Editing Secret Ansem Reports

The '''Secret Ansem's Reports''' are a series of files detailing the back story of [[Kingdom Hearts II]]. While the original game's [[Ansem Reports]] were in fact written by the impostor Ansem, better known as [[Xehanort's Heartless]], the Secret Ansem's Reports were written by [[Ansem the Wise]].


== Report 1 ==

It details Ansem's pride in [[Radiant Garden]], and his curiosity regarding the darkness of the heart and the missing memories of [[Xehanort]].

:My efforts these many years have come to fruition, with the world I govern having become a paradise worthy of being called "[[Radiant Garden]]."


:Nurtured by the pure water that is the source of life, fragrant flowers bloom in abundance, and the people face each day with hopeful smiles.


:But where there is light, darkness also lurks. As noted in my earlier reports, I must solve the mystery of this "darkness of the heart." This paradise depends on it.


:I shall perform an experiment to probe the depths of a person's heart. One of my own apprentices, [[Xehanort]], has volunteered to be a subject. 


:The young man has served me ever since I nursed him back from death's door some years ago.


:He had lost all his memories at the time, but later showed remarkable intellectual curiosity and readily absorbed my teachings, gaining deep wisdom. Any mental immaturity is surely due to his young age.


:If I explore Xehanort's heart with psychological tests, I may be able to recall the past locked away within. My apprentice Even has also shown great interest in Xehanort's memories.
 

:But is he really the right subject? Xehanort does indeed exhibit extraordinary talents...


:Too extraordinary... Perhaps they are even superhuman.


==Report 2== 

It explains Ansem's discovery of his apprentices' experiments, his first meeting with [[Mickey Mouse]], and the discovery of the forged Ansem Reports.

:I have made a grave mistake. My study of the "darkness of the heart" began with a simple psychological test and quickly snowballed.


:Spurred on by my youngest apprentice, [[Zexion|Ienzo]], I constructed a massive laboratory in the basement of my castle.


:Unbeknownst to be, my six apprentices then began collecting a large number of subjects on which to perform dangerous experiments into the "darkness of the heart."   
       
      
:As soon as I found out, I called my apprentices together and ordered them not only to cease their studies, but to destroy the results of their research thus far.


:What on earth was happening within the hearts of my six beloved apprentices? While pursuing the mystery of the darkness of the heart, could they themselves have strayed into its depths?
 

:Yet I remain the most foolish of all, for having begun these experiments.


:We are not meant to interfere in the depths of another's heart, no matter what our reasons for doing so...


:And my error plunged me into despair.


:A visitor from another world soothed my dejected soul.


:A tiny king named [[King Mickey|Mickey]] came wielding a legendary key- the infamous "[[Keyblades|Keyblade]]," said to bring both chaos and prosperity to the world.


:He was very knowledgeable on many topics, and we deepened our friendship as we conversed companionably.


:Upon his advice, I decided to review the data obtained at my basement lab.


:That is when I discovered the "[[Ansem Reports]]." 


:Though they bore my name, the only one I had written was number 0.


:Apparently he had gone on to pen numbers 1 through 8 himself.


:Yes- the first subject in my foolish experiments.

==Report 3==

It recounts how Ansem discovered the fate of his apprentices, his banishment into the realm of nothingness, and the taking of the name DiZ.

:Chaos affect not only [[Hollow Bastion|this world]], but many other worlds besides.


:In the "Ansem Reports" my apprentice [[Xehanort]] had written under my name, I found the records of his hideous experiments along with his hypothesis about the door that had appeared out of the darkness in my basement.


:All living things have hearts, and all hearts hold darkness deep within.


:Worlds are no exception. If a world is a being, the heart it holds must be colossal...


:...and the darkness at its core must be monstrous indeed.


:Did Xehanort pass through that door in an attempt to contact that dark realm?


:No, not only Xehanort.


:It appears my other five apprentices, believing it was for the sake of research, stared deep into the darkness and were pulled into it.


:[[Vexen|Even]], [[Zexion|Ienzo]], [[Xigbar|Bleig]], [[Xaldin|Dilin]], and [[Lexaeus|Eleus]]...


:They have ceased to be human.


:I, too, have had everything taken away from me, bashed to a hollow realm of nothingness.


:What is Xehanort hoping to gain with my pilfered existence?


:Will my people cease to smile?


:If the light of hope has been extinguished, I shall henceforth walk with darkness as a friend.


:Here, in the realm of nothingness to which I have been relegated.


:Darkness in the midst of nothing.


:"Darkness in Zero."


:Thus, I shall be known as [[DiZ]]. 


:Discarding the stolen name "Ansem"...


:And going in search of revenge.

==Report 4==

It displays Ansem's resolve to escape and take revenge on his renegade pupils.

:The distant days spent in that [[Radiant Garden|beautiful paradise]] are an illusion to me now.


:How long have I been here, banished to the realm of nothingness?


:It is only by relying upon my anger and hatred that I have been able to retain my sense of self here where all existence is nullified.


:My heart is being overcome with hatred toward my apprentices, possessed by the darkness, and with the anger I feel for stupidly allowing myself to be betrayed.


:Is this darkness, eating away at my heart?


