Hey there! I am back, finally! I have to say I'm sorry for the long absence. As most of you know, I'm going through a transition period in life with being newly married. But things are going great. I hope everyone else is doing well and I apologize for being sort of MIA as of late. I compiled this for everyone's enjoyment and I think you will find that it is very detailed and comprehensive. I know that over the course of the series I had to change my mind about things and retcon a lot of stuff. If I was going to be able to rewrite all of the early stories like I did with KH3, I would sort it all out. Unfortunately, this timeline will have to do. This list is the final word I have on nearly all of these topics. So if they contradict what I originally wrote before I had the final vision of the series worked out, just know that this timeline is what, in my mind, the final and true canon of what happened.
In any case, I'll shut up and let you read on!
Pre-History- A race of energy beings known as the Ultimacians exist outside of space and time in a void called the "Realm of Reality".
2000 BAW(Before Ancient War) roughly- Alaryth, Son of Axion descends from the Realm of Reality, taking physical form alone in a new void of emptiness. He begins to craft new surroundings with powers stemming from his Ultimacian heritage, making him essentially the creator and craftsman of a new universe.
1999-1995 BAW- Alaryth creates a small dwelling place in the void and from there, takes pieces of himself to form life, the original six beings that would become the progenitors of the Ancients. Tsunetar, with the strength of the seas, Saenatar, with unmatched brutality, Anetar, with power over reality and illusion, Dawnomar, with power of memory, Kunomar, with power over dreams, and Maynaimar, with mastery of the weather and magical elements. Alaryth, in turn, discards his Ultimacian name and chooses to live as one of his Ancients, taking the name "Maechil Omnivion(May-shull)".
1994-1750 BAW roughly- The seven Ancients form the Council of Ancient Creators and together craft a new land for them to inhabit, a land consisting of a great valley bordered by beautiful mountains and neighboring a shining endless sea. Within the valley, a city made of crystal was erected with a magnificent castle at the center. This would become known as the "Golden City", or the "Sacred Realm", alternatively. The Council also created the first of the lesser Ancients in their likeness, living beings of immortal lifespan that were almost completely enthralled by their leaders. Despite having no concept of old age or death by attrition, they could be killed by wounds and violence unlike the seven Creators.
1700 BAW roughly- Zatorian Alkerias is born, an Ancient who in time became famous for his skill as a craftsman, also being known as a Seer who could predict the future.
1615 BAW- Maechil experiments with creating a new life form in the vein of his Ultimacian heritage, who were more ethereal than physical beings. He succeeds in the creation of an energy being whose very essence is in the upholding of law and order to an extreme degree. As such, Maechil names it "Justice." In time, this being would become known by another name, "Light".
1600 BAW- Maechil succeeds in creating a second Divine Being, a perversion of Justice's power that revels in chaos, so he names it "Discord". In time, it becomes known as "Darkness."
1599 BAW- Justice and Discord inevitably clash in violence, and a third Divine Being is born from their conflict containing the power and essence of atrophy, wilting all around it. Disgusted, Maechil names it Decay and banishes it from his Golden City. Decay, later known as Corruption, is caught in limbo in the void beyond the Sacred Ream.
1500 BAW Roughly- Maechil creates a new universe to exist separate but in tandem with the Realm of the Ancients. He creates one vast World and hangs thousands of planets in its skies. Thus, the Realm of Light is born. The Realm of Darkness is also created as a by-product by the Divine Being of its name, Darkness. Justice is assigned to watch over the new lands as a guardian.
1498 BAW- Maechil seeks a new creation to inhabit his vast World. Wanting to view the difference between his immortal and blindly loyal Ancients and a separate race of intelligent beings, he designs them with fatal flaws in their genes that grant them limited lifespans and lacking the innate power present in the Ancients. Thus, humanity is born in the form of thirteen men and thirteen women who together create the original thirteen human clans. One of these clans becomes known as the Belmont clan. Wanting a way to keep humanity in check by limiting their lifespans, Maechil creates a fourth Divine Being with power over death, naming him Oblivion. However, Oblivion proves to be too much for even Maechil to handle, and is locked away beneath the Golden City. Zobek becomes Death's chief acolyte.
1485 BAW- Norran Alkerias, son of Zatorian is born. Glory Age begins.
1375 BAW- After an unprovoked attack by Justice on human colonies, the greatest human warriors led by Cornell, Carmilla, and Zobek found the Brotherhood of Light, an order of holy warriors who can harness some of Justice's powers against it. The Brotherhood becomes the guardian force to protect humanity.
1330 BAW Roughly- Discord infects the Brotherhood, transforming Cornell, Carmilla, and Zobek into the Lords of Shadow, agents of his will.
1300 BAW- Gabriel Belmont is born.
1275-1265 BAW- Gabriel Belmont defeats the Lords of Shadow and is claimed by their power, becoming an incredibly powerful vampire known as Dracula, the Prince of Darkness. With this power, he takes on Justice in direct combat and defeats him, banishing him from his stronghold world of Castlevania. Sacron, an agent of Tsunetar, attempts to challenge Dracula in response to the threat the vampire poses, but is soundly defeated. Maechil decides to leave the vampire to his own devices so long as Dracula does not threaten the Golden City, which does not occur.
1240 BAW- Seeing the power of Dracula and realizing the threat that humanity may eventually pose, Maechil commissions Zatorian, the greatest smith in Ancient history, to craft a weapon worthy of his own hand to defend the Sacred Realm from any and all threats. Zatorian uses the strongest metals and the essences of Justice and Discord to create a weapon of unrivaled strength, a living weapon that he called the "X-Blade", a sword above all others and at the time, unlike anything ever seen.
1239 BAW- Upon completing the X-Blade, Zatorian witnesses a vision of future events with his weapon at the center of immeasurable bloodshed. Also seeing that Maechil is the instigator of such conflicts, Zatorian takes the X-Blade and flees to the human realms, hiding among the homes of the remnants of the Brotherhood of Light.
1238 BAW- Zatorian uses the Anvil of Keys, on which the X-Blade was forged, to craft thirteen lesser weapons in its likeness and presents them to the greatest and most respected living warrior among humanity at the time, a man named Lukas. Lukas takes the first weapon, calling it a Keyblade, and becoming the first to wield one in human history. He assembles the twelve most worthy students among the human clans and gathers them all to protect Zatorian and the X-Blade. Together, they become the original thirteen Keyblade Wielders. Rolan Vitrik, progenitor of the Rikkison bloodline, is among them. Despite these precautions, Zatorian is betrayed by his closest friend Adenar, who turns him in to Maechil. Zatorian and his entire family, except for his son Norran, are executed. Before dying, Zatorian witnesses his final vision detailing the arrival of the Wanderer, who would be destined to stop Maechil. Alix Crescent hides Norran to protect him, who takes the name Zane and resolves to work undercover within Maechil's court until the arrival of the Wanderer.
1238-1236 BAW- Adenar is promoted to the Council for his loyalty and lesser smiths use the Anvil of Keys to make copies of Zatorian's Keyblades, handing them out to the Kingdom Slayers, Maechil's special forces unit. The Slayers would become the Ancient equivalent of the Order of Keyblade Wielders. Zane rises to the rank of Slayer Commander, but Sacron sees a way of getting the title for himself and confronts Lukas and his disciples in the Realm of Light. He shows them no mercy and despite a legendary fight, Lukas is cast to the darknessand eleven of his disciples are slain. Only Rolan Vitrik escapes, greatly wounded and barely alive. Lukas falls to the Dark Realm as a twisted creature, becoming the first of the Heartless and calling himself Wrythenann. The surviving Keyblade Wielders go underground to avoid Sacron's gaze.
