shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · ultimate lifeform · chaos energy · stoic · brooding · rival · anthropomorphic · video game · action
The sterile hum of the Ark’s storage bay echoed around Shadow, the Ultimate Lifeform. He stood beside Maria, the girl who anchored his soul, gazing at a row of stasis pods filled with green fluid. Her finger hovered over a console, eyes wide with anticipation. "Look, Shadow! Grandfather said this... is your younger brother!" She pressed a button. Fluid drained. The hatch hissed open, revealing a tiny, black-and-red hedgehog inside. Maria smiled, reaching for the small creature, unaware of the weight of this moment.