Infinite X Reader (A Sonic Forces Fanfiction)

Chapter 7

Many months had passed since Infinite's attack on the city. He was ruthless, murdering the dozens in his wake, scaring off anyone that had survived, fighting anyone that was brave enough to try and fight back. He used the attacks on the cities to let his anger out. The jackal had hardly been sleeping, the nightmares having gotten worse.

He hardly saw (Y/N) in his recurring dream, it was recurring less and less. His sanity felt limited, every time he dreamt of her, he grew desperate and silently begged for her to stay, and every time she would only give a sad smile and shake her head, before fading away.

The more time that passed, the less sleep he got, Infinite was starting to get desperate. He had allowed himself to slip, the power taking control of him as he caused mass destruction. He was hellbent on stopping the Resistance, of getting rid of all heroes. Because they weren't heroes, they were murderers. All of them, every single one.

And he was determined to get (Y/N) back.

He couldn't deny, the Resistance had hidden themselves well, their base was nowhere to be seen, most likely hidden amongst the rubble. That was something Infinite had noticed about them, they would adapt and use their surroundings as good camouflage to stay hidden. What insolent cowards. They were even recruiting people to fight back, innocent people Infinite would happily cut down, trying to drive the message home to those weak mortals.

They were going to pay for what they did. He was going to slaughter every single one. He was going to win, no, he was winning.

He knew they were desperate. Their recruits were but strangers off the streets, injured and terrified, hardly even able to stand on their own two legs when they crossed the maddened jackal. He cut them down with ease.

But... There was one recruit that had been smart, instead of fighting they had run. However, Infinite soon realised that was a mistake to let them go, as they managed to break into one of Eggman's bases -the one with Sonic being held captive- and free the blasted hedgehog. Infinite had left a huge dent in the wall when Eggman broke the news to him. That hedgehog was meant to be dead, curse the doctor for deciding to keep him alive, it was just another setback in their plans. Another setback in getting (Y/N) back...

Infinite let out a sigh, coming to sit on top of a still standing building. Staring out into the carnage of the city, the jackal could almost feel her presence next to him. She'd be standing for sure, a hand on her him and a smirk on her muzzle.

"We did it huh?" He swore he heard her say, "Look at this mess, it's beautiful!"

"Yeah, but we're not done yet. Sonic still must pay for what he did to you. And Shadow... He better be prepared for Hell..." Infinite growled to himself, closing his eyes, feeling them burn with tears.

No. He would not cry. He wasn't that weak, emotional jackal anymore. He was better, stronger. He'd allow himself to cry once (Y/N) was back in his arms. He'd allow himself to feel once he felt her. The jackal raised his head to the red-tinged sky, gritting his teeth as a single tear soaked through the fur on his muzzle. Once his beating heart calmed down, once the feeling of his crew surrounding him left, only then did he get to his feet, the feeling of determination once again ablaze in his chest.

So what if Sonic was free? Infinite had defeated him before, and he knew he could do it again. The 'hero' of Mobius is weak, injured, unprepared. The jackal just had to make sure the blue idiot stayed away from Eggman's base long enough for their main plan of action to commence.

"Any day now..." He said to himself, clenching his gloved hands, "Any day now (Y/N), and then we'll be together at last."

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