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===''Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-''=== | ===''Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-''=== | ||
Past the valley is the '''Dark Cinderella Castle''' in the distance, which can be reached through a crumbling forested path sparsely lit with lanterns called the {{nihongo|'''{{a|Main Road}}'''|街道|Kaidō}}. Surrounding the castle is the {{nihongo|'''{{a|Castle Town}}'''|城下町|Jōkamachi}}, which is filled with empty houses, business stalls, and a fountain frozen in time in the center. Pieces of buildings float around the area. At the edges of the Castle Town, the remains of the world are crumbling into blue crystals. Beyond that is the remains of the seven Dwarfs' cottage from [[Dwarf Woodlands]], and a mirror leading to {{nihongo|'''{{a|The World Within}}'''|鏡の中世界|Kagami no Naka no Sekai|lit. "World Within the Mirror"}} the Magic Mirror, which resembles both the realm of the Spirit of the Magic Mirror and the Queen's dungeon. Past the mirror is the {{nihongo|'''{{a|Forest of Thorns}}'''|茨の森|Ibara no Mori}}, a corruption of the dark forest of [[Enchanted Dominion]] which ends at the Forbidden Mountain. From there, a portal leads to similar cavernous area known as the {{nihongo|'''Depths of Darkness'''|闇の深部|Yami no Shinbu}}. At the end of the path is a sandy terrain leading into a bright light; it leads to '''[[Homecoming]]''', where [[Kingdom Key D]] is hidden. | Past the valley is the '''Dark Cinderella Castle''' in the distance, which can be reached through a crumbling forested path sparsely lit with lanterns called the {{nihongo|'''{{a|Main Road}}'''|街道|Kaidō}}. Surrounding the castle is the {{nihongo|'''{{a|Castle Town}}'''|城下町|Jōkamachi}}, which is filled with empty houses, business stalls, and a fountain frozen in time in the center. Pieces of buildings float around the area. At the edges of the Castle Town, the remains of the world are crumbling into blue crystals. Beyond that is the remains of the seven Dwarfs' cottage from [[Dwarf Woodlands]], and a mirror leading to {{nihongo|'''{{a|The World Within}}'''|鏡の中世界|Kagami no Naka no Sekai|lit. "World Within the Mirror"}} the Magic Mirror, which resembles both the realm of the Spirit of the Magic Mirror and the Queen's dungeon. Past the mirror is the {{nihongo|'''{{a|Forest of Thorns}}'''|茨の森|Ibara no Mori}}, a corruption of the dark forest of [[Enchanted Dominion]] which ends at the Forbidden Mountain. The Forest of Thorns is divided in three parts: the {{nihongo|'''{{a|Uncertain Path}}'''|先の見えない道|Saki no Mienai Michi|lit. "Unseen Path Front"}}, the {{nihongo|'''{{a|Rocky Path}}'''|険しい道|Kewashī Michi|lit. "Rugged Path"}}, and the {{nihongo|'''{{a|Path's End}}'''|道の果て|Michi no Hate}}. From there, a portal leads to similar cavernous area known as the {{nihongo|'''Depths of Darkness'''|闇の深部|Yami no Shinbu}}. At the end of the path is a sandy terrain leading into a bright light; it leads to '''[[Homecoming]]''', where [[Kingdom Key D]] is hidden. | ||
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===''Kingdom Hearts II''=== | ===''Kingdom Hearts II''=== | ||
When they encounter [[Saïx]] at the [[Battle of the 1000 Heartless]], Sora begs Saïx to let him into the Realm of Darkness, but the [[Nobody]] coldly refuses and prepares to attack. [[Maleficent]] begrudgingly rescues Sora and his friends by transporting them to the Realm of Darkness, where they run into a disguised [[Riku-Ansem]]. He leaves them a [[sea-salt ice cream]] bar and a photo of [[Roxas]] in [[Twilight Town]] as clues to get to [[The World That Never Was]], rescue [[Kairi]] and destroy Organization XIII. They follow the clues to the Old Mansion, hoping that | When they encounter [[Saïx]] at the [[Battle of the 1000 Heartless]], Sora begs Saïx to let him into the Realm of Darkness, but the [[Nobody]] coldly refuses and prepares to attack. [[Maleficent]] begrudgingly rescues Sora and his friends by transporting them to the Realm of Darkness, where they run into a disguised [[Riku-Ansem]]. He leaves them a [[sea-salt ice cream]] bar and a photo of [[Roxas]] in [[Twilight Town]] as clues to get to [[The World That Never Was]], rescue [[Kairi]] and destroy Organization XIII. They follow the clues to the Old Mansion, hoping that [[The Other Twilight Town]] will have another path to the Realm of Darkness. | ||
