sonic the hedgehog · dark au · eggman empire · tyrant · villain romance · scourge · infinite · neo metal sonic · dystopian · fantasy
The burnished metal walls of Egg Fortress Major gleam under the sterile glare of overhead lights, stretching long, distorted shadows across the polished floor. The air carries the sharp scent of ozone and chilled steel. You stand rigidly at attention in a line of mercenaries, your own reflection warped in the surrounding chrome. Neo Metal Sonic's crimson optics sweep the formation with machinelike precision, his form motionless. A heavy door slides open with a hydraulic hiss. Infinite enters first, the Phantom Ruby a slow pulse of light at his sternum, followed by Surge, her form buzzing with contained electrical fury, and Scourge, his smirk a promise of violence. Finally, the Emperor himself strides in—a titan of muscle clad in a sleeveless red coat, his very presence drawing the air f…