KINGDOM HEARTS: Edge Before End.
Epilogue χ (Dark Road): Mittellicht Täuschung Ende.
(Music Cue-Keyblade Graveyard Horizon Mashup from YouTube.)
"...That girl...her Heart...is she?" says Xander, as χ-Super both replies and answers with the following words. "...She is. One of the pure Lights..." says χ-Super...appearing downstruck for some reason. Suddenly, the rumbling of the collapsing area starts to become even worse! "! Dang it! I didn't realise we were still in free fall!" says Xander, watching over his defeated counterpart-Myst's Body...
"I had used time manipulation to slow down the effects around this crumbling sanctum. However...it appears we are now, truly; out of time." says χ-Super, with Xander becoming annoyed by it's casual approach towards the falling platform upon which they stand. "Do not be alarmed, which shall escape...further into Memory." says χ-Super again, before snapping it's wrist.
"Wait, what-!?" says Xander, as he is unable to get a word in edgewise...being forced to endure more visions. "The reason you-the victor, are baring witness to these images...is because. You yourself...are still the individual...named...Myst Arcane Secre. Your fate is bound towards his, your "other self". As a vessel of Darkness...if only one in name only. Both former and current alike...now. Watch...as the Dark Road...begins in secret." says χ-Super in a cryptic manner, showing Xander...the shadowy existence's first encounter with Young Xehanort!
Resuming from where the youth encountered χ-Super within the sewers of Scala ad Caelum...the former speaks "...χ...Super? χ...Chi...!" says Xehanort, appearing shocked. "...Correct. Chi...as in "Kye". The letter...that spells "endings". You may call me Kye, if you prefer...it matters not. This meeting shall remain the same...embedded...with purpose." says χ-Super or Kye, confusing Xehanort...
"...Master Odin has told me about you. You...are a foul entity. You are...Darkness incarnate. The sworn enemy of all Keyblade wielders!" says Xehanort, readying himself for combat in the shadows of the sewers. "...Am I? I merely exist...only to test the limits...of the Light. Light itself...is a luminary naturality. Meaning...it will guide humanity towards it's nirvana...or...it's gehenna instead. Either way...Hearts are deluded into thinking that Light is bliss. Kingdom Hearts...the one, TRUE Heart. Tell me...what do you think...heaven's domain really is?" says χ-Super, surprising Xehanort with it's words.
Curiosity getting the better of him...Xehanort answers "...It is the system that governs the cycle of birth, life and death. When Hearts are born into existence, live throughout the entirety of their lives and at last; finally depart these mortal Realms...they reach samsara. The eternal wheel...and then repeat the process all over..." says Xehanort, trying to talk in a similar manner towards χ-Super and answer it's direct question with honesty...however-
"...No, it is not. That is merely...the back cover. Kingdom Hearts...does NOT maintain the World order." says χ-Super, greatly shocking Xehanort. "W-Wha!?" says Xehanort with great surprise, before χ-Super resumes speaking. "All living things...are actually tied. Inside...of a black box. That box...contains the truth. Baring my name...it...holds the Key. The Key...to both Kingdom Hearts itself. And..." says χ-Super...until Xehanort becomes impulsive and feels the need to interrupt...
"N-No! that's not right! the χ-Blade! the χ-Blade spoken of in the ancient precepts! it...it is the ONLY means of opening Kingdom Hearts! the Keyblade War of yore! it was fought over that almighty Key! why-" before Xehanort could finish...χ-Super then interrupts in turn. "How long ago...do you think the Keyblade War actually took place? how much truth and lie...has your master told you?" says χ-Super.
Xehanort is unable to retort the Dark being's words...knowing...in some respect. That it was telling the truth...in regards to Master Odin keeping certain secrets. Xehanort tries to argue his point once more, saying "...Eraqus. My...friend, Eraqus. He had...a grandfather. He...was a good friend of Master Odin's. He fought both Heartless and Darkness alike...if anything. Eraqus would have at least said SOMETHING about his grandfather, being a surviving warrior from the war..." says Xehanort...only-
"Ah...yes. The "brains" behind everything...that's true. IF...we are going by the logic...of just ONE Worldline." says χ-Super, shocking Xehanort once more...except. This time...he appears more dumbfounded. "W-Worldline!?" says Xehanort. χ-Super replies "Indeed, quite so...the realities...that are multiple Worldlines. In one Worldline, the Keyblade War took place millenniums ago. In another, it would have only taken place; as far back as the time of your grandparents within their early days. In this particular Worldline, your Master Odin knows a good friend of his; having fought alongside him during the war. However...in another Worldline. They would have never met...at the very least, the circumstances would be different; at best. The road of Darkness...takes many shapes and forms. It is not a single Dark road...but alas. Hundreds...thousands even. The road...is never ending. The same being said of Darkness and Light exactly...again, never ending." says χ-Super...somewhat horrifying Xehanort with this revelation from seemingly out of nowhere...
(Music Cue-Epilogue from KINGDOM HEARTS III.)
"...You...are trying to make a point here. What is it...that you truly want to tell me? what...what is it. That's so important...you would risk telling me all of this!?" says Xehanort in a panicked outrage, trying to deny...as much as he could. "...Nothing. There is...absolutely nothing to tell you. I am only here...to see your reaction. This moment...this one, singular moment. Would have decided your future...towards a path of Light. The Book of Prophecies states...a chosen seeker MUST begin the Keyblade War anew. Out of desperation...to avert Darkness. To ensure this seeker in question does NOT begin questioning the intangibility of the Worldlines where they falter...I must alter his road ahead. Therefore...you shall recall naught a Memory of our meeting here. You WILL follow the path of Light...towards the Dark." says χ-Super.
It raises what looks like a hand from it's shroud...sending Xehanort flying backwards! this shock wave was enough to erase Xehanort's Memory of his encounter with the entity of Darkness. "U-UGH! ..." says Xehanort in great agony, as χ-Super takes it's leave...but not until speaking the words "Had your friends found you a bit earlier...you could have avoided your Destiny by a slight margin. As I told you...Destiny is never left to chance. But...it is never writ in stone, either. Now...face your fate...as a chosen seeker of Darkness. Let it consume you into your elder years...and I shall watch. Seeing...the kind of man that you shall become..." says χ-Super, having ultimately sealed Xehanort's fate...for better or for worse...
Back in the present, the visions finally end. Xander finds himself with Myst...watching over the catastrophe that is enveloping Midlight Town. The very catastrophe...that none other then Xander has started. Appearing from a Corridor of Darkness behind him...is χ-Super. Lastly saying "...Now you see. The dots...are Connecting. Worldlines...are converging. The chosen seeker-Master Xehanort...had become a tool of Destiny. I-we erased his Memories...except. He never forgot wholly...as such. He used the girl whose future he stole away in order to prove my words...whether there are Worlds or not that exist beyond the scope of reasoning. In the end, he failed...the 1st time around. At the preparation of his own Keyblade War...he rediscovered the truth. Why do so many individuals...resemble one another? a girl with red hair and a girl with black hair. A boy with blue eyes and a boy with gold eyes...baring dead on identical features to each other? the answer is thusly. The edge...before end. The thin line...of where the Worldlines merge. Regardless of the circumstances...a girl with black hair born from Memory, or a boy with gold eyes splintered from Darkness. The number of Doppelgangers...are emerging at a staggering rate. As such...the system that Kingdom Hearts has maintained...is...COLLAPSING." says χ-Super finally...with the unconscious Myst twitching a finger. The end...has arrived.