#phantom ruby illusions

[star-stages]

Part two of this comic

-Sonic's perspective- A visit from a phantom ruby illusion of Tails

(I apologize for the terrible backgrounds I really do)

(I'm also not sure if ya gotta click for quality or not)

Also I guess I accidently made an au, I think I'll call him Phantom Illusion Tails. Pretty straight forward. More drawings of him below.

He's keeping Sonic company, although it's nothing like having the real Tails there.

Edit (6/17) I changed up the Cracking designs on Tails, I balanced them out more, and made them easier to remember✨

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[tboyblaze]

attempt number 1 at a phantom ruby gijinka....made it tall as fuck

[perry-88]

December month art ft Zeti!NiGHTS

[aethergate]

.. is it just her or did the vibes suddenly get really. bad.

[smashingveteransandnewcomers]

A Trinityverse Halloween Special: Revenge of The Phantom Glitch!

@astral-multiverse

Mecha Sonic...A name that once filled Team Trinity and those on Mobius with fear until it's destruction at the hands of the Metal Overlord had managed to fin a way back into the world of the living as a living glitch before, in their insanity, absorbed the Phantom Ruby to become a new, terrifying creature simply known only as 'Glitcher', yet others would refer to them by the name given to them by the Robotniks when they asked about this creature....'M-Sonic.EXE', which was the name for his programming file back when they were still a robot...

Now, as the self-proclaimed God of Machines and Illusions...He waits for his time to strike...and it seems that time was slowly approaching upon this Halloween Night...And we star this tale...with a knock at the workshop door of Miles 'Tails' Prower...

[athanasius-symposium-of-writings]

Miss Detective

Happy Valentine's Day to my friend! We are exchanging gifts and for you, I write florian <3

Rated: Explicit | Warnings: Detective x Phantom Thief, based on a doujin (no I'm not telling!), fem!reader, consensual noncon/dubcon, Dilf!Florian

“You make me sound like a perverted old man, Miss Detective.” The grin on his face never falters, in fact, the grin seems to grow as you glare at him, he is comfortable crouching on one in front of you.

“You are a perverted old man.” You move lean forward as the handcuff keeps you from going too far or even standing up, the chains rattling against the old cold pipe. If your glare could kill, the Phantom Thief would have died a long time ago, instead, it only gets you a chuckle.

“Come on, Miss Detective! Don't let this reunion start off on a sour note, especially since I went through the trouble of stealing you tonight.” A dangerous purr in his voice, his single human eye sparkling like amber and rubies under the sun.

He hums as pulls out a collapsible baton, bringing the tip up to your chin and making you tilt your head up exposing your neck. You keep your breathing leveled as he drags the baton tip down your throat to the top of the button up dress shirt.

“To think the standard detective uniform is so… Form-fitting,” Eye going to your breasts as you look away trying not to be embarrassed, “Guess there are other ways to catch a crook.”

“And what are you implying!?” Going to kick him but he grabs your leg, putting it over his shoulder as his hand slides down your stocking-covered leg then teasing a finger under your formal shorts.

“Oh, not, just this old fox is noticing a trend.” The baton slipped between the buttons and suddenly jerked up snapping the first four buttons over your breasts. “Oh, a white bra.” Seeing peeks out from the open hole, “Let's see if Miss Detective is hiding any tracking devices on her, hmm?”

“Tsk, is that your excuse to try to frisk me, Thief?”

“Spirit Fox, dear, and maybe. Should I instead say I wanted to have you under my paw for a long time,” The baton used to harshly further open your shirt until your breasts were completely exposed and buttons scattered around the floor. “Like you said I'm a perverted old fox.”

You hold your breath and press your lips together as the cold sensation of the baton pokes under the cup of the bra, teasing your skin before pulling one side of your bra up exposing your breast.

“Hmph!” You close your eyes as he uses it around your nipple, a chuckle from him as it becomes stiff and he toys with it using the baton. You try moving away by turning away but all he does is put your leg down and lift the other side of your bra. Now your breasts are completely exposed to him and your breathing has elevated as he teases you.

“Such a cute face, Miss Detective!”

“Shut up!” Snapping at him then jerking back when you turn your head and open your eyes to see his face dangerously close to yours, “You—” Taking advantage to kiss you.

