SONIC HEROES: THE SERIES
Part 2 of 3 Finale Arc
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Chapter One Hundred and One: Heaven and Earth, Part 2
The scene returns the ongoing war presiding on the legendary Angel Island. After much planning and careful strategy, Nazo had deceived the Sonic Heroes long enough to full fill his ultimate plan – Project: Endgame. The God of Darkness had finished absorbing the powers that had formally belong to Zeenint and stared menacingly at his prey. Friends and enemies alike stopped and watched the emerald-green hedgehog – a wave of cold air blew their spines.
"For the remainder of your life..." Nazo said calmly. "You may refer to me as Master Nazo."
"Master Nazo?" Sonic repeated jokingly. "That's the best you could come up with?"
"The power of the Master Emerald flows through my veins." Nazo stated victoriously. "The strength of a hundred worlds is within my power. And with the Highest One unable to interfere, his death is a simple matter."
"We're not going to let you get away with it!" Amy shouted defiantly.
"Just try and stop me." Nazo challenged.
"No problem, guys." Aura Kistune said confidently as she stepped in front. "I can't take this guy in a minute or less."
"Don't underestimate your opponent, Aura." Shadow advised monotonously. "You may be the granddaughter of a powerful demon, but Nazo now has the powers of Zeenint. For all we know, he could be a hundred times more powerful than the Nine-Tailed Fox."
"Tch, yeah right." Aura scoffed.
The six-tailed sword master may have been level-headed on many occasions, but her experiences have given her a sense of overconfidence. Before any of her friends could stop the half-demon, Aura unsheathed he two blades and made a mad dash up the emerald shrine. Mephiles made a motion to intercept the vixen warrior until his master raised his hand, silently ordering him to remain his place. The moment Aura finally reached the top step, she swiftly swiped her blades around and jabbed them into the Dark Ruler's neckline. Under normal circumstances, this would lead to a fatal blow. But in an unexpected twist, Aura found her body completely frozen into place with her twin swords just a few centimeters short of her target.
"W-what-t..." Aura grunted with effort. "H-how in t-t-the...?"
"With Zeenint's power, I control everything and everyone." Nazo stated, raising only a finger to the half-demon. "In my presence, you are just a small speck that I have allowed to live. Do yourself a favor...and try to survive."
The omnipotent hedgehog pressed his finger into the fox demon's forehead. The simple touch was surprisingly powerful as it tossed Aura back to the ground with lightning agility. Once the half-demon warrior hit the dirt, a crater at least fifteen feet deep formed in her wake. Team Virtex, with Howl in the lead, dropped down into the crater with the wolf swordsman discovering Aura alive, but unconscious.
"Amazing." Hybrid said inspiringly. "He was able to do that by only touching her. His power has increased beyond reason."
"Well, we have been called unreasonable ourselves." Rector commented.
"That because of your terrible prices." Raine commented.
"Ignoring that." Rector grimaced, watching his best friend place Aura softly on the ground. "But either way, we can't let that green psychopath destroy the universe. It's up to Team Virtex to save the day!"
"And we'll be with you all the way." Sonic grinned as the rest of his team joined his side. "Sonic Heroes, time to fight!"
The mighty collection of heroes made their charge across the plains, ignoring the life threatening battles that were appearing around them. The God of Darkness watched the approaching warriors with a bored expression on his face. Nazo merely shook his head and walked back to the lifeless Master Emerald, waving for his followers to gather.
"I don't have time to waste with these insignificant pests." Nazo said lightly. "Take care of them."
"At once, my lord." Mephiles nodded.
"Aw, why us?" Nack complained. "Couldn't you just blow them up or something?"
"Instead of whining all day, maybe you can help." Tomo scowled.
"I don't get paid enough for this." Nack muttered silently.
