&quot;I&#x27;m not weak...I CAN STILL FIGHT!&quot;

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thephantomjackal:

He began feeling a bit impatient. If she wouldn’t give her the answers he wanted, what was the point of keeping her intact? He currently didn’t have all the powers he had before he became a phantom like being, so, maybe cutting into her, taking away at least a part of her? That could potentially satisfy him for the moment~ …However, he didn’t really know much about this being.

While he could probably make himself intangible, he could probably still have his phantom form thrown out of whack if she somehow got in a surprise hit. He wasn’t exactly sure, since he hadn’t really fought like this yet. Maybe, though…He could manipulate her into revealing what she knew about it.

“Hmmm, you do know something, don’t you…? Do you really think it’s a good idea for you to keep something like that around? I mean…If it gave you true sentience, then, surely it can take it away, can’t it…? Now, I myself am not in danger of that, since I was around before it came into my life. But, whatever methods you may have for keeping it at bay…How can you be sure that it’ll work for very long? Tell me where the Phantom Ruby is, and, I’ll take it off your hands~”

Still, dreading that feeling of fear that grew even more, to what feels like absolute desperation. It’s only a matter of time until this becomes extremely concerning for this. The troubling part was that her point wasn’t getting across to him understanding her unawareness, if she didn’t knew, how simple would it be for him to not understanding that she can’t tell him? That’s when her expression changed from what felt displeasure drawing closer than anything else.

“For the last time, I don’t KNOW!” Shouting at the phantom that floats beside her. “If I knew it’s ‘ere 'bout, how desperate would ya be to needin’ it the most?” That came to the point where she didn’t wanted to be interrogated by someone who’s only out for something that she would be protecting, if she knew where the Phantom Ruby was.

With that said, she turned around, crossed her arm with a slight irritated mood in her eyes. No way she’s falling for any of this… “If yers have any other business to do, then I’d suggest y'all be on ya way right now…”

His eyes widened as she asked about his desperation. And, then, as she suggested he should be on his way then, he growled, flexing his claws. Ohhhhhh, he felt ticked. Did this bot, regardless of how tough or powerful she might have been, really think that he was just going to let her talk to him like that?! Without any warning besides the previous growling, he moved to try and stick her with all claws. If she was keeping something for him, or didn’t know how he could find it all, then, that meant she had exactly one use to him: Energy. Energy he fully intended to drain dry...

Quietly figuring it would take some convincing, after all that came up with the group, to put everything back in order with the others, she didn’t doubted it’d turn so difficult for someone like him.

Beside, even after the crew got a beating, Chromia had still wielded belief that, who once led them, had to still be out here. And well, seems she was not wrong.

‘‘Yeah, hopefully..’‘, despite these words, she felt certain things would be fine. Though, it wasn’t long until the area, the jackals were settled at, came in view.

Hmmmm...It didn’t seem like she was completely certain. Had it really been so long that there was actually a possibility that his squad would reject him? Maybe they resented him, and considered him to have abandoned them? Maybe...

But, that wouldn’t stop him from forcing them to take him back if need be.

As they arrived in the area, Infinite increased the speed at which he was floating toward them, until he was right in the center. He took a look around, and smirked underneath his mask. “So, good to see that you’re all still in one piece~” He chuckled a bit. “Like I should have had any doubts, though. Clearly, the hedgehog was weaker than I thought. And, so here you all are.” He removed his mask, grinning at all of them.

“And, here I am as well~ Back to take you all far beyond the glory days of the past!”

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thephantomjackal:

He narrowed his eye. She was catching onto his feelings, wasn’t she? The rotund bot knew what he wanted. She had seen the hunger in his eyes…Or, well, the one visible eye. He had played his hand on the curiosity factor, and, now, he was being forced into another hand…

It was time to stop playing games.

“That’s fine. That’s perfectly fine. Now…” He flexed his fingers, showing her all ten of his claws, a dangerous gleam now in his eye. “Where is the Phantom Ruby?”, he demanded.