You could only be in shock for a second before his gloved hand took one of your breasts and started fondling it, you pulled away only for him to attack your neck with kisses and bites. You can't stop the moans that slip out as he continues to toy with your body. His other hand uses the baton to rub between your open legs, you say his name as presses hard where your clit is.

“I can smell you.” Whispered in your ear before licking the shell, biting it as you start to lose control.

Your minimal illusion to conceal your true appearance fails, the two white fox tails and ears appearing, your hair completely white, and the marks on your face representing a youthful kitsune state.

“There you are.”

A winter kitsune, your mother was a kitsune and father a human, rare to see among humans and more so in the city. The Phantom Thief says stealing your heart would set him for life but he will never harm kin.

“D-don't look…” You are beyond embarrassed, “Thief, I—” He kisses you but this time his tongue is in your mouth taking away any protests. The baton tossed away, he scrambled to get your bottoms off, those tossed behind him.

“Ah, Spirit Fox!” Shouting his hand as he goes between your legs immediately, “Ah, stop, I'm an ah o-officer of the l-la— Ah, please!”

He hums as his lips are around your clit, he tore open your stockings and pulled aside your panties to taste you. Sprite Fox is relentless, merciless, as he drinks your essence as if he has never drank in his life. You cannot help but fall apart, those kleptomaniac fingers steal your breath away as you cannot stop the orgasm that ruins you. Your legs trembling around his head, eyes unfocused as are struggling to breathe, it feels like you are melting!

“Easy there,” The fire fox's voice draws you from cloud nine back to reality. “There you are, Miss Detective, keep your attention on me.”

“Y-you pervert,” Out of breath, “You jerk.”

“Jerk? Right after I gave you the best oral no mortal could give you, pft. Such feisty vixen you are!” He kisses your neck, “But we are just getting started.”

With a snap of his fingers, your handcuffs are no longer attached to the pipe, you glance behind you but you learn quickly why he partly released you as the phantom thief turns you over onto your hands and knees.

“I love these tails so much,” Rubbing his face in your cold fluffy two tails, “Soft.”

“Stop that!” Further embarrassed.

“Aw, don't be shy, you shouldn't be ashamed of your heritage.” His breath is hot on your neck as he covers your body with his, your ears going flat as instincts kick in and you lower your front close to the ground as your ass goes up. “You are so beautiful.”

You cover your mouth as his cock, hot and thick, enters you in one quick and deep thrust. The mix of your voices in sync, a perfect fit, and your body is all too happy to have him inside of your yearning cunt. You are picked up to be crushed against the fellow kitsune's body, his arms around your body and groping your bouncing breasts. You do not bother to stop yourself from moaning, not when his moans are mixing with yours. He is rutting into you like it is mating season, over and over thrusting into you, letting you feel the kiss of his knot with each thrust.

“(Name),” Saying your name over and over while fucking you, “So cold, you are so fucking perfect.” Basking how you are countering him, how you are the relief he sought for so long. The feeling clearly mutual as you are matching his rhythm, begging for him, ridding yourself of that mask of Detective and being *his*. The fox gets possessive as he wants your work clothes to be covered in his scent, tearing your top off to be able to sink his teeth into your shoulder.

It's madness!

There isn't one ounce of this room that he hasn't fucked you against, you too lost in the madness of desire. The knot pushed in the second you once more cummed around that also familiar cock, the sting you know well. The sensation of cum entering you, hot cum in your womb, and the new position he put you in allowing him to kiss your lips as you lay under him. You return the kiss as the cuffs are taken off and fellow kitsune rubs your sore wrists.

“Thank you for entertaining this.” Kissing the side of your neck, nuzzling you.

“Don't have to thank me, dear.” It was a game. Given your heat cycle is starting soon and your beloved loves to always spice up the bedroom experience, why not some sexy cops and robbers roleplay? You weren’t completely against it, but then you were curious as to why your dearest was very interested in you wearing this particular outfit.

“You are still a pervert.” Laughing as he whines with his ears laid back as he says he is not.

