Chapter 5: Ultimate Powers

"Rage you really thought I would just stay back while you went off again?" Icezer asks

"You should have…" Rage says to the icy blue hedgehog "It's dangerous."

"All the more reason I should be here!" he responds

"Icezer do you have any idea what I am doing?" Rage yells

"Your duty?" Icezer asks with a nervous chuckles

"True but do you know what it involves?" Rage responds

"Er…." Icezer starts but stops to think "…no." he says with a nervous smiles

"I have to save Mobius and thanks to Robuttnik I have a group of others following me because they think I need help! Icezer this isn't some simple kill a target thing! I am battling The Ultimate Dark Power! I am battling our sister!" he yells then stops, he had said too much

"S-sister?!" Iceczer asks

"Right…I planned to keep it from you…" Rage sighs "Christina…she is actually our little sister well…your big sister."

"Too bad too." A voice chuckles as the two look up to see Dark Gaia

"Who are you?" Rage yells up his sword flashing into his right hand. The black wolf form of Dark Gaia jumps down his purple eyes glowing with darkness

"It really is a shame you do not know who I am," He replies

"You look like trouble." Rage scoffs

"Humorous…" Dark Gaia says "Well allow me to introduce myself…I am Dark Gaia."

"You're Dark Gaia?" Icezer asks "I thought you were some giant lava beast!"

"I can choose my form…also I am not alone." He says soon Rage's ear twitches and he dodges to the left as an energy beam from Mephilies passes him.

"Darn." Mephilies says before fading into the ground then appearing net to Dark Gaia.

"Let me guess…" Rage sighs "Mephilies?"

"That is correct kid…now you have two options…" he chuckles

"And they are?" he asks with a bored expression

"1. You can join us now." Dark Gaia smiles

"And the other?" Rage asks crossing his arms

"2. We will kill you and your pal where you stand." Mephilies smiles

(Music: Number One~Bleach)

"I have a 3rd idea…how about I just kick your asses and move on." Rage says moving into a battle stance

"You actually think you can win? I am older then this planet a kid like you could never defeat me!" Dark Gaia laughs

"Burn…." Rage growls as his hands burn with fire

"Oh sure I am scared of a little fire!" Mephilies laughs "you are the most foolish hedgehog ever!"

"Bureinjingukaosu." He finishes. Suddenly Rage is surrounded in fire making it impossible to see him. The fire soon dies and Rage was standing in a different form. His shirt, jacket, jeans, shoes, and gloves that he normally wore were no longer there! Instead he had a dark gray kosode (It's a Japanese garment similar to a kimono if you don't know what is it look it up or an example Soul Reapers from bleach wear black ones). A sash was tied around it neatly making it fit to his body. On the left side of his chest stood a logo, a dragon of fire with a gem shape in its mouth. Rage's shoes were just black and his hands were wrapped in white cloth. However the biggest difference was not his clothing… but the fact that he had black hair with bright red tips something he hadn't ever had! "Ryuu saishū bureijingukaosu" he says his voice a bit deeper than normal and his sword was a dark red blade with a dragon like hilt soon it had two fire dragons wrap around the blade making it burn.

"Wh-what the hell is this?" Dark Gaia asks "surprised

"Dragons Last Blazing Chaos." Rage translates "My Blade of Chaos' ultimate release…this form It grants me…Blazing Rage."

"Mephilies you return to the master I will take care of this." Dark Gaia says forming a sword out of energy as Mephilies fades to the shadows and retreats. "As for you Rage Chaotic." He says poiting the blade at him "Your road ends here! For this is where I will kill you!" he yells slicing the air as he moves the sword into a battle ready pose.

