We're leaving

It was the next day, Yuudai was already awake and preparing breakfast. He was still remembering what the other Yuudai from his dream said to him.

"Who was I?" Yuudai asked himself.

He then heard footsteps running down the stairs, it was Hana carrying Loki on her shoulder.

"Good morning you two" Yuudai said with a smile.

"Good morning!" Hana said and sat down on a seat.

Yuudai gives her a plate of bacon and eggs.

"What about me!" Loki asked.

"You don't need to eat" Yuudai said.

"At least give me something to chew on" Loki said.

"Yeah, yeah" He said and then drank some water.

"I'd like to ask, where do you get the food?" Hana asked.

Yuudai smiled and told her that when she finishes eating he'll show her around the island.

Half an hour later, Yuudai and Hana left the house. Outside was a pool and a big backyard, but behind there was a small farm full of animals.

"I take care of them" Yuudai said. "Relax, I just kill an animal of each type every month"

"Was this here when you arrived here?" Hana asked.

"Yes, including a book on how to take care of them" Yuudai said. "I receive milk and meat"

"So you've been farming all these years?" Hana asked.

"Yes, but also a way out of here" Yuudai said.

"Huh? Really?" She asked

Yuudai and Hana walked to an old building that connected to the sea. Inside there was a small and old speedboat.

"When I get it working I'll be able to leave" He said.

"You've been working on this for the last 5 years?" She asked.

"No, only one year" He said. "Since I didn't know anything about the outside, I had no reason to leave this place"

"And what made you want to leave?" She asked as she inspected the engine.

"Boredom" He said. "But now that you've mentioned about the outside I have to leave"

"With you back we might have a chance to win against Dark Eye" Hana cheerfully said. "But we would need to find Emi, she might be able to help your amnesia"

"Emi..." Yuudai said while looking at the floor.

"So can I go explore the island?" Hana asked, making Yuudai snap back to reality.

"Huh? Oh! Sure, bring Loki with you" Yuudai said. "I'll finish the boat today"

Hana thanked him and ran out of the building, leaving Yuudai alone. He started working on the boat's engine, having some difficulties.

Meanwhile, Hana was feeding the animals with Loki on her shoulder.

"Am I doing it right?" She asked him.

Loki nodded. "Now then, let's go fishing" he said. "There's a fishing rod on the wall, inside the house"

"Well let's go get it" Hana excitedly said.

She ran back to the house and looked around, she saw the fishing rod high up on the wall. She tried grabbing it but she was still too short. Loki helped her by dropping the rod so she could catch it.

They both then walked to the beach, where she first arrived, there were no other islands on sight, the sea seemed endless.

"Have you fished before?" Loki asked.

"I have, with my parents" Hana said as she cast the hook, with bait, to the sea. "But it's been a while since I have gone fishing"

"So, how's everything there?" Loki asked, curious.

"It's... a wasteland" Hana said. "Ruined cities and almost everything is just rocks"

"I see" Loki said saddened.

Suddenly she caught something and started reeling it back. She had caught a fish about the size of her hand, Loki praised her.

Meanwhile, Yuudai was still working on the engine. He seemed to be having trouble with a part of the engine.

"That's wrong, that part shouldn't go there" A female voice said behind him.

"Oh. I see, thanks Izana-" Yuudai realized and looked behind, there was no one there. "Who is Izanami?" he asked himself.

He shook his head back to reality. "I should keep working on this" he said.

He kept working and working, with no clue of time. Hana walked in with a plate of cooked fish and rice.

"Hey, Yuudai" Hana said.

Yuudai stopped working and looked at her. "Do you need something?" Yuudai asked, nicely.

"Umm... I made you lunch" Hana said.

"Huh. Wait it's lunch already?" Yuudai said, confused.

"Well it's 4:30 now" Hana said.

"Ah, I see" He said and received the plate. "Thank you"

"So, how's the engine going?" She asked.

"We will probably be able to leave tomorrow" Yuudai said as he started eating the fish.

"Well, I'll go back to fishing" She said.

