Woo! New chapter, although this chapter isn't anything to be happy about, it's a little.....heartbreaking.... I think I'll listen to Dreams of an Absolution while you read this....
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Storm clouds drew near, as the sapphire hedgehog, and amethyst feline attacked one another. Every time they clashed, the sound of thunder would crack, as if it were a part of the battle itself. Neither combatant would loosen up their attack, nor would they stop for a moment's notice, for fear of being killed by the other.
"You've gotten…a lot….stronger….my dearest!" Sonic breathed, in between clashes.
"I…could say….the same about you….my love."
"Tell me, have you ever thought of serving with me, and becoming my queen?"
"No, I cannot do that."
"And why not?"
"Someone once told me, that he loved me, and would risk everything in the world, just to be with me. I want to do the same for him…"
"I see…but I'm afraid that person will never see you again, for he will be the one who takes your life!"
Sonic rushed Blaze with a series of punches that forced her to block them by covering her face with her arms, but with every punch, she was pushed farther, and farther backwards, until eventually Sonic tired out.
"Ha….is that all….you are capable of?"
"Please, Sonic, come back, I know you're in there…"
"Heheheh, you still believe that pitiful weakling is still alive?"
"Yes…Sonic has always made it out alive, always."
"I'm afraid this time, he…..ngh!"
A sharp pain shot through Sonic's mind, forcing him to clench his head, as his irises started to slowly return to his head.
"Ughhhh…..Blaze….kill…..me…..now…."
"Sonic?!?!"
"Do…it…"
"I-I can't I love you…I don't want you to leave!"
Slowly, Sonic made his way towards Blaze, twitching along the way. Unsure of who was really in control of the body, she held her battle stance, but she eased herself when Sonic embraced her in a comforting hug.
"Ngh….Blaze….I love you….and if you love me….you'd kill me…."
"What kind of-"
Her sentence was cut short by the warming sensation she got from Sonic's affectionate licking. As his tongue lashed at her cheek, she loosened her stance and buried her head in Sonic's shoulder. However, Sonic pushed her head off, and broke the embrace, screaming in pain, as his irises began to fade again.
"Agh! Blaze….get away…NOW!"
She obeyed, and immediately repelled herself from the hedgehog, as his screams softened, until they could be heard no more.
'I think I'm a good distance away now…' She thought, inspecting her current location, which was above a vast sea.
"How did you manage to get all the way here?"
She quickly spun around, only to be see a leg coming her way, with no time to react. As connected with her stomach, her vision became blurry, and she was slowly losing control of her body.
"Oh my, are you out of energy already?" Sonic said with an impish smirk on his face.
"No…not now…"
He threw strings of brutal punches and kicks, that made her cough up blood every time she got hit, until he gave her a final kick that sent her flying a good distance aways.
"Hmm…this is getting rather boring, wouldn't you agree my princess?"
"….."
"I guess it's time to end this….pity…and you were so much fun to toy around with."
Blaze slowly drifted towards him, half conscious, with a look of sorrow on her face.
"I have failed….there's no point anymore. Not even the Sol Emeralds can defeat you."
"Ah, so now you get it!"
"End me….end me, so I can be with my beloved Sonic."
"Hmph! Very well, I hope you two live happily in the afterlife!"
Sonic raised his hand towards Blaze, and in a flash, a crude lance made of dark matter rushed towards Blaze, and pierced her heart, forcing a line of crimson to escape her body. Her body reverted out of her super form, and her eyes grew dull, as she started falling towards the sea.
"No, BLAZE!" Sonic screamed, his eyes returning to their normal state, and his fur becoming lighter. He rushed towards Blaze without haste, and fighting the evil inside of his mind, at the same time.
'What? You're not supposed to do that! Let me finish what I started!!!!"
Sonic ignored the voice, and caught Blaze, holding her in his arms as if he had just married her.
"Blaze…"
"Well…here I am, battered and bloody in the arms of the man I love….how embarrassing."
"Wha-? You….you still love me, even after all I've done to you?"
She raised a hand, and cupped it on Sonic's cheek.
"I could never stop loving you….besides….that wasn't you, it was the stone."
"Blaze…."
In the night-light, do you see what you dream
All your troubles, are they all what they seem
Look around you, then you may realize
All the preachers, all with their lies
And I might know of our future
But then you still control the past
Only you know if you'll be together
Only you know if we shall last
She stared into his eyes, and saw that they were full of tears, and disbelief. In an effort to reduce those tears, the pulled his head over hers, and gave him a lengthy, and passionate kiss, before pulling away, and coughing up more blood.
"It's….time…I cannot stay here any longer…."
"No, no, not now, I love you! I want to stay with you….please…"
Blaze moved her hand to Sonic's chest, and began to rub it, for both comfort, and another reason.
"Well….there is….another way…"
Catching on to what she was hinting, Sonic simply nodded his head, and held her hand.
"Yes…please…do it. I want to stay with you….forever…"
"Are…you sure?"
"Yes Blaze, I'm very sure."
In the night-light, do you still feel your pain
For the valor you wait; it never came
If you were able, would you go change the past
To mend a faux paux with one last chance
And I might know of our future
But then you still control the past
Only you know if you'll be together
Tonight
'Cause every night I will save your life
And every night I will be with you
'Cause every night I still lay awake
And I dream of an absolution
'Cause every night I will make it right
And every night I will come to you
But every night it just stays the same
In my dream of an absolution
"Very well…." She said, before using the last of her strength to pierce his chest with her hand, and grab hold of his heart.
"Are you absolutely sure?"
"I love you….Blaze the cat….and I would do anything, even die, just to be with you forever."
"I love you too….Sonic the hedgehog."
"My beautiful princess…."
"My handsome prince…."
In the night-light, do you see what you dream
All your triumph and all you'll ever be
Look around you, then you may realize
Happiness lies trapped in misery
And who knows what of our future
We can all try to change the past
Only you know if you'll be together
Tonight
With the last of the words said, she gave his heart a good squeeze, crushing it, and the gem, into pieces.
"Ngh….I will be with you…..forever…."
"Yes…forever. I wouldn't have it any other way."
As they shared one last kiss, the dark and ominous clouds disappeared from the sky, and let the sunshine run free once again. The bodies fell from the sky, and sank into the deepest crevice of the ocean, still wrapped in each other's arms, still engaged in a kiss.
'Cause every night I will save your life
And every night I will be with you
'Cause every night I still lay awake
And I dream of an absolution
'Cause every night I will make it right
And every night I will come to you
But every night it just stays the same
In my dream of an absolution
This chapter....I cried.....I had to.....the song suit it so perfectly....Another chapter....coming soon....