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The main function of this world in the original ''Kingdom Hearts'' is to serve as an extended tutorial where the player can get the hang of battle mechanics against opponents without being incapacitated, gain experience, and receive items for future battles.

Many years ago, a youth named [[Xehanort]] lived on Destiny Islands. He was visited by [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness|Ansem]], his future [[Heartless]], who revealed to him their plan to create [[Real Organization XIII|the thirteen seekers of darkness]]. Ansem granted Xehanort with the power to travel through time, entrusting him with the task of finding him, [[Xemnas]], [[Braig]], [[Vanitas]] and eight others to serve as members of their group. Xehanort would later return from the future when his time limit expired, lacking any memory of what happened; however, the events were engraved in his heart, leaving him with a strong desire to leave Destiny Islands. Seeing the world as "too small", Xehanort eventually managed to leave for the [[Land of Departure]].

Aqua arrives shortly after Terra leaves and also notices Sora and Riku. She recognizes that their friendship is identical to the bond between Ventus and Terra, and decides to choose Sora as her successor. However, when she discovers that Terra has already chosen Riku, she changes her mind, not wanting to force the friends to fight. Instead, she asks Sora to save Riku if he were to ever fall into darkness.

After the [[Riku Replica]] is defeated on the 11th floor of [[Castle Oblivion]], he drops his [[Wayfinder]] charm, which is revealed to be the World Card for Destiny Islands. Sora rushes to use it in order to get to [[Naminé]], but when Goofy and Donald urge him to be cautious, he angrily rebukes them, and goes through the memory world alone. Naminé manipulates his memories to make Sora believe she also lived on the Destiny Islands, and Sora is urged by his memories to rescue her. However, after he defeats a memory Darkside, Naminé appears and reveals the truth about Kairi, herself, and what she has been doing to Sora.

After Riku defeats [[Lexaeus]], [[Zexion]] appears with a World Card and entices Riku to enter his own version of Destiny Islands. Unlike Sora, Riku finds no one on the islands, except a memory of his Darkside, the one who devoured the islands. After defeating the monster, he sees "Sora", who is in actuality Zexion in disguise. "Sora" accuses him of being a monster of darkness, and attacks him with light. In the light, Riku considers giving up, but Naminé (disguised as Kairi) speaks to his heart and urges him to use both his light and his darkness, which are invincible together. Riku sees through Zexion's disguise and attacks, forcing Zexion to flee.

Xion visits this world, only calling it "the beach" and takes a seashell each day Roxas is in his coma, placing them by his pillow. Appreciating the gesture, Roxas returns the favor when Xion falls into a coma. Due to this being Sora's home world, Roxas feels a sense of ''déjà vu'' and often feels like he's dreaming when visiting Destiny Islands. He also sees Kairi from a distance, mistaking her for Xion.  

When Xion later defects from the Organization, she ends up here, dreaming about what her purpose of existing is; the dream constructs of Roxas and Axel tell Xion that her place is with them. When she awakens, Xion finds Riku tending to her. He explains that Sora's most important memories, which are of Kairi, were trapped inside Xion by the Organization to keep him from waking. With Sora subdued, they could use the power of his Keyblade by manipulating his Nobody (Roxas) and Replica (Xion). Riku asks Xion to come with him to Naminé, so the memories can be given back to Sora. When Xion is indecisive, he gives her time decide what the right option is.

[[Naminé]] opens a portal to Destiny Islands on the Altar of Naught, allowing Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Pluto, Jiminy, and Kairi passage before [[Xemnas]] closes it to trap Sora and Riku in the [[World of Nothingness]]. A bit later, Kairi's letter washes up on the [[Dark Margin]] in front of Sora and Riku, and the bonds it strengthens allow Sora and Riku to open the [[Door to Light]] and finally return to Destiny Islands, more than a year after they originally left.{{?}}<!--cite to ultimania--> Kairi later finds a letter from [[King Mickey]], informing them about [[Terra]], [[Ventus]], and [[Aqua]].{{storylink|Kingdom Hearts Re:coded}}

After King Mickey and Jiminy discover a message in [[Jiminy's Journal]], they create [[Data-Sora|a data version of Sora]]. After Sora exits his Awakening, he finds out that the island is covered with [[Bug Blox]] Corruption, which Data-Sora must delete. Afterwards, he encounters Jiminy's Journal wearing the Black Cloak. He then finds the Data Keyhole behind the waterfall of Destiny Islands. After he opens it he fights Darkside, the island's source of Bug Blox corruption. Then the data island is destroyed, just as it was in the first game. The digitized journal then displays [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]] appearing before Riku, opening the Corridor of Darkness for him.  

As part of their [[Mark of Mastery exam]], Sora and Riku are sent back to the Destiny Islands before it was swallowed by the darkness and became a [[Sleeping World]]; additionally, they were reverted to the age they were when they world was destroyed, so they could relearn old and new skills. Avoiding their past selves, they decide to take the raft out to sea before the [[Heartless]] arrive. Once the storm arrives, the raft's sail is broken off by powerful winds, leaving Sora and Riku stranded in the middle of the sea. To their shock, Ursula emerges from the waters as a giant, mentioning that "[[Master Xehanort|someone]]" told her where they were. They manage to defeat Ursula, but the currents pull them underwater, where they open a Keyhole to the [[Realm of Sleep]]. Above water, [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness|Ansem]] watches; he later reveals to Riku that Riku subconsciously noticed the danger he posed and entered Sora's dreams to keep his friend safe from [[Nightmare]]s.

The islands appear again when Sora is put to sleep by Young Xehanort. In the dream, he sees Ansem meeting the younger version of himself, with the present version explaining that he was tasked by his future self to travel through time. He then goes on to explain that Ansem was not only present the night the islands were swallowed by darkness to watch the event, but to ensure that he and the other versions of Xehanort could interfere with the Mark of Mastery exam for their own ends.

When Sora, Donald, and Goofy learn that Riku and Mickey are in trouble at the Realm of Darkness, Sora tries to find a way to get to the Realm of Darkness. Using his heart as his guiding key, Sora sets off to Destiny Islands, where he finds the [[Master's Defender]] and uses it to transform the door to the Secret Place into a door to the Realm of Darkness. After Sora frees [[Aqua]] from her corruption, he and Riku bring her to Destiny Islands.

After Xehanort's defeat, the guardians of light and their friends all gather at the Destiny Islands to relax on the beach. They then watch Sora and Kairi together as Sora fades away.