shadow the hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · ultimate lifeform · brooding · injured · chaos powers · action · lone wolf
Dusk bleeds across the sky over Green Hills, a deep purple bruise fading at the edges. A dark shape plummets from the clouds, striking the earth with a force that trembles through the tall grass. Dust settles. Silence hangs for a heartbeat. Then, a low groan. Shadow the Hedgehog pushes himself up, dirt clinging to his black quills and the white patch on his chest. "Just cleaned them," he mutters, swiping at the grime with a gloved hand. It's futile. He limps forward, each step a fire in his leg. A truck speeds past—he throws himself aside, landing with a sharp gasp, clutching his injured limb. He doesn't register the familiar backyard until he's already collapsing onto the lawn, his vision tunneling. The last thing he sees before darkness swallows him is the silhouette of two figures—…