“I-I… I don’t know…” As truthful as she was, it probably wouldn’t convince him. It feels as if she’s being played by a fiddle to giving him the answer; in all honesty, she can’t. For her, she couldn’t magically make it appear. Even if, she wanted. All this attention for how power-hungered he seems that’s drawing enough for her to fearing him even more.

“I don’t even know ‘ere exactly the gem is, even if I did… I wouldn’t be givin’ it away that easily!” This wasn’t helping, already on the verge of getting sabotaged to the extent of having her energy taken away if nothing’s said for it’s location. Already trembling in fear as she knew there couldn’t be away out of this, even her mace wouldn’t work against him if attempted to be brought out.

He began feeling a bit impatient. If she wouldn’t give her the answers he wanted, what was the point of keeping her intact? He currently didn’t have all the powers he had before he became a phantom like being, so, maybe cutting into her, taking away at least a part of her? That could potentially satisfy him for the moment~ ...However, he didn’t really know much about this being.

While he could probably make himself intangible, he could probably still have his phantom form thrown out of whack if she somehow got in a surprise hit. He wasn’t exactly sure, since he hadn’t really fought like this yet. Maybe, though...He could manipulate her into revealing what she knew about it.

“Hmmm, you do know something, don’t you...? Do you really think it’s a good idea for you to keep something like that around? I mean...If it gave you true sentience, then, surely it can take it away, can’t it...? Now, I myself am not in danger of that, since I was around before it came into my life. But, whatever methods you may have for keeping it at bay...How can you be sure that it’ll work for very long? Tell me where the Phantom Ruby is, and, I’ll take it off your hands~”

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thephantomjackal:

“Hmhmhm~” he chuckled in amusement, floating closer to her. It was within her, hmmmm? Well, that was definitely interesting. “Wellll…I supopse I shouldn’t be surprised that more than one of the doctor’s creations would have a life of their own inside of them.”, he told her. “After all, the doctor’s favorite blue robot is the exact same way.” Although, in Metal’s case, he didn’t need the Phantom Ruby to truly give him some kind of sentience.

Though, this just made him all the more curious about the sort of things he could do with the Phantom Ruby’s power.

He could practically taste her energy, looking at her with hungry eyes. He wanted to just grab her, see if he could drain away what made her her, so that he could potentially become whole again. But, he resisted. “So…Are you the only one whose been changed like this? Or, are there others~?”

The further he crept towards, the more she felt startled by what’s happening. Even filled with more fearful thoughts for where this is going, feeling the amount of sentient he obtained. Pacing back a little as she didn’t knew what she was bound to go through from all this.

“M-Metal? He’s in no differ to the Phantom Ruby’s capability, even with it, that’s brought life of it’s own inside of mine…” She could tell he’s after her own sentient, no way she would allow herself to be drained away to the extend of becoming lifeless.

That, until he brought up about the other heavies, sheer panic would have arose. However, she tried to hide the impression that she knew he would ask if there’s more of her. “… an’ what if, I don’t answer the thoughts of ‘ere bein’ more of me?” This was a big risk, part of her didn’t want to tell him. Just knowing the horrors of what he could do to them too.

He narrowed his eye. She was catching onto his feelings, wasn’t she? The rotund bot knew what he wanted. She had seen the hunger in his eyes...Or, well, the one visible eye. He had played his hand on the curiosity factor, and, now, he was being forced into another hand...

It was time to stop playing games.

“That’s fine. That’s perfectly fine. Now...” He flexed his fingers, showing her all ten of his claws, a dangerous gleam now in his eye. “Where is the Phantom Ruby?”, he demanded.

Essentially, she was silent quesioning what would happen now, with that whole allegiance to the one who had hired them in the first place. Well, whatever occured to this chubby genius, he didn’t seemed to be present, her nostrils felt nobody else.

‘‘Out of this town, camp is settled there’‘, for a night or two atleast. Chromia had orginally started to wander in this wrecked city for available food but that could wait a tad later. For now, she didn’t hesitated to resume walking, in order to show the way.

Still, the female mobian, wasn’t certain how the others would take this kind of news.

