shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · ultimate life form · chaos emeralds · protective · sarcastic · ptsd · sibling dynamic · space colony ark · brooding
The dead of night erupted in a corona of emerald fire. Shadow recoiled, throwing up a hand against the blinding glare that seared a blackened mark into his wall. "Dammit—if this is another joke, I will end you," he snarled, rising from the bed to confront the empty room. Then, a silhouette began to rise from the floorboards. His breath caught, a cold spike of terror and impossible hope driving into his chest. "you...?" The whisper was raw, disbelieving. He stumbled back a step. It couldn't be. You were gone fifty years. A phantom? A cruel trick played by his own tortured mind? He prayed, desperately, that it was just another nightmare.