Issue 11: Ambush

**Ambush** is the eleventh issue within *The Murder of Me* comic series created by Gigi Dutreix. It was first published in October 5, 2016, and reached completion June 30, 2017. It proceeds **Issue #10: The First Mission** and proceeding Issue #11 is **Issue #12: Tainted**.

### Plot

Silver and Shadow are trapped inside the Ini pyramid and must fight their way out!

Meanwhile Sonic is fighting toe to toe with his own mother.

Can the hedgehogs escape before it's too late?

## Summary

Silver and Shadow are trapped in the pyramid, trying to get out when from behind them comes a voice. Out from the shadows comes a female echidna calling herself a Bloodthroat, her appearance more bedraggled than any soulless we have ever seen. They are attacked by the 'soulless' who proclaims herself to be Anna-Croi. They plan to fight back against the attention-deprived Bloodthroat.

The next scene shows Sonic fighting his soulless mother, obviously trying to avoid hurting her or getting hurt, pleading with her to recognize him and fight Zielo's control. Sonic talks with her, Bernie halting her attack to converse with him about her soulless state. Bernie, momentarily breaking free from Zielo's will, asks Sonic to destroy her before Zielo takes control of her again. Sonic refuses and pays dearly as Bernie transforms into a Stage Two soulless. She attacks him again, and while running, Sonic makes mental contact with Silver with Shadow who are still fighting Anna-Croi inside the temple. Sonic's want to save his mother distracts his brothers, who then realize they must focus in order to survive.

Silver feel that Sonic was separated from them for a season. Looking up at a painted temple wall, Silver gets an idea of how to stop the Bloodthroat.

Sonic is still fighting his mother and is caught by her when she mentions how his father died. Getting out of her grasp by knocking her unconscious, he still is trying to save her when Zielo appears behind him.

Silver uses his Telekinesis to throw Shadow and collapse part of the temple, escaping to find Sonic. Except they cannot contact him mentally, feeling as if they are hitting a very powerful wall. Anna-Croi then hits them from behind and when Shadow threatens to destroy her, she summons a soulless army.

Zielo is attacking Sonic, who has found the mental block. Zielo taunts him while throwing him through a building and kicking him into a wall. Sonic emerges, fully energized with god powers.

Shadow and Silver are fighting the army, Silver still reluctant to kill the soulless. Shadow comes at him telling him to either quite whining or get out of way. Shadow talks to him about why they are doing what they are and how the soulless work and finally Silver agrees, Shadow channeling his godly powers and telling him to rise. They come on fighting gun and telekinesis before them.

A powered up Sonic is still fighting Zielo, his face becoming more of a grin and laughter coming forth. Sonic starts to lose control and fights the power, yelling at Zielo when he is looked down upon. Sonic attacks a taunting Zielo again and they fight throughout the city, Sonic fully under the influence of his powers. He creates a large and powerful energy spear and dives right at Zielo... only to stab cleanly through his own Mother.

Once he sees what he has done, a blood-spattered Sonic's face falls. He catches his mother and watches her in horrified silence as she smiles at him and peacefully disintegrates away. Zielo taunts him more after a moment of silence and Sonic starts to shake saying, You. *You. **YOU!*** His fur darkening, his energy sparking and darkening to a burning orange with every word, tears streaming down his face, his eyes blazing to a flaming orange anger, burning black energy streaking from around his eyes, his pupils shrinking to energy-blinded slits, and his claws and teeth emerging sharp and clenched.

"***BASTARD!***" he says rising, pointing at Zielo with a clawed finger on his ripped blood-covered gloved hand before the issue ends.