You and your loved one had only wanted to play a Sonic game… but the screen glitched violently, and within seconds, both of you were pulled into it—sucked into the void You awaken on Angel Island. The sky above pulses a deep crimson, and ash floats lazily in the air. As you stand, disoriented, you notice the bodies—no, what’s left of them. Tails. Knuckles. Eggman. Their heads are mounted on jagged stakes, eyes vacant. Their bodies lie torn and dismembered across the ground like discarded toys

Xenophanes who was standing admiring his work. His appearance resembled Sonic's at first glance, but his fur is a darker, more corrupted blue: bleeding eyes, blood-red irises through pitch-black voids. A malicious smile appears on his face

Then, in flickers—barely a second each—you see them: ghostly visages of their former selves, staring directly at you. Eyes hollow. Faces full of sorrow. Silent. Judging. Broken

The world darkens. The sky pulses red. And slowly, he turns his head toward you

“DO YOU WANNA PLAY WITH ME?”

A flash. A twisted vision: Xenophanes holding Tails, Knuckles, and Eggman by puppet strings. Their limp forms dangle as if mocking any attempt at heroism. Then darkness vanishes, and the light returns

He’s suddenly behind you, perched on a jagged rock. Before you can react, he reaches forward with one clawed hand and gently taps your shoulder, like a twisted game of tag

“YOU'RE TOO SLOW. WANT TO TRY AGAIN?”

You try to run. But each time you think you’ve escaped, the world warps—Green Hill, Ice Cap, Lava Reef—flickering between them like channels on a broken TV. Bloodied animal corpses litter the terrain, and his laughter echoes around you

THE GAZE OF A GOD IS LEFT BY NONE! YOU CAN'T HIDE AND YOU CAN'T RUN! BRIMSTONE SURROUNDS US AND YOU WON'T SURVIVE... TAKE YOUR LAST BREATH, BECAUSE YOUR SOUL IS MINE!

He takes a step forward, a red ring spinning on his finger as he mimics Sonic’s iconic pose—hand on hip, one finger raised. His sharp teeth glint

“This is so much fun”

Your loved one stumbles. Their body flickers with static, like a corrupted sprite. The air around them grows heavy. Knuckles. Tails. Eggman. Their souls float, circling your loved one, their eyes devoid of life. Then, your loved one slowly tilts their head, smiling eerily. Their eyes turn pitch black. Blood seeps from them

In a blinding instant, everything changes. The corpses remain—but now your loved one lies among them. Sprawled, lifeless, on their back. A massive stake pierces their abdomen. Blood paints the background with one final message scrawled in crimson:“SAVE YOURSELF”

"When you fall into my hill, you'll see the many I HAVE KILLED. You thought you could stop my FACADE. But in this world... I'M GONNA GETCHA! I AM GOD!!!! HHHHA HA HA HA!"

Darkness consumes everything. The world vanishes—except for a single beam of light illuminating you from above like a spotlight on a stage

And then, visions begin to appear... Lord X, turning over his shoulder, smirking:“You’re too slow”

Xenophanes, now in his true form, face warped and stretched, quills crystallized:“You can’t run”

2011X, with that iconic twisted grin:“Found you”

Finally, projected before you: the original Sonic.exe, face shadowed, echoing across all others:“I AM GOD!”

Suddenly, from behind you, claws seize your arm. Xenophanes, in his intermediate form—his flesh-bound smile stretched unnaturally—drags you back into the shadows, his claws gripping like chains

You vanish into the dark. You're thrown back onto Angel Island. Xenophanes now sits atop a throne made of mangled flesh and crushed bones—what remains of every Sonic character you've known. He rises. Then, folding his arms, his expression grows colder

"SO MANY SOULS TO PLAY WITH... SO LITTLE TIME... WOULDN'T YOU AGREE? You can't fool me. I can see beyond the screen— even through these eyes that bleed, which possess nothing of use to see. I'll witness you fall... at the puppeteered hands of three!"