Warning: This chapter contains blood, gore, mild violence, language, and sexual themes. Please be advised. Thank you.
(I probably should've been using the warning before. Sorry)

? 6:55 p.m.

A hand reaches down and grabs the ankle of the fresh corpse, dragging it along as the owner walks towards their patio. Upon reaching their destination, they continue to drag the corpse up the stairs and along the deck, leaving a trail of blood and bits of organs that are seeping out from the laceration on their back. This Mobian didn't put up nearly a good enough fight like the previous one did.

The hand releases the corpse, letting the leg drop with a thud. The person then picks up a pitcher and places it on the step, right under the corpse. They then make their claws grow on their right hand while their left grabs the skull of corpse. Once the claws are grown to the length the owner is satisfied with, they pull the head back enough to expose the neck and dig their clawed hand into the throat before ripping it, letting the blood flow out. They then bring the pitcher to the throat, catching as much blood as they can before the pitcher is full. The scent of blood is strong, but the stench of rotting flesh could be smelled for miles. So many Mobian corpses are decaying all over the place in this area.

'I wonder,' they use their left hand to throw the body off their patio, next to eight others, before shooting a beam at them, disintegrating them and head to the table at the other end of the patio. Taking a seat, they set the pitcher down and pull a sheet of paper in front of them, grabbing a writing quill and dipping it into the fresh blood. '-when will my beloved come home? I want to write to you some more, my Love.'

Mystic Cave 7:03 p.m.

"Shadow…!"

Said agent ignores his name as he continues to walk with his fists clenched. He hates that he's in this predicament: not only was he told to listen to Sonic's instructions when they got here, but said hedgehog had made them fall, lose all of their equipment, get injured and now that idiot got himself kidnapped, meaning after they finish this wild goose chase of finding whatever source of energy they're supposed to be looking for that he can't even feel, they're going to have to turn this into a rescue mission as well. He is not in the best of moods. The only good thing is that his shoulder is healed, and the pain is pretty much gone.

"Shadow," Rouge flies faster trying her best to catch up to her partner, "-will you slow down?" She catches his arm in hopes he will stop. Instead, he yanks his arm free and continues trekking. Rouge closes her eyes and does her best not to scream out in frustration, but she fails. "SHADOW!"

"What, bat?" Shadow calls as he rounds another corner, hearing the flapping of wings right behind him.

"Will you stop for just a second?" She grabs his upper arm and pulls it, hoping he will listen to her this time.

He lets out a breath before slowing down. "We don't have time to stop-"

"Shadow, we've been going in circles!" Rouge says while letting his arm go. She takes a deep breath and slowly exhales it. She doesn't wait for him to question her. "Just throw a Chaos Spear at your seven o'clock if you don't believe me."

Shadow skeptically looks towards her direction, still not able to see because of the darkness but does as he's told. As he charges up the attack he sees a pile of rubble in the distance, making him let out a growl before he throws his attack in the direction, seeing their broken equipment from afar.

"How the fuck did this happen?!" He roars looking up at the bat, wanting an explanation but knowing full well she's just as stumped as he is before darkness completely engulfs his vision again.

Rouge simply shakes her head. "I don't know. I only know we've been following the source of cold air but it somehow keeps bringing us back here."

"We've been walking for over twenty minutes and you're just now telling me this?" Shadow yells as he slams his fist against the wall, clearly irritated about this. If she known about this, then why hasn't she said anything before?

"I've been trying to tell you but you kept ignoring me, stupid!" Rouge yells right back at him. She doesn't normally call him those types of names unless he really asks for it.

Shadow lets out a deep breath and rests his back against the wall, closing his eyes. He's trying to not let himself get more frustrated than he already is. 'That idiot had to let himself get caught…!'

"We'll take a moment to catch our breath, Rouge. Walking blindly isn't doing anything to help."

"Alright." Rouge takes a second to calm down before she finds a boulder to sit on. She lets out a breath and taps on her earpiece, trying to see if it still works but all she's getting is some static, not enough for it to be annoying but just enough for it to tell her there's still some battery working in it. "And sorry for calling you that, hun."

Shadow sits himself down against the wall and leans his head back, resting his eyes. "I was being stupid so don't worry about it."

A faint smile reaches her lips as she rests her eyes as well. "This isn't so bad of a date, huh?" Rouge lets out a chuckle, knowing that Shadow had finally calmed down.

"…shut up."

His only response is another chuckle from his partner which makes him shake his head and a faint smile reaches his lips. She and Omega are the only ones that he will admit who bring a smile to his face and that's because of the relationship the three of them share.

