Night Palace

Night Palace is the seventh and final zone in Sonic and the Secret Rings.

Description
It is the residence of Erazor Djinn, an evil genie who wishes to conquer the world using the seven World Rings. It floated away from the grounds of the Arabian Nights shortly before Sonic the Hedgehog arrived. The Night Palace returns to the ground after the defeat of Alf-Layla-wa-Layla, as the background of the final cutscene reveals. The palace has another dimension, that resembles space and the roads are made of glass. It appears once Erazor enables magic gates as a defense against Sonic. It also has gas rooms that could potentially be dangerous, so rings must be collected to stay alive. In the middle of the first act of this stage, Sonic rides a flying carpet to reach the rest of the stage. This segment takes advantage of he tilting-system on the console, as Sonic rides the flying carpet while avoiding djinns.

Bosses
Sonic fights a large version of Erazor Djinn. After he is defeated, the player must collect the purple world ring, the last of the world rings. This unlocks the final boss, Alf-Layla-wa-Layla. Sonic transforms into to Darkspine Sonic, and defeats the genie.

Trivia

 * The arrows launched at Sonic bears a vague resemblance to those targeted at Sonic in the Sand Oasis.
 * This palace floats, presumably because of Erazor Djinn's magic. Similarly, Aladdin's palace in the story of Aladdin and the Magic Lamp is also moved by the lamp genie's magic.