:I cannot continue to idle away my time here.


:What are Xehanort and the others attempting to do?


:I must unravel the mystery of these [[Ansem Reports]], intercept my apprentices, and defeat them.


:That is my mission... the only way to repay the world for my sins.


:Those beings who lack hearts- the Heartless- must be the [[Keyblades|key]].


:The darkness of the heart, made flesh. [[Heartless|Cursed shadows]] who not only lack hearts, but multiply by seizing hearts from any and all living things.


:Where have they come from, and where are they going?


:Three elements combine to create a life: a heart, a soul, and a body.


:But what of the soul and body left behind when the heart is lost?


:When the soul leaves the body, its vessel, life gives way to death, but what about when the heart leaves?


:A being does not perish when its heart leaves its body. The heart alone disappears into the darkness.


:There is little time.


:If I remain in this realm much longer, I will certainly learn these answers the hard way.


:My heart is already a captive of the darkness.


==Report 5==

It is written as Ansem figures out the true nature of the [[Heartless]], and the reality of Xehanort's plan.

:In this realm, where all existence has been disintegrated, I have just barely managed to preserve my sense of self by continuing to think and to write.


:It is a place where even time has lost all meaning. Eternity is as but a moment here.


:I must make haste. Certainly their plans are already underway.


:The [[Heartless]] must be the key to unraveling this mystery.


:The six traitors were operating a laboratory that churned out those cursed shadows.


:Not only did they generate "pureblood" [[Heartless]] from living hearts, but they then used those Heartless to synthesize artificial versions of the creatures as well.


:These [[Emblem Heartless|synthetic Heartless]] bore insignias and were called "Emblems."


:Pureblood or Emblem, these Heartless act only to fulfill their instinctive needs. They single-mindedly detect hearts and swarm around them.


:A human's commands would be ineffective: the Heartless would easily steal the human's heart and use it to increase their own ranks.


:But what if an even stronger Heartless was giving the orders?


:If he cast aside his own soul and body and became a Heartless, wouldn't he able to control the otherwise intractable Heartless?


:Furthermore, wouldn't he be planning to make use of the creatures' instincts? If the heart-seeking Heartless have their sights set on a larger, more powerful heart, their ultimate goal is crystal-clear.


:The largest heart in existence- the heart of the world.


:This is all conjecture, but it would seem he is utilizing the Heartless in his search for a path leading to the heart of the world.


==Report 6==

It sees Ansem learn to control the darkness, wonder on the fate of his other five students, and his first meeting with a [[Nobody]].


:My choice to befriend darkness here in the midst of nothingness was a sound one.


:The moment I stared straight ahead with a calm heart, neither rejecting darkness nor fearing it, I gained a newfound power.


:A superhuman power- the power of darkness.


:It is likely Xehanort and the others were enraptured by this power, eventually becoming its prisoners. 


:I do not intend to allow my heart to be devoured by the darkness, as they did, of course.


:With this new power, I uncovered a "corridor of darkness" that connects the realm of nothingness to the outside world. While it is still difficult to come and go as I please, my banishment is now a thing of the past.


:To deceive Xehanort and my apprentices, I first used my power to change form before returning to the realm of light.


:As I had suspected, Xehanort had become a Heartless.


:Under my name, he commanded other Heartless in quests to snatch away the hearts of many different worlds.


:At the center of the heart Xehanort has stolen was "[[Kingdom Hearts (combined heart)|Kingdom Hearts]]," which attracts tremendous darkness itself and attempts to send any and all matter back into its depths.


:The other five have disappeared. Have they become Heartless, like Xehanort?


:Or did they vanish after Xehanort exploited them?


:I became familiar with an unusual "entity" while pursuing the truth.


:It is the soul and body that remain when a being loses its heart.


:When a [[Heartless]] is born, these entities disappear from the realm of light, to be reborn as entirely new beings in an completely different realm.

==Report 7==

It details the nature of the Nobodies, [[Organization XIII]], and DiZ's decision to journey to Castle Oblivion.([[Secret Ansem Report 7|details..]])


==Report 8==

It takes place at the very beginning of [[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]], detailing the defeat of Xehanort's Heartless and the beginning of Sora and Riku's adventures in Castle Oblivion.([[Secret Ansem Report 8|details..]])


==Report 9==

It explains the truth about [[Namine]]'s origins and the end to Chain of Memories.([[Secret Ansem Report 9|details..]])


==Report 10==

It goes on to explain Ansem's personal theories regarding the Nobodies and his meeting with Riku.([[Secret Ansem Report 10|details..]])


==Report 11==

It explains the nature of in between-world Traverse Town and Castle Oblivion are a part of, the corridors of darkness, and Ansem's decision to use Roxas to restore Sora.([[Secret Ansem Report 11|details..]])


==Report 12==

It is written just after the capture of Roxas by Riku, and sees Ansem's determination to defeat the Organization renewed.([[Secret Ansem Report 12|details..]])


==Report 13==

It takes place one day prior to Sora's awakening. Ansem reflects on the impending closure of his revenge. He hopes that Riku and Sora can go home and regrets that he will never get to converse with King Mickey or go back home again.([[Secret Ansem Report 13|details..]])


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