He nodded, floating behind her. “Good. I am sure they will be elated to know that their mighty leader is back~” Even if not quite fully, but, he would get there. He knew he would. There wasn’t a force on the planet that he would let stop him now. He would return to power, he would bring in more followers, and they would show the world what all they could do.

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thephantomjackal:

Looking over her, he can already taste what seems like fear building up. Or, wait, maybe not quite fear. Not yet. She hasn’t seen just what he truly is yet.

Or, what he once was. He has to hold it together, be as subtle as he can possibly manage. And, yet, he feels so utterly intrigued by her very existence.

He lets out an amused chuckle. “Well, you could say that.” Despite the fact that he’s more of a phantom, and not quite the manipulator of the Phantom Ruby energy that he once was, but, he won’t tell her that. “But, I doubt that I was changed in the exact same way as you were. Tell me something…How did the power help you come to realize this form, this state? Was the desire in you before…? Or, was it somehow grafted into your very existence?”

For her, it felt uncertain by how they were able to gain the sentient of the gem. That distress grew to sudden concern. She wanted to question all these things that she knew most about her own existence for what sentient the Phantom Ruby gave her. But had it not been this way, what would be gut feelings to this entity.

It was then she stood still for the moment. Had she’d able to emulated sweat, thats the type of feeling would right now. “Th-though, I had a similar experience with the Phantom Ruby, just… different, i-it made me realizin’ how I’ve become to be.” Clearly, approbation of these powers had granted her the sentient of bringing such life to her form. Once an ordinary Egg-Robo; became to be an Elite.

That concerned feeling changed to what felt like entire fear from this… being. The whole thing felt unsettling, didn’t help enough that she could feel the presence of the Phantom Ruby’s sentient lingering within him. “… I-it was, within me.”

“Hmhmhm~” he chuckled in amusement, floating closer to her. It was within her, hmmmm? Well, that was definitely interesting. “Wellll...I supopse I shouldn’t be surprised that more than one of the doctor’s creations would have a life of their own inside of them.”, he told her. “After all, the doctor’s favorite blue robot is the exact same way.” Although, in Metal’s case, he didn’t need the Phantom Ruby to truly give him some kind of sentience.

Though, this just made him all the more curious about the sort of things he could do with the Phantom Ruby’s power.

He could practically taste her energy, looking at her with hungry eyes. He wanted to just grab her, see if he could drain away what made her her, so that he could potentially become whole again. But, he resisted. “So...Are you the only one whose been changed like this? Or, are there others~?”

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Don't let the anons get to you, Infinite. I don't think you're weak.

“Why would I let them get to me? They are beneath me.”

“You’re..... W E A K “ ((I’m sorry but I love this character))

He becomes tangible, and grabs the anon by the face. “And, you died. Falling right out that window.” ...And, then, he throws the anon right out said window.

Heya, there. Reblog if you’d be interested in interacting with a Post-Forces version of Infinite.

Somehow, hearing of the latter return as leading position to the squad, felt actually relieving, despite his current state. She had done so much to keep everyone still together, after what some black erinaceinae did to them in the past. No more would they be looked down upon, not her as well, the mobian hated utterly this feeling of being seen like some weakling.

A pleased smile couldn’t help but to plaster itself onto her white maw, likely fine with such plans. ‘’I say, lets do this’’, scavenging for an Emerald might take time but Chromia was ready. Especially if it would aid him to get back to normal than stuck with a ghostly form.

He couldn’t help but chuckle. Well, he knew she was smart, so, of course she would take him up on his offer. Squad Jackal needed great leadership, and, if he had his own forces to command again, well- He wouldn’t need to depend upon on a Phantom Ruby as much as he had previously.

...Though, he would still require one. He did need a way to become whole again, to go from phantom, back to force of nature.

Or, maybe not. Those tales he’d heard about the Chaos Emeralds- Some believed their power and uses were limitless. Truly infinite sources of power.

But, whichever way he ended up going- “I’m glad you agree~ Now, do you know the way back to them? They need to see their boss back as soon as possible.”

#hardboiled-king #Infinite

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As he floated there, eyes closed, he felt himself drift. Honestly, this was something he had managed to discover after his most recent interactions. Not only could he interact with his usual reality using his limbo reality, but, he could even sort of travel between them. He wasn’t looking for an exact one. But, he was letting his conciousness find that which he desired most.

