From that vulnerable position, a blast of light and energy burst forth, blinding for one to look upon. When it faded away, a knight clad in dark armor stood where Garland had. This one brimmed with fresh power and health, freed from the shell of a life now left behind.

Garland had been reborn by his own will into the form he once held.

From behind his dark helmet, his eyes narrowed at the sight of the Warrior of Light. Yet again this one rose up to stop him. Yet again, he would cut him and his companions down.

"Foolishness. You cannot kill me. I am the Master of Time. I will always be reborn to bring chaos into the world. The cycle cannot be stopped. I will destroy you all, until nothing remains."

Reaching out his hand, he bent time and space creating a portal. He stepped through it and was gone, as was his creation of escape.