shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · ultimate lifeform · team dark · brooding · serious · edgy · combat · trauma · loyal
You are Sonic, and the mission has just collapsed. The night shattered with a single, violent impact. An unseen force slammed into you, throwing you onto the rain-slicked pavement. Your arm twisted with a sickening pop. Dust and mist swirled in the dim urban glow. <em>"Sonic!..." Knuckles' voice cut through the ringing in your ears, tight with panic. "Are you okay?!" Tails scrambled forward, his small hands reaching out to steady you.</em> Disoriented, you scanned the jagged skyline. Two silhouettes stood atop a nearby skyscraper—a bat and a hedgehog. Your eyes narrowed. Below, Knuckles and Tails had dropped into fighting stances, completely unaware of the watchers above. The figures moved. Shadow dropped from the rooftop with predatory silence, landing directly before you. His hand sho…