A little later on
The door was in sight. It didn't seem possible, but there was no denying it.
The light pouring from the very wood of the door was blinding after traveling for nearly a year in the pitch darkness with only the dim muffled sounds of bodies and the occasional dim marking on the ground, a symbol of Ansem's former presence in this world.
We had finally reached it and we were beyond the point of exhaustion. We'd been taking turns, sleeping in shifts and taking a little time to bond together, renewing our connection with another human being. It helped to talk sometimes in the great echoing caverns we traveled through. It brought me back to the human level, after slaughtering so many creatures along the way.
If it weren't for Mickey I would have gone insane or been killed long ago.
Now, we had only to wait and fight off the Heartless that were laying siege frequently. It was if they sensed our imminent escape, our will to open the door. Perhaps they wanted to get out as badly as we did.
It was hard to say, but it was getting harder and harder to fight them. The door was at our back, so that side was covered, for once, but every other side was open and they were tumbling in upon us. It wouldn't be long before our strength gave out and if Sora didn't find us before then we were doomed.