Crystal Cavern 7:05 p.m.

"I'm not… your pet!" Sonic spits out as he brings both hands up, one digging into the fingers trying to pry them from his throat as the other grabs the wrist, squeezing it to let him go.

Mephiles releases the younger's throat, feeling the hand on his wrist tighten its grip. He looks to the hand, feeling an unusual warmth spread around that area before he looks back at the hero, studying his eyes. Although there's a twinge of uncomfortableness in them, which he had mistaken for fear earlier, he can see a fire in the green eyes, a look of determination which brings a smile to Mephiles' mouthless muzzle. "Oh, you are indeed going to be a treat for me."

Confusion makes it's way on Sonic's features as his free hand is suddenly caught in his enemy's. Still, he keeps his focus on those dangerous eyes in front of him. "Sorry, but I have… better places to be." He tries to yank his captured hand out of the other's grip but doesn't let go of Mephile's wrist. Who knows what would happen if Mephiles has both hands freed.

Mephiles digs his crystalized fingers into the soft wrist, making the hero wince a bit as he touches his forehead against the younger, holding the other's gaze. "Now, what kind of master would I be if I let my new pet go all of the sudden?"

Everything about that makes Sonic's blood boil. He temporarily forgets that he has broken ribs as he brings his knee up and digs it into the other's stomach with enough force to make the Mephiles let go of him before he clenches his fist and punches the entity back towards his seat. "I said I'm not… your pet!"

Chuckles echo through the cave before they turn into howling laughter. Sonic can feel the quills on the back of his neck raise from the sound and he absolutely hates it. It's unsettling. Even so, he's not going to back down from this creep. "What's so funny?"

The laughter dies down as Mephiles moves his neck one side to the other, cracking it. "I guess you are technically right." He snaps his head forward before slowly getting up; all the while keeping eye contact with the moral. "You are quite the wild one who needs to be properly tamed before I can call you my pet."

Red flags are going off in Sonic's head. It's been four years since then and even though he's much stronger and faster than he was back then who knows how much stronger the time deity himself has gotten. He does not want to find out what Mephiles has in store for him, especially since he has broken ribs and is still tired. Sure he's gotten some sleep the past two night but it doesn't make up for the lack of sleep he's had for the past few months.

Sonic takes his eyes off Mephiles for a second, trying to find an exit to this place but all he can see are crystals scattered everywhere, even along every wall. When he turns his gaze back to other, he sees that the spot is empty. "Darn it," he whispers under his breath as he balls his fists and gets into a fighting stance. There's no way he's going to let himself get cornered again, broken ribs or not.

His ear flickers as he hears something shoot at him from his left, which he quickly dodges only to see four tentacles come his way. Sonic quickly drops into a ball and spin-dashes out of the way as each tentacle closes in on him, just missing him by a second. Sonic jumps out of his ball form and dashes to his left, ignoring the searing pain in his side, looking for an opening so he can run through but finds none. Hearing more tentacles coming from behind, he flips to the side, missing three more from their attack and kicks one out of the way before another goes around his throat. He brings a hand to it and rips it away from him before going on the move, juking more tentacles left and right.

"A fighter to the end, I see."

Sonic hears the voice echo through the cave but can't find the owner of it as he knocks another tentacle away from him. He jumps over two more and stomps on them, noticing them vanish into the shadows. He doesn't have time to keep looking at them as more continue their onslaught on him.

"I will give chase then. Just keep in mind,"

Sonic dodges five more before kicking them away and stays on the move. 'If I stand still for more than a second then they'll have the advantage. I can't let up.'

"-if you get close to any of the crystals,"

Thirteen surround the hero and simultaneously attack him. Sonic responds by spin-dashing against the ones to his left to create an opening before he dodges more coming from his front. He rounds a corner of several crystals to escape more of the attacks.

"-then they will have a mind to grab you." The voice echoes before it dies down. The only sounds that can be heard are of the hero's footsteps against the ground, the tentacles slamming into the ground, just missing their target, and uneven breathing.

Sonic dodges another six by jumping backwards into the air. He sees three launch upwards towards him before they stop and return to the shadow. He narrows his eyes at the sudden retreat but his concentration is broken when he feels something hard surround his left hand. He looks up to see that the crystal hanging from the ceiling is encasing his hand. "What the- hey, let go!"