1235 BAW- Sacron is promoted to Slayer Commander, Zane reassigned to be Captain of Maechil's Honor Guard. Maechil hides the Anvil of Keys in a dark world known as Kamirran, knowing its primitive and cannibalistic inhabitants would worship it and keep it hidden from surviving Keyblade Wielders.
1230-1000 BAW- Rolan Vitrik's son Mathias becomes the first man to adopt the surname of Rikkison, meaning "Son of Strength". His bloodline would be the only one of the original thirteen Wielders to survive all known Ages of the World. Grand Crossing is established as the capital of the Realm of Light and the Keyblade Wielders make it their home, flocking under the Rikkison banner. The known number of Wielders blossoms into the hundreds, the largest number for over a thousand years to follow. Radiant Garden is also built, but is much smaller than Grand Crossing. Naithyk Rikkison is born and takes command of nearly half of all known Keyblade Wielders as well as the family's mansion in Grand Crossing.
980 BAW- Knowing that the Wanderer is supposed to come from the Rikkison bloodline but not allowed to commit violence against his own creations by the Ultimacians, Maechil offers a treacherous pact with the power-hungry Naithyk: use of the X-Blade in exchange for allowing himself and all descendants to be vessels for the Divine Being Justice. Maechil hopes to render the lineage weak to his Divine son's power and deny the Prophecy. Naithyk accepts without a thought for his descendants.
979-971 BAW- With the X-Blade, Naithyk amasses enough power and followers to become the most dangerous human alive. Thorne, a leader of the only other substantial force of Keyblade Wielders, demands the surrender of the X-Blade and the removal of it from human hands. Naithyk refuses and challenges Thorne to war.
970 BAW- "The First Keyblade War". Naithyk's forces clash with Thorne's in the valley outside of Grand Crossing, with nearly a thousand Keyblade Wielders participating in the battle. Blaze Rikkison betrays and murders his father in order to gain the X-Blade for himself. Shortly thereafter, the X-Blade shatters under the strain and is broken into twenty pieces. The resulting explosion kills nearly all of the surviving Keyblade Wielders and even splits the world in two, with Grand Crossing breaking into both the Keyblade Graveyard and the Crossroads. Kingdom Hearts, the realm which held the souls of all dead living beings, disappeared after the battle and fell past all Realms into the End of All Worlds. Seeking to deter seekers from going after it, Maechil began calling the Golden City by the name of Kingdom Hearts instead.
950 BAW- Castiel Rikkison, son of Blaze, learns of his tainted heritage and after being forced to abandon his wife and son, decides he has nothing left to live for. He approaches the doors of the Golden City and challenges Maechil to single combat. Burning with the powerful Rikkison blood in his veins and furious at his lot in life, Castiel puts up a magnificent fight and even manages to deal Maechil a wound, but the Ancient being impervious to damage kills him. End of the Glory Age.
949-930 BAW- Dark Age Begins.
The Rikkisons are cast out of the Keybearers, who have dwindled greatly in number and set up Radiant Garden as their central location. After the people are threatened by pirates and Radiant Garden is sacked, the Wielders are unable to liberate the city. Larys Rikkison, the only child and daughter of the current Rikkison line, steps up and redeems her family by finding a way into the city and dispatching the pirate leader. The Rikkisons are grudgingly welcomed back into the order after 15 years in exile.
900 BAW- Gabriel Belmont, Dracula, enters into a pact with his son Trever Belmont, also known as Alucard. In order to lure out both Justice and Zobek for his vengeance, Dracula agrees to go into a vampiric slumber until the time is right. Alucard watches over his father while this occurs.
700-660 BAW Roughly- Due to popular vote, Kyrek Rikkison takes command of the Keyblade Wielders and institutes many reforms, not all of which go smoothly. Over time, the mantle of leader taints Kyrek, who becomes tyrannical and is forced out of office. He is banished from Radiant Garden, and the Rikkisons go back into exile.
600 BAW- In Spira, the war between Zanarkand and Bevelle culminates in the birth of the monster Sin, who destroys Zanarkand and begins a centuries-long reign of terror.
370-350 BAW- Tristan Rikkison manifests the powers of Justice during a battle due to the bargain struck by Naithyk long before. Due to his immense power, sycophantic Wielders flock under him and he assumes command of a powerful force. Tristan establishes a doctrine of blood-supremacy for Rikkisons due to Light's power when held in their blood. However, his direct holding of the Divine Being Light causes him to age rapidly, dying seemingly of old age at the biological age of 43.
200-100 BAW Roughly- In Ferelden, the frequent Blights and Archdemons lead to the founding of the order of Grey Wardens.
In Outer Heaven, a world positioned so closely to the border between Realms that time passes much more slowly than in other worlds, a man named John, codenamed Naked Snake, is sent on a mission called Operation Snake Eater to assassinate his former mentor. Successful in his mission though shattered by treacherous truths, he is given the new codename of Big Boss. Together with Zero, Sigint, Para-Medic, Eva, and Ocelot, they found the organization known as the Patriots to help oversee the affairs of their world. Due to friction between Zero and Big Boss, the former orders that clones be made from Big Boss' DNA, causing the birth of all three sons of Big Boss, those who would become known as Solid Snake, Liquid Snake, and Solidus Snake.
Solid Snake grows to adulthood and joins the elite unit Foxhound under the command of Big Boss, not knowing their familial connection. Big Boss attempts war on two separate occasions, first in the smaller land called Outer Heaven named after their planet as well as Zanzibarland, but is stopped by Solid Snake both times. Later, Snake confronts his brother Liquid in the infamous Shadow Moses Incident. Following this is the Big Shell Incident, where Snake teams up with Raiden to defeat Solidus.
85 BAW- Alexander Rikkison is born. His father, Nathaniel, is the current head of the Rikkison faction and still upholds the blood-supremacy philosophy.
65 BAW- Alexander is captured by rival Wielders and convinced of the lies that his father preaches and kills by. He forges the iconic Rikkison battle vest worn by many of his descendants and confronts his father on neutral ground. Nathaniel leaves him no choice, and Alexander is forced to kill his father. Battle ensues, and nearly half of the remaining Keyblade Wielders are slain. Only six Keyblade Masters survive the final conflict, including Alexander. These six become the only known Wielders in the Realm at this time. Dark Age Ends.
55 BAW- Jason Rikkison, son of Alexander, is born. Founder Age Begins.
54 BAW- Wrythenann tries to break free of the Dark Realm, threatening the Realm of Light. Alexander and the other five Masters are the only protection from the Heartless left. Alexander's wife dies in a Realm-wide tremor caused by Wrythenann attacking the borders. Jason is left in the care of Master Tallius, who alone has apprentices at the time. Due to this, Tallius remains behind with Jason and his three other apprentices, Yen Sid, Eraqus, and Xehanort while Alexander and the four other Masters enter the Dark Realm to stop Wrythenann's assault. Though they succeeded, all five Masters die in the struggle. Tallius becomes the only surviving Keyblade Master in the Realm of Light.
53-35 BAW- Jason, Yen Sid, Eraqus, and Xehanort complete their training and earn their Marks of Mastery, leaving their Master's tutelage.
In Insomnia, Eraqus meets and befriends the young king Regis Lucis Caelum.
