Rise of the Chosen One
Chapter 2: Shadow explodes
Shadow rushed at Larnet as fast as he could. He jumped in the air and launches a few Chaos Spears at Larnet but he dodged them and fired a few of his own Chaos Spears of his own. Shadow rolled out of the way and ran at Larnet. He jumped just as Larnet sliced at him with his Chaos Blade and Shadow kicked him in the head. Larnet went flying in the air and rebounding off the wall and flew toward Shadow and shot some blast of Chaos Energy at Shadow. Shadow dodged the blasts and jumped in the air, floating there with his air shoes.
"This ends now Larnet." Shadow spoke with a deathly serious tone. "And why is that Shadow?" Larnet relied sarcastically. "Because I'm going to kill you!" Shadow yelled as four shining rings erupted from the ground. Each of them bound one of Larnet's limbs to a nearby piece of rock. "Chaos…Arrows!" Shadow had a blue orb in his hands and put it out in front of him. "DIE!" Shadow yelled as dozens of blue energy arrows that looked like smaller Chaos Spears began launching at Larnet. "DIE! DIE! DIE! DIE!" Shadow yelled and began laughing like a maniac as the arrows connected where Larnet was chained to.
Shadow finished and began charging something else in his hand. It was a larger version of the Chaos Spear and it was red, "CHAOS LANCE!" Shadow launched the giant lance at the cloud of smoke where Larnet was. It collided and made a huge explosion that kicked up a lot of dust. Shadow panted as he continued to look at the dust cloud. "Take that you stupid asshole…" Shadow said as he continued to pant.
Just as he said that, the rocks around the area that he had hit exploded. "What the hell!" Shadow screamed as the explosion thrown rocks at him and hit him in the head knocking him to the ground. Shadow slowly got at as he gasped. Larnet was walking out from the dust cloud that the explosion had come from, with absolutely no injuries what so ever!
"What the hell are you?" Shadow said in disbelief. "Didn't I already explain that to you? I'm Larnet, the Sayian hedgehog ya jackass." Larnet said sarcastically. This caused an anime vein to bulge from Shadow's head. "You punk…I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" Shadow's gold rings on his hands and feet began to fall off one by one. "Oh no…EVERYBODY RUN!" Sonic yelled as he knew what was happening. "What's the big deal? What a minute…Oh crap." Larnet realized what when Shadow's power level flew through the roof.
"TIME TO DIE! CHAOS….." Everybody had either ran of ducked for cover except for Larnet who stood there speechless. "…BLAST!" Shadow exploded with chaos energy which engulfed the whole room. The explosion could be heard for miles as almost everybody in the city woke up from shock. As the explosion dimmed all that remained of the building was a pile of rubble. "Damn it Shadow! Now we gotta pay for all the damage! Plus I rather not explain to GUN that you just blew some guy straight to hell!
Shadow started to regain his composure and a anime sweat drop appeared on the back of his head as he realized how much damage he caused. "Well at least I got rid of the annoyance." Shadow said trying to look on the bright side. "Think again hedgehog." Larnet's voice seemed to shock everyone as he blasted his way out of the rubble. "It'll take more than that to get rid of me, though I will say that was an impressive display of power…" Larnet said walking toward the group.
"Hold it Larnet; we came to talk not to fight." A voice said from behind Larnet. He was also in a cloak but he flung it off to reveal an echidna with red fur and white stripes. "Hey Shento! Well it ain't my fault, Shadow attacked first." Larnet said matter of factly. "Who the hell is that?" Knuckles said pointing at Shento, "I thought I was the last echidna!" "You are, I am Shento the Sayian echidna." Shento said.
"Um, but still means that you're an echidna!" Knuckles said not quite understanding what Shento said. "No, I'm not an echidna; I am a Sayian echidna because I used to be a Sayian until we came to this world." Shento replied. "We?" Sonic asked. "Yes, me and my brother Larnet." Shento said. "I'd rather we leave out that we're brothers, you're just to calm for my style." Larnet relied to Shento's response.
"Never the less Larnet we are brother, DEAL WITH IT." Shento said the last part with slight anger in his voice. "Whatever you say bro." Larnet replied sarcastically. "Are you finished talking yet? I'd like to get an explanation as to why your brother is looking for Sonic?" Shadow asked. "Wow Shadow, I didn't know you cared!" Sonic said making a joke out of the situation. "Grrr…Shut up Sonic!" Shadow yelled with anger in his voice.
"Allow me to explain." Shento said, "The reason we are here to gather up the Chosen Ones, two of the seven are located here." Shento spoke as everyone else looked confused. "Chosen Ones? What are those?" Sonic was the first to speak among the group. "A Chosen One is one that was picked out by the gods is years to come to save the world from an evil that could destroy the universe…" As Shento said this everyone excluding Shento, Larnet and Shadow, gasped. "Destroy the universe! Who would do such a thing?" Tails yelled with obvious fear in his voice.
