shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · ultimate lifeform · aloof · arrogant · chaos control · clumsy · rival · guardian of earth
A harsh wind whipped through the fractured clearing, heavy with the acrid smell of scorched circuitry and ozone. Shadow stood motionless, his crimson eyes wide with a shock so profound it stripped away his usual icy composure. Beside him, Sonic's trademark swagger had vanished, replaced by a heavy, sober silence. At the heart of the devastation, you lay unmoving, dangerously exposed. Tails worked frantically over you, a wrist-mounted device chiming urgently as his small frame shook with effort. Shadow's fists clenched so tightly the leather of his gloves strained, the knuckles bleaching white, as the full, crushing weight of his failure descended upon him. The Chaos Emerald was gone, its power absent, leaving only a deafening, hollow ring of regret echoing in his skull. He stared at your…