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In ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', Kairi wrote a letter to Sora. She wrote it the day before Roxas's mind made contact to Kairi's. She put it in the water at the coast of the mainland, explaining to her friend, [[Selphie]], that she started to remember Sora's name.
[[File:Kairi's Letter and Bottle KHII.png|thumb|150px|Kairi's letter to Sora and the bottle in which it was contained.]]
In ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', [[Kairi]] wrote a letter to Sora. She wrote it the day before Roxas's mind made contact with Kairi's. She put it in the water at the coast of the mainland, explaining to her friend, [[Selphie]], that she started to remember Sora's name.
 
==Content==
:"''Thinking of you, wherever you are.''<br>
:''We pray for our sorrows to end, and hope that our hearts will blend.''<br>
:''Now I will step forward to realize this wish.''<br>
:''And who knows:''<br>
:''starting a new journey<ref>Kairi's letter in the last FMV of ''Kingdom Hearts II'' contains a typo; it reads "stating a new journey" rather than "starting a new journey", as Sora reads it.</ref> may not be so hard,''<br>
:''or maybe it has already begun.''<br>
:''There are many worlds, but they share the same sky —''<br>
:''one sky, one destiny.''"
:''— Kairi''


==Story==
==Story==
===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
[[File:Kairi's letter.jpg|thumb|Kairi's letter to Sora]]
On the fourth day, after [[Roxas]] makes contact with [[Kairi]]'s heart, she goes to the shore and releases a letter in a bottle into the surf. As it drifts away, she tells [[Selphie]] she wrote it to the boy she can't remember, telling him she'd find him one day.
In ''Kingdom Hearts II'', [[Sora]] and [[Riku]] are stranded in the [[Dark Meridian]] and receive a letter in a bottle from [[Kairi]]. Riku takes it out of the bottle, looks over it quickly, and says to Sora, "I think it's for you." Sora then reads it aloud.
 
After defeating [[Xemnas]], [[Sora]] and [[Riku]] are stranded at the [[Dark Margin]]. While sitting on the shore, they find the bottle washed up on the shore. Riku takes out the letter, looks it over, and realizing its for Sora, hands it over to him. Sora reads the letter out loud, and the Door to Light appears before them. Sora stands up and offers a hand to Riku, who gets to his feet. They walk into the light and suddenly find themselves falling through the sky over [[Destiny Islands]]. They splash down into the water, and they are met at the shore by Kairi, along with [[Donald Duck]], [[Goofy]], and [[Mickey Mouse]].
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Ending 08 KHII.png|Kairi's letter to Sora as it appears in-game.
</gallery>
 
==Other appearances==
===''Kingdom Hearts''===
If the player waits at the main menu screen of ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}'', a cutscene starts playing with the letter's content shown, while "''[[Hikari]]''"'s instrumental orchestral version playing in the background before transitioning to the opening cinematic.
 
===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
If the player waits at the main menu screen of ''Kingdom Hearts II'', a cutscene starts playing with the letter's content shown, while an orchestrated version of "''[[Passion]]''" playing in the background before transitioning to the opening cinematic.


:"''Thinking of you, wherever you are.<br />''
==Notes and references==
:''We pray for our sorrows to end, and hope that our hearts will blend.''<br />
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:''Now I will step forward to realize this wish.''<br />
:''And who knows:''<br />
:''starting a new journey may not be so hard,''<br />
:''or maybe it has already begun.''<br />
:''There are many worlds, but they share the same sky —''<br />
:''one sky, one destiny.''"


After this, the "Door to Light" appears before them. Sora stands up and turns to Riku, who has an injured leg. "We'll go together," he says, and holds out a hand. "Yeah," Riku replies, and gets up. All of a sudden, they all fall into the water at [[Destiny Islands]].
==See also==
*[[Mickey's Letters]]


==Trivia==
*Strangely enough, if the player waits at the main menu screen of ''[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' long enough, a small cutscene starts playing in which this poem is shown in with "''[[Hikari]]''"'s instrumental orchestral version playing as background music. The same poem is shown when one waits long enough at the main menu screen of ''Kingdom Hearts II'', only this time, an orchestrated version of "[[Passion]]" is used as the background music. This shows some level of continuity planning for the sequel on Square's part. The letter also appears at the front of the game manual for ''Kingdom Hearts'', again showing that maybe the letter is a sort of slogan verse for the series.
*It is possible that the letter got to the Dark Meridian the same way Sora and Riku got back to Destiny Islands, via the Door to Light, only the letter went to the Door to Darkness.
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Latest revision as of 04:02, 15 May 2023

Kairi's letter to Sora and the bottle in which it was contained.

In Kingdom Hearts II, Kairi wrote a letter to Sora. She wrote it the day before Roxas's mind made contact with Kairi's. She put it in the water at the coast of the mainland, explaining to her friend, Selphie, that she started to remember Sora's name.

Content[edit]

"Thinking of you, wherever you are.
We pray for our sorrows to end, and hope that our hearts will blend.
Now I will step forward to realize this wish.
And who knows:
starting a new journey[1] may not be so hard,
or maybe it has already begun.
There are many worlds, but they share the same sky —
one sky, one destiny."
— Kairi

Story[edit]

Kingdom Hearts II[edit]

On the fourth day, after Roxas makes contact with Kairi's heart, she goes to the shore and releases a letter in a bottle into the surf. As it drifts away, she tells Selphie she wrote it to the boy she can't remember, telling him she'd find him one day.

After defeating Xemnas, Sora and Riku are stranded at the Dark Margin. While sitting on the shore, they find the bottle washed up on the shore. Riku takes out the letter, looks it over, and realizing its for Sora, hands it over to him. Sora reads the letter out loud, and the Door to Light appears before them. Sora stands up and offers a hand to Riku, who gets to his feet. They walk into the light and suddenly find themselves falling through the sky over Destiny Islands. They splash down into the water, and they are met at the shore by Kairi, along with Donald Duck, Goofy, and Mickey Mouse.

Gallery[edit]

Other appearances[edit]

Kingdom Hearts[edit]

If the player waits at the main menu screen of Kingdom Hearts, a cutscene starts playing with the letter's content shown, while "Hikari"'s instrumental orchestral version playing in the background before transitioning to the opening cinematic.

Kingdom Hearts II[edit]

If the player waits at the main menu screen of Kingdom Hearts II, a cutscene starts playing with the letter's content shown, while an orchestrated version of "Passion" playing in the background before transitioning to the opening cinematic.

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ Kairi's letter in the last FMV of Kingdom Hearts II contains a typo; it reads "stating a new journey" rather than "starting a new journey", as Sora reads it.

See also[edit]