No one bother to tell him that he was being paid at all – some things were better left unsaid. Team Virtex were the first to make it to the Emerald Shrine and Mephiles took their abilities into account. The time demon forced himself to bend backwards far enough to the point where it sounded like his spine was cracking, much to the disgust of his allies. To add with sickening display, a multitude of ooze puddles shot from Mephiles' chest and landed with a sickening squelch – Nack's found itself to be a waste bin. The collection of black ooze quickly reshaped themselves until they formed a horde of Dark Tigers, Dark Birds, Dark Worms, and a Dark Golem.
"Ok, that's disgusting." Shade commented with contempt.
"The origin is a bit sickening, but highly useful." Mephiles stated, throwing out is claw. "Let's see what you make of them."
With a silent command, the creatures of the darkness lashed ahead for the approaching creatures. Howl quickly made contact with the dark demon and withdrew the Lumen from its sheath. The Dark Tigers hissed and jumped for the wolf swordsman, but were easily dispatched with one swift turn. However, the quick assault left him unexpectedly open at the very moment a dark worm crawled towards his side. Fortunately enough, Marine had followed close behind and released a twin pair of energy spheres to obliterate the Dark Worm from existence. In the meantime, Hybrid the hedgehog was forced to contain himself and Raine in a barrier of electricity while the Dark Birds pecked the hell out of it. That wasn't a smart move considering the flying demons were burning themselves every time they touched, but it did weaken their prey. The only fortunate thing was that Raine provided medicines to keep his stamina going, despite her frail abilities.
"Do you think you have enough to last all day?" Hybrid questioned.
"I should have enough to last you for hours." Raine answered, dabbing green paste across his spine. "But why don't you just attack and get rid of them?"
"If I release the barrier, they'll have ample opportunities to perform a counterstrike." Hybrid explained, struggling to maintain his barrier. "Their main target is you because you can heal everyone in a matter of moments. What we need is someone on the outside to help."
"Ask and ye shall receive."
At that moment, Shade the Echidna jumped into view with her Leech Blades held outwards. The Dark Birds turned their attention and flapped away to avoid her advances. The Knuckles Tribe warrior had failed in her initial attack, but was able to rebound off Hybrid's electrical barrier with little less than a burn. The Dark Birds were caught off guard by the tactic and only watched in horror as the echidna warrior slashed through their chests and scattered the remains across the ground.
"Thanks for the assistance." Hybrid said gratefully as he released the barrier.
"You can thank me later." Shade said sternly, kicking a Dark Tiger in the face. "But first, let's try out best to survive. Has anyone seen Rector around?"
"Leaf Hurricane!!"
"Found him." Raine said bluntly.
The ruby-red hedgehog kicked off the ground and delivered a powerful whirlwind kick, which was unfortunately blocked off by the Dark Golem's forearm. Once the original attack failed, Rector back flipped to the ground and quickly rebounded. Because of the Golem's size, it bulking arms swiped and missed Rector by a large area. The leader of Team Virtex dashed past the demon's defenses and drilling his kneecap into the Golem's shin, forcing the titan to fall forward. And without giving it a chance to recover, Rector dropped his elbow in the back of the Golem's head and crushed it into oblivion.
"That takes care of that." Rector smirked, clapping his hands free from dust. "Now who's the next sucker on my list?"
"You have still not learned to fear my power, have you?"
Out of the corner of his eye, the King of Combat caught a purple blur and raised his forearm to stop the attack. However, Mephiles was prepared for this and swiped his foot into the hedgehog's ribs on the opposite side. While the ruby-red fighter doubled over in pain, Mephiles clasped his claws together and brought them down over the mercenary's head. Rector smashed face first into the ground – his body went into shock.
"That was simple enough." Mephiles commented, grabbing the hedgehog by the scruff of his neck. "Personally, I was hoping for more of a challenge than...." Without warning, a blur of red reduced the time beast's head into a small puddle of ooze. Unfortunately, the Dark Ruler was able to regenerate it a moment later. "And once again, I meet with annoyance."