Yuudai gave her the thumbs up and she left. After he finished eating, he continued working on the engine.

He was very focused and lost track of time once more, that was until he completed the engine.

"I-I'm finally done" Yuudai said excitedly. "I'm done!"

He started the boat and sure enough, it worked. He ran outside to tell Hana and Loki the good news.

They were still fishing on the beach with Hana having caught a lot of small fish.

"Hana! Loki! I've fixed the engine already" Yuudai happily announced.

"That's great! We'll be able to leave tomorrow" She said. "Well we should start packing" she said as she reeled the hook back and started walking back to the house with the fishes she had caught.

"Hm? What's that in the distance?" Yuudai asked looking at the sea.

"It's a boat" Loki said.

Hana looked back to the sea and he was right, it was a boat.

"It has a flag with an eye with a red pupil" Loki said.

Hana immediately panicked. "Oh no, oh no, it's them!" she shouted

"Who?" Yuudai asked, confused.

"Dark Eye!" She shouted.

They could see that two small boats were coming to the island very fast. They decided to hide, so they ran back to the barn, Yuudai and Loki decided to hide with the animals and urged Hana to come.

"They came for me" Hana said. "They won't stop searching this place until they find us"

"What are you doing?" Yuudai asked, scared for her safety.

"I'm sorry Yuudai and Loki" She said and threw the earpiece that enabled her to understand Loki and started running to the lights that were coming through the forest.

"Hana!" He shouted and tried running to her but the animals made it difficult to move. He saw Hana getting captured by soldiers and entering the forest with her while some soldiers inspected the house and started checking the barn.

Before they could find Yuudai and Loki, a trapdoor beneath them opened and immediately closed as soon as they both landed on the floor.

"Huh? What the...?" Yuudai said, confused.

He looked at his surroundings, he was in some sort of hidden room with many screens and a computer. He turned the computer on and noticed that it was connected with secret cameras around the island and saw Hana getting pulled into one of the small boats.

"Hana!" He shouted. "We need to help her!"

"We can't, we're defenceless" Loki said.

Yuudai knew that Loki was right, the only thing he could do was to check the computer to see if it contained the location of any weapon when he suddenly came across a video, the only one in the computer.

Yuudai without hesitation pressed the video and it started playing.

Emi appeared on the screen, Yuudai didn't recognize her but sensed something familiar about her.

"Yuudai, if you're seeing this that must mean that you have found this room" Emi said. "We'll be leaving in a few minutes, leaving you here. I'm sorry, but this is to protect you"

"Protect me?" Yuudai said.

"You made this island to protect us, but we prefer to protect others, so we will go back to the battlefield" She said with a smile. "I don't know how many years will pass until you see this video or if you remember everything, but we will be waiting for you. I will be waiting for you."

The video stopped playing. Yuudai fell to his knees, with tears falling from his cheeks.

"Yuudai!" Loki said, worried. He looked at him and noticed that he was unconscious.

Yuudai was back in his dream, with the cracked mirror in front of him.

"Hm? So, are you ready to remember?" The Yuudai in the mirror asked.

"Yes..." Yuudai said.

"Even if the only memories are just bad ones?" The other Yuudai asked.

"Yes" Yuudai said. "I am ready to remember"

The other Yuudai appeared before him outside the mirror, he was still fragmented.

"Well, I'm just a few parts of your memory" He said. "You'll still have some amnesia"

"I'm fine with that, I just need to rescue Hana" Yuudai said.

"Hm. Typical us, saving people" He said reaching his hand out.

Yuudai grabbed his hand, starting to remember part of his past.

He woke up minutes later, having regained part of his memories.

"You're awake" Loki said relieved. "Are you alright?"

"I'm not an ordinary university student" Yuudai said, standing back up. "I'm... The Phantom Phoenix"

"Phantom Phoenix?" Loki asked, confused.

"I remember where the weapons were located" He said. "We can go save Hana"

"We can't! I saw them destroy the boat through the cameras" Loki said.

"Well, there's another way" Yuudai said with a smile. "Now let's go" he said while pressing a hidden button that opened a door to a long hallway.