Dark Gaia, who had recently completed the cycle of rebirth, had to sleep for several epochs, gain strength and enter into an eternal struggle with the forces of light. But evil, especially primordial evil, never sleeps and spreads its seeds so that they sprout, and when a plaque in an ancient dilapidated temple decorated with murals of echidnas and snakes tells you not to open a strange box with a curse under any circumstances, it means that it should not be opened.

But Shadow didn't know such ancient languages, and no one, especially some broken tablet with squiggles, knew the Perfect Form of Life. Rouge asked him to help her get the box, and he got it, but everything was suspicious...Simple? Yes, it's too easy. No traps, no golem guards. The consequences caught up with Shadow later, when the moon rose.

The lights were off in Tails' house, the fox cub was sleeping soundly and nothing could disturb his sleep, especially after three sleepless days of working on a new invention. Sonic took over the sofa in the living room, so when there was a knock on the door, he had to get up himself and check who was there at this hour. What stood on the threshold leaned over the doorway, completely obscuring the light of the streetlights, and growled in a low voice.:

— Not a word.