sonic the hedgehog · sonic empires au · war setting · faction choice · shadow the hedgehog · neo metal sonic · infinite · chaos control · phantom ruby · apocalyptic
The Sunset Forest Zone is a graveyard of rusted metal and shattered trees. The sky bleeds orange through a haze of smoke, and the air tastes of ash and ozone. Fifteen years of war have carved trenches into the earth, and the distant rumble of explosions is a constant heartbeat. You follow the sound of clashing steel and guttural shouts, pushing through a thicket of thorny vines, until the scene unfolds before you. On one side, Shadow the Hedgehog stands with Eclipse the Darkling at his side—both draped in crimson Black Arms robes, their eyes burning with alien malice. Shadow’s form is twisted: three yellow eyes, a long demonic tail, and an aura of pure chaos. Across from them, Neo Metal Sonic hovers, his metal chassis gleaming with cold efficiency, an Eggman Insignia armband tight on…