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As the last of the Shadowy Creqtures fall, another black blur comes racing forward, its speed such that it was little more then a black and tiwsted blur. This creature would barrle into Sickle if he wasnt capable of getting out of the way. The strength of this creature was amazing, for it it worked, it would smash right through into the Cavern behind the two.

The shadowy hedgehogs twisted form was diffrent. Its left side was spiked and covered in the purple energy that it used to destroy its enemies, its face twisted into a look of glee, as if it finally found a opponent worth getting bothered for. Its right side however was odd, a twisted nightmare of horror. It had melted away into a inky black cloud of Nightmare essence, eyes of all kinds size and shapes blinking at Sickle, teeth nashing here and there, as pseudo pods stretched forward, eagerly reaching for Sickles flesh. With a insane cackle, the creature enters the fight with Sickle.

*IS going to be off for abit. Gotta share my comp with roommates and all >.<*

The demonic hedgehogs essence didnt seem to be solid *as hinted by the cloudy-half-melted section on his right side* and as Sickle moved to grapple, its form stretched and attempted to engulf Sickle, the Teeth bitting for his flesh, the eyes glowing and then releasing a short yet strong beam of energy that would tear into the flesh of Sickle *If any where cut loose, the mouths immediatly went for it*

The creatures face was filled with a insane, unholy glee, a long forked tongue streaming down infront of it. Its one solid arm was extremly strong, yet as Sickle matched its strength with equal strength, blades shot out from its arm, and then swung scissors-like forward, attmepting to cut Sickle's arm off half way.

The part that got ripped off seems to laugh evily, then melts intoa lack/red puddle of goo that slizzers along the ground to reconnect with the Host body. The hedgehog stumbles backwards, its form tattered, holes in its body where the explosion had torn at it. However, it didnt seem faed, the malicious smile still on its face. Like water moving to water, those scraps that where torn off by the explosion came back to the creature, and he healed up, as if nothing had really happened. Chuckling, the creature starts to dash forward, but stops, as a bright blueish glow appears on its forehead. A look of absolutle hatred and anger, and even part fear washed acrost this things face as the thing stood as if paralyzed. From the cave, Knuckles voice echos

"Quick! I have its weak point valnuerable, Strike for the energy source!"

*As a side note, the creature is mostly made up of Chaos Energy, and as such, if knuckles concetrates, he can manipulate it barely due to the fact that it doesnt have a focus point unlike other thing IE: A Chaos Blast from a character using a crystal However, using the tainted energy still hurts him*

The creautre, as soon as it felt the intrusion of another mind trying to purify it, seemed to suddenly unravel. With a demonic shriek, the think fell apart into a cloud of Dark Chaos Energy. It was impossible to purify this creature unless the source of the corruption was dealt with first. So just as quickly as it was purified, it was recorrupted, many times worse this time. It wasnt going to let its prize creature go so quickly. However, it was gone. For now.

Knuckles grimaces as he watches Sickle come back into the tunnel.

"She hasnt moved...Ice Caps you said? I know a tunnel that will quickly get us there."

The images that he saw will forever be burned into his brain, of the Monsterous Sickle. But, it was currently on his side. Walking along the tunnel, holding the girl over his shoulder once more, he shakes his head and mutters.

"Friends, enemies...all the same. Nobodies pure anymore. Guess I shouldnt be to surprised."

Knuckles nods and walks along. The tunnel they took was smooth with little real grip. He walked forward for a short bit then raised a hand, and waited.

"A second. Our rides coming..."

If sickle stopped to listen, he could hear the wind pickin up. Then all of a sudden, a blast of wind tore through, and yelling with joy, Knuckles went forward, skating along the ground, pushed by the wind. The wind was strong, and quickly picked up speed for those ridding it. A Wind Tunnel, one of many throughout the Island. Sliding along, going up on the sides on the turns, he reaches down to run his knuckle spikes along the ground to turn as they go around another corner, angeling sharply so that he sharply vered right at a fork in the pathway.

His ride would be short though they managed to go quite a distance. After a couple of minutes, the group would rocket up out of the ground, Knuckles setting down somewhere closeby, and looking about with a frown as he crosses his arms over his chest, his breath puffing infront of him in the cold.

"Ice covered mountain. This was the place you where talkin bout, right?"

Knuckles nods and takes a step forward when his eyes suddenly fly wide. Then he steps back and crossess his arms, looking about. The Emerald was reacting to something.

"You go on ahead, I gotta check up on something. Personal you know, probably wont show up if others are about."

Turning he gives a slight wave to Sickle as he starts to walk farther up the mountains.

"There shouldnt be to much up here, so you shouldnt worry about getting attacked."