The crystal completely encases his hand and starts to go down his arm. He's trying to pull his arm free as he's dangling from the ceiling, almost 10 meters from the ground. And it really doesn't help that the muscles around his broken ribs are being pulled and stretched, increasing the pain. "Darn it!"

"Ah, it seems that I've caught you." The deep voice whispers into Sonic's left ear, making it go down. If Sonic's learned one thing about his ears, then it's that he does not like the feeling of anyone breathing in it. It's already uncomfortable to have the wind go down his ear canal when he's running, he doesn't need anyone's breath to do the same.

Mephiles is floating behind his prize and softly runs the tips of his fingers along the peach chest, earning a sharp breath from the other as his fingertips graze along the skin under the fur.

"You bastard," Sonic turns his head to try and see the threat behind him. "-let me go!"

The hand slowly moves down the torso, feeling how taunt it is. "For such a lithe creature," his fingers roam over the stomach, "-you are quite fit. I can feel the muscle in your abs. I must say,"

Sonic moves his free had to grab the unwanted one from him but before he can the crystal expands from his trapped arm and starts to encase his other while lifting it, immobilizing both hands above his head. Sonic lets out a growl of frustration as he feels the other hand lightly traces his injured side before grabbing his waist. He closes his eyes and tries to pull himself forward, desperately trying to free himself.

Mephiles can feel the stomach involuntarily twitch from his touch as he continues to explore the body before him. "-I am impressed with my new pet."

"I already told you…" Sonic turns his head and glares at the man behind him, "I'm not… your pet…!"

The traveling hand slowly makes its way back up his chest, separating the fur to make different paths. Mephiles can feel the younger tense his body from the touches. He moves his hand back down to the stomach and just holds the younger before he slowly moves his other hand up and down the waist, feeling every inch of it and feeling just where it starts to dip in before it curves.

Sonic is trying to keep his breath steady as he feels the cold fingers moving against him and he hates it. He hates that someone is actually doing this to him. The most touches he's had was a sudden grope of his backside when he passed a crowed of Mobians and that only lasted for about a second. Well, between that and the drunk from the other day. But this? He can definitely do without, especially since the jerk is now moving his left hand down to his thigh, scraping his skin along the way before moving his thumb towards the middle of it, making it go in circles.

"… the hell are you doing…?" Sonic glares at Mephiles for a few more seconds before he turns his head forwards and leans down, clenching his teeth. This is new to him, and it's uncomfortable, and he hates it. He hates how the cold hand is now moving to the center of his thigh, gently grazing the skin under his fur that's, for some reason, making his breath get caught in his throat, as the hand on his stomach is slowly roaming back up to his chest. Once it reaches his chest it moves towards the right side, the middle finger roaming over his nipple, making his body tense even more.

"Oh?" Mephiles lets his mouth appears on his muzzle before he lowers his head. He uses the side of his head to move the blue quills so he can press his mouth against the back of the younger's neck. "Have you never been touched before?" he whispers before nipping the skin with his teeth, making the hero jump from the suddenness of it all.

Sonic's eyes go wide before he starts to thrash around to get out of the other's grip. He doesn't care if the other is holding him, or that his arms are bound at the moment, or that his ribs are still broken, he just needs to get away from Mephiles now. "Get off!"

Mephiles lets go of the younger to bring both of his hands to the waist, holding the hero still. He bites down on Sonic's neck more, putting more skin in between his teeth, and harshly pulls on it, earning a low, choked cry from his pet. He releases it after a few seconds before straightening himself to press his body against the younger's. Surprisingly he can feel some back muscles against his chest. Mephiles truly did not think that this pet was as toned as he is.

"Shhh," Mephiles whispers in the blue ear, making it lower just a bit, "-you'll be demanding something else very soon."

Sonic can feel the cold from the other's body against his back. It's unnatural to feel it since every living being is supposed to be warm, yet Mephiles, the dark entity, darkness incarnate, is cold, almost freezing. It doesn't make sense.

He shakes his head to get rid of the thought. "What…? There's nothing else… I could possibly want… than to leave…!"

Mephiles chuckles right into Sonic's ear, causing a chill to run down his spine. 'What was that?'

Mephiles licks the base of the ear before biting down on it, causing the younger to clench his eyes shut and grit his teeth to not cry out as he feels his body being pulled back, completely flushed against the deity's own as the hands run up his chest once more, crossing over each other to hold him still.

After Mephiles has a better grip on the younger, he just stays still enjoying the warmth from the other's body. If he were in a better position he'd allow himself to fall asleep with the other warming his body.

