Chapter 4: Fire and Ice
The morning soon arrived for the heroes as they got up from the rather rough night on a cold, hard, wet cave floor. Rage was the first one up since he couldn't sleep like normal. It didn't take long for them all to wake up and exit the cave. "So why did we have to sleep there?" Tales asks shaking the water out of his fur.
"I told you, it was the safest place we could find." Rage sighs
"So what are we going to do?" Sonic asks "If Christain got these Dark Emeralds then what does that mean?"
"It means he has a force more powerful then we have ever faced." Rage answers
"So how do we get rid of them?" Shadow asks
"I wish I knew." Rage sighs "The Dark Emeralds are the dark counterparts of The Chaos Emeralds if there is a way to destroy them I do not know of it. But my guess is The Chaos Guardians might have information on it in the archives."
"Then what are you waiting for go find it!" Sonic says
"Do you know how long that would take?" Rage asks and Sonic shakes his head "It would take years. The Chaos Guardians have so much information on not just Mobius but trillions of other worlds and universes out there."
"So you mean that Chaos guardians were not just here on Mobius?" Sonic asks
"Yeah, they used to be the guardians of most worlds. But then the Shadow War came…" Rage answers "Not a single one survived…"
"So how did you come to be a Chaos Guardian then?" Blade asks
"Chaotix told me it was part of some kind of choice he and the Guardian Council made but…I think there is more to it than that." Rage sighs
"You mean he keeps thing from you?" Sonic asks
"Yeah," Rage answers "I am only a teenager and as such I am more vulnerable to darkness."
"And you believe that?" Shadaze asks
"Of course." Rage answers "I think it makes sense I may think I am ready on the but deep down my true power lies awaiting to be awoken. When I awaken that power is when Chaotix says I can know the truth."
"So you mean this isn't your full power what you have shown so far?" Shadow asks
"Right wait till we find a real fight and I can show you what I can really do right now." Rage answers with a smile
"So what do we plan to do with the Dark Emeralds?" Tales asks
"Destroy them." Rage answers
"Can we do that?" Sonic asks
"That sounds pretty dangerous." Blade agrees
"Fine…" Rage sighs "Watch." He then takes the emerald and throws it in the air before blasting it with a beam of energy destroying it and making an energy blast out in a mist like form. "See?"
"But that energy…" Sonic says "I could feel it. It felt…dark."
"That is what they were composed of." Rage answers "Their failsafe must be to release the energy and attempt to corrupt the one who destroyed it. Heh too bad for them."
"What do you mean?" Blade asks
"I am immune to darkness." Rage answers "Come on we're not done yet." He sighs walking out of the cave. The others behind they soon make it to the coastline city of Kira well what was left of it anyway.
"What the hell happened here?" Shadow asks
"Christain that bastard…" Rage says in an angered tone "His Dark Spawns destroyed the place…one of his commanders is here…I can feel it."
"Er Commanders?" Sonic asks
"Yeah, I ran into some of them a few years back. They are the ones in charge of his army of Dark Spawns. How he was able to control Dark Spawns is beyond me but if we can take him out it might send a message to Christain let him know what he's got coming." Rage replies summoning his sword "Let's go!" he shouts running down the street into the city the others not far behind. When they arrived the group looked around to see ice was everywhere.
"What in the world?" Blade asks
"Somebody did something here…" Rage says "They are still here I can feel it."
"It would take us forever to search this whole place." Tales groans
"That is why we are going to split up." Rage says running into a building.
"Rage!" Sonic yells
"Hay the kid knows what he's doing." Shadow says "Stay safe Sonic."
"You too Shads." Sonic replies and the two split
"Well you heard 'em." Blade shrugs going another direction
"Whatever…" Shadaze sighs breaking off as well.
Rage was inside an old gym his senses alert to everything around him. Suddenly a blast of shadow energy landed in front of him and he leaps back. "Alright I know you're there!" he calls "show yourself!" Rage then watches as Obsidian Prime drops down from a beam above.
"So you are Rage." He says "You're a lot…younger then I pictured."
"Who are you?" Rage asks
"I guess I can tell you given it will be the last name you hear… My name is Obsidian Prime." He answers drawing a large great sword from his back. "Child or not a target is a target."
"Last time I checked 16 isn't really a kid." Rage sighs putting his sword up to block the attack. This luckily staggered Obsidian long enough for Rage to land a slash into his gut. Rage instantly leaps backwards with a grin before noticing the wound heal almost instantly. "Healing factor?"
"Observant." Obsidian answers,
"Yeah well I've got something for that." Rage smiles "Zero Chaos Laze!" he yells as a four energy spears graze Obsidian's arms and legs this time they were not healing but also singed from the energy preventing them from bleeding
"What the hell?" Obsidian looks in shock "What did you do?!"
"The effects of my Zero Chaos block healing from either supernatural, magical, or mechanical sources so in other words you can kiss your healing factor gone for a few days.
"No wonder your bounty was so high." Obsidian smirks "You know how to fight. I'll make this quick." He says holding his sword up "Hyper Blade!" he yells as what appeared to be energy based version of himself charge for Rage
"Uh oh!" Rage says leaping into the air holding his sword up "Burn!" he calls "Bureinjingukaosu!" he finishes as his sword transforms into a dragon wings like blade. (Like Riku's old Soul eater but without the eye) As the sword changes a large blast of fire is released burning most of the energy Obsidians and blinding him from the light and heat mixture. Rage lands back on the ground with fire still around him blowing his jacket some as Obsidian looked at him. Rage was glowing red faintly and his eyes a glowing amber instead of the emerald green from before. "Ryuu Bureinjingukaosu." He says as the blade flashes again.
"What in the world?" Obsidian looks in surprise at the sudden transformation before the next thing he knew Rage was in front of him and kicks him down. Obsidian quickly gets up and puts his sword up to block the incoming hedgehog. 'What happened? His power has increased dramatically…just who is this guy?' he thinks before he notices his feet were frozen in place. He looked up and Rage stopped and grinned
"Good to see you could make it." The powered up red hedgehog says as an icy blue hedgehog leaps down. "Icezer." He greets his brother
"Well I figured I might as well." The hedgehog replied looking at Obsidian Prime
'Dammit I hate to run but with these two I don't stand a chance." Obsidian thinks "Existence Shift!" he says vanishing making the two hedgehogs look in surprise,
"He's gone!" Icezer exclaims
"Looks like it." Rage sighs "Come on Icezer." He looks at the hedgehog before powering down "I'll fill you in on the way."
"Sounds like a plan."
(With Christain)
"So it looks like the kid is more than meets the eye…" Mephilies says
"Indeed I am surprised such a young boy can wield such great power." Dr. Finitevus agrees
"Not a big surprise that Nix fella lost to him." Scrouge smiles
"He seems to be skilled in battle as well." A black hedgehog with glowing red eyes adds.
"Yes he is very powerful." Christain says
"A kid like him could make a great asset." The hedgehog says
"I wish it was that way Dark Gaia." Christain replies
"What do you mean?" he asks
"Rage cannot be corrupted by the darkness. It's not possible he has the Guardian's Blessing making him immune to all forms of darkness and shadow energy.
"Then let's just kill him!" Mephilies smiles
"We need him alive though." Scourge says "For now."
"Indeed until our secret weapon is ready we need Rage alive." Christain smiles and laughs joined by the others soon after.
To be continued…