Rose de L'Immortel

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Chapter Six: Wilted Petals

Still shocked of Shadow's actions, Amy walked within the castle's hallways, wearing a pure black dress with matching heels in which he gave her. With an addition, she placed a black rose in her pink quills, wearing black eye shadow and liner and black lipstick. She saw her reflection from the windows, sighing at the sight of seeing herself being dressed as if she were to go for a funeral. She stepped closer to the window as she looked out seeing nature's beauty. The sun was close to setting with a field of flowers stretching as far as the eyes can see, it brought a light smile upon her face before feeling a hand upon her shoulder. Her green hues slowly looked over, noticing Shadow all dressed up for his battle; a battle that could cost his life. He wore a black knight armor with a dark red cape around his neck. She turned her body to face him before placing her right hand upon his cheek, feeling rather concern for him.

"Shadow… you really don't need to do this." She said in a soft tone, her eyes slowly glistening from the tears she's holding back.

A soft sigh surpassed his lips as he placed his hand upon hers, nuzzling his cheek within her palm before responding back, "I know I don't need to… but I want to. I want to be sure that you're safe from harm." He paused a bit before spilling anything else out, "Sonic will get what he deserves, whether if he dies first or he and I die together."

His words effected Amy rather hardly, her stomach went into knots, her heart aching as she ran her thumb across his cheek, gulping a bit, "I guess your mind is made up and you've accepted your fate."

"That… I have." He said as lowered his head a bit, leaning close to her lips, "I just… have one more thing to do…"

Her heart suddenly skipped a beat, a dark blush appeared on her cheeks as she slowly closed her eyes. She felt the tension between them to have their lips connect, the want for two hearts to become one. Inches away from each other's lips, one of Shadow's guards walked towards their direction and spoke in a loud and clear tone, hoping to get Shadow's attention, "Your Majesty, Sir Sonic has been seen coming over the hill. He should be here before the full moon rises."

Feeling rather disappointed from the bad timing, Shadow straightened himself and cleared his throat. He grasped onto his sword which was hidden on his side, as he gave his royal guard a simple nod, "Then the time has begun. Please, escort Amy to her resting chambers."

Her eyes widened as she grasped onto his arm, shaking her head quickly as she spoke out in a demanding voice, "No! I don't want to go to the chambers! I WANT TO BE THERE WITH YOU!"

"I'm sorry Amy, but it would be your life in stake, I can't risk that. I want you safe, now quit being worried about me and go do as you're told." He spoke in the calmest tone.

Amy became rather pissed at what she heard, but instead of saying anything, she turned her back towards him and walked away. Shadow slowly lowered his head in shame but then quickly regained his strength to look forward as he stated, "Let's get this over with."

Walking into the master chamber, Amy slammed the door behind her as she drooped her head, letting tears fall to the floor as she started to cry out her overwhelming emotions. Slowly she fell to her knees, having no strength in her body to hold herself up as memories of when they first met flashed before her eyes. She shook her head from side to side, telling herself in a soft whisper that all of this, just couldn't be true.

'These feelings… the heavy weight in my chest… the times that my heart flutters or skips a beat when I'm around him…. I truly think…. That I fell in love with him.' she thought to herself as she tried very hardly to calm down, 'But now… there's a chance that I won't ever see him again! Why Amy… WHY DID YOU LET HIM GO?!'

She continued to bet herself up mentally before hearing the bedroom window open with a burst of wind. The wind was so strong, it blew her to the point where her back was perfectly aligned with the door. She coughed a few times in order to catch her breath as she looked ahead, noticing a shadow figure standing a few feet away from her. She tilted her head to the side as she slowly got onto her feet, recognizing the body frame to be Shadow's.

"Sh-Shadow…?" she asked in a soft tone, keeping her distance, just to be sure.

