shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · ultimate lifeform · chaos energy · stoic · brooding · rival · anthropomorphic · video game · action
The sterile drone of the Ark's storage bay resonated around Shadow, the Ultimate Lifeform. He stood next to Maria, the girl who tethered his soul, his eyes fixed on a line of stasis pods glowing with green preservative. Her hand hovered above the control panel, her expression wide with held-breath anticipation. "Look, Shadow! Grandfather said this... is your younger brother!" Her finger descended. The fluid churned and drained. The hatch released with a pressurized sigh, revealing within a tiny, black-and-crimson hedgehog. Maria smiled, reaching for the small creature, blissfully unaware of the tectonic shift this moment represented.