Chapter 16: Showdown With Mephiles
Shadow and Sonic lunged themselves at Mephiles, who growled and leapt at them also. The three werewolves collided with each other, claws outstretched. Sonic bared his fangs and bit Mephiles on the neck, who howled. He threw Sonic off of him and growled. Sonic landed hard on the ground. Mephiles pounced at Sonic, his fangs gleaming. Sonic growled as he tried to get up but Mephiles was too strong, and was opening his jaws wide, ready to bite Sonic.
Just then, Shadow rammed into Mephiles, tacking him to the ground. Sonic slowly got up and limped to Shadow's side. Mephiles recovered and let out a low, rumbling growl as he looked at Shadow and Sonic, contemplating which one to attack first. He slowly circled them both before attacking Shadow. As Mephiles pounced, Shadow circled around him and leapt. Mephiles slowed and looked behind him but it was too late. Shadow was already pouncing, claws and fangs outstretched. Both werewolves fell as Shadow pinned him to the ground.
Shadow growled and dug his fangs into Mephiles' chest. Mephiles howled in pain as blood flew from the wound, soaking the ground. Shadow continued to tear away Mephiles' flesh as the werewolf howled in pain. Suddenly, a cloud passed over the full moon and all three werewolves reverted to their original forms. Mephiles stood up, clutching his bleeding stomach.
"I'll make sure you regret this, Shadow the Hedgehog," he yelled angrily.
Shadow sneered. "Please; what more can you do? Sonic and I have beaten you."
Sonic stood up and chuckled. "Shadow's right, Mephiles. You're finished."
Mephiles chuckled, which turned into a full-blown laugh. Shadow and Sonic looked at each other curiously.
"What are you laughing about, Mephiles?" Sonic asked.
"You pests; I'll crush you! Drown in darkness; sink into darkness!"
Shadow was about to ask what Mephiles was talking about when he disappeared. Shadow and Sonic looked around wildly. Sonic started to speak and then stopped, gasping in pain. He looked down and saw a bright energy spear piercing through his chest. It disappeared and Sonic fell to the ground, unconscious.
"Looking for me? Hahahahahaha, HAHAHAHAHAHA, AHAHAHAHAAHA, AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Mephiles stood behind Sonic, his hand outstretched. He lowered it and sneered as Shadow ran up to Sonic, shaking him.
"Sonic? Sonic, can you hear me?" Shadow asked. He turned to Mephiles. "What have you done!"
Mephiles sneered and said nothing. He watched in amusement as Shadow turned back to Sonic, checking his pulse. It was there, but weak.
Shadow glared at Mephiles. "You're going to pay for what you did to Sonic, Mephiles!"
"There's nothing you can do, Shadow. Sonic is dead by my hand...again!"
Shadow growled and lunged at Mephiles, transforming into a werewolf as the full moon came back out. He forced Mephiles to the ground and bit down hard on the neck. Blood started to flow from the wounds and Shadow raised his paw and swiped. Mephiles' head separated from his body and rolled next to him. The headless corpse fell to the ground as blood pooled from the wound.
Mephiles the Dark was finally dead.
Shadow let out a long howl before feasting on Mephiles' corpse. He failed to notice that Sonic had stopped breathing.