Servant of Evil

Chapter 10 - End

I remember a time when everything was right; when everything fell into its place and there was nothing to disrupt the peace.

I remember seeing my brother alone in the garden, he seemed upset. So, I gave him a little four leaf clover in a bottle so that he may forever be lucky.

He became happy after that.

Happy....

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The moon was still out but Mephiles was in his brother's room, watching his brother peacefully sleeping. He held his gloved hand into Shadow's, determined to keep him safe and not let anybody harm him.

'This is the only way to do it' The servant whispered to himself. He let go of Shadow's hand and headed out to begin preparing for what was to come.

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The ebony king woke up to the sound of the angry townspeople banging away against his gates. He looked out the window to see a large mob in that has gathered in front of the palace, holding clubs and pitchforks and torches.

"Tch. Wretched peasants. Who do they think they are? They are a miserable lot; yes they are. They dare defy me??? I don't think so"

Yet the king just stood there by the window, watching the futile attempts of the filthy citizens to try and break his fortress, his ruby eyes focusing on the two figures that seems to be leading the revolt. And they locked onto a blue hedgehog along with a cat general.

"The filthy masses are soiling my castle! And Sonic is leading them! This is all Silver's fault" Shadow growled in frustration as he watched them from where he was. Because he was too busy watching the scene, he failed to notice a figure entering his room.

"Shadow. I'll buy you some time, so run" The figure said. Shadow turned around and was surprised by what he saw; His brother Mephiles had painted his streaks red to look like him, and was wearing one of his clothes.

"Mephiles? What are you...? Why are you?" The king couldn't even find the words
"Run to another country, somewhere far away"
"Run away? Why? I am the king of this Kingdom-this is nothing more than a little revolt! Hurry up and suppress the people" Shadow ordered his brother. But the servant did nothing but just stand there.

"Brother... This is not a revolt. This is a revolution. And they will stop at nothing until you are dead"

"B-but" Was all the ebony male could say until he found himself in the arms of his brother.

"Here, I'll lend you my clothes dear brother, then leave this castle immediately. Don't turn back, don't stop and don't talk to anyone"
"But brother! What about you?!"

The servant simply smiled at him "It's fine, we're twins after all; we look the same. They'll never find out, and they'll never notice that you got away"

But Shadow was stubborn. He refused to leave his brother behind "You don't have to do this Mephiles, they want me, so you have to run!"

"Remember that none of this is your fault; It was my decision to do this for your safety. All my life I only have one wish; to be reunited with you and to make sure no one harms you, even at the cost of my own life. All I wanted was to see you happy again, so please Shadow.. Change into my clothes and don't ever look back"