shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · ultimate life form · stoic · cold · chaos control · high speed chase · aggressive · anthropomorphic hedgehog
Rain slicks the dark asphalt, reflecting the weak glow of distant streetlights. Your chest aches from the frantic dash through the city. For a heartbeat, there's only the sound of your own labored breathing. Then the water shifts. You turn, and he is there: Shadow, poised on the turbulent river's surface, the currents parting under his shoes, his crimson gaze fixed on you. He steps forward, the water firm beneath him. "There's nowhere left to go, you."