Chambers of Repose and Waking

Chamber of Repose
Japanese	眠りの部屋
Romaji	Nemuri no Heya
Game	Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix
World	Radiant Garden

Chamber of Waking
Japanese	目覚めの部屋
Romaji	Mezame no Heya
Game	Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
World	Castle Oblivion

The Chamber of Repose and the Chamber of Waking are mysterious rooms that seem to hold some great importance to Xemnas, due to their connections to his past. Xemnas often sits in the Chamber of Repose in order to regain memories of his past as Terra and Master Xehanort, and seeks the Chamber of Waking in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days and Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix.

Story

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep

In Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, following Ventus entering a coma-like state, Aqua transforms the Land of Departure into Castle Oblivion. The throne room of the Land of Departure becomes a chamber that looks very similar to the Chamber of Repose, only instead of Nobody sigils, the room is adorned with Terra's Mark, and the room is noticeably brighter. There is a single, tall throne in the center, where Aqua lays the comatose Ventus.

Between Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep & Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

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Aqua's armor in the Chamber of Repose.

After the apprentices banished Ansem the Wise, but before they became Nobodies, the apprentices created the Chamber of Repose within the Radiant Garden's castle. Xemnas would frequently travel to the room, as if something within it reminded him of his forgotten past. Before Xemnas entered the chamber, he goes to Ansem's computer room, inserts a data disk into the machine, and typed in the password "Another", after which he typed in six more passwords: the original names of the six apprentices. Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix

This caused a passage to appear below the Heartless Manufactory, which had a long stairway spiraling down to a long hall. Inside this hall were doors electronically locked and bound with chains. At the end of the hall was a room containing a throne for Xemnas to sit on, as well as the armor and Keyblade of a warrior named Aqua. Xemnas would speak to the armor, addressing it as a "friend".

Xemnas uses this chamber to communicate with Aqua as Terra-Xehanort in the Realm of Darkness to locate Ventus's location in the Chamber of Waking since "his heart has ties to the darkness" that could feel her presence while his image is just an illusion created by Aqua's heart. This has established the communication link between both realms. Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A Fragmentary Passage-

Apparently, Xigbar often eavesdropped on the conversations, and told Zexion that he heard another voice once. He also told Zexion he suspected that there was a link between the Chamber of Repose and Castle Oblivion, where, allegedly, the Chamber of Waking is. Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

The Chamber of Waking contains Xemnas's other "friend," who is Ventus. This room is found in Castle Oblivion. Whether or not Xemnas ever found this room is unknown, although based on conversations between Saïx and Axel in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, it is unlikely that Xemnas has, since Axel was ordered to search for the room after he had disposed of the Organization's traitors, but failed to find such a room.

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance

While Sora is reunited with his Dream Eater friends at Traverse Town, Ventus smiles as he continues his sleep in the chamber.

Other appearances

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

Though the chamber itself does not appear, in the opening movie of Kingdom Hearts Re:coded, Ventus is briefly seen sleeping in the Chamber of Waking.

A Fragmentary Passage

Ventus is seen mysteriously vanishing from the chamber.