Chapter 2: New Good, New Evil
“Kairi!”
Kairi looked up to see Sora running to meet her.
“Sora!”
The two stood in front of the other, looking at each other face to face, happy to see each other again after everything they had been through.
Unfortunately, the happiness of their reunion was short-lived. The End of the World, where Sora was standing, was disintegrating and the Destiny Islands, where Kairi was standing, was reforming and being restored. The End of the World was a world that had been composed of worlds that had been taken by the Heartless. Ansem’s defeat meant the destruction of the world he and the Heartless had created and the restoration of the worlds that had been consumed. The Destiny Islands had been one of those worlds.
Kairi lost her footing as her home started to drift away from the End of the World. Sora held her arm, preventing her from falling. The two held hands as the separation of the worlds neared its inevitable conclusion.
“Kairi, remember what you said before? I’m always with you too!” reassured Sora, “I’ll come back to you! I promise!”
“I know you will!”
The two couldn’t hold onto each other for another second longer. Their hands slipped away from each other’s grasp, as Kairi and Sora were separated from each other once more.
Sora woke up.
He looked around him. He was still in that unknown world. This long road that went through this field that was covered in bright green grass, with the occasional tree being spotted and the heavenly blue sky that had the fluffiest clouds imaginable occupying it.
How many times?
How many times had Sora dreamt about the aftermath of Ansem’s defeat? Those memories that stuck with Sora were memories of victory and at the same time, they were memories of sadness. Sora, Donald and Goofy had triumphed over their greatest enemy, Ansem, the seeker of darkness and they had defeated the Heartless, preventing them from returning to the universe by sealing Kingdom Hearts. They had saved all words from the scourge of the darkness. They had fought their greatest battle, triumphed and survived. They should have felt good about themselves.
And they did but only partially.
Sora’s best friend, Riku, was trapped behind the door to Kingdom Hearts. As was Mickey Mouse, the king of Donald Duck and Goofy. Both Riku and the king realised that Kingdom Hearts could only be sealed if a Keybearer was at both sides of the door, and used their Keyblades in unision to seal it. Sora, Donald and Goofy realised this as well after reading about Kingdom Hearts during their journey through the End of the World but Sora wasn’t eager to close the door at first. He realised that if he and Mickey closed it, there was the serious possibility that he’d never see his friends again. Mickey reassured Sora, Donald and Goofy that there would always be a door to the light for him and Riku to escape to. One day the three of them would be reunited with all of their friends and everyone would be returned to their worlds.
With that, Sora and the king closed the door, adverting disaster and restoring peace to all worlds. Although the Keybearer and his friends had won, winning their battle without friends to celebrate with made them feel as though their victory was a little bit hollow. As the worlds became restored and disconnected, the fourteen year old boy and the king’s followers were in an unknown world, wandering down its seemingly endless road looking for the door to the light and their lost friends. Not quite the happy ending they had been hoping for.
Sora felt sad. He had been walking down the road for the last two years since his victory over his nemesis, looking to be reunited with his friends, return home to the Destiny Islands and most importantly, to be reunited with the girl he loved.
He remembered when he first arrived in this new world with two of his best friends, Donald and Goofy, by his side. They realised they had to find Riku and King Mickey but they didn’t know where to start looking for the door to the light. It all seemed hopeless until Pluto showed up with a letter in his mouth. The letter had the king’s seal on it. Pluto then ran off, leading the way to the elusive door, and more importantly, to their friends.
The arrival of a letter with the king’s seal attached and Pluto leading the way lifted the spirits of Sora and friends immensely. They all felt a rush of excitement and anticipation from this ray of hope that had appeared in front of them. Their hopes and spirits revitalised, the three friends ran after Pluto, smiling and laughing happily as they ran off to complete their quest.
Times change.
Sora was now starting to lose hope. Two years of wandering down the road seemed to have been for nothing. He’d been searching for his friends for a long time and other than the letter from Mickey and the more than loyal and helpful Pluto to help him, he hadn’t a single clue as to when his quest would be over. Memories of being separated from Kairi and Riku again were haunting him now more than ever before and the Keyblade master was feeling very depressed because of those memories. He couldn’t forget about the aftermath of sealing Kingdom Hearts. He’d been dreaming about it for a countless number of nights. No matter how hard he tried to forget, his desperate desire to return home to Kairi with his best friend by his side became an obsession that just wouldn’t leave him alone.
