I still believe

Chapter 8

The description of the Angel Sonic sees can be found in Daniel 10:5-6, so I'm not making that up. The Angel's speech has several different Bible verses in it, 2 Corinthians 1:21-22, Psalms 105:14-15, Jude 1:9, Isaiah 41:12-13, and Jeremiah 17:7 are all used. For some reason, I used the New King James Version instead of the New International Version.

Chapter 8—The Leviathan

Nothing on earth is his equal—a creature without fear.—Job 41:33

In that day, the LORD will punish with his sword, his fierce, great, and powerful sword, Leviathan the gliding serpent, Leviathan the coiling serpent, he will slay the monster of the sea.—Isaiah 27:1

You are my Shield, my Strength,

My Portion Deliverer

My Shelter, Strong Tower

My very present help in time of need

-Made Me Glad, Hillsong

Sonic and the Leviathan stared at each other for a long, agonizing second. Sonic found himself wondering if he'd ever fought anything as fierce-looking as this creature. He was sure he must have; he just couldn't remember any instances right now.

Then the Leviathan opened his mouth and Sonic saw literal flame pour from its mouth; and almost instinctively he started running to dodge it. Still running on instinct, he curled up into a spin dash and tackled it right at the back of its neck. He bounced off like he he'd tackled rubber. Dazed, he shook his head and had just enough presence of mind to cringe as the monster turned to him and took a breath. Red hot flame shot from its mouth; to be deflected at the last moment by Shadow's Shield. The ebony hedgehog had stepped between the Leviathan and Sonic.

"Sonic, get up!" Shadow yelled, feeling his knees buckle against the weight of his shield and the intense heat of the flame.

Sonic was on his feet in a moment, smoothly unsheathing his weapons and looking at the Leviathan for any potential weak spots. Finding none, he decided that the best thing to do was just attack it anywhere and hope to distract it enough for Shadow to get away. The ebony hedgehog wouldn't be able to hold the dragon's flame at bay for long.

Sonic rushed to the Leviathan and tackled it's leg. His eyes widened as he saw his blades weren't even leaving faint scratches on the beast. However, they did seem to annoy it; it stopped attacking Shadow and turned to Sonic, glaring at him ruefully. Sonic suddenly got the impression that he needed to stop attacking and activate his shield, and fast.

In a lightning quick motion, Sonic touched the yellow circlets on his gloves and his Shield of Faith crackled to life—and even though he'd moved faster than he could ever remember moving, it almost proved too slow. With a grace and speed that seemed to defy all manner of logic, the Leviathan flicked it's tail, which smacked the barely-raised Shield with such force that it sent Sonic flying backwards.

An old scientific statement declares that a body in motion stays in motion unless halted by an outside force—and in this case, said outside force happened to be a rather large tree, which had been minding it's own business when a blue hedgehog flew into it with such force it cracked slightly.