[Battling Infinite becomes routine. But it isn't routine in the way that eating and sleeping are routine - those are expected. Those are necessary. This is different, it is unexpected and random and exciting - even if every single battle ends the same way, with Shadow zipping off before Infinite can try to land one final punch on him. It doesn't matter how many times they do this song and dance, it always ends the same.
But that isn't the fun part. The fun part is in the battle itself, in seeing how Infinite has changed and grown and is ready to come at him this time. In truth, Shadow can sort of understand why Sonic has so many rivals now, because if he enjoys this even half as much as Shadow does, it makes sense why he just allows his enemies to come at him repeatedly. And Shadow is not thinking about that analogy any further because he is not comparing himself to Sonic or Infinite to Neo, thank you very much.
(And oh, he remembers when Infinite tried to pick a fight with him while Sonic was there; the robot came out of nowhere and beat the jackal worse than Shadow has any time they've fought here, which was kind of hilarious and kind of weirdly attractive, but that thought will go to his grave with him, thanks.)
So it isn't a surprise when he hears that familiar voice as he's drifted further out today; after all, he's expecting Infinite to come at him at some point, and here in this clearing's as good a place as any. He isn't all that far outside of town, but far enough to make for a good battlefield. Here comes Infinite and— he ditched his mask already, huh? Well, fair enough, it does have a tendency to get knocked off during their clashes. So here we go again—
And one handwaved fight later, Shadow pins Infinite to the ground again. It isn't nearly as secure of a pin as usual, though; partially because he simply didn't get as good a grasp on the jackal this time and partially because... well, he doesn't really want the fight to be over so soon. These fights are something Shadow's found himself really looking forward to each and every day here, and why would he want it to end so easily?]
Aren't you tired of losing like this? It doesn't matter how many times you challenge me, you'll always lose.
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But that isn't the fun part. The fun part is in the battle itself, in seeing how Infinite has changed and grown and is ready to come at him this time. In truth, Shadow can sort of understand why Sonic has so many rivals now, because if he enjoys this even half as much as Shadow does, it makes sense why he just allows his enemies to come at him repeatedly. And Shadow is not thinking about that analogy any further because he is not comparing himself to Sonic or Infinite to Neo, thank you very much.
(And oh, he remembers when Infinite tried to pick a fight with him while Sonic was there; the robot came out of nowhere and beat the jackal worse than Shadow has any time they've fought here, which was kind of hilarious and kind of weirdly attractive, but that thought will go to his grave with him, thanks.)
So it isn't a surprise when he hears that familiar voice as he's drifted further out today; after all, he's expecting Infinite to come at him at some point, and here in this clearing's as good a place as any. He isn't all that far outside of town, but far enough to make for a good battlefield. Here comes Infinite and— he ditched his mask already, huh? Well, fair enough, it does have a tendency to get knocked off during their clashes. So here we go again—
And one handwaved fight later, Shadow pins Infinite to the ground again. It isn't nearly as secure of a pin as usual, though; partially because he simply didn't get as good a grasp on the jackal this time and partially because... well, he doesn't really want the fight to be over so soon. These fights are something Shadow's found himself really looking forward to each and every day here, and why would he want it to end so easily?]
Aren't you tired of losing like this? It doesn't matter how many times you challenge me, you'll always lose.