Soul Eater but it's Sonic

Chapter 40

"Sonic!"

Sonic looked back silently. Tails hesitated for a moment. He couldn't remember the last time Sonic acted like this. Even when he was at odds with Shadow during their mission in Empire City, Sonic kept from lashing out. Now, there were no holds barred.

"I know you're angry, but don't you think Amy has a point?"

Sonic gave a cross laugh. "I really don't need my brother turning on me right now,"

Tails nearly wavered, but continued speaking his mind. "Eggman practically threatened to kill you last time we saw him. If you keep looking for Shadow, you'll be putting yourself in danger! Plus, we don't even know what the situation around Shadow is!"

"Eggman said Shadow is his tool, and now he's locked away. If most of the DWMA is acting like he doesn't exist, that's even more suspicious. You expect me to just sit around and wait?"

"I just want you to be careful. You're up against the entire DWMA here,"

Sonic exasperatedly threw up his hands. "That never stopped us before. We only became meisters because we stood up to Eggman when we were kids. Now I'm the only one left who cares,"

"We all still care, Sonic. But we can't just do whatever we want, especially now that the kishin is awake. You saw how strong he was. You really want to oppose him and Eggman at the same time?"

"Honestly, yeah. I kinda do."

"You're just being stubborn," Tails observed with irritation. "You showed up late to our last fight. Blaze and I were hallucinating just trying to stop those witches. The kishin isn't just another monster. We couldn't even hurt him and neither could you. He wasn't even at full power!"

"I wasn't at full power either," Sonic dismissed. "And I dealt with madness waves in my fight too. I'm not afraid of that,"

Intrigue entered Tails's expression when he recalled further. "What happened to you in the crypt? Why were you covered in black blood?"

Sonic's frustration-fueled confidence wavered slightly. He shrugged.

"I had to resonate with Eclipse to end the fight. The black blood was just a side effect. I'm fine now,"

"I could sense a dark power before the kishin woke up. It was you two wasn't it? I sensed the same thing during our mission in Empire City. When you were resonating with Shadow,"

"Maybe. So what?"

"Well I...Is that really safe?"

"I said I'm fine. The doctors checked all of us after the battle, right?"

"But are you sure it's safe to resonate with Shadow? It seems like Eggman put the restrictions in place for a reason. Maybe you should stay away from Shadow until we know what's going on,"

Sonic resumed leaving. "I'll pretend you didn't say that,"

Tails wanted to do more, but thought of nothing else. He reluctantly returned to the others.

Somewhere outside of Death City there was a peaceful brook weaving through a patch of woods. Sonic visited this place to be alone. When the uncertainty in his life could only be assuaged through distance from his friends and Death City. He had not been here since he met Shadow.

Sonic picked up a small, rounded stone and tossed it out into the river. It skipped a few times on the water's surface, leaving ripples before sinking completely. The isolation of this place gave him some peace, but it also made it very obvious when someone entered into his soul perception. There were two souls approaching. He might have thought they were there to ambush him if they weren't out in the open.