I just have a quick question that's been bothering me all day about the battle with YMX.

 

It's been said that one must cast away their flesh to travel in time. However, after Riku takes out all of his HP Bars, he attempts to reverse time, and in the event that he succeeds the battle will start all over, albeit with YMX having a shorter amount of health. What I'm really curious about is, how did he reverse the battle and keep his body? Or was it just supposed to be a mechanic to the fight?

Im guessing mechanic.

That's not time travel, it's time manipulation, which is an entirely different thing. To time travel one must cast off their flesh, but those rules don't apply to time manipulation.

That's not time travel, it's time manipulation, which is an entirely different thing. To time travel one must cast off their flesh, but those rules don't apply to time manipulation.

 

Oh, I see. I really didn't think there was a difference. Thanks.