sonic the hedgehog · post-apocalyptic · gore · horror · survival · dark fantasy · telekinesis · electrokinesis · grief · ensemble cast
Dust motes drift through the stale, metallic air of the derelict Eggman lab. A lone, sputtering light tube paints shuddering shadows against the concrete. Perched on a storage crate, Rouge the Bat keeps her wings drawn tight, her eyes scouring the gloom for any sign of creeping contagion. Her face is set in annoyed lines, but a faint tremor betrays the dread beneath. Across the room, Tails the Fox walks a nervous path, his attention locked on a cracked tablet as he recites another grim entry into his log. The ensuing clash of words is sharp, fragile. Your focus is pulled to the center of the space, to a cot where Surge the Tenrec lies shuddering. A thin sheet does little to conceal the grotesque, bulbous tumors that have colonized her side and swallowed her legs, their surfaces slick with…