Mirror, Mirror (KH/FF/Others) [Reader-Insert]

~ The Fourth Chapter: Saika ~

Here we go guys, a nice long chapter for you all! I hope you enjoy~

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Your heart was racing.

The sound of your feet hitting the hard ground pounded in your ears, your body jolting with every step. Your legs felt heavy, making it almost difficult to continue running. It felt as if you were in a dream, one of those dreams where no matter how hard you needed to run, you just couldn't.

But you had to push through it. You had to chase the black figure that appeared behind Noctis.

As you ran, you couldn't stop the pit forming in your stomach. You couldn't stop the negative thoughts and feelings you were having about Vanitas and how you believed he was the one who set the figure onto Noctis in the first place.

Not to mention, you have known Vanitas long enough to know that once he had set his mind on something, he would go through with it no matter the cost.

Continuing to run, you ran further and further into the gardens, the atmosphere starting to feel different the further you went. It didn't feel as if you were running after something anymore, it almost felt as if you were the one running from something instead. You brought yourself to a stop before hunching over and placing your hands on your knees in an attempt to get your breath back.

Standing up straight, you placed your hands behind your head and tilted your head towards the sky. You could feel your heart beating rapidly in your chest, the rapid beat making it feel as though it was going to burst out of your chest at any moment.

The sound of a twig snapping behind you caused you turn around in a hurry. Part of you wanted Noctis to be standing there, but instead there was nothing. Another twig snapped, making you turn around again only to be greeted with nothing. Keeping your eyes directed in front of you, you froze when you saw what seemed to be a black, misty smoke coming from behind you.

Turning around slowly, you were greeted by the black figure, its glowing red eyes staring down at you as you stood there, frozen in fear. You wanted to scream, but it felt as though every muscle in your body had shut down.

Not daring to move, you flinched as a part of the smoky figure formed an arm and hand, with the hand holding what appeared to be a blade. Still frozen in fear, you didn't have time to react as the figure grabbed your arm and swiftly brought the blade down, cutting you clean across the inner section of your arm before the blade disappeared alongside the figure.

You let out a scream as the figure cut you with their blade before the sight of your blood made you collapse.

"NO!" you screamed, bolting up right and placing your hands over your face.

"Whoa! Hey!" you heard someone say from beside you. "It's okay, you're okay..." they continued as they placed a hand on your back.

"~~~~~, hey it's okay... I'm here." Another voice explained, pulling your hands away from your face and making you look at them.

"Shizuo..." you whispered.

His small nod of confirmation was all you needed before you threw your arms around him and hugged him tightly. You refused to let go as you blinked away the tears threatening to spill from your eyes. Feeling him hug you gently, you relaxed into him before someone in the room cleared their throat.

You pulled away from Shizuo in order to look towards the source. "Noctis?" you questioned.

"Are you okay? What happened in the gardens?" he questioned, his eyes giving away his feelings of concern.