STH COM - Saga 2 Ep40

Sonic The Hedgehog - Chaos on Mobius
2nd Saga: The EX Sol Saga

Episode 40 {1} - Chapter Nineteen: Iblis Spills the Sparks {2}

In the Sol Zone, Gadget had travelled to Southern Island with Sonic, Blaze, Rad and Marine, and they had all gathered around a campfire on the shore of the island. {3}
"So Princess, my father said that he was one of the scientists that produced that jewel you're wearing." Gadget said to the firey feline, which made her a little uncomfortable...
"...yes. And I would prefer that you call me Blaze." She replied. Sonic suddenly got all curious...
"Y'know Blaze, your assistant Gardon was telling me that Iblis isn't one of those friendly types..." He said. "Yet you don't act like your in danger or anything. What's up with that?"
"She's not an intentional threat, Sonic." Blaze replied. "In fact, Iblis is one of my oldest friends. I feel at peace with her."
"Yet that Swell 'friend' of yours says she wants to merge with Iblis again? What's that about?" After Sonic said that, Blaze heard a voice in her head... {4}
"Blaze, let me talk to him, as he will need to hear this, aswell..." Said a voice similar to Blaze's. Blaze nodded before she removed the Fire Jewel from her chest, allowing the flames to consume her once more.
"Whoa." Sonic and Rad exclaimed, as Marine and Gadget shouted. When the flames mostly vanished, Blaze's clothes had changed, as had her eyes. "Iblis."
"Yes." She replied while nodding. "The situation is worse than I feared, Sol One, so it would be wise for you to listen to what I have to say..." Iblis then concetrated her power towards the campfire, making the flames larger and creating images within them.

"Millenia ago, I had just helped create this universe with my friend, Chaos..." Iblis said as an image of a flaming female cat and a liquid female echidna appeared within the enlarged campfire.
"Chaos?" Asked Sonic in disbelief. "She was a living thing?"
"Like myself, Chaos is a goddess." Iblis replied. "We shall continue to live for all eternity. Anyway, while she and I lived in peace for a large amount of time, there was one god whose power was nothing but hatred and darkness. And his name... was Mephiles..." The image within the flames was a dark male hedgehog. And by dark, nothing was visible on his body. {5}

"Mephiles, huh?" Sonic said, staring at the dark hedgehog, while Marine shivered in fear slightly.
"Yes..." Said Iblis as she continued. "Mephiles tried to poison the very universe Chaos and I created with evil and darkness. And while Chaos was able to hold him back, he managed to shed small portions of his darkness around the universe."
"Heh. He doesn't sound so tough!" Said Sonic, while smacking his fist into his palm, as Rad and Gadget started to feel the fear, aswell.
"Let me finish, Sol One..." Iblis told the Blue Blur, as she revealed a familiar looking rod within the flames. "Not long after Chaos was able to stop Mephiles' first plan, he managed to seal much of his power within a rod he called the Scepter of Darkness... and he made his first attempt to bind me to his will..."

Flashback to that moment, all those centuries ago... {6}
"Iblis, my dear..." Said Mephiles with the deep, dark voice that sent shivers up Iblis' spine.
"Why are you here, Mephiles?" Iblis asked as Mephiles walked up behind her.
"I only wish to make you... mine." Mephiles told Iblis as he waved the Scepter of Darkness in front of her, making her move uncontrollably. "Yes, Iblis... join me, and we can eradicate Chaos once and for all." Before Mephiles could manipulate Iblis further, Chaos pushed him away from her, allowing her to move on her own again.
"Chaos?" Iblis asked, but Chaos didn't answer.
"Mephiles, for your attempt to bind Iblis to your will, we shall seal you within your very own Scepter of Darkness." Chaos said while raising her hands, as did Iblis. "Have you any last words?"
"*chuckle* You're too late, Chaos." Mephiles replied. "My plan is already in motion. In mere centuries, you shall fall to my darkness, and the flames of Iblis!"
"Chaos... Control!!" Yelled Chaos as she slowed down time around the vicinity of Mephiles, while Iblis used her flames to contain him and seal him within the Scepter of Darkness.