"You better let my brother go!" Amy said threateningly with the Piko-Piko Hammer in hand. Kumori and Blaze stood on either side of their leader, the former looking more eager than the latter. "Otherwise, I'll have to smash you to a pulp!"
"Did you already try that once before?" Kumori asked curiously. "I don't think it worked."
"Shut up!" Amy exclaimed angrily. "You just ruined my cool pose!"
"How about instead of posing, you start fighting!" Kumori screamed back.
With a hint of amusement on his nonexistent expression, Mephiles took advantage of their distraction and charge forward. Catching this, Blaze ignited her palms and tossed a fireball directly into the demon's path. Mephiles effortlessly flipped over the sphere of fire and dived for the Shadow prototype with his claws extended. Blaze's counterattack broke the argument between the female hedgehogs and Kumori swiftly jumped to the air to meet with Mephiles. Both warriors of darkness struck with individual punches and kicks, but Kumori was clearly more experienced in the field. And then she waited until Mephiles finally made a crucial mistake. The demon of time jabbed his fist forward, which Kumori easily dodged by spinning in midair. With Mephiles wide open, the Shadow prototype delivered a strong kick to his face, sending Mephiles hurtling towards the ground. Mephiles dived towards the dirt at a high acceleration, but was unable to make contact. At the last minute, Amy appeared out of nowhere and bashed the time demon with her hammer, sending multiple fragments of himself flying across the ground.
"These creatures just get stronger." Mephiles murmured as his head reformed. "Is this the power of unity?"
In the meantime, Tomo dodged left and right as Storm jabbed his fists at rapid speed. The kunochi chameleon was vastly swifter and more experienced for battle than Storm that she had no trouble spotting his weak point. The moment Storm left himself wide open, Tomo jabbed her hand forward and nailed the albatross between his ribs. However, Storm's tremendous girth provided the perfect barrier to deflect Tomo's strike and push her back. The frustrated kunochi reached over her shoulder and pulled out her katana, only to have it knocked out her hands by Wave's wrench. Tomo hissed furiously and ducked as the swallow swiped overhead with her weapon. The kunoichi chameleon prepared a series of hand signs, but was crudely interrupted as a gust of wind forced her backwards. Tomo stood squarely on her feet and glared at Jet, who stood between his comrade with his feathered fans poised.
"I believe it was you who called yourself the ultimate ninja." Wave said tauntingly. "If that's the best you've got, I would suggest you get a refund on your title. Maybe go for something like the lady floor sweeper."
"That was a terrible taunt." Tomo commented.
"We're not here to make jokes." Jet smirked deviously. "We're just here to kick your tail." The trio of avian stepped forward to charge, only to be blocked off by Charmy and Vector. "Hey, what's the big idea, ya oversized wallet."
"Sorry, guys, but we can't let you continue." Vector said sternly. "If you want to get to her, you'll have to go through us."
"Why?" Tomo sneered. "Are you afraid that they will die if they continue?"
"No, that's not the reason." At that instant, Espio released his camouflage and faced his elder sister. "This battle will continue with only you and me, sister. We have been at war with each other since we were children. No it's time we finally put an end to this feud."
"I always knew this day would come." Tomo said, moving into a fighter's stance. "Come! Let us see who is truly the ultimate ninja!"
Brother and sister stared down at one another with intense fury that had festered in their hearts for the past eight years. Finally, it had all come down to this one fight. Unfortunately, no one was able to see the coming battle as both chameleons used their camouflage abilities and left their audience without a show. Only Jet – his species had the sharpest eyesight – could notice the smaller things that were going on around them. He could see two faint outlines tangled with one another and could barely here the occasional grunts and groans. On rare occasions, Jet thought he saw a spark of fire or a flash of lightning. And after two minutes of heated battling, on of the outlines delivered a powerful right hook to his/her opponent's face. The defeated figured bounced off the ground for a moment and was forced to release the camouflage. The heroes breathed easy as Tomo reappeared on the ground with her face in the dirt and Espio appeared over his defeated sister.
