Sora succeeds and is presented with Ventus's lost heart who requests to rest within Sora's heart which Sora, wanting to help, accepts. Later on, as he and Riku sat on a beach, Sora began to feel sad for no apparent reason which Riku suggested was because someone in pain was reaching out for him and urged Sora to reach back. She also made Sora promise that he wouldn't give up on Riku if he ever went off the path to darkness. Aqua appeared on the island some time later and sensed the potential in Sora to become a Keyblade Wielder and was tempted to take him as an apprentice, but chose not to after sensing Terra had given the ability to Riku and did not want them to be put through the ordeals she and Terra had. When Terra appeared on the islands, he only saw Sora from afar and failed to sense any potential in him, though did see it in Riku, which led to Terra to pass on the ability to wield the Keyblade to Riku, who he hoped to one day take on as an apprentice after Riku's keyblade came to him. When he is four years old, he separately encounters 2 Keyblade wielders, Terra and Aqua. This allows them to form a connection with one another, and as a side effect of their connection causes Ventus dark half Vanitas's face to resemble a teenage Sora.Īs Sora grew up, he found a best friend and rival in Riku a boy who was one year older than him and they would often compete in sword fighting with wooden swords, racing, and many other competitive activities. Prior to the main events of Birth By Sleep, Sora's newly born heart encounters the injured heart of Ventus and mends it, offering to help him restore his broken heart until Ventus can recover on his own. 1.7 Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance.
1.2 Between Birth By Sleep and Kingdom Hearts.