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(shadamy) Starlit Cheiras (FINAL)

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CHAPTER 6

(Shadow)

            Shadow blinked in the darkness around him, staring at his reflection. Same red eyes, same face, same fur color, same body structure. Except, this reflection was pretty solid looking. After a few more minutes, Shadow began to doubt that there was a mirror in front of him.

            "Who are you?" Shadow asked, but the reflection just stared. Perhaps he was wrong. Maybe there really was a mirror in front of him. However, the reflection's mouth did not move when he spoke. Shadow asked again, "Who are you?"

            The reflection sighed.

            "Such a mess you got yourself in," the reflection grumbled. "It makes me wonder what you were thinking when you started this game. Then again, you probably weren't thinking at all, were you. You caused a lot of trouble in the mortal world, you know. The Night Kingdom, too. The Realm of Silence sure wasn't benefitting from a half soul. I've gotta know, was she worth it?" The reflection paused a moment before smiling as he chuckled to himself. "Yeah, she was....she is."

            Shadow stared at his reflection in silent confusion. The reflection looked up as if he had just realized that Shadow was there.

          "You don't remember what you are, do you?" the reflection laughed. "Did only my part of the soul contain memories? I'm talking about Armistice." Shadow's ears perked up. "Well, I guess you know her as Amy Rose."

            "What?" Shadow gasped.

            "Armistice. Amy Rose. Two different names, but the one and only." the reflection stated. "You really did forget, but don't worry. It'll come back once we rejoin."

            "Rejoin? What do you mean?"

            "I am the half of Shadow that is the God of Night and you are the other half. Years ago, Shadow's soul and essence split into two, me and you, so that one of us could gain a mortal body and live in the Mortal World." Shadow (2) waved his hand over the space in between them and a battle scene appeared. As Shadow watched, Amy blasted a Morning Soldier away from his body that was lying cold and broken. "Foolish girl. That body is useless now."

            Shadow reached for it with his essence, but received an electric shock. Gritting his teeth, he tried again and got the same results. His hand was starting to burn.

            "So what happens now?" Shadow choked on the words.

            "You seem to accept who you really are, so let us join and become one again. It's irritating to be a half of a spirit." Shadow (2) yawned.

            The two Shadow spirits converged as the area around them grew darker as if darkness itself was a spirit, too, and was rejoicing in their union. For a moment, everything was black. Then, Shadow breathed deeply and opened his eyes-- fierce pools of blood that stood out from the darkness. There was no air, but it was not oxygen he breathed-- it was power. The power of the God of Night. He found himself chuckling as the memories returned-- about Armistice and Amy and his decision in getting Dr. Robotnik  to create a body for him to possess. Ah, Armistice. No, she goes by the name Amy Rose, now. He felt his body tremble with pain. It was slightly annoying. A great God like him had fallen in love with such a minor Goddess.

 

(Amy)

            Amy knew she was crying. She could feel the tears on her face stick to the skin. She cried for the dying people in this battle, the blood spilled, and for Shadow. When he had collapsed, she had felt his essence enter the Realm of Silence. The body behind her was nothing more than a lifeless shell, forever frozen in its present state.

            She knew this, but she continued to guard it. Even as the sky was infested by the darkness of the Night, signaling the return of Shadow in his complete form. The ground below them morphed into an ocean of Cheiras, an almost exact replica of the Field of Cheiras in the Realm of Silence. The stars blinked down at her and the two Ladies of the Moon appeared together in the sky. Their essence spilled out of their place in the sky to take on hazy, mortal forms a few yards away from the battlefield. Like ghosts, the Ladies of the Moon glided through the Cheiras until they came face to face with Amy. Then they parted to show the descent of Shadow. Amy wanted to cry. She knew what would come next. It was what she had feared for many years-- rejection.

            Amy and Shadow locked their gazes on each other. Amy's tears continued to flow like a waterfall.

            Shadow was majestic. Clad in silver metal chains and deep velvet, he strode towards them with his cape billowing out behind him and his power electrifying the air in a most frightening way. His face was a frozen fire, cold yet managing to look furious. His mouth was set in a determined frown and his hands were fisted in an effort to control his rampaging emotions. Amy knew it was taking a lot of concentration and energy to appear in his present state. The Night God was never meant to be in the Mortal World.

           Amy wanted to run to him, embrace him....kiss him. Instead, she locked her body into place. The closer Shadow got, the harder it was to not run to him. When Shadow finally stood in front of her, only a few inches away, Amy couldn't help but lean forward. Shadow raised his hand to touch her.

            A spear suddenly got in between the two hedgehogs. Amy looked beside her to see Sera's distressed face. A few feet away, Gladis was also poised to attack with a loaded bow.

            "Don't. Move." Sera hissed.

            Shadow remained silent, not moving his eyes away from Amy's face.

            "How long do you plan to ignore your sister's wish?" Shadow asked Sera. "Amy wants to be with me, isn't that right, Amy?"

