Heart of a God, Soul of a Warrior

"It's dangerous to wish I could make choices of my own. Dangerous, to even have that thought. I'm dangerous just standing here, for everyone to see. If I let go of rules who knows how dangerous I'd be?"-Dangerous to Dream from the Broadway production of Frozen.

This is a Sonic Unleashed twist ending AU that came to me that I ended up liking! The cover art was drawn by me!

You know how it goes: Sonic, turned Werehog, recovers the Chaos Emeralds and pieces the world back together again with his companion Chip as the two team up to seal away Dark Gaia from destroying it. This story is different though, for it's not what you think it is. What if Sonic had to become Dark Gaia to save the world?

Instead of losing the energy zapped into him, Sonic absorbs more of it to the point where he transforms into Dark Gaia itself after loosing his Werehog form. With the last bit of his sanity, Sonic sacrifices himself to save the world that he once knew and loved, casting away his old life in the process. The years pass with many thinking that Sonic is, well, dead. Except for his friends. They want to find the proof that he's still alive, and that they can bring him home safely. During those years, Sonic has grown attached to his new life as Dark Gaia, the Earth god of darkness, counterpart to Light Gaia, and caretaker of Abyss. Sonic one day hoped to return home, but knows that he can't, which was the only con about his new life. The pros being that he had Chip, his son Lucius, and Abyss with him through thick and thin, as well as being able to perform magic.

When Sonic finds out that he could travel to the surface world and change back into his normal self, he does so to be reunited with his friends. Now Sonic must face the challenge of balancing his double life as the famous blue hero on the surface and being Dark Gaia underground. He has to keep this all a secret from his friends, including his nemesis Dr. Eggman, but can he do so before they find out?