"I am a more formidable opponent," snarled Shadow, lowering a hand and clenching it into a fist. This was... frustrating. How was he not able to channel any Chaos Energy in this form?! This made no sense! He still had at least a little, even with the lack of an emerald! How can this be?!

"But not in this form. This... This is not the true me. Those things..."

He flipped his head towards the bag of Smash Balls still nearby and gave a shuddering, yet gentle growl. "They did this to me. I should have known..."