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{{Q|All worlds begin in darkness, and all so end.  The heart is no different.  Darkness sprouts within it, it grows, consumes it. Such is it's nature. In the end, every Heart returns to the darkness whence it came!  You see, darkness is the Heart's true essence...|[[Xehanort's Heartless]]}}

[[File:Heartless hires.png|thumb| The emblem of the Heartless, Hearts that have been conquered by  darkness]]

'''Darkness''' is a force parallel to [[Light]], and is also used in the form of attacks in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' universe. Darkness has been known to cause people to lose their hearts to it if they have delved too deep into it. Slowly suppressed and conquered by its influence, these unfortunate souls become [[Heartless]] and, if their [[Heart]] is strong enough, leave behind a body that becomes a [[Nobody]]. Those who follow the path of Darkness will usually gain untold power at the expense of something of their former selves.

==Story==

Master Xehanort talks to [[Terra]], [[Aqua]], and [[Ventus]] about long time ago the reason [[The Gathering]] had tons of Keyblades is because of the Keyblade War between other Keyblade Wielder fighting over light and darkness.

In ''[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'', the roles of light and darkness play very typical roles as in most games, with light being good, and darkness being bad. Since the [[Heartless]] is a dark based enemy. The entire quest is about closing the [[Door to Darkness]] and eliminating pitch-black [[Heartless]] creatures, the entire story is very biased in a light direction. One important belief about light is that there is always "a light in the deepest darkness". This plays a role many times in the story, including when Sora opens the Door to Darkness and finds a blinding light inside with [[King Mickey]]. Even through all of the bias towards light, it is still balanced with a closed [[Door to Light]] and a closed Door to Darkness. There are also two Keyblades, one from the Realm of Light, which is used by Sora, and one from the Realm of Darkness, which is used by King Mickey.

In ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]'' Reverse/Rebirth, Darkness play as much role in Riku's game, since the main enemy is [[Organization XIII]] and [[Xehanort's Heartless]].  

The most major story development about light and darkness in the story is Riku's constant struggle throughout the game, with him against the darkness in his heart. He tries to shun the darkness and [[Xehanort's Heartless]] out of him, but he cannot do it. Because of this, "Ansem" taunts him that darkness is his destiny. Riku finally finds a revelation in himself when he talks with Naminé after Zexion, in the guise of Sora, blinds him with light. Riku finds that darkness is not bad, and he should use it along with light to help defeat his enemies, and give him more power. This changes Riku, and "Ansem", thinking that Riku has turned to the darkness, mockingly tells him that he was right about Riku's destiny. Riku fights "Ansem" and destroys him, but he is still in Riku's body. This is due to Riku declining [[Naminé|Naminé's]] offer to seal "Ansem" away in Riku's heart along with his memories of the castle. Then, at the end of the story, [[Ansem the Wise|DiZ]] asks Riku which path he wishes to take. He decides to take the road to dawn,a path leading from darkness to light. This also gives him his Keyblade with it's respective name.

The Organization use the Corridor of Darkness to travel different worlds to collect [[Hearts]].

Riku and [[Organization XIII]] both use the power of darkness either to help them fight or use the Corridor of Darkness. After Xemnas absorbs the remnants of Kingdom Hearts, he use both power of light and darkness.

== Darkness as a Destination ==

When Nobodies or Replicas are defeated, they usually fade back into the darkness. It is unknown what it is like at their final destination, or if they retain any consciousness at all.

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