[The confirmation sits about as well with him as everything else, and Riku turns away from his best friend to glare at his hands. This is all still new information to him, it's a bit of an overload. But eveeven if he saved Sora, Riku's angry but the sheer notion that he was targeted.

When Sora reaches out to him, some of the tension is released from his face. Closing his eyes and quietly sighing, he manages to subside some of the rising emotions by the time he opens his eyes again.]

...You realize this generates more questions than answers, right? [His usual smirk is back. Well it does answer why he's suddenly scared of the dark. But as for the future? There's so many unknowns.]

...Axel? How did he come back? I thought Nobodies just disappeared...

[He flips his hand over just before Sora pats it again, so he can grab at his friend's hand and just hold onto it. Giving it a bit of a squeeze.]

...I'm sorry, Sora.