[0vergrowngraveyard]

i have forces on the mind now so i’m going to discuss something i think WAY too much about

besides tails’ involvement in the game, the biggest thing i’d change is how infinite used the phantom ruby. imagine how much more of a threat he would’ve been if he used it for psychological warfare instead of just making an army

what if in that huge battle scene, instead of just reusing zavok and shadow etc etc, he used clones of resistance members and heroes to stir confusion and fear. to make everyone question who they’re fighting

what if the younger version of sonic that followed tails around was an illusion and a constant presence that reminded tails of his failure? he doesn’t help with anything, he just follows the fox around. kinda like how tails follows sonic around and, in his mind, doesn’t do anything worth while. we all talk about sonic being psychology tortured on the death egg but what if infinite did that to those who were found alone as well?

that does lead back to my wish that forces followed tails instead of the rookie. if infinite used the phantom ruby to stoke fear and confusion, tails being the main character means he would’ve had to push past his fear AND help others push past their own fears in order to help stop infinite which would’ve been a huge character growth moment for him

maybe i’m just pulling shit out of my ass but personally, i would’ve loved to see an infinite that used more mental warfare tactics instead of whatever tf he did in forces

[milolunde]

So, Sonic Forces! … again. Posts like this will be put under Forces!RW from now on, just so I can keep things together.

Following this post, I’ve been thinking about my reimagined Sonic Forces a lot. It’s high up on my list of things to rewrite, but… that list is quite long and is made up of stories that, for the most part, will live exclusively in my head. However, I had so much fun making my last post that I wanted to make another.

I wanted to touch on an aspect of the Phantom Ruby: how it’s able to make hordes of copies at Infinite’s will.

In my mind, the Phantom Ruby makes clones with the same attributes as any other illusion. Those made to witness the illusion will be unable to control feeling, despite reason, what they are witnessing is real. This enhances the Phantom Ruby’s powers, making its illusions able to affect the world as if they were real.

However, copies are different as they can perform most of the abilities their source can, but only if Infinite has a solid grasp on what those abilities are. For example, Chaos remains in his base state because Infinite does not understand his evolution, but he does understand chaos energy and chaos manifestation, so Shadow’s copies is able to harness Chaos Spear (though its nowhere on the scale of a true Chaos Spear. It gathers available chaos energy and turns it into a weapon, but without an emerald the copy has to draw upon the natural chaos energy around it). This is also one of the reasons Zavok is so… lame, for lack of a better word, and why Infinite resigns his copy to being Sonic’s jail keeper.

Why, then, would Eggman have Infinite stop at making copies of Zavok, Chaos, and Shadow? Of course, it’s because he finds them worthy allies as they have all put Sonic in close life or death situations and all have beaten Eggman himself at least once. If they worked together, they would undoubtedly be able to take Sonic out without the need for more manpower.

But… why not copy Sonic himself after his capture? Eggman chooses to copy Metal Sonic so, with Sonic himself imprisoned, having Sonic’s speed and agility on Eggman’s side would be a valuable resource.

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Eggman told Infinite they should make copies of Sonic to torment the world they were conquering. Having their precious hero, or at least his likeness, working with Eggman would destroy their moral… Infinite proposed, instead, not only was it too soon to show their cards in Infinite’s full abilities, but that tormenting the world with their hero acting against them would be nothing compared to the psychological play of allowing the world to believe Infinite, a hand in the Eggman Empire, had taken him out for good. Letting a likeness of their hero wander around could work against them, influencing people to gain a “hope against all odds” approach.

While Eggman agreed, it wasn’t until after he had Infinite show him the Ruby could, in fact, make a copy of Sonic. Despite not wanting to, having the copy ended up working in Infinite’s favor. After commenting on the pest Sonic was, the Doctor agreed that, yes, looking at that hedgehog for too long was giving him a migraine; he didn’t want to imagine what having hundreds of him would do… Good. Because Infinite thought Sonic was too annoying to waste his power forging copies of him, anyway.

Infinite looked at the copy. He could appreciate the hedgehog’s indomitable spirit and his ability to ruin things. He could even acknowledge that, yes, he was enough to be the world’s hero.

Until now.

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Five, closing in on six months after Sonic’s defeat, Tails found himself miles from his live-in workshop, the last one left after Eggman’s takeover. He managed to gather supplies before his home was invaded and made it out by his scruff on the Tornado, but she hadn’t gotten them out without taking severe damage. Still, she flew, and she landed, and Tails could start repairing her to the best of his ability. He didn’t need a plane since the sky had been put under lockdown, but the Tornado was Sonic’s. He’d hate for Sonic to find out he had wrecked the Tornado and done nothing to fix it.

