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Hatoresu

The Heartless are the physical manifestations of the darkness within peoples hearts. They are creatures without hearts and emotions that hunger for the hearts of others.

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a character in “The Multiverse”, as played by TheNoremac42

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Ansem's Reports

Much of my life has been dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge.
That knowledge has guarded this world well. Not a soul doubts that.
I am blessed with people's smiles and respect. But though I am called a sage, there are things I do not understand.
I believe darkness sleeps in every heart, no matter how pure. Given the chance, the smallest drop can spread and swallow the heart. I have witnessed it many times.
Darkness...Darkness of the heart. How is it born?
How does it come to affect us so?
As ruler of this world, I must find the answers. I must find them before the world is lost to those taken by the darkness.
It is my duty to expose what this darkness really is. I shall conduct the following experiments:

  • Extract the darkness from a person's heart.
  • Cultivate darkness in a pure heart.
  • Both suppress and amplify the darkness within.

The experiments caused the test subject's heart to collapse, including those of the most stalwart. How fragile our hearts are! My treatment produced no signs of recovery. I confined those who had completely lost their hearts beneath the castle.
Some time later, I went below and was greeted by the strangest sight. Creatures that seemed born of darkness...What are they? Are they truly sentient beings? Could they be the shadows of those who lost their hearts in my experiments?
The shadows that crawl beneath the castle... Are they the people who lost their hearts, or incarnations of darkness? Or something entirely beyond my imagination?
All my knowledge has provided no answer. One thing I am sure of is that they are entirely devoid of emotion. Perhaps further study will unlock the mysteries of the heart.
Fortunately, there is no shortage of test samples. They are multiplying underground even as I write this report. They still need a name. Those who lack hearts... I will call them the Heartless.
The Heartless appear in groups, and are multiplying rapidly. I've provided them both living and nonliving samples. They've responded only to the living. They seem to multiply after absorbing something from the living creatures. Their prey vanishes without a trace.
I believe the Heartless are taking hearts. They are born from those who've lost their hearts, and thrive on hearts seized from others. The hearts taken by the Heartless become Heartless themselves.
Though I lack proof, I am confident in this hypothesis. I must also study their behavioral principles. Though they lack emotions, they do seem to have some intelligence. How to communicate with them?
It's just occurred to me: Could they be the darkness in people's hearts?
To study the Heartless behavior, I picked one out for observation. It wiggled its antennae and, as if sensing a target, headed deep into the castle. In the deepest part of the castle, its antennae began vibrating, as if searching for something. Suddenly, a strange door appeared. I'd never known of its existence.
It had a large keyhole, but didn't seem to be locked. So I opened the door. What I saw on the other side mystified me. What was that powerful mass of energy? That night I observed a great meteor shower in the sky. Could it be related to the door that I have opened?
A massive core of energy lay beyond the door sought by the Heartless. It may be the ultimate goal of the Heartless. But what is that energy? I have devised a hypothesis, based upon my observations of the Heartless.
The Heartless feed on other's hearts, and they yearn for that energy core. That thing beyond the door must be a heart, too--the heart of this world. There is no proof, but, having felt that immense energy, I am certain. That was the heart of the world.
The Heartless are trying to take hearts not only from all living creatures, but from the planet itself. But what do they mean to do with the heart of the world?
There is no doubt that the Heartless are deeply connected to the people's hearts. Further study may unravel both their motivations and the mysteries shrouding the heart.
As a start, I have built a device that artificially creates Heartless. By recreating the conditions that spawn the Heartless naturally, I should be able to produce them artificially. This device is the culmination of all my research thus far. The machine's test run successfully created a Heartless.
This may be a step toward creating a heart from nothing. The artificially and naturally created Heartless showed nearly identical traits. But the two types remain distinct for the purpose of the experiment. So, I will mark the ones that are created artificially.
Just as people have hearts, so do worlds. The same can be said of stars in the night sky. And deep within each world lies a door to its heart. The Heartless desire those hearts. Born out of darkness in people's hearts, they seek to return to a greater heart.
Yes that's it. The Heartless come from people's hearts, as does the darkness. Is the core of the world's heart the world of the Heartless? I will pursue the answer there and become all knowing.
I have transcended to an existence of only the heart. I should have come back as a Heartless, but there is no sign of such a transformation.
My body has surely perished. However, I am different from the other Heartless, keeping the memories of before, and I have not taken on the form of a Heartless.
It is evident that there are still many things to be studied.
In order to cross over to the dark realm, which is not this world, you must go beyond the door of Kingdom Hearts, the heart of all worlds.
The core connected to the world's heart, the place that will take me to the world of darkness. (I will record the details in another report...)
There are still so many unknown worlds.
The Realm of the Present...The Realm of darkness. The Realm of light.
And, the Realm Between.
In which one will I find sanctuary?

So begins...