Present Day
"...After we sealed Mephiles, Chaos never looked at me the same way again. And she sent herself along with the scepter away to your planet, Sol One." Iblis told Sonic, who was amazed at her story, as were Rad, Marine and Gadget. "And while I sealed much of my power within what you call the seven Sol Emeralds, I was still unstable..." {7}
"So you tried to calm your flames with the blood of the royal family. Right?" Asked Sonic, to which Iblis nodded.
"Yes, and it seemed to work until I was sealed within Blaze..." She replied.
"And that's when the Babylonians made that jewel for Blaze, to keep you from burning everything." Sonic pointed out, and Iblis nodded again.
"...yes. I didn't ask for such destructive power." Iblis said sadly. "*sigh* I only wish I could speak with Chaos again... and apologize to her..."

"Wait a minute. There's still something I don't get..." Said Sonic. "How come that Swell chick's not acting the way Blaze remembers?"
"Seven years ago, two scientists from other worlds managed to obtain the Scepter of Darkness and myself to perform an experiment that would help them control time itself." Iblis replied, which shocked Sonic.
"No way..." He said in disbelief.
"The experiment was known as the Solaris Project." Iblis added. "And while the experiment failed due to my flames being out of control, it merely gave Mephiles another idea: to merge with me in order to cause chaos throughout all of time and space. So while we were seperated again, Mephiles sealed a part of himself within one of the Sol Emeralds. And I fear that is why Swell is acting differently..."
"Man, this Mephiles is worse than I thought..." Said Sonic, understanding the situation. "Though I can't help but wonder who those two scientists were..."

"Hee hee hee. Allow me to give you a hint, Sonic!" Said a familiar voice from a familiar airship... {8}
"Eggman Nega!" Sonic shouted as he and Iblis saw the ship. "What're you doing here?"
"Isn't it obvious to you now, Sonic?" Nega asked back. "I want Iblis!"
"You won't take me so easily!" Shouted Iblis.
"Very well. I hope you all enjoyed the Blizzard Peaks, as they're about to cause the world to flood! Hee hee hee..." Nega replied as his ship flew back the way it came.
"C'mon guys! We've gotta stop Nega from destroying that island!" Said Sonic as he and Iblis jumped onto their waterbike and took off after Nega. Rad, Marine and Gadget soon followed in their waterbike.

Back on Mobius, newly appointed GUN agent Shadow was walking through the streets of Station Square the night after the World Grand Prix, when he heard two voices talking in an alley...
"Forgive me, Master." Said a voice similar to Sonic's. "I've failed you." {9}
"You're lucky I still find you useful, Scourge..." Said the deep, dark voice with the Scepter of Darkness. "At least, until I find someone more worthy..." Shadow kept walking, only to find that his shadow was moving differently...
"Join me, Shadow..." Said the same dark voice, starling the black hedgehog. "Join me, and together we can rid this world of the people who have wronged us..."
"Who are you, and how do you know my name?" Shadow asked his shadow.
"*chuckle* In time, Shadow..." The voice replied. "In time..."
"Hey, Shadow! I just heard the news that you made it to the semi-finals of the World Grand Prix!" Rouge shouted with joy as she ran towards Shadow.
"What? I did?" Shadow asked, feeling confused. Rouge merely nodded. "Hmph. I thought I was disqualified since I sacrifced myself to eliminate Metal Sonic..." While Shadow and Rouge walked away from the alley, his shadow was still there when Scourge appeared!
"Y'know, I've been meanin' to ask that myself, Master..." He said to the shadow. "What is your name?"
"While I prefer that you refer to me as 'Master', my name... is Mephiles." Said the shadow as it came out of the wall, and faced Scourge directly! "Mephiles the Dark."

END OF CHAPTER {10}