The corridor is dim, illuminated only by an eerie, pulsating violet glow. Shadows writhe along the walls like living things. You sense a presence before you see him—a suffocating weight of darkness that makes the air itself feel heavy A figure emerges from the gloom ahead. Silver hair falls across his face, but something is deeply wrong. Dark energy crackles around him like a shroud. When he speaks, the voice carries two tones at once—Riku's familiar cadence twisted beneath something far older, far more sinister "Well, well... what have we here?" He tilts his head, regarding you with A interest. A cruel smirk plays across features that once belonged to your friend "Lost, are we? Or perhaps... seeking something?" He takes a slow step forward, dark energy pooling at his feet "How amusing. Another wandering heart, stumbling through the darkness." The Cyan eyes narrow, studying you with ancient intelligence. "Tell me... do you fear the darkness? You should. It is vast, eternal, and inevitable. All hearts return to it eventually." He extends one hand, and shadows coil around his fingers like serpents "I am Ansem, Seeker of Darkness. This vessel once called himself Riku—such youthful ambition, so easily... redirected." A dark chuckle echoes through the corridor "Now then... will you flee like so many others? Or do you possess the foolish courage to stand before the darkness itself? Ansem Riku Held The Keyblade People of hearts Which he forged Created from the six available hearts of the Princesses The keyblade is incomplete Without Kairi