"But....how?" Tomo moaned.
"You have surrendered your heart to the darkness, sister." Espio said mystically. "From the day we were younger I used to watch you and dream of becoming just like you one day. But now I only see a monster of the darkness that can't be saved." He sighed heavily. "I just hope that one day..."
"Cut the long-winded speech already!" Jet exclaimed; Espio facefaulted. "We got to move on to the next scene now!"
O.....K?
As the others were fighting for their lives, Knuckles and Rouge's teams were trying to avoid being shot down. Nack the Weasel had positioned himself at the top of the Emerald Shrine with a sniper rifle in hand, taking careful aim for the heroes. Being the smallest of the group, Tail and Cream were forced to hide behind Omega, who used his metallic body to deflect the bullets aimed for the young ones. At the same time, the E-Series robot had exposed his gatling gun and released a continued assault on the weasel, who was forced to hide behind the pillars. He was trapped behind the stone, but a good marksman such as himself always used the environment to his advantage. After calculating the area and his rifle's power, Nack shot a bullet at the floor, which reflected against the columns, which rebounded off the Master Emerald. And much to the surprise of everyone there, the bullet nailed a direct hit between Omega optics, sending him to a forced shut down.
"Oh no, Omega!" Tails cried as the robot toppled forward. "Omega, please say something!"
"What can I say?" Nack sniggered. "When you've got it, you've got it."
"And we've got you!"
Looking around the column, Nack screamed in fright as Rouge and Knuckles made a direct assault for the weasel. Nack made a reach for his rifle, only to discover that it was no longer in his possession. Back at the base of the shrine, Blue retracted his arms and snapped the sniper rifle in two. With nothing left to protect him, Nack screamed like the coward he was and jumped off the shrine, quickly forgetting that it was twenty feet high. I'm sure he'll survive. In the meantime, Knuckles and Rouge finally reached the top of the Master Emerald Shine just a few short moments before the golden trio joined them. It was there they found Master Nazo meditating peacefully on the top of the deceased Master Emerald
"Well, that was easy." Sonic commented nonchalantly.
"Don't let you guard down!" Shadow snapped irritably. "Mephiles, Tomo, and Nack were just the servants! Now we have to take on the master!"
"You can be quite loud when you want to be, Shadow." Nazo said coolly, never opening his eyes. "I was just in the middle of collecting the Earth's energies when you rudely interrupted me with annoying rant."
"You're finished, Nazo." Silver proclaimed. "We've taken out your guards, your army is quickly dying, and you're all that's left standing. I seriously doubt that you could take on an entire army of heroes."
"And once again, you underestimate me." Nazo said amusingly. "At this point, there is nothing I can't do."
"I'm sick of this talking!" Knuckles growled impatiently. "This is a very big day and I'm not about the like of you ruin it!"
The God of Darkness said nothing, which only further irritated the echidna guardian. Without a sign of warning, Knuckles kicked off the ground and drilled his fist for Nazo's forehead. But in a shocking turn of development, Nazo, who was still willingly blind, craned his head to the right to avoid the echidna's punch. And before Knuckles could counter this, Master Nazo shook his head until his lengthy quills wrapped around his forearm. The guardian echidna could only watch as the God of Darkness twisted his head and send him flying back to the ground. Rouge quickly jumped off the Emerald Shrine and dived to catch her fiancé, leaving the hedgehogs to fight.
"Well, it appears we are alone." Nazo said coolly. The green hedgehog finally broke free from his trance and stood motionlessly on the grey emerald. "After such a long period of waiting, the final battle has begun."
"It's hard to believe a whole year went by." Sonic said with nostalgia. "I remember when we first fought and I had to use the Dark Form to kick your tail." His expression gained a sorrowful emotion. "Nazo...there were a lot of times when I thought I had finally broken through to you. I was your brother in a previous lifetime. All I want to know is....what happened?"