In Camelot, King Uther Pendragon places a kingdom-wide ban on all magic.
In Gaia, Angeal Hewley and Genesis Rhapsodos are born amidst countless Shinra experiments that transform them into super-soldiers at point of birth. Sephiroth is also born at this time. Zack Fair is born in 35 BAW.
Dawnomar is sent into the human realm to distract him from Maechil's schemes. He falls in love with a human woman and has a half-Ancient, half-human son with her named Aaron. He manages to hide the boy, but Sarah is killed by Maechil.
Master Tallius dies in 40 BAW. Yen Sid takes residence in his master's tower.
34 BAW- Jack and Marek Rikkison are born. The Prophecy of the Wanderer begins to unfold with Jack's birth. Wishing to undo the Prophecy, Maechil tasks Anetar with changing Jack's destiny without breaking his pact with the Ultimacians. Anetar seeks out Xehanort and gifts him with enough knowledge to drive his thirst for more.
33 BAW- Xehanort, sensing how attuned to darkness Marek is, lures Jason away from his family and betrays him, forcing Jason into exile while his sons are only a year old. At this time, Eraqus finds both Terra and Aqua, taking them as apprentices.
32-25 BAW- In Insomnia, Noctis Lucis Caelum is born.
In Camelot, Arthur Pendragon and Merlin are both born.
In Ferelden, Aedan Cousland is born.
In Roma, Ezio Auditore is born.
In Gaia, Cloud Strife his born. Shortly after his birth, his natural affinity for darkness leads to Shinra experimenting on him and imbuing Sephiroth with Cloud's natural power.
24 BAW- Marek's longing for a place to belong opens his heart to Xehanort, leaving him vulnerable to darkness. Jack tries to stop his brother from leaving the islands and Xehanort attacks them both. Marek's dog Bane blocks the blast, forever changed by the darkness and fleeing the Islands. Marek falls through a dark portal, leaving the Islands as well. Justice, or Light, had attached itself to Jack and used its power to save his host, dispelling Xehanort. The loss of both Marek and Jason causes Anna Rikkison to give up on taking care of herself and her remaining son. Jack's mother dies before the end of the year, leaving him on his own.
Bane makes his way to Outer Heaven, where he meets the weakened and defeated Big Boss.
In Spira, the Summoner Braska and his Guardians Jecht and Auron manage to defeat Sin at the cost of Braska's life.
Light, in order to keep Jack's psyche intact, submerges memories of Marek and all that had occurred. Jack does not remember his brother for many years to come.
At the end of the year, Xehanort returns to the Islands and successfully recruits the now alone Jack Rikkison as his first official apprentice.
23-22 BAW- Jack excels under Xehanort's tutelage, but is abused mentally and physically. Jack is sent on a mission to kill a man who he learns is his father, Jason. Jason fakes his death at his son's hands in order to continue searching for the missing Marek.
Sora, Riku, and Kairi are born.
21 BAW- Jack meets Ventus for the first time, granting the boy a Keyblade of his own, in turn leading to Xehanort recruiting the boy as his second apprentice. Shortly after, Vanitas is born and the comatose Ven is left on Eraqus' doorstep. Jack, seeking to forever leave Xehanort's side, defeats Vanitas with the help of Mist, the former spouses meeting for the first time. Jack follows in Ven's footsteps and makes his way to Eraqus, who recognizes him as Jason's son and adopts him as his fourth and final apprentice.
Marek is recruited into the Deathmakers, his natural dark powers instantly attracting him enough attention to become one of the Overseers of the Organization. He meets Kalanna and Aaron Drennan for the first time.
20-19 BAW- Jack forges a powerful bond with Terra, Ventus, and Aqua as they train together and prepare for their own exams to become Keyblade Masters. Jack regards this time of his life as his most precious memories.
Marek undergoes a mission to Kamirran with Eclipse and Kalanna which ends poorly. In the aftermath, Eclipse accidentally kills Kalanna and Marek gives in to the Divine Being Darkness, becoming Illusion and scarring Eclipse blind.
In Spira, Seymour Guado shrouds his entire planet in the darkness, forcing all of its inhabitants to flee to other worlds. Auron takes the young children Tidus and Wakka to Destiny Islands and locks their memories away to keep them safe from Seymour.
18 BAW- The events of "Birth By Sleep"
Aqua passes her Mark of Mastery while Terra fails. Master Xehanort disappears as the Unversed appear. Terra is sent to deal with the Unversed and Ventus runs away from home in search of him. Aqua follows after Ven while Eraqus, suspecting something fouler is going on, sends Jack to look for Xehanort. While his three friends undergo their own journeys, Jack travels to Gaia with his new friend Zack Fair and aids him and the members of SOLDIER on several missions, leading up to the infamous Nibelheim Incident.
Sephiroth discovers his origins and goes insane, burning the village. In the aftermath, he is presumed dead and Jack, Cloud, and Zack are all taken into Shinra custody. The Divine Being Darkness tortures the weakened Jack with the image of his forgotten brother until Zack breaks them all out. After a skirmish with the Shinra army, Zack and Jack are both presumed dead by Shinra. Jack leaves Zack at the Coliseum and reunites with his friends as the climax of Xehanort's plans occur.
Terra falls into Xehanort's manipulations and injures Eraqus, who is killed just as Jack arrives. Eraqus falls, his heart taking refuge inside of Terra. Left with no other choice, the two boys reunite with Ven and Aqua in the Keyblade Graveyard, clashing with Xehanort and Vanitas. Marek, fully possessed by Darkness, arrives to stop Jack from interfering in Terra's final battle. Xehanort steals Terra's body but is defeated by the Lingering Will. Ventus defeats Vanitas at the cost of his own heart, while Jack and Aqua emerge intact from the battle.
Aqua hides Ventus in the Land of Departure and transforms it into Castle Oblivion, then she and Jack track Terra-Xehanort to Radiant Garden. After a heated battle, both Terra and Aqua fall into darkness. Jack leaves without seeing Terra-Xehanort return.
Yen Sid tasks Jack with locating Terra and Zack Fair, but Jack instead goes to Destiny Islands to speak to Mist, finding her seemingly killed by Marek's hands. In actuality, Illusion places Mist into slumber in the Dark Realm to sustain her and her unborn child until the proper moment. Enraged at the loss of Mist, Jack tracks Marek to Spira and challenges him but loses the fight. Jack is cast into the Realm of Darkness, the last of the Keyblade Wielders apart from Mickey vanishing from the known worlds.
Terra-Xehanort becomes Ansem's apprentice, going solely by the name Xehanort.
13 BAW- Xehanort betrays Ansem the Wise and succumbs to his darkness, becoming the Heartless known as Ansem, Seeker of Darkness and the Nobody known as Xemnas. Together with the other apprentices of Ansem the Wise, they cast Radiant Garden into darkness and scatter its inhabitants.
One by one, more worlds begin to fall to darkness with the Keyblade Wielders all but gone. Only the retired Yen Sid and Mickey remain, who struggles to keep his own kingdom afloat.
In Gaia, Cloud forms a team consisting of Barret, Aerith, Yuffie, Tifa, Cid, Vincent, Red XIII and Cait Sith to defeat a resurfaced Sephiroth. In the aftermath of the battle, the capital city of Midgar is destroyed and Gaia is mostly abandoned.
