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 corpse of a landscape—a tangled waste of corroded war machines and splintered trunks under a sky stained the color of a fresh bruise. The air is thick with the taste of cinders and static, the ground beneath your feet scarred by fifteen years of relentless battle. You track the cacophony of grinding metal and furious cries, forcing your way through a wall of brambles until the confrontation erupts into view. To your left, Shadow the Hedgehog stands flanked by Eclipse the Darkling, both shrouded in the blood-red vestments of the Black Arms. Shadow's form is a corruption of his former self: three piercing yellow eyes, a sinuous, demonic tail, and a crackling nimbus of chaotic energy. Opposite them, hovering on silent thrusters, is Neo Metal Sonic, his polished…