On the designated battlefield, Shadow stood his ground while waiting for Sonic's arrival. The fire within his heart continued to burn with pure hatred, as for his mind, he was more focused on Amy. He was worried about her safety, regardless of she was away from the battlegrounds or not, then suddenly; a hard thump hit his chest. His heart skipped a beat and was now beating rapidly against his ear drums. He placed his free hand upon his chest as he closed his eyes; all he could see was Amy.

'The connection is real… I have fallen in love with Amy… There's no way I can lose this battle… I want to be with her forever….and I'll try to find a way to make her immortal like me.' He thought deep within his mind, 'But I didn't get my immortality out of will… I got my immortality from…' his thoughts were interrupted when he heard a sword being unsheathed.

He looked ahead of him as he saw a blue hedgehog wearing a white knight armor with a gold cape around his neck. The 'white knight' took a few steps forward before coming to a halt, standing perfectly still while hold up his sword preparing to fight. Shadow growled lowly under his breath as he gradually unsheathed his own sword and raised it in the air.

"Sonic… today we fight." Shadow spoke in a clear tone, "I shall make sure that you're out of everyone's sight."

Sonic chuckled a bit mockingly as he shook his head, "Very daring, aren't we? I highly doubt that you'll lay a finger on me; I am preferably known as 'The Blue Blur' after all."

"Quit gloating and put your skills into test." Shadow spoke out, demanding him to silence himself, only to lunge forward to make the first attack.

In the master chamber, it was becoming nothing but a disaster zone as Amy was being tossed to each wall before she collapsed in the middle of the floor. She struggled to sit up, only to have the shadow figure body slammed her back down. She gasped out for air, screaming out in pain as she looked directly at the being. Her eyes slightly widened as she tried to speak, feeling weak from all of the beatings she received, "M… Mephiles."

A dark chuckle echoed throughout the room as the dark hedgehog grasped around her neck with one hand and began to squeeze. His red and green hues stared directly into her pain filled ones as he spoke in a rather demonic tone, "Yes you little brat…." He paused as he punched her in the face, "How dare you give Shadow a second chance at love. He was better off being miserable."

She coughed and gasped for air, beginning to panic as she struggled for her life. Once noticing her face was about to go ghostly white, Mephiles released his grasped around her neck and let out a few more dark chuckles. Amy weakly moved away from him as she coughed hardly, trying to calm down but keeping her guard up. She looked over at him with narrowed eyes as she spoke in a raspy voice, "Did you forget? You can never stop love from happening, especially when it's true love."

"Oh but I can… I took his first love, Maria's life… and I'm willing to take yours." He spoke as he took a step closer before an idea struck him, "Or… if you wish to be spared… I will make sure that Sonic out there won't miss when he makes his final attack."

"No…" she spoke out as she got on her feet, hissing at the pain, "I WILL NOT LET YOU!"

With a burst of adrenaline, she pushed Mephiles with full strength and began running throughout the castle; hoping to get to the battlegrounds in time.

'I'm coming to save you Shadow!' she thought to herself in a frantic way while continuing to run through the hallways, heading towards the main entrance.

Mephiles slowly got back on his feet, shaking his head as he growled darkly. His eyes began to glow as he mumbled under his breath, "Fucking bitch…" he paused as he walked over to the window and looked at the battle from afar.

The sound of metal clanging against one another echoed, alerting Amy that she was getting close. She tried to run faster, panicking and fearing that she might lose Shadow. In the background, she could hear the dark chuckles of Mephiles echoing and lurking into her mind. Her heart began to beat rapidly as she looked ahead. Shadow tripped over a stone in the battlefield, making a perfect target for Sonic to make his final move. Amy's eyes widened as she heard the echo of the Mephiles' fingers snap, knowing that his plan is going to an effect.

'N-No…' she thought as she noticed that she was only a few steps away, lunging forward out of impulse, "SHADOW LOOK OUT!"

The sound of deep penetration of Sonic's sword slicing through flesh, would make anyone cringe. Mephiles darkly laughed at the matter before making his disappearance, thinking that the deed was done.

PS I know CLIFFHANGER… But it will keep you on your toes. Who do you think was 'Killed', Shadow or Amy?