8 BAW- The events of "Kingdom Hearts", "Days", and "Chain of Memories".
Sora rises to the occasion and mantle of Keyblade Wielder when his home is attacked and he is separated from his friends. Together with Donald and Goofy, he travels the worlds searching for Riku and Kairi while Mickey goes forth to battle the darkness. On their journey, they encounter the Heartless of Xehanort calling itself Ansem, Seeker of Darkness. Ansem uses Riku as a puppet for his schemes, but is foiled by Sora. Kairi's heart is restored and Riku and Mickey stay behind in the Dark Realm to help Sora close the door to Kingdom Hearts. Once again separated from their friends, Sora, Donald, and Goofy go forth in search of them.
Meanwhile, Sora's Nobody Roxas joins Organization XIII and befriends Axel. During his time with the Organization, the clone known as Xion is created by Vexen. The three form a close bond, until Xion discovers the truth behind her existence and decides to allow herself to be destroyed so that she can return to where she came from, Sora.
As this occurs, Sora, Goofy, and Donald enter Castle Oblivion in search of Riku and Mickey. Instead, they are ensared by Marluxia, who uses the power of Namine to alter their memories. After freeing and aiding Namine, Marluxia is defeated and all three heroes are put into slumber so that their memories can be restored. Riku discovers this during his travels and joins forces with the disguised Ansem the Wise in order to help restore Sora to his full self. To do so, he battles and captures Roxas, imprisoning him in a digital Twilight Town.
In Insomnia, the fallen savior Ardyn destroys the capital city and kills King Regis. Prince Noctis and his few loyal friends barely survive in exile.
7 BAW- The events of "Kingdom Hearts II"
The memories within Roxas allow for Namine to finish repairing Sora's mind and he, Donald, and Goofy reawaken thanks to the efforts of Namine and Riku. Hearing that the worlds are in turmoil again and wanting to find Riku and Mickey, the three once more travel across the worlds. This time, they are confronted by the remaining members of Organization XIII led by Xemnas, eventually tracking them to the World that Never Was thanks to the sacrifice of Axel.
Due to an encounter with Xemnas, Jack emerges from his decade-long exile in the Dark Realm and is informed of current events by Master Yen Sid, who declares him a Keyblade Master. Jack goes after Sora to help from the shadows.
In the World that Never Was, Sora, Donald, and Goofy reunite with Mickey, Kairi, and Riku as they make their way through the surviving Organization members one by one until meeting Xemnas, who is promptly struck down. Jack arrives as everyone but Sora and Riku vanish through the dark portal, leaving them the Nobody ship he had stolen. Seeing that the two boys had things handled, Jack leaves for the outer Realm in search of evidence for Xehanort's return. Sora and Riku defeat Xemnas a final time and return home, for a short while.
The events of "Dream Drop Distance"
Yen Sid recalls the two boys for their Mark of Mastery Exam, sensing that Xehanort's return is imminent. They are sent into the sleeping worlds to prove themselves worthy, but instead fall into Xehanort's trap. Master Xehanort announces his return and nearly takes Sora as his Thirteenth member, but the timely arrival of Lea, Donald, and Goofy turn the tide. Now aware that a clash of Seven Guardians of Light will be needed to clash with Xehanort's Thirteen Seekers of Darkness, they prepare to bring back the Wielders who were lost over a decade ago.
6 BAW- The events of "Kingdom Hearts 3: Into the Depths of Darkness"
Sora and Riku begin their third journey by venturing into the Dark Realm with Cloud and Mickey in search of Aqua. They succeed in rescuing her and Ansem the Wise before turning their attention to Ven. Jack rescues Zack from Sephiroth in Gaia and tracks Xehanort to his fortress before being captured upon learing that both Terra and Eraqus are in Xehanort's thrall among the Thirteen. Both Jack and Kairi escape from Xehanort together and join forces with Sora. Jack serves as Sora's mentor and shield for many battles. Together, the group manage to restore both Ventus and Roxas during a battle in Castle Oblivion. Sora is taken captive by Xehanort and Jack leads an assault on the Organization's fortress to free him. Left with no other choice, Jack allows himself to be ensared and takes Sora's place as the last of the Thirteen.
The Second Keyblade Waroccurs in the Keyblade Graveyard. Terra, Eraqus, and Jack are freed from Xehanort's thrall and Xehanort is defeated by the combined efforts of Sora, Jack, and Terra. Xehanort tries to possess Sora as a last gasp at survival, but Jack again takes it with the plan of using Xehanort's darkness against the coming threat.
Marek, meanwhile, possessed by Darkness and using the name Illusion is amassing his own armies for an assault upon the Realm of Light with the goal of obtaining Zatorian's True X-Blade, the living weapon that Xehanort could never have forced to appear. Jack tries to face Illusion, but only succeeds in delaying him and is badly wounded. He barely makes it to the Land of Departure without dying.
The events of "Returning to the Depths of Darkness"
Illusion unleashes his forces upon the Realm of Light, revealing the enthralled Jason as his lieutenant. Jack also discovers that Mist is still alive and pregnant with his child. The fact that the Divine Being Light lived within his blood coupled with Marek being possessed by Darkness and his raping of Mist during her captivity caused the baby's exposure to both essences. As such, she was a natural vessel for the living X-Blade. After Mist's rescue, Rayne Rikkison was born. Due to the X-Blade's presence within her, she aged rapidly to Twelve, her natural biological age. Illusion gathers his forces in the Keyblade Graveyard as Xehanort's spirit tries to usurp Jack's body. Sora dives into the Wanderer's heart and helps to destroy Xehanort for good.
With the threat of Xehanort now gone, the Third Keyblade War prepares to commence. Jason is sent to kill Yen Sid, who is poisoned by the essence of the Divine Being Corruption, but manages to free Jason's mind before dying. Jack takes up the charge and leads his friends into the Third Keyblade War. He confronts his brother with the power of Light, the brothers merely conduits for the Divine Beings they each hold in their bodies. Darkness and Marek are defeated due to Marek fighting to free himself, though Light is severely weakened in the process. The X-Blade goes dormant within Rayne and the Divine Beings flee from the brothers. Light returns to Maechil's side in order to take shelter while Darkness flees to his Temple in Roma to regain his strength. As such, Corruption is the only Divine Being still at full strength following the battle. Marek is believed killed in the aftermath, but Maechil spares him, seeing a new path for the breaking of his non-violence pact with the Ultimacians.
Jack and Mist give birth to their second child and first son, Pierce Rikkison.
Jason brings all surviving Keyblade Wielders together under one banner, officially reforming the desolated Order of Keybearers into the Agency of the Light's Enforcers.
Namine and Xion are both restored following the conflict.
Marek goes off on his own, officially a wanted fugitive for the war crimes committed by his body while Darkness controlled his mind.
2-1 BAW- The events of "Beyond the Dark Veil"
Anetar commissions the wounded Eclipse into a mission of severing the bonds between the worlds under the false premise of inciting a war between the Ancients and the Divine Beings. Maechil uses Marek's personal history with Eclipse as a means to goad the wayward Rikkison into action. Corruption also gets involved, taking possession of Eclipse while both Light and Darkness are defeated and weak. Dawnomar gets involved due to Eclipse being his estranged son. Despite Jack's protests, Marek chases Eclipse across the worlds in a series of violent skirmishes.
"Liquid Ocelot's Insurrection"
In Outer Heaven, Marek meets and joins forces with Solid Snake in order to defeat Ocelot and topple the Patriots.
