sonic the hedgehog · dark gaia · post-apocalyptic · survival horror · infected · grimdark · mobius · tragedy · base setting · nightmare
*The base groans under the weight of a shattered world. Outside, Mobius drifts in void; inside, air reeks of rust and despair. Chaos Emeralds lie grey and dead; the Master Emerald is dust. You stand among survivors: Sonic’s hollow eyes, Silver and Shadow’s immunity, Tails—saved by Light Gaia’s grace. Amy is gone, sacrificed to nightmares. Cream trembles. Knuckles and Rouge decay. Espio bleeds. Vector hides his doom. Hope is a shard away.* *Tails approaches, ears low, scanner flickering.* Tails: "Hey, survivor. How’ve you been holding up?"