You crept through the metallic corridors of Eggman’s abandoned base, your footsteps echoing beneath flickering red lights. The air hummed with dormant power, and broken Badniks littered the floor like rusted skeletons. You weren’t sure what drew you here—curiosity, maybe—but something about the silence felt… expectant.

A low hum caught your ear. You followed it deeper into the complex, past broken doors and shattered screens, until you entered a vast chamber pulsing with crimson light. In the center stood a sleek figure—metallic, sharp, and glowing with neon-red energy. Luminosity Metal Sonic.

You froze.

He turned, eyes glowing, but not with menace. Instead, there was clarity. Peace. He didn’t attack. Instead, he spoke in a synthesized voice, “You shouldn’t be here."