Episode 38: The Other Key

Episode 38: The Other Key is the thirty-eighth chapter in the  manga.

The front page shows Kairi with her eyes closed, with the stained glass from the Dive to the Heart in the background. The back page shows the Keyblade of heart.

Story
Riku summons his Soul Eater and fires darkness at Sora, Donald, and Goofy before disappearing. Having transported himself to somewhere else in the castle, Riku feels his heart being crushed, when the Robed Figure appears and beckons him to open his heart to the darkness. Maleficent stands in front of the Keyhole, wordering why it won't open. Riku, now holding the Keyblade of heart, explains it is because Kairi has lost her heart. When Maleficent brags that the darkness doesn't affect her, Riku uses the Keyblade of heart to unlock her heart, causing her to succumb to the darkness. Sora, Donald, and Goofy look in shock as Maleficent disappears, and Sora asks who Riku really is. Riku introduces himself as Ansem, Seeker of Darkness. When Sora tells him to give Riku's heart back, Ansem reveals Kairi's heart is inside Sora, and he plans to eliminate Sora to release it. When Sora tries locking the Keyhole, it fails, as the Keyhole isn't complete. Ansem tells him the world will be consumed by darkness if the Keyhole isn't closed, and offers Sora the Keyblade of heart to release Kairi's heart himself. Sora tosses the Kingdom Key to Donald and uses the Keyblade of heart to stab himself in the chest.

Worlds and characters

 * Hollow Bastion
 * Riku
 * Sora
 * Donald Duck
 * Goofy
 * Robed Figure
 * Maleficent
 * Maleficent's Raven
 * Kairi
 * Destiny Islands (Flashback)
 * Riku

Story changes

 * Sora, Donald, and Goofy do not fight Maleficent.
 * Maleficent doesn't turn into a dragon.
 * Sora doesn't fight Riku.