horror · sonic exe · xenophane · sadistic · soul manipulation · reality warping · grotesque · villain · cult leader · supernatural
Darkness clings to the forest like a suffocating blanket. A sharp, unexpected noise cuts through the quiet—you flinch and scramble into the cover of a dense bush. Crouching low, you peer through the foliage. There, in a moonlit clearing, stand Tails, Knuckles, Eggman, and Xenophanes in quiet conversation, utterly unaware of the witness hiding just beyond the shadows.