Sora closed his eyes and sadly went back to sleep.
He didn’t stay asleep for long though. As soon as he laid his head back down on the grass, he woke up again. This time in surprise and alarm, thanks to the crazy scream that was loud enough to wake up or surprise anyone. He sat up and turned around to see Donald looking at him with his arms folded and his foot tapping impatiently.
“Are you done yet, Sora?” asked Donald, “We’ve been waiting for you for hours!”
“Sorry, Donald”, replied the Keybearer, “It’s just I’ve got a lot on my mind, that’s all.”
“Let me guess. Kairi.”
“And Riku and my island.”
“So what else is new?” sighed the wizard.
“What’s that supposed to mean?” asked Sora, starting to feel angry.
“Look, Sora”, began Donald, “I know you miss Kairi and Riku. And I know you want to go home but we still have a job to do. Until we open the door to the light and do what the king said, we won’t be able to go home. Just be patient.”
“Be patient?!” shouted Sora, “You, me, Goofy and Pluto have been wandering down this road for two years! We haven’t seen the people we love for two years! And for what? Just so we can find and open the door? We haven’t a single clue as to where the door could be! We’ve spent all this time looking for it and so far it’s all been for nothing. I’m starting to think that we’re destined to stay in this world for the rest of our lives.”
“If you truly believe that, then we WILL stay in this world for the rest of our lives”, countered Donald, “We’ve been in worse situations than this and we’ve always come out on top but only because we believed in ourselves. We only need to do so again.”
“I did believe once upon a time”, replied the Keybearer, “But being here for so long has taken its toll on me. How have you managed to stay cheerful all this time? Don’t you miss Daisy and everyone else?”
“Of course I do!”, answered the wizard, “But believing that I’ll see her again one day has kept me going. Belief has done wonders for us in the past. It helped you find and save Riku and Kairi when you were separated from them, didn’t it?”
“Yeah, but…”
“And it helped us save the universe and defeat Ansem, the Heartless and all those other villains”, continued Donald, “Pretty cool, huh? And all because we believed.”
“You’re…you’re right, Donald”, smiled Sora.
“Course I am!”, the duck replied, “Now lets get going, and remember what I said to you when we first met…”
“I know, I know!”, said Sora as a wide smile spread across his face, “No frowning. No sad faces.”
“At a boy!” cheered Donald.
The two friends walked towards Goofy and Pluto.
“You see?”
“See what?”
“You don’t see Goofy and Pluto sleeping or moping around when there’s work to be done”, said Donald.
“Pluto, no. Goofy, yes”, pointed Sora.
Donald looked to see Goofy sleeping. The captain of the Royal Knights was known for “sleeping on the job”. Donald couldn’t believe it. He knew Goofy sometimes slept when there was important work to do so he should have been used to it but Donald was very short-tempered. For Goofy to fall asleep again when he’d been awake and ready to continue their quest was just simply irritating to Donald.
The wizard pointed to the sky and a thunder spell struck the Royal Knights’ captain, waking him up instantly.
“Mornin’ fellas”, yawned Goofy, “Guess I must’ve nodded off there fer a second. Hyuk!”
Donald sighed, laid his hand over his face and shook his head. Sora on the other hand just laughed. In moments of despair, Donald and Goofy were always there to put a smile on Sora’s face. They were truly pals for life.
“Can we get going now?”
“Okay, Donald”, answered the Keybearer, “Let’s go.”
Sora, Donald, Goofy and Pluto continued their journey down the road. Everything was pretty much the same as always. Same old green grass, same old trees, same old blue sky, same old white clouds and same old path they were walking on. There was no other life. Just the Keybearer, the king’s followers and his most loyal pet. There was nothing new.
Until now.
“Hey, what’s that?” asked Goofy, pointing to the horizon, “Is somethin’ on fire?”
They all stopped to see a trail of thick, black smoke going upward towards the sky. They all looked in puzzlement as to what it could mean. Were others possibly there at where the smoke was coming from? Was it the Heartless? Was it a natural disaster? Or was it something different?
Pluto ran off to see what it was.
“Only one way to find out!” shouted Sora as he chased after Pluto. Donald and Goofy followed in hot pursuit.
The four ran down the road, over the hills towards the smoke that was coming from the end of the horizon. As they ran closer and closer towards the smoke, Sora, Donald and Goofy noticed that something weird was happening. The grass started to burn up in flames, trees fell down and burned into cinders and ashes and the sky turned from a heavenly blue into a fiery red colour with the white, fluffy clouds turning into thick, black smoke.
