Issue 14: In The Depths Of God

**"I warned you..."**

This article contains **SPOILERS**!
It is **HIGHLY RECOMMENDED** that you catch up with the comic or comic dubs in order to understand what is happening!

## Issue 14: In The Depths Of God

* Cover A
* Cover B

## Publication Details

### Date Published

* October 27, 2019 (comic)
* Jun 26, 2021 (dub)

## Production Staff

### Cover Artist

* Disco (Cover A)
* CupidSonic (Cover B)

### Inks

* CupidSonic
* KotoAdventures

## First Appearances

### Characters

* Amy Rose
* Tails
* Knuckles

### Locations

* Station Square
* Paradise

**In The Depths of God** is the fourteenth issue within *The Murder of Me* comic series created by Gigi Dutreix. It was first published in October 27, 2019, and reached completion March 9, 2021. It proceeds **Issue #13: Hope** and proceeding Issue #14 is **Issue #15: Purpose**. Prior to issue 15, it had the longest completion time spanning an entire year from 2019-2021.

### Plot

A traumatized Sonic finds himself trapped in the bowels of a strange cave in the middle of Station Square. Here, he is met with unlikely allies-- his old friends! But wait... weren't they Zielo's soulless?

Meanwhile, Shadow and Silver set out on their own to seek out their brother.

But something is watching them from afar...

## Summary

This issue begins where Issue #13: Hope ended, with Amy, no longer a soulless and with a rough look, walking towards a silent Sonic, staring at his new acquired Ball of Hope. She notices certain changes, like Sonic's new outfit and sharper teeth, the traces of blood and the fact that the blue hedgehog is in a quiet state. As she starts to question about their current circumstances, she tries to remember what happened to her after her meeting with Sonic in her shop in Tin Can. The pink hedgehog then comments on the Ball of Hope, that she followed it to Sonic's location, feels "nice and warm" and the fact that Sonic seems to need it in this mysterious place. Trying to lighten up the mood a bit, Amy recalls on them going on adventures in the past and Sonic using the Chaos Emeralds for Super Sonic in order to protect their village from Eggman. She then asks if he could use those gems again, but then shakes that thought away and comments on how they, especially Sonic, "don't need any jewels to bust out of there". Unfortunately, the blue hedgehog doesn't respond at all, continuing to stare at the Ball of Hope. After a few brief moments, Amy decides that it's time for her to get him out of there and approaches Sonic. In that moment, Sonic starts to tremble while Amy apologizes for her behavior in Tin Can and reassures him that she's not going to hurt him. The pink hedgehog then asks the Son of Heephis if he wants to get out of there. When he simply replies with a sad nod, Amy asks him to trust her and proceeds to pick him up in her arms. With Sonic still remaining silent, Amy begins to walk and lets out a chuckle at the twist of their situation: Sonic being carried to safety by Amy instead of the other way around. Then, after a quick pause, she says "...I wish you would talk to me".

Back at Paradise, Silver and Shadow explain to Blaze concept of the Ball of Hope. Shadow, who created it, says that he feels that the ball has reached Sonic's location. When Blaze asks if they are still unable to mind talk to the blue hedgehog, Silver replies, explaining that in his attempts to reach Sonic, it felt "too messed up" to talk to him. Blaze, not surprised, says that because of his tainted state, Shadow and Silver are still having trouble connecting with Sonic. As she continues, the cat explains that the location the hedgehogs told her earlier is one of the many caves and crypts of The Dark God (Zielo) and that it could be an obvious trap. Silver, knowing that without Sonic they have no chance against Zielo, says that they have to try, while a untended figure watches from a safe distance.

Suddenly, Mogul appears to inform Blaze that there are no more portal bombs left in the workroom. He then tried to create some himself, but Antoine, who is currently missing, is the expert of making them. Silver responds that he and Shadow can use their god powers to get back to Paradise. Blaze shows her concerns regarding their abilities and The Dark God, but Silver reassures her that they can do it, with Shadow backing him up. They are only requesting a portal to get there, but before Blaze is able to create one, they are interrupted by a "W-wait!".

As Sol approaches, Silver and Shadow dismiss her, thinking she's trying to stop them. Instead, with tears in her eyes, she admits that they deserve to know the truth about the Fall, but she will only tell them everything ONLY if they come back with Sonic.

After this moment, Blaze creates a portal close to the hedgehogs' destination, as The Dark God's energy doesn't allow her to bring them to the exact location. Before Shadow and Silver leave, the purple cat shows signs of concern for them, but Silver promises that they will return safely. As they arrive, Silver starts questioning the state of the current world, but Shadow tells him to focus their power, because they are going to rely on it heavily in order to rescue Sonic. As they depart however, a foot with red cubes can be spotted sitting on a rock in the hedgehogs' direction.

Back in the cave, Amy continues to carry Sonic when she stumbles upon different paper logs stuck onto the wall. As she reads some of them, she becomes disgusted when she reaches "blue hedgehog" in the documents. In that moment, she hears another voice coming towards them and is surprised to find Tails, being just as confused as she is on their whereabouts and with amnesia about their recent memories. Suddenly, Tails exclaims as he finally sees Sonic and the state that he's in, then being quieted down by Amy on the fact that the place they found themselves in feels alive. As Tails begins to question about Sonic's and their own state and Amy not having any concrete answers, the fox turns towards the blue hedgehog for clarifications, only to be met with his abnormal silence. While Tails and Amy continue to talk about their current situation, Sonic is distracted by a picture of Heephis on the wall.

Upon touching the image, Sonic is sent to a wide darkened space, surrounded by broken planets. Suddenly, he hears a voice in front of him speaking and as he looks up he sees the tall figures of Celios and Zielo. Celios, startled, talks to someone about his destroyed creation, clearly putting the blame on them. And, as Sonic starts to apologize out of instinct, another voice, more menacingly, begins speaking. As the shivering hedgehog turns around, he can finally see a tall blue figure holding a planet in his hands. Calling his brothers "Others", the god responsible for energy, apologizes for the debris the created, but he feels no remorse regarding his actions. With Sonic's final attempt of a whisper, Heephis crushes the planet and says: "Never in my existence, in this moment... Have I felt more myself".

Back to Amy and Tails, they get surprised by Sonic starting to freak out. As they try to comfort him, Tails ask the pink hedgehog what happened to him. Amy guesses that one of those glowy eyes on the wall bit him and promises Sonic not to go nearby walls again, while Tails starts panicking at suggested idea. They continue to search for an exit, stumbling onto a room with strange machines and a painted wall with a figure on it. Amy mistakes it for a bush before Tails corrects her. He continued saying that the image seems familiar, but he can't remember a thing. As Amy seems to recall seeing something similar herself, another voice is heard coming from behind them, only for Knuckles to reveal himself to the group. He's also roughed up and with amnesia about what happened after Tin Can.

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