Future Gazer (Touhou Project x Male Reader)

Chapter 8: Power to Resist Fate, Engage the Enemy

"(Y/N), are you okay?" Youmu asked with concern in her voice.

I slowly stood back up, Keyblade in hand, ready for another round of rumble. "Yeah... yeah, Thanks for giving me time. I'll be fine in a sec..." I raised my Keyblade to the sky.

"Cure!" A green aura enveloped me as I feel myself getting rejuvenated at the cost of my magic. A small price to pay for survival, especially since they'll just restore in a bit anyway.

"Okay, I'm fine now." I reassured Youmu, who sighed in relief.

"What are those... creatures?" Youmu asked.

"Don't know... he said those are Heartless." I said, pointing at Yami.

"And who is that?" Youmu asked while pointing her katana at him.

"Why, hello there. You can call me Yami." He said while still in the same sitting pose. "I already know who you are... Konpaku Youmu."

Youmu narrowed her eyes. She was about to attack him but she was interrupted by a Heartless trying to attack her from the back.

"Watch out!" I said while slashing the Heartless, turning it into black smoke.

Youmu was a bit surprised. "T- Thank you..." She was sure that she had killed that one.

"Focus on the Heartless first. So far, he hasn't done anything. Careful, Youmu. Spell Cards won't work here. They're aiming to kill." I warned. In truth, the fact that Yami hasn't done anything made me worry. But the Heartless is a bigger problem right now, as they're actively trying to kill us.

Youmu nodded, though I can easily see that she was worried.

Dealing with the Heartless was not as easy as I thought. While they can be taken out in one hit, their numbers were just too much. Even with Youmu here, it didn't feel like their numbers were dwindling. In fact, it seemed that the amount we had to fight didn't decrease.

"What is going on here?" I muttered to myself. "There shouldn't be that many. And that pool has stopped spawning them. Their numbers decreased sure, but with the two of us, they should all be gone already..."

"(Y/N)!" Youmu yelled as she killed another Heartless who was about to strike me with my back turned. "Watch your back!"

"Thanks!" I yelled. That was when I noticed something. The Heartless that Youmu killed... they were slowly reforming. My eyes widened in realization.

'So, that's what's happening!' I thought to myself.

"So, I see you finally figured it out." Yami, who has been silent throughout the entire fight, finally spoke. "You're right. Only the Keyblade can truly defeat the Heartless." He chuckled. "Now, what will you do? At the rate you're going, both of you are going to be overwhelmed."

"Shut up!" I yelled though I can see that he's right.

While pondering on what to do, I gasped as I felt a vision coming.

Vision

I had just finished fighting off my horde of Heartless. When I turned to see how Youmu's doing, I saw that a Heartless was about to thrust its claws right through Youmu's back. I rushed to where she was, but I wasn't fast enough.

The Heartless thrust its claws right through Youmu's heart. Her body slowly got enveloped by a dark aura. She began transforming into one of them.

Then, I fell to my knees in despair. Next thing I know, I was consumed by the darkness.

Reality