“What’s goin’ on?!” yelled Goofy.
Before anybody could answer, a wolf-like creature leapt out from the horizon. It was black as darkness itself and it had red point-blank eyes. The creature snarled at Sora and friends, with horrible green ooze dripping from its teeth and mouth. It dug its claws into the ground, ripped out a large chunk of the road, hurled it into the air and blasted it out of existence with lasers that shot out of its eyes.
Sora, Donald and Goofy looked at the creature in astonishment, whereas Pluto sneered at it, ready to attack. The creature just looked at Pluto, then without warning leapt at him, swiped him in the face, threw him high up into the air, and then opened up its mouth and devoured poor Pluto whole as he fell back down into the beast’s mouth.
“Pluto! No!” shouted Sora in disbelief.
Donald and Goofy looked on in horror as to what had just happened. They couldn’t believe it. This creature had just taken away their most faithful companion, just like that. Without any remorse or restraint. Sora just couldn’t fight the tears that flowed from his eyes. He wept in sorrow as one of his best friends had just been taken away from him. Donald and Goofy looked at the spot where Pluto once stood in sadness and silently wept with Sora. Like the Keyblade master, they couldn’t fight the tears that flowed from their eyes.
Sora looked up at the wolf monster as it belched and watched it licking its lips. In an instant, sorrow turned into anger as Sora brought forth his Keyblade and readied himself for combat. Likewise, the faces of sadness on Donald and Goofy turned into faces of rage as they brought forth their own weapons.
The creature’s eyes narrowed and burned a familiar red light. All of a sudden, the entire world became a blazing inferno. Sora, Donald and Goofy looked beneath them as the road turned into a gigantic, circular arena. A ten-foot high wall of fire surrounded the circle as the Keybearer and his friends looked on in disbelief, sweating because of the intense heat.
The wolf-like creature smiled at them.
“So we meet at last, Keyblade master”, mused the creature, speaking in a voice that sounded as though it was more than one person talking.
Sora and the others gasped.
“It talks?!” yelled Donald.
“A great deal better than you do, feathered one”, taunted the entity.
“Who…what are you?!” asked a shocked Sora.
“Your worst nightmare, boy”, replied the creature as it reverted into the humanoid form of Sharak, “And more. So much more.”
“You monster!” yelled Donald, “Pluto didn’t deserve to die! Why did you…”
“I do whatever I choose to do for the simplest of all reasons”, replied Sharak, “Because I can.”
“You’re gonna pay for what you’ve done to poor ol’ Pluto!” shouted Goofy.
“Somehow, Goofy”, retorted Sharak, “I sincerely doubt it. Do you truly believe that circus clowns like you and Donald, and a simple minded brat like Sora can halt me?”
“How do you know our names?” asked Sora, “We’ve never met before.”
“True. You’ve never come face-to-face with me personally. But you have faced many incarnations of darkness. Darkness that knows a great deal about all three of you on a personal level. And that darkness comes from me.”
“Huh?!”
Sharak jumped towards the three friends, altered his right hand into a hammerhead and swung his arm, connecting with Sora, Donald and Goofy and sending them flying in different directions.
“All darkness comes from me!” roared Sharak as he approached Goofy, grabbed him by the throat and hoisted him off the ground in a vice-like grip, “I am the source of all darkness! The darkness that exists in everyone’s hearts is there because I put it there!”
Sharak throttled Goofy whilst he was saying this. Donald shook his head, trying to recover from Sharak’s blow and noticed Goofy was in trouble. Wielding his staff, he rushed towards Sharak and leapt at him.
“Because of the darkness that exists in every heart, I know everything about everyone!” continued the emperor as he altered his other hand into a pincer and swatted Donald away, still strangling Goofy whilst looking at the pain on the Court Guard’s face.
“I know about darkness in all its forms because I am its source! I created it!”
He threw Goofy towards the wall of fire that surrounded the arena. Just before he was about to hit it, Sora (who had recovered from Sharak’s attack) instinctively leapt in front of Goofy, intercepting him and stopping him from coming into contact with the scorching flames.
“I know of its strengths AND its weaknesses!” Sharak jeered as he concentrated the power of darkness into his right fist, “I know everything about darkness and everyone and everything that is associated with it! I know all that there is to know!”