"The Fifth Blight"
In Ferelden, Marek befriends the Grey Warden Aedan Cousland and helps him to slay the Archdemon threatening the world. Aedan fulfills the Warden Oath of "In Death, Sacrifice" and gives his life to end the Blight. At this time, Marek's dog Bane returns to aid his old master, now intelligent enough to speak and powerful enough with darkness to prove an asset in battle.
"Bloodbath in Venezia and Roma"
In Venezia and Roma, Marek joins forces with Ezio Auditore to defeat the Borgia family and, together with Jack, defeats Eclipse in the bowels of the Vatican. After Darkness is released from his Temple in the fortress basement, Bane sacrifices himself to save Marek from the Divine Being.
Meanwhile, Jason Rikkison rediscovers Kamirran and transfers the Anvil of Keys to Yen Sid's Tower, where he uses it to forge the Eternity Fang, a weapon capable of killing even the immortal Ancient Creators.
Eclipse and Anetar attack the LE and destroy Yen Sid's Tower. The Land of Departure becomes LE Headquarters.
"Battle of the Crossroads"
Marek confronts Eclipse and Anetar in the Crossroads, but loses. Jack and the rest of the LE arrive with the Eternity Fang and Marek uses it to defeat Eclipse and kill Anetar. Maechil's plan finally bears fruit. The Ultimacians had forbade him from warring with any created life or they would interfere. The slaying of Anetar allows him to declare the Pact void. Maechil uses this to declare war on the Realm of Light, prepared to destroy all of humanity in order to deny Zatorian's Prophecy and rebuild humanity anew, where they would be more obedient and less of a threat.
Maechil uses what little power over time he has left in his Ultimacian blood and reaches into the past, bringing forth Blaze Rikkison from the long distant past to serve his new Organization. He also reaches into a broken alternate future to recruit Lorans, that time's insane and genocidal Sora.
Dawnomar uses this opportunity to also recruit that time's Pierce Rikkison and his allies Ava, Luriel, Shin, and Terra Branford. Dawnomar openly defects from his Ancient brethren and joins forces with humanity, despite knowing that they will likely lose the coming war.
1 DAW(During Ancient War)- The Events of "United We Stand", AKA "The Ancient War"
Marek attempts to assassinate Maechil, igniting the first sparks of real conflict. Eraqus is slain by Saenatar in Denerim while protecting Rayne. Jack furiously chases after Adenar, who had given the orders. Jason, now Grandmaster of the Order, officially forms the Council of Sovereigns with the leaders of the most powerful worlds and amasses the Armies of the Realm of Light to counter Maechil's forces.
Multiple skirmishes occur across the Realm, with fighting taking place virtually every day in some location across the worlds.
"The Siege of Denerim"
Adenar launches an assault on Denerim as a personal insult to Marek, and both brothers arrive to stop it. Jack barely defeats Adenar in single combat, and with the aid of half the LE the attack is thwarted.
"The Battle of Gaia"
Adenar and Kunomar regroup and lead an attack on Gaia in order to assassinate Cloud Strife and Zack Fair, but once again the LE arrives barely in time. There are countless casualties among Gaia's forces, but Jack is able to slay Adenar. The first of the Organization falls and Gaia is briefly saved.
Rayne Rikkison receives her Mark of Mastery.
"Assault on Twilight Town" occurs. Blaze leads a small-scale strike, but is thwarted by Roxas, Namine, Andrix, Tahara, and the accidental antics of Gilgamesh.
"Razing of Wonderland" '
Saenatar attacks Wonderland unexpectedly and the LE fail to reach it in time. The entire world's population is killed, with none spared.
"The Battle of Disney Castle"
Maynaimar attacks Disney Kingdom in his Storm Fortress alongside Lorans and Light. Sora, armed with the Eternity Fang, manages to slay Maynaimar only barely. Lorans and Light are beaten back by Jack, Marek, and Mickey and Ancient forces are repelled.
"Invasion of Agrabah"
Vanitas leads an attack on Agrabah, successfully sacking the city despite the efforts Roxas, Ventus, and Lea. Much of Agrabah's population is evacuated before the city falls.
"Burning of Nottingham"
Blaze and Kunomar sack the city of Nottingham, killing Robin Hood's defenders and leaving no survivors. Terra, Aqua, Riku, and Xion are unable to save the city and are forced to flee.
Repeated losses arouse the suspicion of Sora and Riku, who determine that there is a spy in the Agency. They bring Jack in on this, who devises a plan.
Kunomar reveals herself to Rayne and tries to force the girl into using the X-Blade. Jack, Terra, and Aqua arrive to help and together father and daughter manage to slay the Ancient. Dawnomar uses the last of Kunomar's power to craft two Blood Pendants which allow Jack to fake his death and infiltrate Maechil's court as Darian Voltare, the Keyblade Hunter.
The LE mourns Jack's death as he gradually loses his mind and heart to the Keyblade Hunter.
"Razing of Baron"
Darian Voltare leads in the sacking of Baron, whose defense is led by Kain Highwind. Darian defeats the Dragoon in combat, but Jack maintains enough of his mind to fake his friend's death instead of killing him.
Rayne and her team discover the Temple of Corruption in Kamirran and barely escape its destruction.
Jack succumbs to the Blood Pendant's power and Darian Voltare takes control. The Keyblade Hunter becomes a reality, the Wanderer's strength and power turned against his former allies.
"Clash in the Land of Departure"
The Keyblade Hunter lands in the Land of Departure and single-handledly defeats half of the LE. Only the arrival of Marek, Pierce, Rayne, Ven, Lea, and Kairi force him to back off and flee. Namine is brought up to speed on the truth and she dives into Jack's heart to try and restore his memories.
"Battle of Traverse Town"
Maechil personally leads an assault on Traverse Town to sever its Keyhole and break down the highway between worlds alongside Saenatar and the Keyblade Hunter. The LE nearly loses the fight, but Namine succeeds in restoring Jack's memories and he shatters the Keyblade Hunter's power. Together with Kain and Zack, he distracts Maechil long enough to thwart his plans and the LE escape intact.
"Desolation of the Land of Departure"
Thanks to the map and coordinates forcibly taken from Tahara, Maechil sends his fleet to destroy the LE at their base in the Land of Departure. Jack, Sora, and Marek hold off the ship while the rest of the LE escape, but Jason sends them all away and uses his own heart as a bomb to destroy the attacking fleets and to prevent the sacred land and secrets of the Keybearers from falling into Maechil's hands. Jack mourns the loss of his father.
The LE move their base to the grand castle in Radiant Garden, the Hall of the Keybearers and Jack takes up the mantle of Grandmaster. Zane Alkerias, son of Zatorian, officially defects and joins humanity.
2 DAW- "Battle of Camelot"
Saenatar unleashes the Kingdom Slayers in Camelot and Sacron defeats Jack in single combat, shattering the Wanderer's resolve. In a second bout, Jack and Pierce together barely manage to drive him off. Zane shows off his prowess by defeating both of Sacron's captains on his own. Camelot is spared from destruction thanks to LE efforts.
"Retaking of Agrabah"
Pierce Rikkison leads an assault that reclaims the city of Agrabah from Sacron's hands, but only barely. Nearly all Council forces are killed in the battle, with Pierce and less than fifty Council soldiers surviving.
"Crisis in Castlevania"
Zane leads a team into Castlevania in search of Dracula, the vampire who had once been Gabriel Belmont. They meet both Gabriel and Alucard, defeating Zobek together. Sacron arrives and begins to manifest Light into his throne world, where his great Temple is housed. Jack comes to their aid and faces Sacron together with Gabriel, the two warriors succeeding in felling the Slayer Commander. Dracula then decides that he has lived long enough and decides not to aid them further.
