Kingudamu hâtsu: Bâsu bai surîpu2010

[In the Realm of Darkness]

Aqua:
Who are you?

Ansem the Wise:
Why, hello. It's not often I get visitors.

Aqua:
Please, call me Aqua. Why are you sitting here all alone in the Realm of Darkness? How did you end up here?

Ansem the Wise:
Well, I can tell you this is my second time on these shores. But unfortunately, much like the first, I do not remember who I am or whence I came. Everything was washed away in whatever currents carried me here.

Aqua:
That's too bad. I know I've been here a long time, wandering through the endless hours, unable to escape.

Ansem the Wise:
You wish to return to your own world?

Aqua:
[Nods] It's my friends. I promised I'd be there for them.

Ansem the Wise:
Your friends? Somewhere in the scraps of memory I have left, you remind me of a boy I once knew. He is very much like you: true to his friends, and kind. This boy travels to many worlds and fights to keep the light safe.

Aqua:
Keep the light safe? I've been away too long. Did something happen out there? Are the worlds in danger?

Ansem the Wise:
Sad to say, they nearly fell to darkness more than once. But at every turn, that boy arrived with Keyblade in hand to save the day.

Aqua:
Huh? Wait a sec. Is his name Terra or Ven?

Ansem the Wise:
Neither of those, I'm afraid.

Aqua:
[sighs] Should've known.

Ansem the Wise:
How long has it been since I met him? At least a year now, perhaps more. Back then, my heart was clouded with vengeance. I did terrible things, both to him and his friends. I brought unhappiness to more lives than one. I felt something must be done. Was that why? A means of clearing my conscience? Or perhaps, out of a sort of scholarly instinct? While the boy slept his long sleep, I hid the results of my research inside him, transplanting the data to where it might best serve a purpose. In fact I would like to believe maybe he can set things right. A boy like him who touches so many hearts, he could open the right door, and save all those people whose lives I managed to ruin. So many are still waiting for their new beginning. Their Birth by Sleep. Even me, and even you.

Aqua:
What's this boy's name?

Ansem the Wise:
His name is...