"That is the problem young Prower, we do not know, what we do know however is that Sonic and Shadow are each one of the Chosen Ones!" Shento yelled the last part as he pointed in the direction of Sonic and Shadow. "And how exactly do you know all of this?" Shadow asked, he still didn't trust either of these men and their story about a universe destroying evil. "Me and my brother Larnet are from a family called the Shanato's, who have watched over the universe for centuries, waiting for this moment." Shento explained to the group. "And how do we know that you're telling the truth? After all your brother did attacked me." Shadow once again asked, this time with a bit of annoyance in his voice.
"I can't really give you any direct proof that we are of the Shanato family other then my claim that we are, you would just have to trust us." Shento spoke plainly. "Hm…Fine, if that's how it is I'm game. Besides things around here are way too boring anyway." Shadow spoke as the other grew worried. "Shadow! What are you talking about? They could be working for Eggman!" Sonic yelled multiple times at Shadow until Shadow punched him the face sending him flying into the wall.
"And since when has the doctor hired people that are actually smart!" Shadow yelled back at Sonic who was getting up off the floor. "Well…Never I guess." Sonic replied feeling defeated. "Exactly my point, now how does this work anyway?" Shadow asked Shento. "I will travel with you while Larnet will travel with Sonic. You are allowed to bring as many companions as you want, but be warned you will keep them safe. We will travel and in 3 days reach a place called the Shrine of Beginnings; the rest will be explained there." Shento said taking a breath after the explanation.
"Well that's good enough for me!" Sonic yelled as he walked toward his friends. "Hmph, finally something to do other than just sit around." Shadow said as he walked toward Rouge. "We will be waiting at the city gates tomorrow at dawn. Choose your travelling companions and be there." Shento said as he disappeared. "We'll see ya!" Larnet yelled as he too disappeared. "What a weird duo, Rouge! Are you coming?" Shadow said to Rouge who looked at him with a smirk on her face.
"I didn't think you want to travel with me, is this a new side of Shadow that we are seeing?" Rouge asked as she taunted Shadow. "No, the only two people I trust are you and Omega. Since we still have yet to find him, you're the only one here." Shadow said as he was a bit annoyed. "Alright I'll come along, just because you want me to." Rouge said as she continued to taunt Shadow who began to get a bit angry. "Rouge." Shadow said with anger in his voice. "Alright I'll stop." Rouge replied knowing what he meant.
Sonic walked over to his friends and asked, "Alright so who wants to come with me?" Sonic asked as he reached his friends. "We will!" Tails and Amy said as Sonic chuckled at their eagerness. Knuckles however, just sat quietly and said, "No thanks." "Why not?" Sonic asked, confused at Knuckles reaction. "I have no reason to come with you and I must stay and protect the Master Emerald." Knuckles replied. "Whatever you say Knucs." Sonic said respecting Knuckles decision.
"It's about time; you guys should get some sleep. I'm heading back to Angel Island." Knuckles said as he walked away. "Take care of yourself Knucs!" Sonic yelled at his departing friend. Knuckles only raised his hand and waved back at Sonic as he left. "I have a feeling that tomorrow is going to be a long day." Sonic said as he walked out to head back to his house. "See you guys tomorrow!" Sonic yelled at Amy and Tails. "See you!" They replied.
Shadow chuckled, "What's up Shadow? Something on your mind?" Rouge asked. "It's nothing, I'm heading back to my house, see you later." Shadow said as he ran off. Before Rouge could say anything he was gone. "Didn't even get to say goodbye, whatever." Rouge flew off to find a place to stay the night.
The next day, road leading out of Station Square
Larnet and Shento were waiting for their "Chosen Ones" and their companions to arrive so that they could head out to the Shrine of Beginnings. "They're late." Was all that Shento said, a bit annoyed that they weren't here yet. "Don't be so uptight Shento, they'll be here just you wait." Larnet replied to his older brother. He had no doubt in his mind that they would show up. As if on cue a group of people were seen exiting the city, the exact group they had been waiting for.
"It's about time you all showed up, are you ready to leave?" Shento asked ready to get on the road for fear of missing the deadline to arrive at the shrine. Shadow was the first to speak, "We are, so let's go." "Alright then, there's a fork in the road up ahead, both forks separate later down the road, but they arrive at the same place if you choose the correct path, that place being the Shrine of Beginnings." Larnet spoke up explaining the way that each group will travel. "Each group will pick a separate fork as we head toward the same destination, this will help keep outside interference with the other group to a minimum." Shento explained as they were walking.
Up ahead everyone say an obvious fork in the road, it was what the Shanato brothers were talking about. "Here it is, each group is to choose a path." Larnet spoke waiting for a reply. Sonic replied first" I think I'd like the right fork." "Whatever, I wanted to left path anyway." Shadow said itching to get away from the blue hedgehog. "Alright then, we are to separate and head for the Shrine of Beginnings. If you wish to do any last minute training, the only time to do it will be when you are resting for the day during your travels. Let's go!" Larnet yelled as he headed down the right path with Sonic's group while Shento went with Shadow's group.
"This is going to be interesting" Shento thought as he headed down his path.