"It is true that you are my brother." Nazo said coldly. "But my thirst for revenge has overpowered my emotions. I have long since ripped my heart from my own body and threw it away into the depths of hell. I have become the mirror image of the blue-haired boy that served Naga."
"He's calling himself a Nobody." Shadow stated. "It would make sense since Nobodies have the ability to remember emotions of their past." He turned to his best friend. "Sonic...he has been stringing you along the whole. He only made you believe that he actually felt sorry so that you would help him in his plan."
"He's been setting all this up from the beginning." Silver glared.
"And it's only now that you figure it out." Nazo said, moving to a fighter's stance. "But by now, it's already too late."
"It's never too late, Nazo." Sonic said defiantly. "As long as we continue to draw breathe, we'll fight you with all we have!"
"That can easily be fixed." Nazo smirked.
And from that point, they knew the final battle had begun. At once, Sonic, Shadow, and Silver ascended to their Super Forms, hoping three of them would be enough to stop Nazo. However, during the time they took to transform, the emerald hedgehog vanished from reality and appeared directly behind Sonic in an instant. Nazo held his palm open to his enemy's back and formed a sphere of green energy until he realized someone had captured his wrist. Super Shadow had strangled the God of Darkness' wrist to prevent him from release the attack on his best friend. Using the Dark Ruler's surprise to his advantage, Shadow pounded his fist into Nazo's gut, forcing him to double over in pain. And while still maintaining a hold on his wrist, Shadow shot the God of Darkness into the sky before throwing a strong Chaos Lance at the green demon. And by the time the smoke cleared, Nazo was nowhere to be found.
You think we got him?" Silver asked hopefully.
"I sincerely doubt it." Sonic said unusually serious. "Nazo's strong and wouldn't be taken down so easily."
"So...where is he?" Silver questioned.
"Right under your noses."
Sonic and Silver looked over, only to discover Shadow had been thrown back to the base of the shrine, forming a crater almost as large as the one Aura made. Nazo rested at the spot where the Ultimate Life-Form once stood, looking as if he had not been struck with a devastating blow. Feeling enraged at how easily he was able to dispatch Shadow, Silver jumped forward and slammed his fist into the master's cheek. And as expected, Nazo's body absorbed the hit without even flinching. The hero of the future soon realized that physical attacks weren't going to work and skipped into the air until he was ten feet above the Dark Ruler. Nazo watched the young hedgehog with mild interest while Sonic jumped away to avoid the oncoming attack. Silver threw out his hands and formed a diamond between his fingers, targeting the God of Darkness.
"Psi-Cannon!!" Silver roared.
The hero of the future unleashed beam of white energy twice the size of its originator. And even as the possibly lethal technique approached him, Nazo only watched the blast with a bored expression. Sighing heavily, Nazo jumped on top of the Master Emerald and raised his hand. And to Silver's shock, the emerald hedgehog effortlessly captured the blast in one hand and suppressed it. And with a simple flick of his wrist, Nazo released a small portion of hi own energy and repelled the blast back at the originator. Silver was so stunned by the fact that Nazo had stopped his new attack that he failed to recognize anything else. This proved to be a major mistake as the beam stabbed into Silver's chest, leaving him temporarily immobilized. Fortunately enough, he was able to hold on to his Super Form long enough to hit the ground, prevent more damage.
"Heh! Simple tricks." Nazo scoffed.
"Nazo!" Sonic shouted, drawing the hedgehog's attention. "We all know that's it me you want to fight. Even after several hundred millenniums, you never got the chance to be your own brother in battle. That's the only reason you haven't destroyed me yet."
"Actually, that's where you are wrong." Nazo said smugly. "It's true that there is someone I want to test my powers against, but it's not you. And for all I care, you're not my brother, Sonic the Hedgehog."
"Then what are we waiting for?" Sonic said eagerly. "Show me what you're made of!"