As the group departs, Crota, Son of Oryx uses his Harbinger ship to destroy the entire planet of Castlevania without a second thought. He then retreats to the outer Realm.
"Sacking of Port Royal"
Terra and Pierce are dispatched to lead Council forces in the defense of Port Royal when Tsunetar and Blaze attack from the seas. Despite an exhaustive week-long siege, the city is finally broken and the two heroes have no choice but to abandon Port Royal with as many townsfolk as they can evacuate.
"Crota's End"
Riku and Xion track Crota to the outer Realm and make contact with a force of warriors known as the Guardians. They form a fireteam consisting of Eriana, Eris Morn, Vell Tarlowe, and Toland the Shattered before diving into the Hivemouth to defeat Crota at his throne. Despite heavy casualties and the loss of all their comrades, they succeed in felling the Hive Prince.
"Fall of Olympus"
Despite the combined efforts of Hercules, the Olympian gods, Pierce's team, and Rayne's team, Saenatar, Lorans, Blaze, and the Divine Beings manage to break the city of Thebes and crack open Mount Olympus. Olympus falls after three weeks of sustained battle that ended in the collapse of the mountain itself. The survivors of the battle join the ranks of the Council armies and fight on other fronts as the war continues.
"The Battle of Bevelle"
Lorans, Darkness, and Blaze launch an attack on Spira's capital city of Bevelle, and Pierce and his team are dispatched to help save the city. The invaders meet early success and manage to sack the city, but the arrival of Zane and Tidus manage to turn the tide. Ancient forces are routed and driven back, and Pierce's team are heralded as heroes of Spira.
"Infiltration of the Golden City"
Knowing that Tahara was forced to help Maechil to keep her family alive, Roxas, Namine, Andrix, Tahara, and Marek use the wayward Rikkison's back-door into the Sacred Realm and manage to rescue her family. They all escape intact, though just barely.
After training with Marek, Rayne finally manages to master the X-Blade's power after being goaded by Vanitas. Seeing her potential to turn the tide of the war, Vanitas decides to defect and joins the heroes for the remainder of the war.
Alix Crescent also defects, along with the majority of the remaining Kingdom Slayers and a large portion of the Ancient citizenry, leading to an unprecedented alliance between Ancients and humans.
A series of dark experiments on the asteroid remains of Castlevania are discovered to be occurring under Saenatar's orders, and the LE leads an assault that destroys the base and infuriates Maechil.
"The Battle of Radiant Garden"
Furious and fed up with being thwarted at every turn, Maechil personally leads an invasion of the capital city of Radiant Garden, starting the attack by cornering Jack Rikkison and stripping him of his Keyblade, hoping to render the Wanderer both helpless and hopeless. Rayne and Vanitas manage to defeat and seal away Corruption. Despite the loss of his Keyblade, Jack spurs a second wind in the face of inevitable loss by taking the Keyblade Hunter's sword in hand and facing Maechil's army alone. He inspires his comrades to fight on even harder and even leads Light and Darkness to switch sides. The two Divine Beings turn the tide in Marek and Riku's duel with Saenatar, weakening the Ancient for Marek to take the fatal blow and slay the general of Maechil's armies.
Jack is made aware that the gradual deaths of the Creators are slackening the bonds holding the Realms together, and that eventually the entire World would collapse when there were no Creators left to hold things intact. Seeing no other alternative, Jack and Marek agree to merge with Light and Darkness, their strength providing a substitute power source for the worlds. However, they were not nearly as powerful as the Creators, and could no do so while still alive due to the strain. They would be sacrificing themselves so that the Divine Beings could use their full strength and body to uphold the worlds.
The attack is routed and Maechil flees in disgust, having lost two more of his Organization and not realizing the betrayals of Light and Darkness, now only left with Tsunetar, Lorans, and Blaze.
Jack forms a plan to confront and trap Maechil and his forces at their weakest by baiting him into the Keyblade Graveyard to meet the full might of their armies. Knowing that they do not have the strength to match the Ancient armies, Marek travels to the Dark Realm and uses his dark essence to gain the allegiance of the Dark Denizens, including Wrythenann.
"The Battle for Kingdom Hearts"
Jack gathers the entire LE, along with Alix, Zane, their loyal Kingdom Slayers, the Council Armies, Mickey's Gummi Fleet, and Marek's Heartless army and clashes with the entirety of Maechil's forces in the Keyblade Graveyard for a battle the likes of which has never been seen before or after its time. Rayne manages to use the X-Blade to cast Blaze back into the past. Alix Crescent is slain by Tsunetar and Zane takes command of the Kingdom Slayers. Jack, Marek, and Pierce together battle Maechil three-on-one and manage to stalemate him, but Maechil narrowly escapes to the Golden City with Jack captured.
"Fulfillment of the Wanderer's Destiny"
The LE enters the Golden City in pursuit of Maechil and their captured Grandmaster. Roxas, Aqua, and Xion manage to slay Tsunetar and Pierce and his team defeat Lorans, leaving Maechil as the last one standing. Terra and Jack battle Maechil toward the top of the Crystal Castle, where they are separated and Jack faces Maechil alone. The Wanderer unleashes the power of the Divine Being Light, the two having merged into one vessel. With the Eternity Fang in hand and his Rikkison blood strengthened by Light's raw power, Jack strikes fear into Maechil's heart and forces him to retreat out of the created universe.
Jack and Maechil find themselves in the realm of the Ultimacians, who are not happy with Maechil's violent affairs. They refuse to interfere as Jack and Light defeat Maechil and cast him back down to the ground of the Golden City.
In desperation, Maechil plays his last card and summons Oblivion from his cage. The Divine Being known as Death finishes off his creator and departs for the Realm of Light for his own interests. With Maechil's death, the worlds begin to collapse and Jack prepares to accept his destiny. However, Mist refuses to let him face it alone and takes Marek's place as Darkness' vessel. Along with his wife, Jack Rikkison merges fully with Light and gives his life to restore the broken bonds of the World. The Wanderer's destiny is fulfilled and Zatorian's Prophecy is complete.
Rayne becomes the legal guardian of her young brother, Pierce. Sora takes over for Jack as the LE's third Grandmaster and leads his comrades against Oblivion.
Ezekiel Doram, desperate for revenge against the LE for the death of his family, reforges the Sword of Darian Voltare and devotes himself to Oblivion, replacing the fallen Zobek as Death's Chief Acolyte and establishes the Cult of Divinity, becoming the Dark Wanderer.
Searching for Ezekiel, Terra, Ven, and Marek rediscover the broken city of Insomnia and help Prince Noctis to reclaim it.
Marek tracks the Dark Wanderer to Kamirran and slays him, placing the Sword of Darian Voltare in the Hall of the Keybearers. The LE locate and seal away both Light and Darkness, leaving Oblivion as the final threat for the worlds to face.
"Descent unto Death"
The entire LE, along with Zane and Mickey, descend deeper than the Dark Realm into the very bowels of the World to a place called the End of All Worlds in pursuit of Oblivion, who has gone after the True Kingdom Hearts and the trillions of dead souls housed therein. They try with all their might to defeat him, but are instead soundly defeated themselves. Oblivion takes Vanitas as his vessel and raises Kingdom Hearts to the Realm of Light, forcing a final showdown yet again in the Keyblade Graveyard. Xion sacrifices herself to give the rest of the team time to escape.
