Infinite X Reader (A Sonic Forces Fanfiction)

Chapter 6

It was black. Just black. Their bodies riddled the floor, blood pooling out from beneath them. It was the only other colour, red. The sound of metal on metal clashed in the background, a shoe against a sword. They cried out, all of them, clawing at the ground, trailing red behind them. All Infinite could do was watch, that's what he was told to do, that's what he had to obey. Watch as his clan, his family, were murdered.

Zee was currently fighting against Shadow, holding Zaun's sword in his hand as he ran at the hedgehog with a wide swing. The dark agent only kicked it away, before his hand lit up in green sparks and sent it into the jackal's chest. Infinite's team-mate was sent flying, hitting an invisible wall and falling limp against the ground.

"No!" Infinite cried, a path cleared in front of him as he bolted for the hedgehog, the one that was ripping him apart.

Shadow only turned to face him, grabbing the jackal by the muzzle when in arms reach and holding him up. His eyes seemed to glow red, his sclera turning dark. The hedgehog's frown shifted and formed into a demonic smile, showing off fangs that dripped blood,

"You're pathetic." Was all he said, before he slammed Infinite into the ground. The jackal cried out and tried to push against him, but the other pinned him to the ground.

Infinite started to shake, tears in his eyes as the ground around him rose, his friend's bodies being taken away. Slowly they stood, their eyes dripping blood as they all turned their heads down towards him. He still couldn't fight against Shadow, his foot pressing into Infinite's head as he held his arms back. What could he do? There was no winning this fight.

He let out a sigh, closing his eyes, "I want to be with them..."

The smile on the hedgehog's face widened, spreading over his entire muzzle. A snake-like tongue flicked through his lips as his glowing red eyes turned to slits,

"You'd like that, wouldn't you?" He said, "But you're not worthy of death. Are you? You did nothing to help them, why should you join them?"

The jackal felt something wet his stomach, his fur turning red as blood rolled down the hill, surrounding him. He glanced at his clan, to see their red tears falling harder, their mouths agape in silent screams, also leaking blood. It started to build around him, sticking to his fur, filling his ear. Infinite struggled against the hedgehog more as he tried to lift his head.

"You let them down, you, their leader. You weren't there when they needed you most." The demon behind him leant down to his other ear, when was he a demon? "Now you get to drown in their sorrows. Drown in their spilt blood. Drown, it's all you're worthy of."

"N-No!" Infinite cried out again, but blood started to fill his mouth. The metallic taste made him choke, tears started appearing in his eyes, "N-No-!"

Everything went red in a second, and the jackal couldn't breathe. He let out a silent scream, thrashing around, trying to escape. It was his fault, this was his doing. Their blood, their lives, it was all him. The jackal let out a throat-ripping scream.

And sat up in a cold sweat.

Infinite was panting heavily, eyes glazed as he stared into the darkness of his room. Silence surrounded him, and the jackal got uncomfortable; he stood and left the room quickly, ignoring the empty beds around him. The hallway was cool, indicating it was still dark out, he wasn't sure what time it was, but he knew Eggman would be asleep.

He let out a sigh, leaning against the cool metal wall and holding his head in his hands. A month had passed since Shadow's attack, a month had passed since Infinite lost everything. A month had passed since he took his rage out on Sonic.