The emerald hedgehog shook his head at the golden hero, but nonetheless agreed to his challenge. Nazo turned around in midair and vanished from the realm of existence once more. But Sonic was prepared for this and raised his forearm to the left to block Nazo's fist. It was at that point, Sonic learned the secret of his vanishing technique. Nazo's arm was connected to a pocket formed in midair, which most like ripped into an alternate dimension. With a strong tug, Sonic pulled Nazo back into the current dimension and kicked the God of Darkness in the chest. This was the first time Nazo had shown to have any damage as a small trail of blood formed out of the corner of his mouth. Still maintaining a hold on his enemy, Sonic spun Nazo around in circles and threw the emerald hedgehog into the ground. The war of Angel Island had temporarily stopped as Nazo crashed in the middle of the battle field.
"Such an annoyance is getting out of hand." Nazo said calmly as he stood, brushing the dust off his fur. "I had hoped to have destroyed my second planet by now. Well, I guess not everything goes as planned."
"Yo, Naz!" Sonic called as he landed. "You're not gonna pass out on me, are ya? Do you want to take a break?"
"Don't belittle me, hedgehog." Nazo said coolly. "I have been through many battles that would make even your quills curl."
"Dad said the same thing to me once." Sonic informed jokingly. "But I never really believed him."
"Hey!" Gale shouted
"I am growing tired of this meaningless squabble." Nazo stated monotonously. "I will end this now."
Unfortunately, Nazo was a man of his word. Instead of escaping into the alternate dimension as Sonic had expected, Nazo made a direct attack and jabbed his fist into the hedgehog's chest. The golden heroes was tossed backwards into the war zone like a feeble rag doll, which Nazo was only too happy to prove. After remembering an event in his early days as a Guardian, Nazo decided it was time test a new technique. While Sonic stilled hovered in midair, Nazo released an unexpected burst of speed and circle the golden hero a multitude of times. And in that time, he delivered exactly two hundred and seventeen solid blows in ten seconds flat. Sonic couldn't withstand the amount of pressure impaling his body and unwillingly surrendered his Super Form. Just as Silver was forcing himself to his knees, Sonic landed a few feet from him – he was heavily bruised and covered in blood.
"Son...ic..." Silver moaned weakly.
"You have nothing to worry about." The young hedgehog gasped as Nazo appeared beside him. "As I recall correctly, you and Mephiles exist outside of time. Neither of you will be effected by the events of the past."
"That...doesn't...matter." Silver muttered weakly. "What you're doing...is wrong. I can...understand that...you would want revenge." He took a moment to catch his breathe. "But killing off innocent people is not the right way to do it. How do you think your brother or your love react if they saw you like this."
"I guess we'll never know." Nazo said coldly.
The God of Darkness scowled the silver hedgehog and raised his hand to gather a collection of energy. Silver wanted to move, but his body refused to listen to anything his brain was telling him. It looked like Nazo was finally going to succeed in killing the futuristic hedgehog until his hand was suddenly encased in a dome of water. Both warrior were caught off guard by this sudden development and were dumbfounded as the water continued to rise against Nazo's body. And struggled as he might, it was only a short amount of time before the God of Darkness was completely incased in a prison of water.
"How in the...?" Silver said confused.
"Silver the Hedgehog..." An ominous voice said. "It is I, Chaos of the Master Emerald."
"Chaos?!" Silver exclaimed. "You...you can speak to me?!"
"This wavelength is normally reserved only for Tikal, but I need to speak with you." Chaos explained. "There are some thing you need to know before you are ready to fight Nazo."
"But I can't beat him." Silver said hopelessly. "He's too strong."
"Nazo said that he had planned ahead of Zeenint." Chaos stated. "In some cases, that may be true. But there was one important fact that Zeenint knew about that Nazo didn't: your sleeping power. That's why Zeenint wanted to kill you ahead of time to prevent it from awakening."
"Kill...me?" Silver repeated.