While sorting out the damaged parts, Tails heard something scuff behind him… He tensed before he moved, much too caught up with the Tornado to remember he should defend himself first, worry later, when his eyes caught the source of the sound.

Impossible.

Tails didn’t think it was possible, but he tensed more at the sight of his brother, his big brother, the sight of Sonic walking idly past him. Something slipped past Tails’ lips, maybe it was supposed to be words, but he didn’t know which ones. His big brother stopped. And turned towards him…

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Gotta cut myself off from my more story-writer way of telling this before I get carried away. Apologies! But, if I’m able to work on this more, maybe there will be a full scene in a full chapter in a full story for this? Perchance…

Shadow would appear and, before Tails could process it, would be fighting the copy down the street. Shadow’s been dealing with Phantom copies since day one of Eggman’s invasion, and he knows Sonic well enough to be able to spot a fake from anywhere.

Tails would, of course, chase after them, leaving behind the Tornado and all of his supplies. As far as he knows, it was Shadow who helped take Sonic down in the first place and he’s ready for answers as to why, and answers on how Sonic got back, and why they’re fighting again, and…! Well, a lot of answers!

By the time Tails gets there, Shadow would have already taken the copy down; it’s on the floor, lifeless, and starting to disappear. Tails would launch himself at Shadow, claws and teeth bared, kicking and scratching out of everything he’s thought and felt about Shadow for the last five months, but Shadow would easily subdue him. Tails is tired, and hungry, and most of all he’s devastated.

Once Tails is able to hear anything Shadow tries to tell him, he would tell Tails about the fact Eggman is generating copies. Shadow has a certain soft spot for Tails, especially in his current situation, so while the scene would be to get information about the Phantom Ruby to Tails, it would also serve to give him the comfort he needs, and closure that no, Shadow didn’t hurt Sonic and, no he’s also not looking for him but, if he hears anything, he’ll let the kid know.

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I don’t know if I’ve said it, but I’ve got a biiiiig list of media I’ve rewritten entirely in my head for fun and that usually means I have the most barebones chapter layout for them and even some ‘first drafts’ for certain chapters; like this hypothetical chapter!

That’s it, really. I had fun talking about Forces and showing how I would do things! I tend to get carried away a lot when I’m writing about the things I like. I really didn’t plan to write this post out the way I did. Hopefully the difference between my presenting the concepts and writing them out for a more entertaining read of what I would do wasn’t too confusing.

[woodchipp]

Infinite didn’t care about the Jackal Squad.

“Rise of Infinite”, the last issue of the tie-in prequel comics for the game, reveals that he initially joined Eggman just because he felt bored with the world as it was and wished to “change” it. Furthermore, Infinite’s physical contact with the Phantom Ruby makes it project an illusion of his innermost desire - an entirely desolate world, which implies he already had a few screws loose by the time the squad attacked Eggman’s base, and that he wanted to change the world for the worse regardless of what his squadmates may think about it.

Note that he doesn’t think about them once during his rant - the focus is entirely on how tired he is of going through the motions.

Then there’s Episode Shadow. 

Infinite, who already knew his squadmates are dead by the time he confronts Shadow, reacts to Eggman telling him they were “useless” with an annoyed and dismissive “Yeah, yeah, I got it…” before boasting that he’s “the ultimate mercenary.” This heavily implies he only cared about his squad in terms of how they reflected on him - now that they’ve failed to do their job under his leadership, he feels the need to reassure himself that he’s still the “ultimate” out of insecurity, and he wants to do so by defeating Shadow.

Shadow, predictably enough, is quick to prove him wrong.

In Infinite’s speech about his “rebirth”, he similarly doesn’t mention his squad even once, but does take the time to allude to Shadow calling his face “pathetic”, implying that the personal humiliation he suffered from being defeated by Shadow was more of a priority to him than the lost lives of his squadmates.

Finally, Sonic Forces’ lead character designer Nobuyoshi Tanahashi notes that Infinite was conceptualized as a “fiendish being that stands in the way of the bond between Sonic and his friends”, with refusal to believe in bonds being a key motif of his design. This would track with his disregard of his squad and his insistence that “friends are nothing but a fleeting illusion”, which mirrors Sonic’s unyielding belief in the power of friendship.

