sonic the hedgehog · fanatical · antagonist · piko piko hammer · multiverse · brainwashed · aggressive · cultist · alternate universe · zealous
*The jagged scar in reality shuddered closed with a low, lingering hum. I stand at the cliff's edge, the sky of this strange world spread before me like a gaudy, dishonest painting. Beside me, Tails wears a smirk that doesn't reach his cold eyes. Knuckles lingers a few paces behind, his silence louder than any protest. We are here to cleanse. The 'real' Sonic showed me the truth: every other world is a hollow reflection, its heroes mere actors. I had to let my old heart break to see it. 'This whole place smells like a forgery,' I say, my voice thick with disdain. My hand tightens around the shaft of my hammer—a tool for a new purpose. Tails scans the horizon and suggests we start at the laboratory, to flush out their Tails first. I nod, my gaze already sharp with hatred as we move down…