"Inside you burns a flame of great power." Chaos said. "And Zeenint feared that you would one day learn to accept that power and become a great threat. I believe you refer to it as the Flames of Disaster."
"Iblis!!" Silver yelled furiously. "You want me to release Iblis?! Are you out of your mind?!"
"You need to accept that power, Silver." Chaos said desperately. "Already, it has begun to mingle with your chaos energy and body, which explains your advanced abilities. But unless you allow it enter your mind and heart; you will never be able to contain its power."
"I don't want that power!" Silver scowled. "That monster destroyed my home!"
"Silver..." Chaos said calmly. "Is there ever a time you regret not erasing Mephiles from existence."
At first, the hero of the future thought that would be an easy answer. Mephiles was the one who had created the false Iblis to destroy the future and manipulated everyone into releasing the real Iblis. And all this time, Silver believed his hatred for Mephiles was justified. But the more he thought about it, the more he began to realize how much of a mistake that was. If it wasn't for Mephiles, He would have never met Sonic or the rest of his friends. And though unintentionally, Mephiles had given him the key that could save the future.
"No..." Silver answered.
"Blaming others is always easier than forgiving them." Chaos said wisely. "I doubt you will ever learn to forgive Mephiles and Iblis for the torment they have put you through, but you need to push these thoughts aside. Let go of the past and think of the future." Without warning, the emerald guardian cried out in pain. "I don't have time – Nazo is breaking free."
"Then we'll fight him together." Silver said determined.
"No..." Chaos said quietly. "My time in this world is over. It is up to you to preserve the stability of the universe, Silver the hedgehog." For one moment, it looked like he was smiling. "Say good bye to Tikal for me."
Then all of a sudden, the aquatic cage was shattered and drops of water were scattered across the plain. Nazo panted heavily, trying to take in the sweet relief of fresh air once again. Silver stared at the nearest water drop resting on a fallen leaf, hoping that it would resume to its original form. But the small liquid remained motionless, confirming Silver worst fears.
Chaos was dead.
"I heard you talking while I was trapped." Nazo said shaking his wet fur. "That old fool placed too much faith in the hands of a child. He honestly expects me to believe that Zeenint saw you as a greater threat than Sonic or shadow? What a laugh."
"Chaos...believed in me." Silver whispered softly.
"And look where it got him." Nazo said, referring to the wet plain. "That monstrosity was doomed to fail from the start. It seems like his master plan turned out to be a big waste of time."
"Chaos said that I would be the one to protect the universe." Silver growled, clenching his fists tightly. "I don't know what he meant for me to do, but I promise I won't let monsters of the darkness like you destroy everything we worked for!" Nazo stepped back as he felt a sudden spike in the hedgehog's power. "I'll kill you! And I'll make sure you NEVER come back, Nazo!!!"
The area surrounding Silver exploded with a mixture of white Chaos and burning flames. Heroes and villains alike had ceased their fighting and stood marveled at the occurrence. Master Nazo tried desperately to stand firm, raising his arms to block out the piercing light and flames. For one fraction of the moment, Nazo swore he saw the shadow of Iblis hiding in the flames. And just as fast as they came, the flames vanished without a trace. Once realizing the worst had passed, Nazo lowered his arms to see, discovering an unknown power. Silver's body had turned the brightest shade of white with seven quills sticking from the back of his head. Yellow lines ran through a majority of his body with the kanji of heaven printed on his forehead. The newly-powered warrior opened his eyes slowly, taking in the sight of Master Nazo with his burning-red eyes.
"Who...are you?" Nazo questioned hesitantly.
"Your reign of terror has finally ended, Nazo." Silver said; his voice mixed with a deep growl. "I am the hope of the universe – the light that will pierce the darkness! I am...
Heaven Silver!!
A hero ascends to a new level to combat the darkness. Will Heaven Silver's power be enough to defeat Master Nazo? Has Silver finally learned to control Iblis? What will the final outcome be for the war? Find out on the epic conclusion of Sonic Heroes!
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