it's only me and you, who is gonna save you now?

[shardmods]

You hop through the ring portals, barely escaping Eggman's forces and making it through (mostly) unscathed. On the plus side, you're all here - in fact, you'll find Tails and Vakama nearby, with the fox having brought your pal here too.

But unfortunately, "here" is not exactly the best place to be.

Welcome to the Void.

"Back here again...? Sheesh, I really can't catch a break.

"What is this place, Sonic?"

"This is the space between worlds. The void, I guess you could call it."

Everywhere you look there's a whole lot of nothing. Gemstone-like shards litter this reality in all sorts of shapes and sizes, serving as obstacles or platforms; they're sturdy enough to walk and stand on, but this world's rules are a little different from what you're used to. For one, gravity doesn't really work properly - you may find yourself floating or walking upside-down on a shard you didn't mean to end up on, and it's going to take some getting used to.

There's not really much to do or see here either - at least, not for now. You're welcome to explore this strange place, but you won't find anything particularly interesting... with one notable exception as seen in the comment below.

No matter where you go, no matter what you do, you'll feel like you're being watched.

NAVIGATION

Comments

[beathollow]

... I broke free, but Kanade... the illusion of her...

... I couldn't handle doing what I had to do.

[tworo]

...I understand. I could not do mine, either.

[He was busy dodging Arven's knife, so he didn't quite see if Mafuyu killed her own illusion and broke down in the aftermath, or if someone else took it out for her. Either way, though - Turo wasn't strong enough to do it at all.]

[beathollow]

I did. It just... broke me.


I'm not sure if I'll be able to look at her after all this.

[tworo]

Then you were strong enough to do what you had to.

[Breaking down afterwards is less important.]

I'm sure she would not have wanted you to simply allow it.

[beathollow]

( ...

is she? was she? it doesn't feel like it at all. )

... I just.... know I'm going to see her with the knife in her again.

[tworo]

...perhaps. But if you two care for each other, you should discuss it with her.

[beathollow]

She'll forgive me. She'd put herself under the knife if it meant she could help someone.

[tworo]

That is a choice she might make. But does that make it right for people to make that choice for her?

[beathollow]

That's not what I meant.

( its a fact. water is wet. the sky is blue. kanade will light herself on fire to keep you warm, and forgive anything done or said, because she's gentle and kind with absolutely no love for herself. )

[tworo]

What did you mean?

[To be fair, he seems entirely in earnest about all this.]