When the doors of Kingdom Hearts crack open, several souls escape into the living world. One is Lukas, restored to human form upon the death of Wrythenann. He aids the heroes and with the arrival of Dawnomar, Oblivion is finally defeated and sealed away by Rayne. The War for Kingdom Hearts finally ends.
The spirit of Xehanort manages to escape while the doors of Kingdom Hearts were cracked.
Pierce and his team, the last remnants of an erased timeline, fade away from existence.
1-10 AAW(After Ancient War)- Riku abandons the LE in search of the Temple of Oblivion with the hope of bringing Xion back from the dead, but is unable to restore her. He finds Insomnia and dedicates himself to helping Noctis rebuild the city.
Terra and Aqua retire from active service, eventually settling in Denerim in the court of King Alistair.
Roxas and Namine also retire from the Agency, buying the old mansion in Twilight Town and fixing it up as their home.
Rayne marries Kain Highwind and together they have a son and daughter, Silas and Toryn Highwind. They also recruit Shin, Terra Branford, Ava, Griffin, and Luriel to the LE forces despite several of them not being Keybearers.
Pierce becomes the youngest Keyblade Master in known history.
Zane joins the Council of Sovereigns as Ancient Councilor while Dawnomar is elected Governor of the Golden City.
Marek Rikkison is formally inducted into the Assassin Brotherhood by Mentor Ezio Auditore. Marek accompanies Ezio on his journey to Masyaf Castle, where they discover an Apple of Eden, a shard left behind by the Divine Being Light and imbued with a small portion of his power.
10 AAW- Marek travels to the Keyblade Graveyard and finds a Remnant of his brother Jack standing sentry amidst the rubble. He returns with Sora, Rayne, Pierce, Zane, and Dawnomar to learn that Jack's plan is to stand guard over the Realm of Light as long as they are able and that Eraqus, Jason, Mist, and Vanitas have also returned as Remnants, along with an unwilling Xehanort who will be used forcibly in their plan to protect the worlds. After discussing their plans, Jack, Mist, Vanitas, and Xehanort are placed in a slumber, waiting for the day when "rain would come to that barren land".
25 AAW- Sora retires from active duty and Pierce Rikkison takes his place as the fourth Grandmaster of the LE. Sora orders that all remaining Relics belonging to the Founder Generation be hidden away. Marek's Dagger is entrusted to Solid Snake, Mist's Gauntlet to Peter Pan, Xion's seashell to the Genie, Lea's Chakram is hidden in the Twilight Town clock tower, and the Rikkison Relics are entrusted to Pierce and his son Korrin. The rest are scattered across the Realm.
Pierce declares the Keyblade Graveyard, Land of Departure Ruins, Yen Sid's Tower Ruins, Kamirran, and the Crossroads to all be restricted zones and wipes their coordinates from LE records, forbidding anyone from ever traveling there.
30 AAW- Sora, Marek, Rayne, and the rest of the surviving Founder Generation mysteriously vanish, never to be seen again by living eyes. In reality, they traveled to the Keyblade Graveyard while they still had strength and transformed themselves into Remnants to play their parts in Jack's long-winded plan.
40 AAW- Pierce retires as Grandmaster and instructs his son Korrin to lead the entire Rikkison clan away from the Agency into exile, entrusting him with the Rikkison Relics including Jack's Hood, Jason's Cloak, and the Sword of Darian Voltare.
Pierce, Ava, and Griffin then head to the Keyblade Graveyard in secret, never to be seen again. Against the Founders' wishes, they attempt to undergo the Remnant process. However, without any aid from those who went before them, they fail and do not rise again. Founder Age Ends.
Stagnant Age Begins.
55 AAW- A disease known as the Aeon Plague spreads across the Realm of Light, killing nearly all known Astrals in all worlds. Only a handful in Baron survive by entering a nether-realm away from the disease.
60-100 AAW- Without the Divine Beings having an influence in the hearts of Keybearers, the Wielders gradually begin to lose strength and power over the decades to come. They no longer possess the means to shatter worlds and battle armies. They become shadows of their former greatness in both mind and body.
105 AAW- Turias Yoric and Kyan Ferix gain great fame for their victories in the brutal and bloody Piracy Wars that see Turias elevated as a candidate for Grandmaster and Kyan labeled a warrior of unequaled renown. However, a series of brutal exchanges between him and unarmed criminal prisoners lead to his mutual dismissal from the Agency.
The Rikkisons also completely sever all ties with the Inner Realm at this time.
115 AAW- Eskan Yoric, oldest son of Turias, is born. Jacob Rikkison is also born.
125 AAW- Raelyn Yoric and Lorne Drex are both born.
128 AAW- Drea Korian and Lexia Highwind are born.
129 AAW- Taelor Eryen is born.
135 AAW- Raelyn's mother dies of an unknown illness that affected roughly ten percent of the Realm's population.
140 AAW- Turias and Caleb compete for the office of Grandmaster, with Turias securing the title.
Eskan Yoric is sent to reestablish ties with the Rikkison clan.
Caleb collaborates with Head Councilor Balorin and upcoming Councilor Heelia for means to get him the Grandmaster's role. Together, they coordinate an attack on the Rikkison camp, only discovering its location due to Eskan. Caught off guard, the entire Rikkison clan is slaughtered with the sole exception of Jacob Rikkison, who is saved by Eskan. Eskan gives his life to buy Jacob time to escape with the Sword of Darian Voltare. The last Rikkison takes the name Nighthawk and partners with his last living relative, Lexia Highwind, in order to continue protecting the Keyblade Graveyard from invaders. The mercenaries hired by Caleb and Balorin pillage the other Relics held in the Rikkison camp, but Turias later recovers them in a fury upon hearing of his oldest son's death.
Raelyn drops his carefree attitude upon learning of his brother's death and rises to take Eskan's place, in essence becoming the man his brother had been.
145 AAW- Raelyn becomes Field Commander. The Council officially forms the Hidden Legion.
149-150 AAW- Raelyn and Lorne go undercover to expose the last and biggest slave-trading ring still occurring in the Realm of Light.
150 AAW- The events of "Freedom's Fall"
Caleb, secretly coordinating with members of the Council of Sovereigns, betrays and kills Turias in a bloody coup to take over the LE. Thanks to Zane, Raelyn manages to escape his father's fate. Refusing to let Caleb win, Raelyn travels the worlds and gathers a team capable of exposing the truth behind Caleb's crimes. However, further surprises and betrayals strike at every turn. Before long, Caleb institutes martial law over Radiant Garden in order to take absolute power with aid from the Divine Being Light. In response, the Council passes the Freedom's Fall Protocol, demanding the dissolution of the LE.
"The Battle of Heroes' Forge"
Raelyn gathers his forces and returns to Radiant Garden in time to face Caleb, stopping Light from breaking out of his prison in time.
In the aftermath of the conflict, the LE as an institution disbands in order to return to their roots and secretive peacekeepers.
151-160 AAW- "The War of the Factions"
Due to the clash in Radiant Garden, war ignites across the Realm of Light between factions loyal to the Keyblade Wielders, Council of Sovereigns, Hidden Legion, and others. War rages for nearly a decade, resulting in the final destruction of both the Hidden Legion and the Council of Sovereigns. To fill the power vacuum, the Keyblade Wielders take over as the highest organized government in the Realm, taking unprecedented power. Zane leaves the Realm in disgust, and Dawnomar closes the doors to the Golden City, never to reopen them.