            "It doesn't matter what she wants! It's wrong for the daylight to embrace the night!" Gladis shouted.

            "Can't we call a truce?" Autumn Moon spoke up. "We share the same sky. They obviously love each other. Why can't you let your sister go?"

            "With the Day and Night divided like this, don't you think it's as if the sky has fallen?" Blue Moon sighed.

            Hearing this, the soldiers from Gorziken Kingdom, including Sonic and Kara, dropped their weapons. This caused a ripple of surrenders throughout the mortals until all the weapons were abandoned.

            This entire time, Shadow and Amy were staring at each other.

            'This can never work, you know. Even with the Mortal World's consent.' Amy's eyes said.

            'Are you saying our love was not meant to be?' Shadow's eyes asked.

            'Please, Shadow. Just give up.' Amy's eyes pleaded.

            Shadow closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When he opened his eyes again, he refused to look at Amy. Staring at the ground, he got down on his knee and plucked up a Cheira from the ground. As the world watched, the Cheira transformed. The delicate petals wrapped around each other and the center shrunk into the petals, creating a lovely pattern of shooting stars and revealing the most beautiful gem. Its shape was a perfect sphere and its color was like the most beautiful dawn sky--pale pink with wisps of light yellow, baby blue, and lilac. Shadow slowly raised his eyes to look into Amy's gleaming emerald pools.

            "Will you marry me?"

            Amy covered her mouth in shock. Even Sera dropped her weapon in surprise. Not far away, Autumn Moon and Blue Moon cheered. Their joy infected the audience in the background. The armies, from both the Morning Realm and Night Realm, started to cheer and applaud.

            While everyone was fixed on Amy and Shadow, no one realized that Gladis had snapped. The ring in Shadow's hand was a curse in Gladis's point of view-- a trick to take away her beloved little sister. In her crazed state of mind, she had let her arrow fly.

            The arrow did nothing more than graze Shadow's hand, but with the way he was using most of his energy to maintain a mortal form and Gladis's arrow being a shot of pure solar energy, it unbalanced Shadow's control over his powers. Shadow quickly got up, but he was already starting to fade. He tried to hand Amy the ring, but as he reached out his hand, he vanished. The ring dropped onto a Cheira. The night sky began to fade and the dawn took over. Amy bent down and picked up her ring. Yes, it was her ring, because in her mind, she had accepted even if she wasn't able to say it.

            'Shadow, I love you,' Amy confessed in her mind. She trembled as she clutched the ring to her heart and started to cry again. 'I love you. I love you. I love you.'

 

(EPILOGUE)

 

            It had been moons since that fateful battle. In honor of the union of the Day and the Night, the people from both realms came together and built the Tempest, a castle that stood in the middle of the same land the two realms had fought on. Many of the Cheiras had withered away after Shadow had returned to the Realm of Silence, but some had been saved and put in their own special garden around the castle. The Tempest had become a very convenient place for the people of the two realms to sell goods to each other and was a very popular place to live among the nobles.

            Today, it was extra crowded with people from all across the lands, because of the Festival of Starlight. It was a festival originally exclusive to the Night Realm, but with the Union, the Morning Realm was invited to attend. Children ran around, excitedly waiting for the stars to appear. Amy couldn't help smiling. It was good to see the Morning Realm and the Night Realm interacting with each other.

            "Rosetta! There you are!" someone called to Amy.

            "Kara!" Amy smiled.

            Kara and Amy embraced. They had become friends again the same day the Union was made officially. Amy was glad to return to being Kara's friend, but knew there was still some tension between them. The fact that Kara still called her Rosetta was proof that the past could not be forgotten.

            "Kara!" Sonic cried. "Don't run so much!"

            Sonic emerged from the crowd looking very flustered.

            "Oh, hush. I'm not even fat yet!" Kara protested. (According to Kara, you are not yet pregnant if you are not fat.)

            "That doesn't mean you're not pregnant! Think of our child!" Sonic blubbered.

           Surprisingly, Sonic and Kara had fallen in love with each other. (It's surprising, because they are complete opposites.) They were not married yet, even though Kara was six weeks pregnant. Sonic was always asking her to marry him, but Kara had wiggled out of every single one so far. This occurred so many times, the public announced them married even though Kara never officially said yes. Watching them was a comedy show and Amy couldn't help but giggle every time they fought. Knowing Kara, Amy knew Kara was just too embarrassed to accept Sonic's proposal.

            "They're always so loud," Sera complained, hugging Amy from behind.

            Sera had ignored Amy for days after the battle, but eventually agreed that Amy's happiness was the most important. It was thanks to Kara and Sera that the Union passed successfully. Nowadays, everyone liked the Union. Well, almost everyone. Gladis had yet to talk to Amy.

            "That's how they get along," Amy laughed.

            The public had formed a circle around Kara and Sonic, giving them plenty of space to work out their issues.

            "They're causing traffic, again," Sera pointed out.

            Amy just shrugged.

