Chapter Eight: Chairs
The next day was bright, no clouds, warm. The birds were singing and the people were happy. This day, to be fair, did not influence the moods of our supernatural friends.
"Shadow, I-" Sonic was too late, Shadow had already slammed the door and gone upstairs. But then, his nose picked up a scent, his senses were very sharp as tomorrow was the full moon, so he followed Shadow to try and confirm his worry.
As he opened Shadow's door, he noticed something, Shadow looked much more healthy, almost like he was in a very good mood - he wasn't though. Especially as the mysterious scent remained in Sonic's nostrils.
"You're killing again, aren't you?"
Shadow, who had been lay down on the bed with his eyes shut, bolted upright, and glared at Sonic. "WHat makes you think that?"
"I can smell it on you! Why are you doing this!?" Sonic watched helplessly as Shadow put on his leather coat, and made his way out of the room.
"My life. My rules." He said simply as he left.
Sonic then had nothing to do but lounge around until Tails got back, it was soon around 8pm, Tails had been back for a few hours but less could be said for Shadow. Sonic decided to tell the fox during the adverts of The Simpsons, he stood up and put his coat on.
"We need to go save him."
Tails stood up too, "I don't know, maybe he's better off with the vampires..."
"What!? Killing people!?" Sonic grabbed Tails and dragged him outside, he knew roughly where the undertakers was.
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"Ruin? ...Famine?" Shadow walked into the undertakers slowly, no one home. He decided to take a look around, opening a door to the basement. It was badly lit, with white walls and a single door on the other side of it.
"Hm?" Shadow smelled something, and took a closer look at the doorknob, it was smeared with blood. Normal blood. He opened the door quickly, and saw about ten horrified people scream and retreat to the back of the room.
One of them hesitantly came forward, and spoke up, "We need more time. We're not healing quickly enough!"
Shadow was dumbstruck. "Are they... feeding, from you?"
"I'm sorry you had to find out this way, Shadow." The hedgehog jumped around to see Ruin, his two bulky gaurds behind him.
"W-why?"
"What? You thought all of this revolution was about to be done without one drop of blood spilled, it's a takeover! No, 'pardon me, might I be so bold'! This is...Darwinism, evolution, blood will be spilled."
"But what the hell is with these!?" Shadow motioned to the terrified people behind him.
"Ah, yes. A small portion of humanity will always be kept alive.."
"So that's what it all comes down to. Feeding?"
Ruin grinned, and raised his eyebrows, "But it feels so nice..."
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Sonic walked into the undertakers calmly, being met by Famine, who stood up immediately, walked over to him, and prodded his chest. "What the f*ck, are you doing here?"
"Well, this has either the worse costumer service ever or we're in the right place." Sonic grinned, "We've come for Shadow."
"You get the f*ck out now. The only reason I haven't already ripped your bastard face off is because I've just done the hoovering."
"Not until we see Shad-Eugh!" Sonic was stopped by Famine as he pinned him against he wall by his neck, lifting him off the ground.
"I'm gonna enjoy this, Digby." He showed his teeth, ready to rip Sonic to shreds.
"Tails...help!" The blue hedgehog gasped.
"Er, er..." Tails eyes rested on a nearby wooden chair, he picked it up and with all of his might, smashed it over Famine's back, he yelled and fell to the floor, getting up slowly.
"Did you just hit me with a chair!?"
"Yeah!"
"That." He turned to Tails... "F*cking." ...and pinned him to the wall... "Hurt!" ...he then turned around to see a chair in his face.
He whimpered as he fell to the floor, unconscious, as Sonic held the steel chair that he had found, "Stay down!"
The two paused for a few seconds, panting, until Tails piped up, "That was terrible! ...We were like the worlds, gayest ninjas!"
Sonic looked at the fox with his eyebrow raised, then grinned, "Now lets go save Shadow."
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"I don't think I can do this anymore." Shadow stepped away, and walked towards the door, until he felt the two gaurds restraining him.
Ruin walked in front of him calmly, "You know we can't let you leave... and to think, I was gonna give you South America."
That very second, Sonic and Tails dashed into the room, Sonic smashed the chair into the guardsfaces, knocking them out cold and freeing Shadow. Sonic held the chair above his head threateningly, "Now who wants some o' my chair!?"
While the Black creatures were too shocked, confused, or unconscious to move, the three made their escape, eventually losing them, and making thier way back to the house.
"Err..." Shadow awkwardly broke the silence, "I suppose thanks are in order..."
"Anytime pal." Sonic grinned and Tails nodded. There was a sudden knock on the door.
"I'll geddit..." Shadow sighed as he rose slowly, casually walking over to the door, the other two watched him as he opened it.
Shadow's expression was one of pure shock as Ruin lunged out of the shadows in a blind rage, plunging a wooden stake into his chest. Sonic and Tails screamed and ran over to him, Ruin had already taken his leave.
"Call the hospital!" Sonic yelled as he tried to stop the immense flow of blood coming from Shadow's chest, Shadow was screaming as he coughed up blood.
A nice cliffy for what I think is the penultimate chapter, a lot of effort goes into this, so review please!