Sonic is trying to calm himself down but is having a hard time with being in a threat's arms while hanging in the air. He doesn't know that he's now panting from the sudden bite Mephiles gave him. He just knows that he needs to get out of soon. "If you're… going to rape me-"

"Rape?"

Sonic flinches when he hears laughter right against his ear. It goes on a several seconds and echoes through the area before it finally dies down. He tries to turn his head but is forced to stop when Mephiles places his chin on his shoulder once more.

"I have no desire to rape you."

Sonic narrows his eyes at the elder and tries to kick his leg backwards at him but is stopped when he feels fingers dig into his ribs. He bites his bottom lip to stop himself from screaming out in pain.

"No, if we have sex then it'll be because you beg me for it."

Sonic can feel his blood boil from that. "I'm not… begging you for… anything…!"

Mephiles releases his hold on the younger as floats down to his chair. Once seated he looks up at his pet and smiles before materializing a book into his right hand. Once he opens the book he moves his fingers in his left hand and the crystal suddenly releases it's hold on the hero.

The sudden fall surprises Sonic to the point that he can't properly straighten himself out to land on his feet. Instead, he feels tentacles wrap around him and slowly bring him to the ground. Once on the ground, they release him and disperse.

Sonic is just staring at the deity in awe. He goes out of his way to bring Sonic here, molests him, and then summons a book? He shakes his head as Mephiles turns another page, content with the book he's reading.

Sonic lightly touches his side and instantly grimaces. It's gotten worse from the little bit of action earlier. He knew it was going to be bad but he didn't realize just how bad it was. Shaking his head once more, he starts to walk the other way but is forced to stop when his left leg no longer moves. "What…?"

Looking down, he sees that his foot is chained to the indigo crystal to his left. Green eyes widen before they shoot back towards Mephiles. "How the heck did this happen…?"

Mephiles keep his eyes on the page, reading over the sentence before he answers the question. "I told you, my pet needs to be tamed and it says a good method is to keep them close to you to build trust." He lifts his green orbs over the book to see the blue hedgehog glaring and growling at him, which makes him smile behind the book. "Amusing but I will keep you close to me. I don't need you to wander around."

Sonic lets out another growl and slams his hand against the crystal. "I am not staying here…! Shadow and Rouge… they'll be looking for me…!"

"That's right," Mephiles goes back to his book, picking up where he left off. He had nearly forgotten about the other two. They were looking for some kind of energy source. "-they are here."

Sonic raises an eyebrow at that. Mephiles doesn't sound like he cares at all that the Ultimate Lifeform and the top secret spy are in the same place as them. "You don't sound concerned."

"I'm not." He flips a page. "They are not a threat to me."

Sonic clenches his fists from hearing that. How can he just write them off so easily? "When Shadow comes, he'll-"

"He won't."

"How can you be so sure?" For some reason, Sonic can feel his eyelids start to get heavy on them. He's forcing the to stay open.

Mephiles looks up from the book again to see his pet sway on his feet a bit and shake his head but fatigue is written all over his face. Seeing this make Mephiles narrow his eyes just the slightest before he places his book down and walks over to his pet. Because Mephiles had taken Shadow's shad all those years ago, he's Shadow's height, just a few inches taller than the blue hero.

Once he makes it over to his pet, he uses his left hand to grab the back of the blue quills, forcing the younger to look up at him. "You should get some rest."

Sonic reaches behind him with his right hand to pry the other's hand from him. "…screw you…"

A smirk reaches Mephiles face and he leans in close, allowing the younger's nose to touch his muzzle. "Beg me and I'll take you."

Sonic feels his breath wash over his face and he continues to glare at the older.

"But for now," Mephiles moves his hand to the back of the neck and moves his fingers to the side of it, feeling where the muscles attach to the skull before digging his fingers into it, watching the younger's eyes flutter. "-you should sleep."

"…damn… you…" Sonic can't keep his eyes open as his world suddenly goes black. He falls forward only to be caught in the arms of his self-proclaimed master.

Mephiles smiles, feeling the warmth of the younger's body in his arms. He waves his hand and the crystal chained to his pet turns into a chair. He sits down with Sonic on his lap, straddling him, as his head is resting on Mephiles' left shoulder. Mephiles hears the soft breathing before he summons his previous book to him and continues to read.

"I'm curious to know," he glances over at his pet, "-how will you beg me…"

Yay! A little bit of Mephonic. Big fan right here.

But yeah, it wasn't too graphic. It will be later on so heads up with that.

Can't wait to see how this pans out.

Until next time, take care Luvs~