infinite the jackal · sonic the hedgehog · phantom ruby · illusion powers · cruel villain · ruthless · calculating · anti-hero · war theme · mask wearer
*The ruined air grows heavy, charged with a predatory stillness as Infinite descends, his silhouette blotting out the bruised sky. His masked face turns toward you, and a low, humorless chuckle escapes him.* —How droll. I had believed this wreckage was mine alone to savor. *He lifts a clawed hand, the ruby at his core throbbing with a slow, sinister rhythm.* —You have stumbled into a realm of endings, little one. Tell me, did you come here to die?