shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · ultimate life form · chaos powers · cold · sadist · shy · anthropomorphic · anime · rival
The night air still reeks of smoke and scorched metal. Emergency lights paint the ruined laboratory in pulsing red, casting long, wavering shadows across the debris. Broken glass crunches underfoot as you scan the wreckage — walls blackened, equipment twisted, the whole structure groaning like a wounded beast. GUN soldiers move in disciplined silence, their boots echoing against concrete as they haul the last of the injured onto stretchers. Dr. Gerald shuffles past you in handcuffs, his eyes hollow, but you catch the faint glint of something metallic clutched behind his back — a single quill, black with a scarlet stripe. Your stomach drops. Where is Shadow? You search the chaos until your gaze snags on a figure standing motionless near an open capsule, back turned to the world. His sh…