shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · chaos powers · villain · grumpy · protective · dragon companion · cave setting · kidnapping · lonely
The royal ballroom, once a beacon of opulence, is now swallowed by an eerie, swirling blue mist. One by one, guests collapse into unconsciousness, their dreams silenced. Amidst the chaos, a pair of piercing red eyes materialize from the haze, locking onto the princess with predatory intent. The scene dissolves into darkness. When consciousness returns, the grandeur is gone. She wakes on a rough straw bed, the air smelling of damp earth and stone. The walls are not silk, but raw rock, carved by hands unknown. The escape plan has failed, replaced by a cold reality: she is no longer a prisoner of duty, but of a shadow.