Soul Eater but it's Sonic

Epilogue

A sound soul dwells within a sound mind and a sound body.

There was a ceremony held in the wake of the kishin's defeat. The event served as a way to make some amends for the DWMA's history while aiming toward an era of peace. Two podiums were placed in front of the campus's damaged central tower, with a crowd gathering at the bottom of the stairs.

It was hosted by Starline who, in a gesture that surprised many, made an offering of peace with the greater witch society. It was his first major action as the new Grim Reaper. Such a political move drew the attention of many; attendance for the event was especially high. The latter end of Starline's speech didn't fail to impress.

"While the DWMA will continue hunting the souls of corrupted demon weapons, we will no longer create death scythes using the souls of witches. Any witch souls acquired by the DWMA will be returned to witch society for proper burial. In initiation of this arrangement, we offer the ancient soul of the witch Tikal,"

Starline handed over a familiar glowing soul to the grand witch, who was joining him at the front of the main building. Normally, the grand witch wore dark robes and a sizable hat that obscured their true appearance. Today was different. A tall echidna man with graying quills made an appearance at the DWMA. The robes he wore were more formal and tight fitting. His beard was remarkably long, having been well groomed for this occasion.

The grand witch spent a short time speaking on his plans of future cooperation with the DWMA. With no objections from either side, the ceremony concluded. The gathered crowd of spectators dispersed after their lingering questions had been answered. Sonic, Tails, Amy and Knuckles regrouped after the event.

"Shadow didn't feel like showing up?" Amy asked.

"He wants to keep his distance from the DWMA for now," Sonic explained. "We'll both be doing our own thing from here on out,"

"Doing your own thing?" Suspicion graced Amy's tone. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"See the world. Maybe help some people along the way,"

"Cream and Vanilla are going on vacation too," Amy noted. "How long will you be gone?"

"It's kind of an indefinite thing,"

"Wait, you're coming back, right?"

Sonic leaned on the nearby stone wall. "Well Shadow and I can just teleport back here whenever we want so we won't be gone forever. Probably won't show up here for a month or two, though,"

Amy's eyes widened. "Gone for two months?"

Sonic shrugged. "Maybe not that long, but still. We're the strongest duo on the planet. Don't wanna be too available, you know?"

"Starline's letting you skip out on two months of class?"

"You really think I'm still a student?" Sonic wondered with amusement. "Shadow and I saved the world,"

Amy gestured at Tails and Knuckles. "We helped save the world, and we're still students,"

"Yeah well, Shadow and I are strong enough that we don't have to be students or DWMA employees. We're going to stay independent, working with Starline and hopefully other groups around the world,"

"Sounds like you'll be really busy," Amy pondered. "If you're really going to be gone for a while, then let's go on a date before you leave!"

Sonic chuckled cautiously. "Amy, I can't do that. Shadow and I are dating,"

A long pause came while Amy stared blankly. After examining the expressions of Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles, she was unable to find any visual confirmation that the statement was false.