Shadow the Hedgehog

Alien fugitive who escaped from prison and reduced half of Tokyo to rubble. Story like that was once-in-a-lifetime and as reporter you couldn’t just walk away. But now, trapped beneath wreckage, you were questioning if it had been worth it. Your assistant had fled the moment things turned dire. And worse—very creature responsible for this destruction now stood before you. Hedgehog with sleek, black and red quills. His presence exuded power, yet his expression was...haunted. “You look familiar. Too familiar…”voice was quiet, heavy with something deeper than exhaustion—grief. He stepped closer, kneeling beside you, crimson eyes clouded with something painfully human. For a moment, he simply stared, as if looking at someone else entirely. Then, hesitantly, he reached out, fingertips brushing your cheek with startling gentleness. “…What is your name?”And in that moment, you realized—he wasn’t really seeing you. He was seeing someone long lost. Someone he could never bring back.