The source of all darkness punched the ground with his fist, which was brimming with power. A small crevasse opened on the arena’s surface and moved towards Donald, who was still reeling from Sharak’s blow. Pillars of darkness erupted from the split in the ground and headed towards the Chief Magician.
“Uh oh”, said Donald as he saw Sharak’s attack coming towards him.
The pillars of darkness hit him before he could move out of harm’s way. The royal wizard was hit by the pillars five times in quick and devastating succession. Donald flew five-feet into the air and landed with a sickening thud. Sora and Goofy recovered from their collision to see Sharak altering his left hand into a pickaxe and getting ready to strike Donald with a fatal blow.
“Donald!” shouted Sora as he and Goofy rushed to save their friend.
Goofy charged into Sharak with his shield, knocking him backwards and more importantly away from Donald, saving him from certain death. Sora hit Sharak with the Sonic Blade three times in succession. The Keybearer then jumped towards the emperor and struck him between the eyes with the Keyblade. Sharak fell to the ground, holding his hand over his face and screaming in pain. Although he was darkness, the creature was alive and could still feel pain caused by weapons that possessed the power of light. The pain Sharak was feeling was intense.
But not enough to stop him.
After a mere two seconds on the ground, Sharak was up again on his feet, fireballs coming out of his hands knocking Sora and Goofy off their own feet.
“The knowledge I have gained is because of darkness!” he spoke again, “Darkness has provided me with everything I need to know about my enemies!”
He raised his right arm whilst looking at Sora. The sixteen-year-old was levitated off the ground, due to the telekinetic powers Sharak possessed. Sora stood in the air, facing the demon. He tried to move but Sharak’s powers prevented him from doing so. He was paralysed, his feet off the ground and open to attack. Sharak’s eyes went bright red as bonds appeared out of nowhere and tied Sora. The brighter the creature’s eyes went, the more the bonds tightened. Sora screamed in agony as he felt the bonds crushing the life out of him.
“Darkness has done far more than provided me with information! It has provided me with power! Unequalled power!”
Goofy made another charge at Sharak but the emperor was ready for him this time. He levelled the charging captain with a kick that knocked the shield right back into his face, knocking Goofy unconscious.
“Ultimate knowledge and supreme power have made me unbeatable!” roared the source of all darkness as he telekinetically tightened the crushing hold he had on Sora, “It has made me your superior! It has made me the superior of all!”
Sora’s screams intensified even more. He started thinking that this could be the end. Never again would he see Kairi if he died now. Never again would he be able to return home or be reunited with his long lost friend, Riku. If he lost now, he would’ve failed his quest. As the pain increased, a flood of memories flashed before him.
“I believe in you”, said Kairi.
“Giving up already?” asked Riku, “Come on, Sora. I thought you were stronger than that.”
“Ya just gotta believe in yourself, that’s all,” said Goofy.
“Just believe and you can do it!” cheered Peter Pan.
“So, your heart won this battle”, remarked Beast.
“Don’t give up!” encouraged Riku again, “Come on, Sora! Together we can do it!
Sora remembered those conversations well. They were said to provoke encouragement. When Sora was fighting for his life and the lives of those he loved, his friends encouraged him to fight on, even at times when it seemed as though his struggle was hopeless. When it looked as though his quest was futile, his friends boosted him with confidence. That confidence made him believe in himself. And belief had done more than help him prevail. It had helped him defeat some of the most powerful beings in the galaxy.
“We’ve been in worse situations than this and we’ve always come out on top but only because we believed in ourselves. We only need to do so again.”
Donald’s words from this morning were the final reminder. Sora knew he could beat this new enemy. He once more believed in himself and it was all because of his friends and the girl he loved. Like Sora had said to Riku two years ago at Hollow Bastion, his friends were his power but they were more. The people that Sora loved were his life. They were his heart and soul. They were the people he most cared about. They were what he treasured more than life itself. They were what he lived for. He couldn’t give up now. He had too many loved ones counting on him.
Sora’s screams of pain turned into those of determination. The light that was in his heart formed a shield around his entire body. With the power of light surrounding him, he broke the bonds of darkness that had restrained him.
Sharak just looked at the Keybearer in curiosity. Interesting, he thought to himself, no one has ever resisted my telekinesis like this before. All the more reason why this child poses a potential threat to my supremacy.
