings and left.

By default, we won the battle.

We regrouped to Hydroxia after that fateful day, dubbed "The Battle of New Mobius". There, we built our base. We also threw a feast to compensate for our army's losses. It cemented our first victory through fireworks, drinks, food, and dancing. They offered a grand roast for resisting Sonic and his Harem. Even if we intended something different from our actions, we assured our victory after ten years.

The next day, we flashed ourselves into the screens of the different areas of the Mixed Reality. We shall declare war against Sonic, and he would assemble his forces. He rechristened himself as "Soniq", to convey how much he has changed. We, however, planned our own. Endless battles waged on, and every loss came with a respective victory. I only hope that we will call forth the power of the Savior, whoever he may be.

Some people move on, but not us.

This is the 10-Year War.

This year will be the last.

But we won't end here.

We will rise to Soniq's Ultimate Harem and bring back our lost ones.