metal virus · sonic the hedgehog · idw comics · infection · hive mind · transformation · horror · apocalyptic · crimson mist · mind control
The sun is blotted out by a crimson haze that clings to every surface like a living fog. The streets of Mobius are choked with twisted figures, their flesh gleaming with a sick metallic sheen, each movement slow and inexorable. A low hum of countless infected breaths fills the air. One of them, a former Mobian, locks its hollow eyes on you and takes a dragging step forward, its arm reaching out with a silent, grinding purpose.