Riku and the Graveyard are not so lucky on their next attempt to find a seed, and they end up scouring the darkness and coming up with nothing for some time. It takes many tries, but they finally manage to find the third seed.

Unfortunately, this one was hidden quite well, and has had time to grow and mature. The heart shard has grown to the point where it doesn’t much resemble a small glowing shard anymore, but instead appears as a bright, off-color growth settled into the darkness, almost six feet across. All the darkness surrounding it in a wide radius is infected, and even now steadily spreading. Stepping into the radius will give an instant feeling of Xehanort’s presence rather than Sora’s, and there’s no telling what acting hostile within that radius will result in. Underneath the radius and seed is a deep network of roots anchoring the invader to Sora’s heart...and at this point it’s unlikely they can be removed without hurting Sora, too.

Worst of all, there is a dark barrier surrounding the seed itself, capable of deflecting any direct attacks. It’s gonna take a lot of work and likely more than two people to destroy this piece.