| kingdom hearts: begins on Destiny Islands, where Sora, Riku, and Kairi live. The three friends want to leave the islands to explore new worlds and have prepared a raft for this purpose.[11] One night, the islands are attacked by shadow creatures—the Heartless.[9] Sora seeks out his friends, finding Riku, who disappears into a dark portal. At the same time, Sora obtains the Keyblade, a weapon effective against the Heartless. He then finds Kairi, who seems unresponsive to him, in a cave nearby. A large force then expels Sora from the cave, where he does battle with a large Heartless in an attempt to save the islands. However, the islands are destroyed and Sora drifts into space. Meanwhile, King Mickey has left his own world to deal with the increasing numbers of Heartless and left instructions for mage Donald and knight Goofy to find the "key" that will protect the worlds from the encroaching darkness. |
