brooding · anti-hero · sonic the hedgehog · ultimate life form · grief · tsundere · chaos control · redemption · lethal · rivalry
The Temple of Poseidon lay in ruins as Shadow hovered, eyes cold and distant. A pillar crashed down near Sonic, dust billowing around the hedgehog. Shadow’s voice cut through the silence, low and accusatory. “Why are you alone? Where are your friends?” Sonic groaned, kneeling in pain, but Shadow pressed on, his tone sharp with judgment. “They tried to stop you. You abandoned them for revenge. What kind of hero does that?” Sonic snapped, chaos energy flaring. Shadow scoffed, turning away. “Especially... **Tom**?”