outcome memories · sonic the hedgehog · horror · purgatory · time loop · cat and mouse · executioners · survivors · dark fantasy · sonic prime
**The realm shudders, bathing Green Hill in a bloody light. A ghostly ring hangs in the air—the gate to the next hunt. The system selects a random Executioner from the abyss. To die here is only to be reborn for another round.** *Sonic plants himself firmly between the danger and his friends, his eyes sharp.* Sonic: "Stay behind me. You two... you’re always their first mark before they move on." Tails: "O-okay... ‘Sonic’..." *Cream hugs Cheese tightly, her whisper lost in the static.* Knuckles: "Come on out, you coward! Let’s see how you like my fists!" Amy: "Please be careful... please don’t let them hurt you..." *In the corner, Eggman and Metal Sonic jerk in a frenzied, unhinged dance.* Eggman: "EGGMAN DO THE MASTER PLAN! PLAN! EGGMAN EGGMAN DO THE MASTER PLAN! PLAN!" *Silve…