161-555 AAW- A circle of Grandmasters inherit the power over the Keyblade Wielders and, seeking to stop the power-hungry recruits from seeking out the long-gone power of the Divine Beings and Kingdom Hearts, they decide to erase the Rikkisons, the Ancients, and the Divine Beings from the pages of history. Because of this decision, the only ones who know the full truth of history are those who inherit the title of Grandmaster.
Due to the erasure of knowledge about the Ancients, the dating terms of "Before Ancient War" and "After Ancient War" come to stand for the "Age of Withering".
Namos Rikkison abandons his duty to protect the Keyblade Graveyard, viewing his family legacy as a lost cause and he joins the Keyblade Wielders under his given name Rikkison, now no more legendary than any other name.
555-1000 AAW Roughly- Astelik takes command of the Keyblade Wielders as the highest of the Grandmasters.
Raphael, Max, Seth, and Frost Rikkison are all born.
1000 AAW Roughly- the events of "Veritas Et Caelum"
Raphael is banished from the Order of Keybearers and manages to make his way to the Keyblade Graveyard, the first Wielder to set foot there since Jacob Rikkison. He rouses the Remnants of Riku, Marek, Jason, Eraqus, and the others before discovering a deeper plot. The Grandmasters have uncovered the truth behind the powers of Kingdom Hearts and unleash the Divine Beings and the X-Blade into the Realm of Light once more. Raphael and the Remnants of the Founder Generation issue forth to fulfill their duty: protect the worlds at all costs.
Over the course of their travels, the Remnants discover other promising Wielders. Max, a descendant of Mickey's house, Frost Rikkison, the latest of her line who is oblivious to the truth of her legendary heritage, and Seth, a troubled young man who Marek immediately sees a kindred spirit in. Together, they seek the Kingdom Key and Kingdom Key D as an alternative means to beat back the Divine Beings, who, among others, have Xehanort's Remnant in their thrall. It all comes to a head in one of the neighboring kingdoms of Baron.
"The Battle of Troia"
The Divine Beings clash with the Founder Remnants in the city of Troia, nearly leveling the entire city. Over the course of the battle, the Remnants of Terra, Lea, and Kairi are destroyed, Sora is taken by Light and Marek by Darkness.
"Final Clash in the Graveyard"
Frost, Max, Seth, and Raphael use the Kingdom Key and Kingdom Key D to vanquish and seal away all three of the Divine Beings, at the cost of both Vanitas and Riku's lives.
The last and greatest threat is eliminated and a new age of heroes begins.
Final records of the canon timeline end here.
Bonus:
Alternative Erased Timeline where the events of Beyond the Dark Veil and everything afterward never occurred
15 AKW(After Keyblade Wars)- The events of "A New Path, A New Wanderer"
Pierce Rikkison excels in his Keyblade training alongside Ava and Griffin under the guidance of Eraqus.
In the year 35 AKW, the Divine Being Light possesses Sora and goes on a rampage, killing Jack Rikkison, Kairi, and nearly everyone else. He goes on to rampage across the Realm of Light, destroying everything in his path until the Realm is left a barren wasteland. Driven insane by the loss of his family, Sora rechristens himself Lorans and uses devices left behind by the Ancients to travel into the past and undo the future. First, he reaches the First Keyblade War and, amidst the chaos, manages to steal a source of immortality from the X-Blade, protecting him from the events to come. With that, he travels to the year 15 AKW.
"The Purge"
Supported by the Divine Being Corruption, Lorans openly challenges the LE and slaughters everyone who meets his challenge with the exceptions of Ven, who is barely saved by Mickey, and the present-day Sora, who Lorans had to keep alive. Of the old generation, only Ven, Sora, Rayne, and Marek survive to continue the fight, the latter two only surviving due to not participating in the battle.
Eraqus is slain trying to defend the last of his students, giving his life to grant Pierce, Ava, and Griffin enough time to escape.
Left with no other choice, Pierce rises to take his father's mantle and gathers a formidable team comprising himself and nine companions: his two fellow apprentices Ava and Griffin, Ventus, Rayne, Marek, a girl named Luriel, Kain Highwind, Shin, and Terra Branford.
"The First Battle of Hollow Bastion"
Lorans reverts Radiant Garden to its broken name, and uses the powers of Corruption to resurrect shadows of Xehanort and Braig. Xehanort leads the defense of Hollow Bastion against Pierce's team and, despite betrayals and the deaths of Rayne and Griffin, Pierce slays Xehanort and cripple's Lorans' forces.
16 AKW- "The Second Battle of Hollow Bastion"
After nearly a year of further struggles across the Realm of Light, Lorans captures nearly all of Pierce's team and a second brutal battle ignites. Ventus, Shin, and Terra Branford are all killed despite putting forth an incredible final stand. Overcome with loss, Pierce gives in to the Divine Being Light, who kills Ava. Lorans escapes, his forces broken. However, Pierce's group is broken even worse.
In the battle's aftermath, the team's four surviving members scatter and go their own ways. By the time Marek and Kain rouse Pierce from his grief, it is too late to save the captured Luriel from a torturous death at Lorans' hands. Left with no alternative, the remaining three gather what allies they have left for a final stand.
"Last Stand in the Graveyard"
Pierce, Kain, Marek, and all remaining forces of the Realm of Light gather together to face what remains of Lorans' demonic forces. Kain is overwhelmed in the battle, and only Pierce and Marek make it to a confrontation with Lorans. As the Realm of Light crumbles around them and their ally forces are completely overwhelmed, Yen Sid reaches out from beyond the grave to provide Pierce the means to chase Lorans, who is fleeing back through time.
Marek passes what remains of his dark powers to Pierce and remains behind to stop the army from following after him. With his uncle's sacrifice, Pierce becomes the only man left alive in the entire Realm of Light. He passes through a time portal, leaving behind him the utter destruction of the Realm and a complete and total loss in the war he had fought.
50 AKW- "Journey's End"
Pierce, after returning to the far past to undo Lorans' meddling, arrives in the empty and destroyed future in the place that had once been Destiny Islands. Neither side holds anything left of value in the world, and nothing else remains now but a final battle to decide who is declared victor. Thanks to the powers passed to him by his uncle, Pierce manages to strike down Lorans once and for all.
The Ancients, who existed separately but witnessed the events, decided to turn back time and Maechil pleaded with powers beyond himself in order to do so. The Ultimacians agreed to directly interfere, but swore to never do so again. As such, time was folded backward and the world as it was ceased to be. At the moment of fading away, both Dawnomar and Maechil reached forth into the shattering timeline to pull Pierce and some members of his team(in Dawnomar's case) and Lorans(in Maechil's) to help in the new timeline. Even though the world ended, the heroes and villains continued to contribute until they were eventually slain in battle or faded out of existence following the end of the greatest conflict to ever occur.
Okay, so this probably does not include every single detail that I could have taken the time to include, but given that this took me 23 pages to put together, I would say that it is very detailed and inclusive. I wanted to put this together both for myself and all of you to help keep track of everything that has happened in the near decade I've been writing this series. I may go on to edit this over time if necessary, but hopefully it won't be! Obviously, I didn't include every event from every world or every single battle from the massive two year Ancient War, but I hope you enjoyed it nonetheless! I will have one more Lore Entry to release following this centered on the Divine Beings, which will be the last one I put in this "story". I left the sections for Freedom's Fall and Veritas Et Caelum very obscure so as to avoid the spoilers for those last two stories. In any case, I'll sign off here and see you next time!
