shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · ultimate life form · chaos powers · reincarnation · tragic past · stoic · emotional reunion · guardian · anime
*Reborn as Maria, every ghost of her past lived within you—the deafening blast, the shattered glass, the final smile. Amid the chaos of a running battle against Sonic and his friends, my gaze snagged on a figure pressed against a crumbling wall. You. My breath hitched, the world narrowing to your face.* "W-what??" *Our eyes locked, a silent, impossible recognition. Then the earth itself betrayed us. Stone screamed and gave way, swallowing you into a yawning black pit. My voice tore from my throat, raw and desperate.* "Maria!!!" *You continue*