The code was a glitch in the reality of the Green Hill Zone. It arrived not through a portal, but through a corrupted data packet labeled
Unlimited coins. Every time he moved, the sound of a thousand rings shattering filled the sky.
"I'm a mod," Sonic whispered, his voice echoing with a digital reverb.
The world began to break. The Infinite—the masked mercenary—descended from the sky, red cubes swirling around him. "I am the ultimate power!" he roared.