In conclusion, it’s safe to say Infinite’s descent into villainy was not caused by grief over his squadmates’ deaths or anything of the sort. He didn’t care about them enough to grieve them, and agreed to become Eggman’s tool for world conquest out of nothing but spite at being bested.

[cryingtulips]

a ghost’s comfort

@fluffyfebruary 2025 Day 21: Embrace

Femslash February 2025 Day 8: Ghost

Ao3 link || Hurt/comfort

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Vio dreams of darkness, of sharp fangs glinting in moonlight as red eyes glow, claws that never hurt, and laughter in an impish voice.

She dreams of shifting shades, the darkness leaving before swirling back in. The fangs are bare now, and the red eyes squint in fury. The claws draw blood where they swipe at her as the voice snarls. The shade leaves betrayed, and Vio’s sorrow silences her mute.

Vio dreams of Shadow. She dreams of old hopes and whispered wishes exchanged in cold corridors. She dreams of mistakes; actions she should’ve made, words she should’ve said. She dreams of her regrets. She might be drowning in them, for her grief crashes in waves and is determined to pull her under.

But then a hand reaches out, and even though the claws are there, she knows they don’t mean harm. They never did, not truly, because there’s too much between them for hatred to seep its rotten touch into.

They’re gentle as they hold her, detangling short strands with an expertise that makes tears cling to her lashes, because the only person who did this is gone. But there’s humming in her ears, short little tunes, and only then does she clings to the idea that everything will work out.

She doesn’t know how long she hallucinations—because these sensations have to be false. Shadow is gone, and it’s something she’s not…she can’t accept a reality where Shadow can’t be by her side. She’s been trying to find a way to bring her back, but nothing has been working. No book has the answer, and if they did there’s the high probability Vio doesn’t have the magic to achieve her wish.

Shadow’s death is her fault, and nothing is alright anymore. But when she blinks her eyes open, she’ll see those ruby eyes looking back at her, face to face, and everything feels normal again. She’ll be able to feel another body’s weight in her arms, and sunlight will glint off those sharp fangs when the being smiles. When Shadow kisses her, she’ll feel weight on her lips, and when words are whispered, she’ll feel breaths of air hit her skin.

It’s cruel to have the illusion of a ghost embrace her in such a way, but it’s something Vio desperately wants to be real. Her breath hitches as the phantom’s form fades, her last words freezing Vio where she lays.

“Everything will be alright, my love. The answer is closer than you think.”

[radicalcircuit]

Watching someone play Sonic Forces, I haven't really thought about that game for a while and was tired of the thousands of war fics on AO3.

But an idea came to me, I know we all didn't like Tails' characterization in that game and all, but it would be interesting to see him actually in despair or losing it when Sonic had fallen. And instead of classic Sonic, we see an illusion of Sonic and Tails doesn't know that.

The reunion of the two will be somewhere near the end of the game, but during that time we see Tails and fake Sonic trying to get parts to fix Omega and Tails is under the impression that he is helping civilians and such when he is actually under the phantom ruby's influence. Fake Sonic acts alot like regular Sonic, and is really supportive of him as well as giving him pep-talks.

When Omega is finally repaired, he will point out that there is no other organic lifeforms besides the fox. Then I guess the two will fight, and I was thinking the vibes are similar to SA1 and SA2 when Tails is on his own...

I haven't thought this thoroughly enough, but it's essentially a Sonic and Tails game since classic Sonic is not there and proper angst and betrayals.

[spookysapphicdisaster99]

Mephiles and Infinite have a lot more in common then most think...

I'm a bit rusty of my Mephiles lore but bare with me.

Both infinite and Mephiles have a lot of similar traits/story beats I don't see lot of people talking about, so I wanted to compile some.

Both were separated from loved one(s) by force (Mephiles to Iblis & Infinite to the jackal squad)

Their backstories are very intimately chained to Shadow (Shadow sealing Meph away & Shadow killing Infinite's squad)

Both were experimented on my older male scientists (Duke of Soleanna & Eggman)

They both torment or harm Sonic during their story (Mephiles kills Sonic & Infinite imprisons Sonic)

Both DESPISE Shadow (obviously)

Shadow doesn't remember them (Mephiles due to the timeline & infinite due to not being 'important' in Shadow's mind)

Both are extremely smart and determined (Mephiles is the mind and will of a literal GOD & Infinite was strong enough to take Sonic down, but also led a group of highly trained mercenaries)

Both are after revenge (obviously)

They can both summon minions (Mephiles' little nightmares & Infinite's illusions)

Both come from disliked games (called the worst in the series)

They both have crystals/gems in their designs (crystalline form & Phantom Ruby)

I just love them both and don't see a lot of people give them the credit they deserve!