            People had begun to set down blankets in the cool fields around them. Families clumped together and settled down to watch for the first star. The sky was getting darker and it was about time Amy and Sera get Sonic and Kara to calm down.

            A few minutes later, the first star appeared and everyone got excited. Children pointed and whispered among each other as their parents explained the significance of it. Amy had heard the story many times, so she tuned them out and focused on the sky. More and more stars appeared, lighting up the sky in a beautiful arrangement.

            Then, a star fell.

            Amy blinked. Did that really just happen? Just as she was passing it off as her imagination, another star fell. Faster and faster, stars fell from the sky and created a Cheira wherever they touched. In a matter of a couple of heartbeats, the land around everyone was filled with starlit Cheiras. They glowed as if they were keeping the stars prisoner in their center and filled the air with a sweet scent. There was no moonlight to make them toxic or cause them to bloom. Since no one but Amy had ever witnessed this sight, people were afraid to touch them. The land became silent and they looked among each other for answers.

            Amy, on the other hand, was captivated. She gingerly picked up a Cheira and kissed it. It's glow changed from white to blue. She kissed it again and it turned purple. Grinning slyly, Amy began to dance. Every Cheira she touched or passed by changed its color and soon, the children joined her, bringing the music with them. Before long, everyone was either dancing or playing an instrument. Laughter filled the air.

            The Festival of Starlight had turned from a silent star gazing into a party. Amy tumbled out of the ring of dancers and smiled. She could see Sonic and Kara dancing together near the middle and Sera astonishing the children and elders by performing a fire dance. It was a wonderful sight-- nearly perfect.

            "Amy," a voice whispered behind her.

            Amy turned around to find Gladis standing alone a few feet away.

            "Gladis!" Amy cried with joy and ran to embrace her older sister. "I'm so glad to see you! Look, everyone is having a great time! Why don't you join us?"

            Gladis smiled softly. "I hope that means you forgive me," she said.

            Amy's smile dimmed and her eyes glazed over.

            "You're my sister. I know you didn't mean to hurt me."

            Amy and Gladis hugged each other.

            "Thank you, Armi...I mean, Amy."

            "No problem! Now, let's join Sera in a fire dance! She can't take all the attention!"

            Amy took Gladis's hand and turned to go to Sera, but Gladis stood still. Confused, Amy turned back to Gladis.

            "I have something to show you, first," Gladis whispered. She sounded excited and Amy's curiosity took over.

            Gladis led Amy away from the party and into the Tempest. It was empty and dark, but the Cheiras outside illuminated the interior just enough for them to avoid a collision. They walked into the throne room and when they reached the thrones, Gladis uncovered a secret door behind a large tapestry that hung on the wall between two of the thrones. They walked up the steps of a tower that Amy have never entered, even though she was sure she had explored every single square meter of the castle. There were windows all along the walls, making the tower seem transparent when seen from far away. Amy's curiosity grew even more.

            After a long climb, they came to a simple wooden door.

            "Go on in," Gladis whispered. "He's waiting for you."

            Amy watched Gladis descend the stairs and disappear behind a turn before facing the door again. She should have opened it slowly, but she got impatient. She more or less slammed the door open and walked into a small, but spacious room. There was a large round bed in the middle and all kinds of drapery and cushions littering the place in all kinds of different colors. There were only two windows. One was on the left in the shape of a sun and the other was on the right in the shape of a moon. They were stained glass windows-- different from the previous windows that wound around the stairs behind her.

            The room had a very homely and comfortable feel to it, but that was not what took Amy's breath away. Sitting lazily in the middle of the bed was none other than Shadow. He stared at her with his red wine eyes, liquefied and full of desire. He was draped in a simple, red robe that hung around him as if it was nothing more than part of the sheets. His black quills were ruffled and untidy, but that just made him look even more like a dream.

            "S-Shadow?" Amy breathed the name.

            Shadow smiled.

            "We must thank Gladis for getting my permission to live on the Mortal World. But that will have to come later, of course." Shadow whispered.

            "Later?" Amy whispered back.

            "Yes. Later. Because right now, you have to tell me you agree to marry me."

            Amy's humor returned to her. "And what if I say no?"

            Shadow got up and hugged Amy. "Then I'll hold you like this until you finally say yes."

            Amy giggled. "I seem to win either way."

            "That's because I love you."

            Amy's heart skipped a beat. Shadow loved her. Shadow was here. With her. Now........................................................

            "Yes."

            "Yes?"

            "Yes, I'll marry you."

            They kissed, full of passion for each other. This was happiness.

            ...................................................And Forever.

I am feeling so accomplished right now.....
I DID IT!!!! I FINISHED A STORY!!!!! HOORAY!!!!
(it's all because Shadow is AWESONE)
Thanks to everyone who read the entire Starlit Cherias from prologue to epilogue!^^

If there are mistakes, please do not be afraid to voice your opinions. If you are unsatisfied with my poor writings, please leave a comment. I am always looking for ways to improve myself.

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I can tell right now that u have such a creative mind. KEEP ON WRITING. You have a GIFT!