PROLOGUE

                           Prologue: Limbo City - Night

          A black and silver hedgehog is standing on the roof top of a church looking down at the city. The hedgehog is wearing a long black leather trenchcoat, a silver vest, black leather pants with a silver belt, and black leather combat hover boots. The Hedgehog's quills are sticking up with silver streaks in them. The hedgehog's silver eyes are hidden behind dark shades, and the hedgehog's hands are covered by black leather fingerless gloves. Around his wrists, and ankles are inhibitor rings. This is Shadow the Hedgehog. Shadow then looks up at the night sky as he thinks about Maria to himself in Japanese.

                       Shadow (Thinking in Japanese)

Maria gohyaku toshis are mushi surued soshie akureis aru hikitsugu sono chikyu.

        Shadow then hears an unearthly scream, and the sound of guns being fired. He looks down at the ruined city once again to see a human female running through the streets being chased by demons. As he sees the demons chase her he can also see that the woman can hold her ground. As Shadow continues to watch the woman he sees that the demons are chasing her into an alley way. Shadow then growls as he sees that she is trapped by the demos, and needs his help. He then speaks in English.

                     Shadow (Speaking in English)

                        Chaos Control!

        Shadow then disappears from the roof top.

               Limbo City Streets - Night

        The woman glares at the Hell Pride demons as they trapped her in the alley way. The woman is wearing a black leather trenchcoat, a silver vest, black leather pants with a silver belt, and black leather combat boots. Her hands are covered by black leather fingerless gloves. Around her neck is a red and black amulet with on a sliver chain. Her crystal blue eyes are hidden behind dark shades, and her silver hair is tied back into a pony tail by a black hair tie. In her hands are her black and silver guns called Vengeance, and Avenger. This is Raven Sparda.

        Raven then puts her guns back under her trenchcoat in their holsters then she removes her shades, and puts them into her coat pocket, and gets into a fighting stance as she faces the demons. The first Hell Pride demon runs at Raven and swings its scythe at her. She quickly ducks under the swing by dropping to one knee, and sweep kicks the demons feet from underneath it. She sees it fall to the ground as she then quickly gets to her feet while catching the demon's scythe, and then Raven rams the scythe into the demon turning it into dust.

        Raven then turns to fight the other Hell Pride only to find that it isn't there. She then drops the scythe, and she's about to leave the ally way when she suddenly hears an unearthly scream from right behind her. Raven then feels pain as the Hell Pride caught her off guard, and slashes her from behind. Raven then falls to her knees as she then hears a voice yell out.

                                         Voice (Yelling)

                                         CHAOS SPEAR!

          Raven then sees a male hedgehog standing in front of her as she then hears the demon scream as it turns to dust. Raven then coughs up blood as she then falls to the ground feeling the blood from her wound in her back. And right before she passes out she thinks to herself in Scottish.

                                        Raven (Thinking in Scottish)

                               Finally after all these years Ay've found him.

          Shadow sees the woman collapsed onto the ground as he walks towards her. He stops as he reaches her. He looks down at her, and sees that she's dressed like him except for her silver hair and the red and black amulet around her neck. Shadow then gasped, and held his head in his hands as his eyes close tightly as he sees a small flash back.

                                    (Flashback)

          Maria and Shadow are on board the Space Colony Ark looking out the window at the earth that is slowly spinning in its orbit. He then looks at Maria, and sees a red and black amulet on a silver chain around her neck.

                                     (End of Flashback)

         Shadow then opens his eyes as he then looks at the woman, and he gently picks her up. He then walks out of the alley. As he does he looks at the woman in his arms, and thinks to himself in Japanese.

                                     Shadow (Thinking in Japanese)

                                     Chodo donata wo anata?

          Shadow then walks off into the night with the young woman in his arms.

                                  (End of Prologue)