There were those in history who could do such a thing. And those from after my time, from the accounts of others from where I was from. Some were here before, and I have no doubt there are those still here that can manipulate them. Did the man you encountered say anything to you?
[Ah. Not an uncommon source of confusion.] It wanted hearts. At least, as my world knows them. From what I understand, they would be equivalent to what most worlds would consider a 'soul'. The brighter the light within a heart, the more likely the Heartless are to seek it out, take for their own, as they possess none.
The Heartless are a physical manifestation of Darkness, a force that knows only destruction.
[Spoken flatly at the end there. Bias showing much, old boy?
Then, a pause, before genuine sympathy:] I am sorry for their loss. [Even if you CAN just replace them with new models. :|]
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[Ah. Not an uncommon source of confusion.] It wanted hearts. At least, as my world knows them. From what I understand, they would be equivalent to what most worlds would consider a 'soul'. The brighter the light within a heart, the more likely the Heartless are to seek it out, take for their own, as they possess none.
The Heartless are a physical manifestation of Darkness, a force that knows only destruction.
[Spoken flatly at the end there. Bias showing much, old boy?
Then, a pause, before genuine sympathy:] I am sorry for their loss. [Even if you CAN just replace them with new models. :|]