Future Sora Returns...

2 Days Later...

"That bastard Rain won't get away with what he has done to me; I will make Sora pay for having him humiliate me like that." Future Sora, he said as he sat on top of the Xuidian Palace.

Sora's Perspective:

It was bright and sunny, and I was greeted by the aroma of a nice breakfast made by Reagan. It seems he's returned to being my guard again. It's kind of lonely without him to talk to. This morning, though, it was nice, and I kept thinking of things that I should do. A smile spread across my face, and in that moment my heart felt full of happiness; however, suddenly there was a sound like glass breaking. Someone had opened my door, allowing light to stream in and bathing the room in a warm glow.

"Reagan I'm surprised to see you here." I said.

Well, to be fair, I did not want to wake you up when I returned, and you seemed happy."

"How did you know that I was already awake, though?"

"I may be older than you, but I'm not a complete idiot; a lot of stuff has changed," he replied.

Reagan waited outside my door until I got up, and we walked side by side down the stairs, where we joined others in the dining hall for breakfast.

"Reagan, it's been a while!" Remi exclaimed.

"Yes, it has, Remi."

"So what have you been doing for the past month?"

"Well, I'm still the captain of the guard, but I've also been assigned as Sora's personal guard since The Voidwalker appeared, Noah Brown has returned, and Future Sora is on our trail. There are a few things that have been going on."

"Is there anything I can do to help?"

"Not at the moment, but we appreciate the offer."

"What's on the menu for today, Remi?" Reagan asked.

"We are having French toast, bacon, and eggs with a side of fruit."

"Sounds delicious!"

The food was really good, and everyone seemed to be in high spirits. We talked and ate, laughing at some of the jokes and stories. Once breakfast was over, the group split up to start their individual days. I decided to head to the training area with Remi.

"So what are we doing today, Remi?" I asked.

"We are going to train; I have a surprise for you!" She excitedly said:

"Really? What is it?"

"You'll have to wait and see; follow me!"

She grabbed my arm and led me to the training area. When we got there, the others had already gathered around and were waiting for us.

"What's going on here, Remi?"

"Everyone is going to help you with your training today; we want you to get better at fighting, and since we are your friends, we will all work together to improve your skills."

I felt as if this was some sort of way to pity me; to be honest, I was lagging behind all the others. When I was taken by The Voidwalker, I was unable to do anything as my body was frail at the time. I would say that it's less frail now, but I still have a long way to go before I am back to full strength.

"Thank you all for the offer, however, I will not be needing any of your help. This is something that I must do on my own, Thank you for caring, Rayne, Enzo, Leo, Reagan and you Remi." I don't want to feel weak anymore.

"I'm afraid that we are going to have to insist. You have to train harder and get stronger if you wish to defeat The Voidwalker."

"If I train, and I can't beat him, then what will it matter? What will be left for me? Nothing."

"There's always hope, Sora, even if you can't see it now."

"Fine. If that's what you all want, then fine, but I will not accept any handouts.

A chill ran down my spine, there was something watching us. "EVERYONE LOOK OUT THERE'S SOMEONE WATCHING US!" I screamed.

Before anyone could react it was Future Sora that grabbed my neck and smashed me into the ground. "It seems your coma hasn't dulled your senses, Sora Katayama!" He smirked.

"REAGAN, ACTIVATE YOUR BLOOD KNIGHT FORM WE NEED IT RIGHT NOW!" I ordered.

"I can't. The only reason I was able to activate it before was because I had enough energy to use it!"

Future Sora infused his arm with Oblivion Magic and punched me in the face, knocking out one of my teeth. Before he could do any more damage to me Leo used his wind magic to send my future self into the trees.

"Are you ok Sora? That looked painful!" Leo questioned.

"I'm fine Leo, now let's take this guy down!"

Leo nodded and charged towards Future Sora, using his wind magic to increase his speed. Future Sora blocked Leo's attack and sent him flying into the trees with a kick.

"Looks like your friends aren't going to be able to save you." Future Sora chuckled.

"REMI NOW!" I yelled.

Remi summoned a floating spear of light and directed it towards Future Sora to which he was easily able to block it. Rayne used her clairvoyance magic to attempt to control his mind but that failed as well. It seemed that this man was always 2 steps ahead like the last time that we faced him.

"Haven't you realized it yet Sora? You can't win, all your friends are useless compared to me, you will never be strong enough to beat me."

"You may be stronger than me, but I can still try."

Future Sora charged at me once more and knocked me into the ground. "I don't think so." He said.

Leo tried sinking him into the ground, but everything we tried was useless. I had to think of something, however everything I thought of was also thought of by my future self. How are you supposed to defeat something that already knows what you are going to do?

"Sora, I can't hold him off any longer, we have to retreat."

"I'll hold him off."

"I won't let you, Sora." Future Sora smirked.

"Why do you want to stop me so bad? What did I do in the future?"

"I can't tell you, you'll change the future. But what I can tell you is that you are not worthy of being a hero, and neither is anyone in this world."

"Sora, we need to go now!" Remi yelled

"SHUT UP! I'll be nothing like you, at the end of the day you are the rotten scum that plagues this earth, you are only here to cause us more suffering and agony. If you hate yourself so much then just kill yourself." I said.

"That's rich coming from you, Sora. Do you not remember who caused the destruction of this world? Who killed billions of people? Who is the one responsible for this world's demise? You are a monster and that will never change."

"Sora, let's go!"

"Remi, wait for me."

"You won't be able to escape." Future Sora stated.

Future Sora used his shadow manipulation to trap us in a prison of shadows.

"FUCK! What are you talking about Sora, what could I have possibly done that killed BILLIONS of people?" I was frantically trying to find solutions to this problem, there was just no way to outsmart this man.

"I won't tell you, however, I will say that you will soon find out. In fact, you have already discovered it."

"What are you saying?" I was confused.

"The memories of your childhood are sealed, what we have done is unforgivable, so I am trying to end this once and for all by ending you."

"This isn't a joke, right? I'm not a mass murderer, right? Right, Future Sora?"

"Yes, you are, and yes, I'm not joking, but this is the only way to fix the mistakes you've made.

"But I wouldn't, no, couldn't, have done anything wrong, that's not possible."

"I'm sorry, but I have to kill you."

"What are you talking about?"

"I have to kill you, in order to ensure that our timeline doesn't get destroyed. It's the only way."

"No, you're wrong! This is insane, why would you do something like this?"

"Because this world doesn't need us. We are just a filler that is only here to cause havoc on these innocent lives, look at everything that has happened because of you."

"What did I do? What could I have done to make you want to kill me?"

"I'm sorry, Sora, but I have to end this, it's the only way."

"No! Please! Let me go! You can't do this!"

"I'm sorry, but I must."

"NO, STOP, PLEASE, I'M NOT READY TO DIE!"

"It's too late, Sora.

"Please, just let me live."

"THAT'S ENOUGH." Reagan said. "I have seen this go on for far too long, I will do anything in order to save these children, so it's time for you to meet your end, Future Sora. Come forth, BLOOD KNIGHT!"

Reagan's eyes turned red as the ground began shaking and a large shadow emerged. The Blood Knight had arrived.

"I will not let you harm them." Reagan said.

"You'll have to catch me first." Future Sora said.

"Don't worry, I will."

"Then let's dance."