"Insanity, are you okay?"
"I'm fine."
Murder opened his eyes to find Killer and Insanity standing beside him.
They were all in midair-probably riding someone's shock wave.
"...How did it go?"
Murder slowly got to his feet. The magic he had expended earlier had nearly recovered. His stamina hadn't returned quite as quickly, but he could manage a simple fight.
"I don't know. Let me try?"
Killer tried to slice open a Space-Time Rift again, only for it to be forced shut once more.
"Heh heh heh... You want to leave already? I haven't even entertained you yet."
Boom, boom, boom-
Amid an immense surge of power, Sonic.EXE himself descended, his terrifying pressure leaving Murder struggling to breathe.
Insanity glanced at Murder and Killer, then charged straight at Sonic.EXE.
"You're going to fight me? Hahahahahahahahaha!!! It's been so long since anyone dared to do that!!!"
Sonic.EXE aimed his hand at Insanity and fired a terrifyingly powerful red spectral cannon blast.
Insanity didn't dare take it head-on, dodging left and right to avoid the spectral cannon's attacks, only to fall right into Sonic.EXE's trap!
With a flick of his hand, Sonic.EXE sent an eerie blue wave of hallucinatory light at Insanity. With nowhere to dodge, Insanity had no choice but to take the shock wave and was instantly plunged into an illusion.
It was a peaceful world.
All the creatures of the Underground had broken through the Barrier, reached the surface, and begun living happy, joyful lives.
There were no madness-inducing concoctions, no loathsome determination, and no terrifying slaughter.
Everyone lived in bliss.
Including Insanity.
"Insanity?!"
Killer was dumbfounded. What was that mysterious shock wave?! That hedgehog had unleashed it instantly with a casual gesture, and it had taken Insanity out of the fight outright?!
No, the most important thing