"What do you know about Caedi?" I asked as I looked at the three.
"W-Well we know that she's been on this planet for a while now...Uhm...I can show you to her base right now!" Natalie said quickly.
"Do it." I said and glared.
Natalie nodded quickly then made a portal. We all walked into the portal. A fifth person entered the portal before it closed. We all exited the portal and Natalie walked towards a huge building. I looked at the building and we entered the building. There was nothing inside.
"Wait what..? We were just here!" Natalie said.
"Caedi, she was just here also!" Dikuto said.
I sensed some powerful energy coming from the room. I walked ahead and looked around. I stopped and saw a person in front of me. The person put on their mask then looked at me. I glared and my wings emerged from my back. The person dashed towards me and went for a spinning kick. I dodged then summoned my sword and dodged their attack again. I slashed at them and missed. I slashed rapidly and they dodged every slash. I glared and dashed towards them.
"What the..? Who is that?" Natalie asked.
Candy peeked her head in the building and saw me battling a masked person. She was in awe on how the masked person had the upper hand.
I bellowed and flames surrounded me and I fused my Zodiac Mode with my Chaos Form. My aura surged then I dashed towards the person again and went for a strike. The person dodged, but I shifted my body and went for a kick. The person vanished and appeared in front of me and kicked me away into a bookshelf.
"Hakai...is being beaten..? Who is this person?" Candy asked herself. "It's almost like they know what he's gonna do before he does."
"Ugh...there's only been one person who can move like this." I stood up and glared.
I flew towards the person and went for an attack then they dodged and palmed my side and I groaned then they appeared above me and palmed my back and I crashed to the ground. I stood up and grunted a bit. I wiped my mouth and my hair slowly turned into flames. My eyes became lion like and shined red. A symbol formed in my eyes and I vanished then appeared in front of the person, going for a punch. The person grabbed my arm and flung me towards the wall. I rebounded off the wall then roared and flew towards her once more. My sword flew towards my hand then I slashed down. The person dodged the attack and jumped back.
"Hakai is just straight up losing..? Even in his Chaos Zodiac Mode...He's losing." Dikuto said.
"What amazing reflexes from them..." Jingetsu watched.
"Hakai.." Candy watched nervously.
I roared again then slashed continuously then spun in a circle and slashed. The wind from the attack blew the cloak off the figure. My eyes widened and I landed on the ground. I blinked once and the figure was gone. They appeared in front of me and punched my face, blowing me away. I crashed into the wall and coughed.
"I can feel you've gotten stronger...but you are still no match for me!" The person said and threw their sword at me then a bullet knocked it away. The person looked to their left and saw Candy and her blue eyes. "Huh...their aura feels familiar..."
Candy ran towards the figure and shot three bullets and the figure deflected them. Candy flipped on one hand then went for an axe kick. Red aura emitted from the person's mask then they appeared behind Candy. They went for an attack then I grabbed their wrist and threw them towards the ground. The person landed on their feet and looked at me.
"Hakai...Are you alright?" Candy asked.
"Yeah..." I wiped my lip and looked at the person.
"Do you know who they are?" Candy got into a fighting stance.
"She's Arcane..my former teacher from the Zodiac Timeline.." I said and got in a fighting stance as well.
"Took you long enough to figure it out. This battle isn't over just yet!" Arcane bellowed and her aura surged.
Candy and I looked at each other and nodded. We dashed toward Arcane at the same time and I started the attack first. I slashed with my sword multiple times and Arcane parried them all. I vanished and Candy shot five bullets at her and they were all parried. I appeared above Arcane and kicked down. Arcane swiftly dodged it then Candy appeared on Arcane's side and went for a punch at her stomach. Arcane dodged it then Candy slid forward and her left eye flashed purple and she turned around and shot a bullet at Arcane. Arcane dodged the bullet and I deflected it in the air then Candy warped to the bullet. She caught the bullet and reloaded her gun then shot another bullet. I dashed toward Arcane.
"Fools." Arcane said then spread her arms out to both side and released a repulsive force. The force blew everything around her away and a bright light shined.
Natalie and the others watched in awe. The light dimmed and smirked. I appeared in front of Arcane and my eyes shined then went for a palm at her face. Arcane glared behind her mask and palmed my stomach then blew me away into the ceiling. I grunted loudly then slowly fell to the ground, turning normal. Candy was surprised then ran to catch me. I was caught in her arms then opened one eye and looked at Arcane.
"Most impressive. You two work well as a duo..but you lack a key part of your power that makes you complete." Arcane said and her cloak appeared around her person.
"Hakai and Candy lost the battle..just how strong is this Arcane person..?" Jingetsu asked.
"What are we lacking..? I want to know and I want to know everything about this Caedi person and why Hakai hates her." Candy looked at Arcane.
"You will find your answer...in a different timeline. The time in which you both were born in." Arcane turned around. "In this very house is a portal that will take you all the way back to the Sky Timeline. Your lives will completely restart, but you will learn everything."
"Sky.." I groaned and escaped Candy's arms. "Arcane...what is Caedi after? What does she want?"
"...She wants to create a Universe where only she rules. A universe in which only she controls. She wants to become the Goddess of Beginning. The One Above Everything and Nothing. You hold a key part in her plan...as you are the direct reincarnation Hero of Origin. The Hero of Beginning. The Hero Above Everything and Nothing." Arcane said.
I looked at my hands then closed my eyes. I already knew that much, but things felt different.
"Caedi was never in the original timeline. It's like she was created...but at the same time she was always there..and now she's more active." I said.
"Caedi is the direct reincarnation of Original Chaos himself. She's the Goddess of Discord, Chaos, Evil." Arcane said. "She can't be stopped so easily...this isn't one of your typical Gods you have to kill and then it's over...Caedi is more dangerous than any god you've faced. I once tried to stop her...she got away."
"How long...have you been here..?" I asked.
"Ever since you were here. I couldn't be affected by the destruction of a timeline...Now, it's time you go. Go get Candy's memories back...and both of you regain control of your Sky Abilities. The portal is in the back room. While you're gone, I'll be protecting the Timeline."
"Right. Hey...I am glad you're back.." I said and looked down.
Arcane walked to me and pulled me in for a hug. She really embraced me and I hugged her back.
"Next time we meet...you better have become stronger." Arcane smiled behind her mask.
I nodded and we pulled away from each other. Candy and I walked to the back room. We both looked at the huge portal and looked at each other.
"It's time...We made it." I said and held Candy's hand.
"When do you think we will see this place again?" Candy asked.
"It won't be for a while, but we will return. After all Caedi won't defeat herself." I smiled.
"Yeah." Candy nodded then we looked at the portal. We walked into the portal...
Arcane looked back and took her mask off. She let out a sigh then smiled.
"He doesn't change a bit...you two be safe..."