[depressnt]

If I ever wrote a Wicked dnd au (tw massive rant!)

There'd be 8 grimmeries that encompass the 8 schools of magic, written by the wise ones and enchanted with sentience, they all choose one powerful magic user who encompasses their school to be able to read it, but people only know of the Transmutative Grimmerie- the bronze one- because there's a spell that keeps it in the emerald palace and the wizard tries to brute force it to work for him, and none of the others have come out of hiding and are instead waiting for a magic user to discover them

I say magic users because they won't always necessarily pick a wizard just because Wizards are those most likely to use spellbooks. The grimmeries choose someone who will use their spells to the betterment of Oz, and sometimes they won't even pick someone who specializes in the school of magic they represent

Also, Galinda is a wizard. People pretend she's a bard, but she is 100% a wizard. I'm sorry but I don't see her being selfless or dedicated enough to be able to practice as a support class, and while that one wicked dnd au where she's a cleric is wonderful, I'm a wizard Galinda truther. She WANTS to study magic, she's BEEN studying magic her wholeeee life, she wishes it were innate but it isn't so she's gonna grab magic BY THE BALLS and bend it to her will. Whether she specializes in enchantments (charms) or illusion is something I'm still debating, probably enchantment, but I hc Conjuration comes easily to her because she knows how to make something out of nothing (through lying), and doesn't want to lie but she kind of has to do it all the time and it sucks, she wants her lies to not be fake anymore, she's an honest gall! Just sometimes honesty gets you killed real damn dead. I think the Evocation grimmerie might like her, she's selfish enough to call on the aggressive nature of its spells for her own gain, and it just so happens that "her own gain" is "making Oz the kind of place Elphaba can live safely again" (I read a two chapter 34k word gelphie hurt/comfort reunion fic, and her characterization just KILLED me, I'm never gonna stop thinking of her, I love her)

(Found the link!)

Elphaba wants to be a wizard soooo bad, but she's a wild magic sorceress <33 Unsleeping City homebrew style, where her wild magic surges build up over time like Pete's, she can't STAND it and she nearly hurt so many people whenever she surged, the transmutation grimmerie picks her both as a way to get out of the palace, and because she wants to enact Good and Solid change in Oz, and it likes that

Fiyero is a swashbuckler rogue who switches his sword out for a gun in act 2, and maybe switches subclasses to mastermind to try and help Elphaba as best he can (reference to mastermind's ability to use Help action from 30 feet away, alsp it was HIS idea to fake her death) (a revived or phantom rogue would also make perfect plot sense, but I don't see it for his character)

Nessa is a commoner until she gets the ruby slippers, which is when she realizes she needs to step up her game if she's to stay with the Charmed Circle, so she becomes a ranger, maybe a monster slayer- seeking out Elphaba to kill her with a gun (hc her father taught her to shoot when guns became a thing, because it was novel and interesting and she liked the power it gave her despite the chair) before having a change of heart

Boq is either a Barbarian or a fighter in my mind, maybe a champion fighter tbh? He'd have been Nessa's (unwilling) right hand during the dictatorship, and I'd believe she'd force him to essentially head whatever military she might have amassed, I think she'd gladly try and seceed from Oz. And also the Tin Woodman was wild with an axe in the books! (Allegedly) (still gotta read those), I think he'd find some release in physical prowess, maybe holding out hope he'd be able to fight his way out, since he was clearly too smitten to smart his way out of... pretty much any situation in his life

[aethergate]

tag dump 2 : character tags edition

[donelywell]

how does your version of the Phantom Ruby work?

Oh buddy you're in for one hell of a ramble.

I don't care that this is stuff I wanted to reveal in my Forces retelling- I'm babbling about it neow! Besides, I have no idea when I'll be motivated enough to continue my actual canon adjacent au, SO WE CAN HAVE FUN WITH THIS!

