Hello again everyone!

As I said in the appendix of Act II, this act takes a different direction from the last two. It is also several years in the future from when Act II ended. Figured I'd best explain the time period I chose.

Now I know there are plenty of videos and websites "explaining" the Kingdom Hearts timeline. I haven't looked at any of them because I don't need technicalities throwing a wrench into my reasoning of the timeline.

As we all know, game-time works very differently than if you were to put the game-time into the way time makes sense in a story adventure. For example, the game Psychonauts can take up wonderfully spent hours and days of your life BUT, the story in the game puts Raz, the main character arriving at Whispering Rock Psychic Summer Camp in the morning, and has until the next morning before his father comes to pick him up. In that time you learn psychic skills, go on a camp-wide scavenger hunt, uncover a secret plot, your campmates are kidnapped and have their brains stolen, you fight the Hideous Hulking Lungfish of Lake Oblongata, cross the lake to the abandoned Insane Asylum, help the inmates with their mental problems, climb the tower and much, much more, all technically over a day and night.

I think Kingdom Hearts goes the same way. You can't think of it as a game where if you spend many days playing you can get from beginning to end in a relatively short time. But if you were to write it as a story, you need to add A LOT more time. After all, it just isn't realistic to think Sora, a gold-hearted, naïve teenage boy, barely able to beat his best friend when playing with wooden swords can go to defeating the prince of darkness in a week. Adventures, quests…they all take a long time to make the events worth it for both action and personal growth. So here are my thoughts,

From the time the destiny islands lost their heart to closing the door to light: unknown time.

from closing the door to light to Castle Oblivion: unknown time

ascending the floors of Castle Oblivion: unknown time

rechaining memories: one year

waking up to defeating Xemnas: unknown time

from return to island to Rachel and Bryan's visit: a few weeks

So I just decided to round it off at about 3-ish years from when KH1 ends to when Act III begins for the sake of the flow for my story. I have also decided to ignore the existence of KH: Recoded completely.

You can disagree, that's fine but keep it to yourself. Do not correct me, because that's rude. This is all based on my reasoning and the fact there is A LOT of room for interpretation for just how long the events through the entire KH series took. As far as I'm concerned nobody is 'wrong', which puts me in the same boat and as a fanfiction author I squeeze things in wherever I believe there is a place to put them. So basically what I'm beating around the bush to say, don't comment or correct me on my reasoning, just go with it and enjoy the story.

And a special treat! Below is the lineup for how Bound By Light fits in with the other KH games.

Kingdom Hearts 1/Bound By Light and Bound By Light: The Sleeping Worlds

Kingdom Hearts 2

Bound By Light: The Light Lives On

Bound By Light: Bonus Adventure (working title)

Bound By Light: Christmas Special

Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance

Bound By Light: Shenanigans

As you can see there are many works in progress. I'm confident with your continued support I will not lose the inspiration and drive to finish all the wonders I've got in my head and want to share so badly. So please, favorite the story, follow the story and for the love of all things good, comment on the story! So long as you're not rude I love to hear what you guys think. Your reminders that I'm doing a good thing are what keeps the fire going. Please help me keep it burning.

Alright gang, here we go.