"Many have tried Dark Gaia and you will not be the last to feel the burning fires of my blade." Rage says before looking at Icezer "Icezer," he says "I want you to do me a favor…"

"What Rage?" he asks

"Run… get as far away from here as you can." Rage answers

"But I want to help you!" he objects

"Icezer I know you do but I am not sure how well I can control myself in this form…" Rage says and Icezer looks at him before nodding and launching off a pillar of ice into the air Dark Gaia leaping after but his blade is blocked by Rage's as he flash steps up to him. "Leave him be Dark Gaia I am the one you wanted to fight!" he says before discharging fire sending the dark hedgehog to the ground 'Didn't mean to do that…' Rage thinks

"You….You bastard!" Dark Gaia yells firing blasts of dark energy at Rage who uses a short range Chaos Control to warp out of the way. Rage appears to the left of Dark Gaia about 100 feet away and he swings his sword sending an arc of fire at the hedgehog who gets hit head on by it leaving a dim red scar. "Uhg.." he grunts when he is hit. "You…DIE!" he yells firing more darkness at Rage who this time takes the damage head on the wind knocked out of him but he stood still unlike his enemy who was struggling to get back up after the attack. Rage could feel the energy welling up within he needed to end it quickly or he might end up causing major collateral damage to the surrounding area and anyone who might be close thus he makes a risky choice… he floats into the air fire in his palms his body glowing "Elemental Chaos Finisher! Inferno Dual Twister!" he yells making the fire brighter and hotter as a fire tornado on top of Dark Gaia which then another appears within the fires burning him alive his scream was a bloodcurdling scream of agony from the fires. Rage then lands and the fire in his hands gone and his body no longer glowing. With a swirl of fire around him he is changed back into his normal form panting "Whew…that was…too…much…" he says limping out of the rubble from the attack. The whole transformation took a toll on Rage as he had bad cuts from where the energy broke it's own way out and he was bleeding some and really sore. His friends soon end up finding him on a pile of old cars.

(Music end)

"Rage!" Sonic yells "Are you okay?"

"Yeah…" he replies weakly

"What the hell happened?" Shadow asks

"What did you do?" Tales asks

"A new…form…" Rage pants as Sonic supports his right side and Icezer his left.

"We need to get you to a hospital Rage." Sonic says looking at the wounds

"A-are you sure?" he asks

"Rage you are in need to medical treatment." Icezer agrees as they drag him to the hospital where Amy was working a nursing job.

"Oh my gosh!" she exclaims "Who is this Sonic?"

"My new pal Rage." He answers "He got hurt in a fight."

"Looks like he lost from the wounds." She says as they get him into an ER room.

"Actually he won against Dark Gaia." Icezer says "He used some form and it was too powerful form him I saw from a safe distance like he asked I watched some of the energy burst from the wounds."

"Well our doctor will get him fixed up." She says bandaging each wound.

"We don't have much time" Rouge informs Amy "We need Rage to destroy the Dark Emeralds."

"Dark Emeralds?" she asks

"Six emeralds of dark power." Tails says "According to what I read they were forged by the Dark God Nix eons ago as counterparts to the Chaos Emeralds only Rage can destroy them so that Christain cannot use them to take over Mobius."

"What a burden for a kid to deal with." Amy sighs putting the last bandage on. "Well he will be moved to the ICU soon you guys are going to have to leave I am sorry." Amy says putting the bandage roles away along with some other supplies.

"Alright…" Icezer speaks for them and they walk out of the Hospital

(Rage's innerworld)

Rage wakes up to see Ryuu Bureijingukaosu there as well. "Good to see you Rage." He says

"Why?" Rage asks "Why did you change me to that form I almost killed myself."

"It was to show you Rage…you have so much power locked up inside you that you are yet to be able to access." The dragon replies "I was doing to show you should you somehow access it before you are ready similar things will happen your body can only hold so much Chaos Energy and it will grow as you fight but that form was one of your strongest you can learn but for now you are not ready."

"How will I know when I am ready?" Rage asks

"When you can enter it without it harming you." The dragon answers

"Th-thanks for the information." Rage says "But you didn't have to do it…just telling me would have worked."

"I thought it would be better for you to experience it." He replies "Besides you are the Chaos Guardian of Legend. I am not gloating when I say that you really do hold the ultimate power deep within you locked away until you are ready. You will need it to fight Christain thought…"

"Well I will be ready by then!" Rage says

"Do not overestimate yourself Rage you still have a long ways to go and your time is somewhat limited." Burenijingu Chaos says a sense of enforcement in his tone

"You would know best." Rage sighs "Thank you."

"Good luck Rage Chaotic the Hedgehog." He replies and for Rage everything goes black again his body still not ready to wake up…

To be continued