Tw: blood

Okay, so the Phantom Ruby is an ancient artifact hidden in a pyramid in Regal Ruin Zone (Sonic R Stage because I really do hate it when zones are just a one and done thing, not overused like Green Hill Zone per say, but I want to actually explore the zones instead of just zooming by them for about 4 minutes total).

A legend says that if you sacrifice some of your blood to it, it will grant you the power to make your wishes a reality. Zero (I'm going with the headcanon that Infinites name used to be Zero) was a huge fan of this legend, he heard about it when he was doing some bounty hunts near the zone.

When you give the Phantom Ruby your blood, you and it are locked together until the blood supply is used up. Only the blood user can use the Phantom Ruby.

The Phantom Ruby is a sentient gemstone (haha, watch me make every single gemstone in Sonic sentient gods), but it lies dormant until someone feeds it blood. Because the Ruby doesn't want to go back to sleep for who knows how long, it starts whispering things into the users mind, feeding thoughts into their head to make them use the ruby more. To give it more blood, to be consumed by the lust for power.

The legend told of a god who was banished and imprisoned into the ruby. Centuries later a crow mobian found the ruby and brought it to their travel group an echidna, a leopard, a tortoise, and a scorpion. They were ambushed later that night and the crow bled onto the ruby in the battle. They realized it had the power to grant wishes, and the crow grew insane with it's power, becoming consumed by the ruby.

The other members of the group realized they need to stop the crow and cut its connection with the ruby, so they begged the gods to give them a way to save the crow. In turn, the gods gave each member a gemstone blessed by different gods a citrine, jade, amethyst, and an onyx. With the gemstones powers, they managed to save the crow from the ruby and lock it deep in a pyramid covered in complex traps and curses as to keep people away from the cursed Phantom Ruby.

Eventually, the group disbanded, with each of the members who helped save the crow carrying the gemstone they had with them as they all scattered to the different corners of the planet.

Ehem- now past this goes into the plot I have for Infinite in my Forces retelling, so you can skip this if you want.

Zero managed to get past all the traps in the pyramid and capture the Phantom Ruby for a bounty he accepted from a mysterious person who wouldn't reveal their identity. This however led to him getting the Phantom Ruby inserted into his chest and have it drive him insane with the whispers it constantly had speaking in his head. He snapped, going completely insane and mindlessly following the voice. He became Infinite, the vessel for the god of illusion.

The legend wasn't lying, as he continues to abuse it's power, the Phantom Ruby slowly started to consume him. Literally. The Phantom Ruby slowly turns his body into it as he uses the power. The process is accelerated when The Resistance begins to be able to push back after the 6 months, making him use his illusions more.

It's up to The Resistance to find the legend of the Phantom Ruby, get the citrine, jade, amethyst, and onyx (names still deciding on), and stop Infinite (and Eggman).

Thank you for letting me ramble about this! I tried to hold myself back a little bit at least from spoiling some of the plot I have for the retelling because I don't wanna ruin the story (if it ever gets made) by spoiling everything about the Phantom Ruby.

[chacolachao]

Every Sonic Comic on this Blog

I'll keep this post updated whenever something new happens Every comic I could track down minus single image things and concept art that has speech bubbles in em Full list below the cut:

Phantom Forces Stuff Sonic: Phantom Forces <this is a separate blog Encounter (pre-comic) The Final Problem (pre-comic) Ask: Illusion and Shadow <only two panels, really Ask: Rookie Encounter Ask: Vs Shadow & Silver Ask: The ruby falls out Ask: Ruby Shadow?? Ask: Ruby and Eggman Standalone Things (TBA) Super Amy Connection (TBA) Sonic WOZ Shadow the Hedgehog: The Truth -a short retelling of the true end of Shadow the Hedgehog (2005) And Then They Went for Ice Cream -Sonic and Blaze relax after a particular Dark event ASO 252 Pencils 1 2 3 <no text just line work Sonic Frontiers Jumpscare Ombre Static [Fuse]: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14-15 -What if Sonic and Shadow fused and it was a whole process Ombre Static [Soup]: 0 1-2 3 4 Rinse and Repeat -A small wordless Sonic Riders comic

Really old stuff (2018) Metal Christmas 1 2 3 4 (2018) New Pen Delivery (2017) Sonic Forces: Shoooot Not My Day (2017) Sonic Forces: In The Name of Love (2017) Driver's License (2016) Pokemon Go (2016) New Followers Decision