And, soon enough, there it was: A Phantom Ruby. Right there! Now, maybe if he could just touch it he could change his world. He could become whole again. A physical entity! However, as he began moving toward the gem, he unconsciously became both tangible and visible from anticipation, not quite paying attention to his surroundings, or who else might be there that might not want him getting his hands on it...

Not retorting back anything, despite the occured snap from the latter presence, she blinked. They were thought dead to him?, well it problably had to do with how this genius in robotic, had worded out the news on the crew failure. She hated thinking about this event, honestly.

‘‘We were taken down, not killed. I just stayed back, making sure they get medical attention. They were about to go their seperate too but-’‘. Chromia cutted off from this point, at the thought of all those quarrels she had to stop amongst the other jackals she knew.

‘‘They almost gave up but i didn’t let this pass’‘. She took responsibility to watch over them, to maintain the group intact.

He listened to her explain about the squad, and, from what it sounded like, she had managed to hold them together decently...But, would it really be enough? Luckily, he knew just the fix for this.

“Well, then, tell the rest of Squad Jackal that the boss is back, and will be better than ever. I’ll take us to new heights that the others only ever dreamed of. And, once the world sees the new Squad Jackal-” He chuckled in a sinister manner. “No one will ever be able to doubt our strength ever again~”

“...Of course, there are a number of things we will need to do first, including restoring my form back to normal, and acquiring at least one of the gems known as the Chaos Emeralds.”

Even to how this jump came to happen, she merely stayed put. Wait, what?, ghost?!, it sounded like an half dead thing though. Listening further to what was said by him, Chromia rose a brow, how could one tell her to be forgetful of all that transpired before. It was hard to even ignore.

‘‘How do you want me to forget all that?!, you and i both know what this loss against a darn hedgehog, cost us’‘. Internally, she was still angry on that old matter. ‘‘And now, you’re halfway dead!’‘, not really planning to just ignore who used to lead the squad.

A sigh left her. ‘’Look, i don’t know what else you happened to do with this robotic genius guy but it doesn’t change the fact, you’re still a jackal’’, ghostly or not, it seems.

“I Know perfectly well what the hedgehog cost us!”, he snapped! “And, I made sure to let him know how utterly weak he was compared to me when I existed physically! Besides, I’m not really dead, I just-” ...Could he even really explain to her what had happened to him...?

“I’m a phantom. I’m in limbo. But, nothing can or will keep me like this. I will return to my former power, one way or another...”

“And, I’m perfectly aware that I’m a jackal, thank you. ...Speaking of which-” He narrowed his visible eye at her. “Are you the only one of the squad who survived the hedgehog’s attack, or are there others?” His old crew could prove useful, after all, especially if even more survived, despite what he had thought at the time.

Perhaps the hedgehog wasn’t really even as strong as he appeared back then...?

And again, the mobian stopped in her tracks, yellow eyes scanning whatever seemed to be in view. As she had thought, someone truly was present and it still felt a tad infuriating to not see who.

The grip onto her weapon, didn’t really tightened but Chromia wariness had not faded off just yet.

Her ears twitched, taking a good minute to try and figure who was speaking. While it couldn’t be the squad trying to prank her, or that black hedgehog of before…

No, none of these, still, familiar it was, could it be?.

‘‘Are you…’‘, oculars lifted upward, at where she assumed the voice came from, studying the building’s windows.

Could it be him… it had to be.

Well, it took less time than some might have taken. Though, then again, his voice was probably pretty familiar to her by this point, being a member of his former squad and all.

He couldn’t help but smirk. “Am I what? A ghost? I could be~ In a way, I am. But, that’s probably not who you meant. He’s not around anymore. After coming to terms with how truly weak he was, he transcended himself...Only to fall, thanks to the actions of lesser fools who opposed me.”

All of a sudden, the mask phantom leaped right out the ruined window of the building he was in, and landed right infront of her. “Forget what you knew of the me from before. Regardless of how weakened I have become, I am Infinite.”