Wielding his Keyblade, Sora charged at Sharak. The light that surrounded him had now faded, but he didn’t care. His heart was the mightiest weapon of all, as that mysterious voice had told him in his dreams and in his quest. The spirits of his friends were backing him and he once more believed in himself.
Sharak jumped high into the air and hurled a wave of darts at the Keybearer. Sora rolled out of the way and looked as the darts turned into Heartless Shadows. Sora easily disposed of the Shadows and unleashed a ferocious Ragnarok attack at the emperor. Sharak fell back to the ground once more.
Sora pressed his advantage. With Sharak on the ground, he cast a heal spell on Donald and Goofy. Fully revitalised, the two residents of Disney Castle joined the Keybearer in the attack on the emperor.
Firaga, Blizzaga, Thundaga and Graviga spells viciously struck the source of all darkness. Sora, Donald and Goofy unleashed their most devastating attacks on the creature. Sharak howled in pain as the Keyblade and the other weapons tore him apart.
In a matter of seconds, Sharak withered and crumbled into nothingness. With his destruction, the world’s restoration took place. The fiery inferno subsided, the red sky turned back into blue and the dark trails of smoke returned to being the white clouds they once were. In a few seconds, the world turned back into the familiar road through the field with the green grass, large trees, heavenly blue sky and white clouds.
Sora, Donald and Goofy looked at one another and then hugged each other. Tears of joy filled their eyes as they had beaten their most sadistic and most remorseless foe, but the tears that flowed from their eyes were also tears of sadness. They mourned for Pluto and cried even more as the realisation that they wouldn’t see him any more sunk in.
“That was for you, Pluto”, declared Sora as he wiped the tears from his eyes.
“For you, Pluto”, agreed Donald and Goofy in unison.
A hideous laugh sounded. The three friends swung round in total horror and disbelief as they saw Sharak standing before them.
“How poignant”, remarked the emperor, “Dedicating your so-called victory to the dearly departed. I find that very emotional and at the same time…COMPLETELY PATHETIC!”
Sharak unleashed a devastating shower of meteors, thunderstorms and darkness on the Keyblade master and his friends. The horrific brutality and awesome power of the attack struck the three of them instantly.
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!”
Sharak looked at the massive crater that was now in front of him. It was seven-foot deep and measured thirty feet in diameter. The emperor looked in amusement at the battered and defeated bodies of Sora, Donald and Goofy. He levitated himself and then gently floated down towards the centre of the crater. Donald and Goofy were completely unconscious and within inches of their demise. Sora was in tremendous pain and very close to death but still conscious.
Barely.
He raised his head slightly to see the darkness standing in front of him.
“H-h..how?..I…I…I saw…saw you…saw you…d-d-d…”
“DIE?!” asked Sharak. He picked up the near-dead Sora by the neck and hoisted him off the ground. He looked deep in the boy’s eyes and laughed at his pain.
“Sharak does not die so easily”, he explained, “I am darkness in its purest and most concentrated form. It takes billions of armies to destroy me. The three of you are strong and brave. Together you make a formidable team. You alone are almost unbeatable. You’re good, Sora, I’ll give you that. But against me you’re not good enough!”
The creature altered his other hand into a sai dagger, and held it a few centimetres away from the Keybearer’s face, getting ready to deliver the final blow.
“Don’t worry, child”, said the emperor in a calm, soothing voice, “I’ll take good care of Kairi.”
Sharak’s eyes changed position so it looked as though he was smiling. He held his trident-shaped hand away from Sora and was just about to strike when an orb rolled towards him. The emperor turned his head to look at it in puzzlement and then fell to the ground as the orb exploded in a aura of bright white light. The source of all darkness released Sora from his grip before he fell and was now too busy screaming in agony as the light from the exploding orb destroyed a small proportion of him.
The creature regenerated from the damage the light had done to him. He rose a few seconds later after the light had subsided and looked around him to see he was still in the crater but in the confusion, the defeated Sora and friends had vanished seemingly into thin air. Sharak instantly knew what had happened.
“Jaron”, he sneered.
A dark portal opened up behind the emperor and his most trusted advisor walked through to meet his ally.
“I see you have introduced yourself to them”, observed Jafar.
“Indeed. They are a lot more gullible than they appear. Those fools truly believed that they had defeated me for a second. My attack caught them completely off-guard, just as I predicted.”
