After a short talk, King Shahryar is swooped up by a "pterosaur" commanded by Erazor, which Sonic grudgingly saves him from.
Shahra stops him and neither she nor King Shahryar know who Dr. Sonic first thinks that Eggman is behind the entire plot to erase the Arabian Nights world and attempts to question him. The first place he searches is in the desert world of Arabian Desert to search for the sultan, King Shahryar, the main character of the Arabian Nights, who resembles Dr. Sonic sets off into the world of Arabian Nights with goals of locating the seven World Rings, in hopes of understanding the mystery of their power. With his life on the line, Sonic heads off to locate the World Rings for Erazor and Shahra continues to go along on Sonic's journey, feeling guilty for getting him involved. If he fails to do so, the arrow will burn until it eventually extinguishes along with Sonic's life force. Erazor then tells Sonic that he will remove the curse if Sonic brings the seven World Rings which are scattered throughout the worlds in the book. After doing so, he wishes to travel into the world of the Arabian Nights and flies into the book on a magic carpet.Īs Sonic travels inside the book's Tunnel of Pages, Erazor approaches Sonic and Sonic is shot in the chest with a flaming arrow that is slowly burning out like a fuse. He sneezes from a cold and humorously asks for a few handkerchiefs. Sonic rubs it as instructed, and is asked for a wish. Shahra gives Sonic a ring that seals a contract between her and her new master. If he is not stopped, his power will be unleashed onto the real world unless the "Legendary Blue Hedgehog" told of in the stories can stop him. She reveals that an evil entity from her world, the world of the Arabian Nights, Erazor Djinn is absorbing the power of the book and causing its pages and the world within to disappear. Shahra, the Genie of the Ring, pops out of a book of the Arabian Nights and into Sonic's world. Upon awakening, he reaches to check his clock and accidentally grabbing a ring. The Arabian Nights as seen in Sonic and the Secret Rings Spoiler warning: Plot, ending details or any kind of information follow.