Chapter 59 Black Coat
Xehanort's POV
One Year Later
I was in Scala Ad Caelum's graveyard.
It was raining, and I kneeled down and placed flowers in front of four graves.
These graves belonged to Urd, Bragi, Hermod and Vor.
"You're leaving", I heard Eraqus ask behind me.
I didn't turn around to face him. I just stood up instead.
"Yeah", I replied.
When I said this, Eraqus sighed sadly.
"We had some good times, huh", he asked.
"Yeah", I replied.
"You don't have to leave", Eraqus stated.
All I did was not say anything.
"What happened wasn't your fault", Eraqus stated.
Oh Eraqus. If only you knew the truth.
"I just want to see more of what's out there before the Mark of Mastery exam", I revealed.
"That's not for a while", Eraqus pointed out. "Besides, you've already seen what's out there."
"Not everything", I stated.
"What are you looking for", Eraqus asked.
I didn't answer. Instead, I turned around, and began walking away from him.
"Fine", I heard him yell. "But you better come back! We've got a score the settle!"
With that, I stopped walking to hear what Eraqus had to say.
"I'm at 117 wins, 312 losses, and 8 draws", he reminded me.
"You mean 107 wins, 323 losses, and 7 draws", I corrected him.
"Whatever", Eraqus said. "Close enough."
"Do you seriously mean that", I asked, now turning around to face Eraqus.
"Knew I'd get you to turn around", Eraqus revealed. "See you soon, buddy."
When I heard this…I couldn't help but let out a smile.
Over the years, me and Eraqus' friendship had been strained. So knowing that he still wanted me to come back after everything, it made me really happy.
"See you", I greeted.
And with that…I walked away from my friend.
When I reached the entrance to the central island, I was going to equip my Keyblade armour.
But before I could…I heard a voice speak to me.
"You don't need that armour", I heard a voice say.
With that I turned around, and when I did…I saw a man…wearing a black coat.
"Who are you", I asked.
"There's no need to know who I am", the man stated. "I just wanted to give you this."
With that…the man held out something for me.
It was…another black coat.
…
I spent some time traveling many different worlds.
When I was done with this, I traveled to the Keyblade graveyard, in order to meet up with someone.
That someone…was the man in the black coat.
He was sitting on a rock, waiting for me.
"So", he asked when he saw me.
With that...I pulled down the hood of my own black coat.
"This coat", I started. "It wards off darkness. It's useful."
"Told ya", the man said. "So, how'd it go? The world tour?"
With that, I sat down next to the man.
"In an awful way, I realised just how necessary I am."