Hercules, now having learned of what the reason why he came to exist was, is now more motivated than ever to fulfill his quest: save Akio, as many times as possible, without fail. As he begins this quest, Hercules is initially greeted by success, even meeting some other versions of Akio, including a bizarre fellow going by the name of "Hayato" Phoenix, though he was able to recognize that man's magic energy without fail.
Now traveling through the different timelines, Hercules saves Akio in each and every one by a giving him some slight help from the shadows, with some even calling him a 'ghost'. One time, though, Hercules went into a timeline where instead of Akio, the "Hayato" Phoenix fellow was there again, and he simply looked on at what appeared to be their version of the fight against The Dark Wizard, though what Hercules saw shocked him.
