Chapter 20: Ultimate Power
Sonic sneered, seeing his enemy's faces change to horror. They had never expected Sonic to use all of the emeralds to obtain a more powerful form. One thing was for sure; Sonic was not going to go down that easily. Shadow and the others had to think of something fast, otherwise they would never defeat him.
"I see you are surprised by this new form," Sonic said. "It is very intimidating, and it is a combination of my Darkspine form and my werewolf form. In case you haven't noticed, I am much more powerful in this form. You don't have a chance of defeating me, and you shall all die."
Shadow looked at Sonic in anger. "We will defeat you, Sonic! Your evil ways have gone on long enough and they will come to an end!"
Sonic laughed. "You will try."
He vanished in a flash of light and appeared behind Shadow's back. Shadow turned around but it was too late. Sonic slammed his fist into Shadow's back, causing the black hedgehog to gasp in pain. He punched at Sonic, who caught the punch in his fist and twisted Shadow's arm. Shadow screamed as he felt bones in his arm crack. Then Sonic vanished again and Shadow felt sharp claws scratch his face. He screamed even more as blood covered his face and whimpered in pain from the wounds that Sonic had made.
Sonic stopped for a minute and surveyed the damage he had done to Shadow. He chuckled evilly and smirked. "So this is the great Shadow the Hedgehog? From what I've done to you, it doesn't look like you're putting up much of a fight!"
Shadow breathed heavily and glared at Sonic. "How...how did you get this much power?" he asked.
"Though the power of the Chaos Emeralds, Master Emerald, and the Sol Emeralds," Sonic stated. "I have absorbed all of their power, and I am more powerful that all of you combined! However, that is not enough for me. I only need one more item to become immortal and invincible."
"What is that?" Blaze asked.
Sonic's eyes narrowed. "The Ultimate Lifeform, Shadow."
Shadow's eyes widened and narrowed in confusion. "What do you mean? How could you use me to become immortal?"
"Do you know how much Chaos Energy you hold, Shadow? If I absorb your energy, it will make me immortal."
"That will never happen!" Chris shouted. He sent out a Chaos Blast so powerful, it even hurt Sonic. The evil hedgehog screamed as the heat burnt his skin a little. He crossed his arms to withstand the blast until it faded. Sonic stood there and stared at Chris in shock.
"Your Chaos Energy is the same as Shadow's!" He exclaimed, and then a thought crossed his mind. If I absorb his energy also, along with Blaze's and possibly the Chaotix, I will be the most powerful being in the universe! He turned his attention to Chris. "I don't know how you became a hedgehog, but I do know one thing: I must have your Chaos Energy!"
Chris just stared at him. "Let's see you try!"
He shot a Chaos Spear at Sonic and then teleported in front of him. Sonic looked surprised and concentrated his own energy. Chris fired another spear towards Sonic, which hit the energy ball Sonic was charging up. The two attacks collided with each other, causing a flurry of small explosions. As the explosions stopped, both hedgehogs were hovering across from each other, looking at their respective opponents intently.
"Enough of this!" Sonic shouted. "It is time I finally finished my plan!"
His aura flared around him as he charged up Chaos Energy in his right hands, aiming it at Shadow. The energy hit Shadow, and he started screaming in pain. Energy crackled all around him, making him scream even louder.
"What are you doing to Shadow? Stop it; you're hurting him!" Blaze yelled.
Sonic continue to watch Shadow. "You'll find out," he told Blaze.
The energy surrounding Shadow died down, and he stopped screaming. Suddenly, he noticed that his fur was turning crystal. He started to shrink as his body began to change, becoming diamond-like in appearance. His head flattened and his arms and legs connected with each other. When the transformation had finished, a red and black Chaos Emerald floated in midair. It glowed brightly and hovered towards the other emeralds circling around Sonic.
Blaze, Chris, and the Chaotix gasped as they saw what Sonic had done. They couldn't believe it; Sonic had transformed Shadow into a Chaos Emerald! They glared at him in anger.
"Change him back now!" Chris yelled.
Sonic smirked. "Why should I? I can already feel the absorption of energy flowing through my body. It's made me immortal now, so there is no chance of defeating me!"
Suddenly, the emeralds began to circle faster around Sonic and sent out a bright light. When the light faded, Sonic had a massive amount of aura surrounding him. He clenched his fists, chuckled, and then looked at his enemies.
"Ready for round two?" he asked, and then shot towards them with murderous intent.