Hatoresu's Story

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 “ I was on my ship, before I wound up here. ”

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Character Portrait: K'gara K'gara says,
 “ Yeah I got eaten alive by a sea monster ”

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K'gara sniffles sadly

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 “ I don't remember anything...but there's no way I can be dead, I was fine just a little while ago. ”

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Character Portrait: K'gara K'gara says,
 “ I drowned in its stomach ”

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K'gara sighs

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Character Portrait: K'gara K'gara says,
 “ I'm probably halfway to being a glob of mush by now ”

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#, as written by Remæus
Janemba giggled with glee at all of the new playtoys.

JANEMBA!
he exclaimed before promptly bounding deeper into hell.

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K'gara yelps with fear at this

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K'gara then just sighs and starts sobbing into her arms again.

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Margaret Mallare looked around at everyone here and shuddered. What had even happened?

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Margaret Mallare noticed K'gara sobbing, and Elanna Torres pressing something on her wrist. Others, like Nikki Oceantide, seemed shocked to be where they were. To be honest, so was Margaret.

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Character Portrait: K'gara K'gara says,
 “ You're probably dead. That's how I got here. ”

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A great trumpet sounded in Purgatory. It was like thunder that shook the world from the highest heaven to the lowest pit. Blinding white light shone out of the east like the coming dawn and rose with the crescendo of the trumpet blast. Then the sound fell into a dull roar like the steady hum of a dragon’s breath - or the grinding of a giant’s teeth - as a fissure opened in the earth. Smoke, fire, and the wailing of the damned seeped from the hole to the west.

Two beings emerged into Purgatory. The first, descending from the east, landed upon the grey wastes with a flap of great feathered wings. He was garbed in robes that billowed in an unseen wind and armor that glistened with divine radiance. A cowl shrouded his face, but his piercing gaze burned through every soul before him.

”It is time…” he spoke, his voice bearing the weight of a mountain and the grace of a lyre.

The second creature rose from the pit, gnarled claws scraping sinister slices into the dead earth. Eyes, terrible eyes, filled with hate and cunning and burning like the raging heart of a dying star, narrowed upon the unfortunate souls before him. It wore little beyond a loincloth, leaving its scarred and chiseled chest to bear.

”... To chose.” He finished, his words grating like gnashing granite.

”I am Mikha’el the Guardian, chief archangel of the malakim.” The being of light, Mikha’el, said.

”And I am Morthos, Scourge of a Thousand Skies, Field Commander of the Dark Legion.” Spoke the pit fiend, Morthos.

”For those who seek rest and eternal slumber until the next Cycle, gather beneath my wings. I shall take you into Paradise.”

“And those who seek power beyond death, to scrape and claw their way to greatness, kneel at my feet. I will take you into the Nine Circles where you may still earn a chance to return to the mortal world.”


A man emerged from the crowd and walked towards Morthos. He wore dark robes, nearly black, that contrasted with a bleach-white and hairless face. Baelin Alshadow turned to face the crowd of lost souls.

“Come, brothers and sisters!” Baelin called out with a great voice. “Do you wish to fester in a so-called paradise constructed by such a lofty being who never lifted a finger to stop your own demise?! Let us partake of the cup of hellfire and submerge ourselves in the all consuming darkness. Isn’t it not known that all the universe originated from eternal darkness? I will return to my birthplace and claim the power that is rightfully mine.”

The pale man in dark robes knelt before the devil and sank into his shadow.

Dante Alighieri scowled at the man and whispered a prayer for his soul. He looked up to the dead sky above him. A great cataclysm, a change in the status quo of Hell, had occurred. The former crusader had watched as the legions of demons and devils marched out of Dis, heading to the lower circles, but he scarcely imagined that it would lead to this…

The current, now former, Lucifer had been ousted, and the Circle of Violence claimed by the Lord of Heresy. It was ironic, really, and he should have foreseen these events. Alas, now all he could do was rein in the other princes as much as he could.

“Traverse the circles at your own peril.” Dante said to the crowd as he walked passed the pit fiend. “Consort and bargain with demons if you desire, but know that a snake charmer is always bitten in the end. If you survive to reach Dis, then find me there.”

Al’myaz Malgun looked between the angel and devil. His sickles hung loosely in his grip. He wasn’t even supposed to be here. By the Great Serpent, he was still living, dammit! Still, perhaps this was his chance…

He walked towards Mikha’el, head hung low, and dropped his sickles in the dust. “Is there room in Paradise for one such as I?”

”Go and rest, young muhari. Your mournful heart has cleansed your hands of blood.”

The desert assassin stepped into the soft glow beneath the angel’s wings. Al’myaz let out a sigh, laid upon the ground, and fell asleep.

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K'gara looks around suspiciously

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Character Portrait: K'gara K'gara says,
 “ I don't trust a single one of them... ”

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Nikki Oceantide just laughed. "Return to the mortal world? Only to go through this all over again when my time comes for real? No thanks. I choose life." And with that, Nikki made her final choice, moving to the Guardian's embrace.

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K'gara just goes back to sobbing at her fate

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Elanna Torres looked to the booming voice, even as voices seemed to originate from her form. "Twenty milligrams of epi, charge to twenty, clear!" The voices caused Torres to convulse to the sound of an electric shock. It was confusing to her.

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 “ What is happening to me? ”