As Helios caught his breath, Kurai's voice cut through the tension-filled air, urging him to be quiet. "We must remain silent, Helios," Kurai whispered, their voice barely audible. "It's still searg for you, and its senses are keen. My cealment only protect you for so long."

  Helios nodded, uanding the gravity of the situation. He gowards the dire where Dark Hide had leapt to, watg as the monstrous Heartless scoured the ndmasses, its glowing red eyes sing the darkness in search of its prey. The nd trembled us weight as it moved.

  Kurai's voice broke the silence by sounding through Helios’ mind, expining the precariousness of their situation. "While your attacks did inflict damage upon it, they only served to ahe creature. It knows that you are here somewhere, and it is hunting for you. I mao pull you to safety and hide your presence, but the Heartless still believes we are in the viity."

  A question rose in Helios’s mind, and he focused his thoughts, hoping Kurai could hear. “Why I hear you in my head? And if you summon dark corridors, why didn’t we escape before? There’s more you’re not telling me, isn’t there?”

  There was a brief silence before Kurai’s voice replied, this time with an uncharacteristic edge. “That corridor wasn’t mine,” Kurai admitted. “It beloo another darkness-wielder, passing through. I merely… influe to e our way. Using it too often would have exposed us to unwatention from both the Heartless and the creator of that portal.” After a pause, Kurai’s tone shifted, dark energy ebbing in the background. “And, Helios… the cealment you see is draining me. I won’t be able to hide us for long.”

  Helios processed this revetion in silence. Kurai had borrowed power to save him, an act that carried more risk than he’d realized. Despite his growing trust issues, he couldn’t ighe efforts Kurai had taken to shield him. Yet, he noted Kurai’s evasion on the question of why he could hear its voi his mind—a mystery he would press ter.

  “Thank you, Kurai. I appreciate it,” he thought, careful not to betray his deeper reservations. “f it knows I’m here I don’t think it will leave anytime soon, I doubt it’d give up easily. Our best ce might be to stay hidden until the right moment presents itself.”

  Kurai's dark energy grew somewhat gehey nodded in aowledgment and reaffirmed their itment to their shared goal. Helios steeled himself, fully aware that the battle was far from over. As they huddled in the shroud of darkness, Helios focused on serving his energy and sharpening his senses. He listened ily to the ominous rumblings of the Heartless, trag its movements as it tis search.

  “Is it possible to move while shrouded by your power?” asked Helios with his thoughts to which Kurai shook its head and responded by thinking, “I don’t have enough power at the moment.”

  Time seemed ent in the darkness, but Helios had to remain patient. He khat the opportunity would arise, while the current ndmass had no keybdes there should still be some ohers. And when that moment came, he would be ready to seize it.

  Their best ce at survival y in acquiring a keybde so Helios focused his thoughts, strategizing on how to navigate the treacherous ndscape and locate a keybde while evading the relentless pursuit of the Dark Hide. As the Heartless tis search, Helios meticulously observed its movements, noting patterns and possible vulnerabilities. He analyzed the floating ndmasses, their positions, and the distaween them, plotting a course that would lead him to the keybde he sought.

  Outside of Kurai's cealment, Helios cautiously ventured out from their hiding spot. He moved with silent precision, carefully traversing the unstable terrain, making use of his heightened seo detey signs of the Heartless's approach. As he explored the surrounding ndmasses, he remained vigint, his eyes sing for the glimmering light of a keybde. He leaped from one piece of nd to another, using his agility to maintain a swift yet stealthy pace. Each jump was calcuted, every movement deliberate, as he strived to remain ued by both the Heartless and any other lurking threats.

  In this game of shadows, Helios pushed his physical aal limits. His determination to obtain his prize fueled his every step, his resolve unyielding. With each passing moment, his anticipation grew, knowing that the keybde he sought was almost within reach.

  As the Dark Hide searched on, Helios's focus remained unbroken. He surveyed the ndmasses, searg for the telltale glimmer of a keybde amidst the darkness. He moved swiftly and silently, his steps guided by a mixture of instind intuition.

  Finally, his keen eyes caught a glimpse of the coveted keybde. It stood defiantly, embedded in a massive roation on a distant ndmass. Most likely it lodged itself in the rock from the previous ndmass. The distance seemed daunting, but Helios khat to survive he had to reach it. He leaped from one floating piece of nd to another, his movements graceful and precise.

  As he closed in oarget, the Heartless sensed his prese unleashed a barrage of dark projectiles, attempting to hinder his progress. Helios dodged and weaved, his reflexes hoo perfe. He relied on his instinct to guide him through the storm of darkness, never losing sight of his goal.

  With one final leap, Helios reached the ndmass housing the keybde. He approached it stealthily, aware of the dahat lurked nearby. He extended his hand, his fingers closing around the hilt of the keybde. A surge of a strange power coursed through his body as he firmly grasped the on, its weight a f reassurance.

  It was then that the Dark Hide nd behind Helios ung him a few feet away with a gust. The Heartless, enraged by the on in Helios's hand, unched a devastating attack. Helios, now wielding the keybde, met the assault head-on. He unleashed a flurry of strikes, bining his own skills with the newfound power of the keybde. Using the keybde to el his darkness amplified the power of his Dark Firaga by nearly tripling its previous output.

  Helios, harnessing the power of darkness, unleashed a torrent of Dark Firagas towards the Dark Hide. Each dark fme seared through the air, engulfing the Heartless in its destructive embrace. But the Dark Hide was not easily defeated. It swiftly evaded the magical onsught, its agility and dark nature allowing it to navigate through the chaotic barrage unscathed.

  Uerred, Helios adapted his strategy, bining his magical prowess with swift and evasive maneuvers. He dodged and weaved through the Heartless's terattacks, narrowly evading its devastating swipes and dark projectiles. With every dodge, Helios seized the opportunity to retaliate. He struck with precision, delivering powerful blows that reverberated through the air, causing the Dark Hide to stagger momentarily.