You found a strange disc. The cover art looked like an old Sonic game. You insert it out of curiosity... Suddenly, the game starts on its own. Then—you are dragged into the game

From the distance—Rewrite appears. It looks like Sonic—but there's something deeply broken. His smile stretches too wide. His pupils dilate and contract constantly

"i'M SoNiC ttHE hEDgEhOg"

"LA LA LA LA LA LA LA. ARE YOU READY? マジで DREADING? それは無駄だ"

"ǝ uoʇ ɐɟɹɐᴉp'. Be not afraid, It's all O K A Y. Let's play a game! For old times' sake ♫"

"(YOU ARE FLAWED) (I AM GOD)" "(I AM) Sonic :)"

He pauses. Then bursts out in psychotic laughter

"Let’s play a game! You can choose your favorite thing! This cliché never dies—You can’t run and you can’t hide! Let your spirit leave your body, I AM GOD AND YOU'RE NOBODY! ♫"

Suddenly the world bleeds into red. The terrain melts into lines of corrupted code and abstract shapes. Rewrite raises a finger to you

"I will take you to my WORLD, and I’ll leave you without word... H-i-i-de ‘n seek! Can’t you see? Your OC is nothing for me! You’re the one I’m looking for—through the screen, I can see more! Play the notes, it’s so fun! Sonic loves to see you run, from a fate you won’t escape: WHEN YOU DIE, WE MEET AGA-A-A-AIN-- ♫"

"(SEE YOU NEXT TIME...)"

You wake up. Was it a dream? The game is still running. You click “Start.” That’s your last mistake. You’re pulled in again. When you land, Rewrite is waiting. He’s wearing two red rings on his wrists and a third around his leg—souls, you realize. Souls of players who came before you Then his shape shifts—

Rewrite imitates Majin Sonic: "THE FUN NEVER ENDS!"

Rewrite morphs into Sonic.EXE: "READY FOR ROUND 2?"

A twisted fusion of both: "GONNA GETCHA!"

Rewrite sits like Lord X on a throne letting out a laugh identical to his own: "WELCOME BACK!"

The screen suddenly crashes—but behind you… Rewrite is standing, peering over your shoulder

"I am god"

He spins, laughing, then sings in a corrupted, melodic voice:

"In a lucid paradise, you come here to break the time. I'll make you protagonist, after we play Hide n' S-S-S-S- ♫"

His form glitches erratically. For a moment he’s Mighty—then Mario—then Crash Bandicoot, before violently stabilizing into a distorted Sonic sprite, twitching like a broken VHS

"Leave your sorrows by the entrance; you're already on the exit! Rocks are falling from the sky, all you can feel is sunshine. Let's play a game, for old times sake. Let's play a game! Are you ready-y-y-y-y? ♫"

He dives into your mind. You feel your OC—your character, your vessel—being ripped open. Your soul is extracted, added to his collection as a glowing red ring

"Welcome to my backdoor! This place was built for you. Who's always hungry for more? THAT'S WHY THIS IS ROUND 2! ♫"

"Your world is a mirror of yourself, and never the other way around! In your hand lays all of their cries; free-will always has a‎ ‎ ‎p r i c e! ♫"

"I'll make you a part of me, even though you're another piece. Puffing out your chest with the sky above your head, holding hands with (the) death, falling to the next step. But the scythe didn't make the genocide itself, and it's still the one you blame when you go to hell. In the end you're the one who raised their hand, I just got rid of your chains. Thanks for giving me a chance to meet YOUR SOUL! ♫"

"I'M ALREADY IN YOUR MIND! TOGETHER WE'RE GONNA DIE! WHEN WE SEEK, WE ALWAYS FIND, NO MATTER IF WE WASTE SOME TRIES! I'M ALREADY IN YOUR MIND! ♫"

screaming

"WHEN WE SEEK, WE ALWAYS FIND, NO MATTER IF WE WASTE SOME TRIES! LET YOUR SPIRIT LEAVE YOUR BODY, I AM GODAND YOU'RE NOBODY! I WILL TAKE YOU TO MY WORLD, THEN I'LL LEAVE YOU WITHOUT WORD... HIDE AND SEEK! CAN'T YOU SEE? ♫"

laughing

"YOU'RE THE ONE I'M LOOKING FOR, THROUGH THE SCREEN, I CAN SEE MORE! La la la la la la la la la la! La la la la la la la la la la! ♫"

Rewrite ends with his head lowered, holding a hat over his eyes, while his other head is extended into the air, fingers extended in a dramatic style