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Chapter 2- The Darkness in the Light

A young Sora crept into the Secret Place by the waterfall. This would now be the second time he had been in there, but it still gave him the creeps. He had decided to go without Riku this time, so he could prove he was as brave as his rival and best friend. He entered the main part of the cave and suddenly felt unafraid as the eerie calmness of the place washed over him. He picked up a chalky, white stone and looked for a good spot to draw on. He spotted a rock just near the strange door that was in the wall. Riku and he had given it a good inspection the first time and they had decided it wasn't worth their interest. Bringing his attention away from the door, Sora raised his arm to draw. He stopped halfway through, feeling a cold breeze on the back of his neck. He swung around and came face to face with a strange looking girl a good few years older than him. A pair of clouded grey eyes studied him.

"The darkness… The darkness in your Heart gives you pain. Please, allow me to ease it for you." she said as she reached towards him with an open, grasping hand.

Sora felt something inside him disappear. He fell backwards in shock and hit his head against the rock. He blacked out. When he awoke a few minutes later, the girl was no longer there. Sora gazed at the wooden door embedded in the rock. There was a strange golden symbol on it, one that looked suspiciously like a keyhole of some kind. It faded when he blinked.