After defeating [[Xemnas]] within his "[[The World of Nothing]]", Sora and Riku end up at the [[Realm Between]]'s side of the Dark Margin.<ref>'''''[[Director's Secret Report XIII]]''''', p. 27-28; '''Interviewer''': "Is there a possibility that blank points in time and settings that haven't been shown in detail such as the "Realm of Darkness" etc will be depicted in the future? Was the beach that appeared at the beginning and end of ''KHII'' the "Realm of Darkness"?" / '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "At present, I think there are four broad stories you could say are blank: "King Mickey's period of absence", "Riku's period of absence", "Roxas's days with Organization XIII", and "Xehanort's past". In that case, "King Mickey's time of absence" would be a story set in the Realm of Darkness. I have been considering over and over how I ought to tell these four stories, so perhaps someday they will be told in some way. That place that appears at the beginning and end of ''KHII'', called the Dark Margin, is the tip of the cape of that world, and it is not strictly part of the Realm of Darkness but a boundary-like place between Darkness and Between. This means that in the ending Sora and Riku are looking at an ocean in the Realm of Darkness from a beach in the Realm Between. This also means that the scene of the door appearing in the ocean of darkness at the end was symbolic of Sora's "deep down, there's a light that never goes out" line from the first game." Translation via Goldpanner.</ref> They patiently wait there until [[Kairi's Letter]] washes up on the shore. The [[Door to Light]] appears as they read it, allowing them to return home to Destiny Islands. | After defeating [[Xemnas]] within his "[[The World of Nothing]]", Sora and Riku end up at the [[Realm Between]]'s side of the Dark Margin.<ref>'''''[[Director's Secret Report XIII]]''''', p. 27-28; '''Interviewer''': "Is there a possibility that blank points in time and settings that haven't been shown in detail such as the "Realm of Darkness" etc will be depicted in the future? Was the beach that appeared at the beginning and end of ''KHII'' the "Realm of Darkness"?" / '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "At present, I think there are four broad stories you could say are blank: "King Mickey's period of absence", "Riku's period of absence", "Roxas's days with Organization XIII", and "Xehanort's past". In that case, "King Mickey's time of absence" would be a story set in the Realm of Darkness. I have been considering over and over how I ought to tell these four stories, so perhaps someday they will be told in some way. That place that appears at the beginning and end of ''KHII'', called the Dark Margin, is the tip of the cape of that world, and it is not strictly part of the Realm of Darkness but a boundary-like place between Darkness and Between. This means that in the ending Sora and Riku are looking at an ocean in the Realm of Darkness from a beach in the Realm Between. This also means that the scene of the door appearing in the ocean of darkness at the end was symbolic of Sora's "deep down, there's a light that never goes out" line from the first game." Translation via Goldpanner.</ref> They patiently wait there until [[Kairi's Letter]] washes up on the shore. The [[Door to Light]] appears as they read it, allowing them to return home to Destiny Islands. | ||
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King Mickey and Riku arrive shortly afterwards, but are repelled by a [[Demon Tower]] that breaks Riku's [[Way to the Dawn]] and damages Mickey's Kingdom Key D; they retreat to better arm themselves. They later return after failing to find other leads, only for Anti-Aqua to imprison Mickey in a Demon Tower and steal his [[Star Cluster]], planning to trap them in her place. However, Sora is able to use the [[Master's Defender]] to reach them. Destroying the Demon Tower and freeing the King, Sora battles Aqua and liberates her from the darkness. The [[Keyblade wielders]] return to Destiny Islands. | King Mickey and Riku arrive shortly afterwards, but are repelled by a [[Demon Tower]] that breaks Riku's [[Way to the Dawn]] and damages Mickey's Kingdom Key D; they retreat to better arm themselves. They later return after failing to find other leads, only for Anti-Aqua to imprison Mickey in a Demon Tower and steal his [[Star Cluster]], planning to trap them in her place. However, Sora is able to use the [[Master's Defender]] to reach them. Destroying the Demon Tower and freeing the King, Sora battles Aqua and liberates her from the darkness. The [[Keyblade wielders]] return to Destiny Islands. | ||
After Xehanort's defeat, Terra, Ventus, and Aqua entered the Realm of Darkness to find Sora, who had disappeared after the battle. | After Xehanort's defeat, Terra, Ventus, and Aqua, each donning their [[Keyblade Armor]], entered the Realm of Darkness to find Sora, who had disappeared after the battle. | ||
==Enemies== | ==Enemies== | ||