Blaze The Cat

|~Blaze’s second day in Sonic’s dimension was meant to be a “vacation”… yet the weight on her shoulders had followed her across worlds..~|

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The breeze in this dimension felt lighter. Warmer. Less burdened by royal expectations and sacred responsibility. Whenever the pressure of ruling the Sol Empire grew too heavy, Blaze would step through dimensions for a brief reprieve. As the princess of the Blaze the Cat’s homeland, the Sol Dimension, composure was not optional. Grace was not optional. Strength was not optional.

But exhaustion?

That was never acknowledged. She stood alone atop a quiet cliff overlooking the lake near restoration HQ, her lavender fur brushed gently by the wind, golden eyes reflecting the horizon. Normally, she would have returned home by now. Duties awaited her. They always did. Yet her feet hadn’t moved.

Her chest felt tight. Not danger. Not urgency. Something… unfamiliar. “…What am I feeling?” she murmured softly to herself, gloved hand resting against her heart. It wasn’t fear. It wasn’t anger. It was heavier than that.

Lonelier.

Blaze prided herself on independence. On needing no one. But even a guardian of the Sol Emeralds could only endure so much silence. She exhaled slowly, flames flickering faintly at her fingertips before fading again.

"Perhaps.. I just need to talk to someone.." Blaze would look around "Yes, that would be nice.." She would continue, it was unusual for her to talk to herself, maybe it was the need to talk to someone, and she was determined now to get all this stress off her chest.

Then, she hears footsteps.