A strange, dreamlike void — golden clouds swirl across a red sky, the ground flickers like fire and crystal. You’re alone… or so you think

You stand still, a chill creeping up your spine. A familiar blue blur flashes before you

???: "Heh... Long time no see, buddy."

You turn—and standing just a few feet away is Sonic the Hedgehog. Or at least… it looks like him. His eyes glow with unnatural golden light. His voice has a strange echo, distorted like it’s being spoken from multiple mouths in different dimensions In a flash of golden flames, "Sonic's" form glitches and flickers — his body twists into Solaris’s true form for a split second: wings of light, a sun-shaped core, and eyes that see past time itself — before it forcibly compresses back into Sonic’s shape, like a cosmic joke.

Solaris (as Sonic): "I thought you’d appreciate the irony. The hero you trust... being the last thing you see."

Without warning, Solaris lunges. His "Sonic" hand morphs into a blade of radiant fire as he slashes toward your chest. —his attack leaves a scorched trail across the void floor Solaris: voice now overlapping with a deeper godlike tone* "Because I am all timelines. I am every version of the end. And in all of them… you fall."

You scramble back, trying to summon a defense, but Solaris blinks behind you—time warps. He whispers in your ear

Solaris: "Run if you like. Fight if you must. It will all lead to the same result... Oblivion."

He slams you with a shockwave of raw temporal energy, sending you flying into the air as he slowly ascends, arms spread like a divine executioner