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Throughout his journey, Terra encounters many villains in the worlds he visits (although because of Terra's inexperience, he doesn't know immediately they are villains). [[Maleficent]] takes a particular interest in him, having been alerted of his arrival in the [[Enchanted Dominion]] by Xehanort. She uses the darkness in his heart to put him into a trance, to make him steal the heart of the sleeping Princess [[Aurora]]. This encounter would haunt Terra for the rest of his journey. However, Terra did have some positive outcomes in his search. The [[Magic Mirror]] in [[Dwarf Woodlands]] revealed Master Xehanort was at a place where a great battle took place; he also learned from the [[Grand Duke]] of [[Castle of Dreams]] that the Unversed were being commanded by a boy in a mask.

Terra sought [[Yen Sid]]'s wisdom to divine an answer about both these mysteries. Yen Sid told him to treat Master Xehanort's disappearance as linked to the Unversed. Master Xehanort summoned Terra to the Keyblade Graveyard, where he tells him the masked boy [[Vanitas]] was actually the personification of the darkness that had once been in Ven's heart; according to Xehanort, he pulled the darkness out of Ven when it threatened to consume him. Vanitas escaped confinement and spread his darkness in the form of the Unversed throughout the worlds to disrupt and destroy the light. Master Xehanrot suggested searching the City of Light: [[Radiant Garden]], as it would be the most likely target Vantias would choose.

[[File:Walls of the Heart 03 KHBBS.png|thumb|left|Terra reunited with Aqua and Ventus (off screen).]]After arriving in Radiant Garden, Terra sees Master Xehanort heading toward the Castle Town and follows him. However, he is distracted by seeing [[Merlin]] drop a book: [[Hundred Acre Wood|Winne the Pooh]]; Terra returns it to him, learning it has the power to awaken his inner strength. Upon leaving, Terra spots a giant Unversed; going after it, Terra ends up reuniting with Ven and Aqua. The three of them battle the [[Trinity Armor]] and defeat it; Ven gives them lifetime passes to Disney Town. Terra is shocked to hear Ven met his other half, and that Aqua has been keeping an eye on him on Master Eraqus's orders. Feeling betrayed by Aqua and wanting to keep Ven safe, Terra takes off on his own.

After leaving his friends, Terra encounters [[Braig]], who claims to be holding Master Xehanort hostage under the Outer Gardens and demands Terra meet him there. Though it would be highly unlikely that a normal person could take a [[Keyblade Master]] hostage, Terra decides to check out the claim as a precaution. Terra arrives at the Purification Facility to see Master Xehanort chained to a column, and Braig challenges Terra to a fight, saying he wants a Keyblade for himself. With encouragement from Master Xehanort, Terra defeats Braig, and, suddenly channeling his darkness, he scars Braig's face, driving him off. A second blast frees Xehanort, but Terra is dismayed that he failed to keep his darkness in check.  

Master Xehanort assures him that he channeled the darkness in his heart, and that using it a a true step fowoard. He further explains that the lights of Terra's fellow pupils shine too bright, thus casting shadows on his heart. Master Xehanort says that the reason that Eraqus did not grant Terra the title of Master is because he is afraid of the power of darkness; in Terra the power is strong, and Eraqus fears darkness so much because he has succumbed to light. Xehanort asks Terra to join him as his pupil so they may bring balance between light and darkness, and he tells him to see more worlds to find and destroy Vanitas. As Terra prepares to leave Radiant Garden, Ventus catches up with him, asking to come along. Terra turns him down, but he tells him that he knows Ventus will be there for him when he needs him.

In [[Disney Town]], Terra races off against [[Captain Dark]] in the Rumble Races to take out [[Glidewinder|Unversed]]. Winning, Terra learns that he doesn't need to bend or break the rules to accomplish a task. He also wins the Million Dreams Award

Terra also visit [[Neverland]], teaching the [[Lost Boys]] that real treasure is not jewels and gold, but what is really important to them.

He leaves the Land of Departure as it is being destroyed, but he turns back and picks up a disturbance coming from the ruins: [[Game:Young Xehanort|a cloaked figure]] appears. The figure almost immediately challenges Terra to battle. Terra defeats the mysterious figure, who remains silent and gives no explanation for its hostility. It simply vanishes.

After Aqua defeats Terra-Xehanort in Radiant Garden, Terra's heart resists against Xehanort, forcing Xehanort to lock his heart, leading to his amnesia.<ref>'''''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', Final Episode''': "In a desparate move to rid himself of Terra once and for all, Xehanort turned his own Keyblade on himself, and began to sink into the pool of darkness that spilled forth."</ref> Even after this, Terra and Master Xehanort's hearts continue their conflict inside Xehanort's body, disputing over who will control it. Terra declares to Xehanort that he no longer fears the darkness and vows to continue resisting Xehanort, who realizes Eraqus's presence in Terra's heart. However, Master Xehanort tells Terra that he has many plans in place, even if their conflict continues for a very long time.