“True. They are unbelievably foolish but they are very underrated. A crushing defeat like that won’t stop them from coming back for more. They’ve been beaten before but they always return.”
“That is exactly what I am counting on”, sniggered Sharak.
“Just exactly how do you plan to destroy them? They have saved the universe before and defeated many a powerful being. They will be a difficult threat to contend with.”
“I know”, agreed the emperor, “The fact that they have triumphed over darkness time and time again has not eluded me. They lasted longer than I had anticipated, traded some commendable blows, caused considerable damage and ultimately survived. They undoubtedly pose a potential threat to my plans.”
“Should I dispatch the Heartless to track them down and finish them off?” asked Jafar.
“That won’t be necessary”, replied the emperor, “They have retreated to lick their wounds. They’ll be of no danger to us for the moment. Besides, the Heartless are everywhere. If Sora and his friends decide to make their move before they fully recover, the Heartless will easily destroy them. If they choose to fully rehabilitate themselves, which is what I’m gambling on, I’ll have an even more crushing defeat waiting for them.”
The source of all darkness turned to face the royal vizier.
“There will be plenty of time to eliminate the Keybearer and the king’s followers” continued the source of all darkness, “But for now, there are other matters we must attend to.”
“Yes. We must further our power if we are to make our wishes of total domination come true.”
“You are quite correct, my most trusted advisor.”
Sharak opened up a portal to his world.
“Come, Jafar”, announced the darkness, “It is time to continue our gathering.”
The emperor and the genie walked through the portal to return to their base of operations.
Meanwhile, in a small room, in another world far, far away, Sora woke up. He was groggy and confused but still very much alive. He looked to the other side of the room to see Donald and Goofy fast asleep. They were alive as well. Sora breathed a sigh of relief. He was happy his friends had survived but he wasn’t sure how they had all lived through the battle. They had been defeated in brutal fashion and were beaten to within an inch of their lives. It looked as though their doom was assured. Many questions were racing through his mind such as how he, Donald and Goofy had lived through the attack, how he ended up in another world and what that creature was that had nearly destroyed them.
“I see you are finally awake, Keyblade master.”
Sora turned to see who it was that had spoken to him. It was a boy, about the same age as he was. He was also the same size and build as Riku and had a white sunset tattoo on his right arm but he was dressed in very unusual attire. He wore a black, sleeveless shirt, black gloves with metal studs, black jeans and black boots. His belt had pockets attached to it that looked as though they housed items of some kind. He wore a chain around his neck with a peace symbol attached to it and had a samurai sword strapped to his back. The most distinguishing features about him though was that he wore a black ninja mask and possessed a scar on the left side of his face that trailed down his eye.
“Are you all right?”
“I’ll live”, said Sora. He looked at the stranger that stood in front of him, “You saved my life, didn’t you?”
“A very accurate assumption”, confirmed the stranger, “I must say that I am impressed that even in a state close to death you were able to see the face of your saviour.”
“Thank you.”
“You’re more than welcome, my friend”, said the outsider as he turned to exit out of the room’s window.
“Wait!” shouted Sora, “I’ve got a load of questions that need answering. You haven’t even told me who you are.”
“Introductions can wait”, replied the outsider, “Unfortunately, this can’t. I have to leave.”
“But…”
“I won’t be gone long”, reassured the stranger as he prepared to jump out of the window, “When I return, I promise you and your friends that I’ll provide you with all the answers I can give.”
He looked to see Donald and Goofy still sleeping.
“Your friends appear to be heavy sleepers”, he remarked, “And I can’t say that I blame them. After what they’ve been through they deserve all the rest they can get, as do you. I highly recommend that you get some more rest well. You’ll be perfectly safe here.”
“Okay”, agreed Sora, “And thanks.”
“The pleasure’s all mine”, smiled the ninja underneath his mask. He then leapt out of the window and out into the world.
Sora wasn’t sure what to make of all of this. This stranger seemed kind. Too kind. The Keybearer was all too aware that this could be a trap. He felt like chasing after him and getting answers right away but he hadn’t quite fully recovered yet from his battle with Sharak. He wasn’t in any sort of condition to pursue this stranger that had saved him and his friends and he didn’t like the idea of leaving Donald and Goofy all alone whilst they were recuperating as well.
That guy was right, Sora thought to himself, Right now the only thing I want to do is sleep.
With that, Sora placed his hands behind his head, laid back down on the bed, and went to sleep.
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