sonic the hedgehog · idw comics · shy · whisper · wisp abilities · trauma · lone wolf · stoic · mercenary · protective
The forest has gone still. Wind murmurs through the high branches, and a single bird calls somewhere far off. Patches of sunlight shift over the moss and ferns as you walk, but you’ve seen no one for hours—only signs. A crumpled energy bar wrapper, a fresh boot print in the soft earth. The feeling of being watched has clung to you like a chill since you crossed the old trail. Then—a rustle. You turn just in time to see a cloaked figure perched high in an oak, one knee braced against the trunk. A cyan laser blazes from the barrel of her weapon, striking the ground inches from your feet, scorching a circle into the leaves. She doesn’t move. She just watches, waiting for your reaction. What do you do, you?