Now, the last few times a portal had opened up in front of Sora, he hadn't really liked the person who had emerged from it — which is why, at first, he immediately narrowed his eyes and assumed a defensive position. Had he seriously been followed to another world again?

But when he caught a glimpse of that familiar red hair emerging from the swirling darkness, Sora's defenses shattered right to the ground, and he stared, eyes wide and mouth agape. For what felt like a dragging moment, Sora simply stood there, unmoving, locked into a stunned silence.

And then, a name. Whether Lea wants to hear it or not, it's the only one Sora had.

"A..xel?"