He was about 5'9", had blue gray eyes, and long brown hair. He wore small, thin framed glasses, a nice blue button down shirt decorated with a gray tribal flame emblem, and faded blue jeans. He had a silver fountain pen tucked behind his right ear, an Akashic Record with a peculiar lion emblem on the front cover tied to his back, and an odd aura of wisdom about him that seemed to mock his apparent youth. Curiously the book was chained shut, the chains looping through the ring clamped in the lion's jaws. The lion's eyes burned with wisdom and compassion in an odd blue spectral light, ghostly flames calmly rising from the eyes and haloing the lion's mane.
Leaning against the wall at his side was the strangest Keyblade they had ever seen. Perfectly symmetrical its split blade form was composed entirely of extremely sharp free floating crystals bound together by an unknown power. It glowed with the same light and flames as the eyes of the lion and the occasional flash of lightning connected some of the crystals in a raw display of power. The name Heart of All seemed an odd choice for the blade, but a Keyblade names itself and nobody can change it.
Even though he didn't seem the sort to speak very often unless it was important, he spoke now. "You each get two questions and before you ask them I can answer the first three you can think of. The questions you ask from there are up to you but I suggest you choose them with care. As for who I am, I am the Chronicler. That is enough information to answer the first question, but I apologize for I am not allowed to divulge more than that."
To everyone's surprise it was Kira who answered his comment. "Well that seems reasonable to me. Some knowledge is best kept until the proper time." A small smile played across his lips in response to her comment but he refrained from answering for she had not asked a question. "As for the second question, what is going on?"
He paused a moment to see that they were paying attention for he had no intention of repeating himself. "The man you know as the Monster is releasing the Chasers, which are ancient and powerful children of the Darkness. They can effectively be considered the Lords of the Darkness as they rule over all other Darkness spawned creatures. In the process of setting them free he has unleashed two powerful forces of destruction upon the worlds: the Heartless whose only goal in their altered and misguided lives is to feed upon the hearts of those who dwell in the light thus multiplying their numbers. And the Nobodies, which are created when a person that has an especially powerful heart is taken by the Darkness, basically the body that is left behind when the heart is taken continues on, in most cases, in search of the heart it lost. I have heard rumor of a third type of creature that is created when someone with such a heart is taken, but I have never seen one, and I have never heard of them being named."
"So what will it be? I do suggest that you hurry, we don't have much time." To accentuate his point there was a nearby explosion followed by the spectacular combination of a dozen Thundaga spells. Taking the hint Dante stepped forward to ask his questions. "How strong are the Chasers?"
"With only one of the Chasers free it is only about as strong as you or I. As the others are freed they will gain in strength so as to best most ordinary opponents. Then once they start killing the Keyblade Bearers they will absorb the skills and abilities of each one killed, as well as taking the Keyblades for themselves."
Dante thought for a moment before asking his next question. "How can a Keyblade serve a master it didn't choose?"
"That is an unfortunate question, and an unfortunate answer as well. A Keyblade will willingly choose a person with a stronger heart than their original chosen, if presented with the opportunity. But most Keyblades are completely opposed to Evil for it would consume everything and leave nothing untouched, as we are now learning the hard way. This forces a Chaser to use a great deal of physical, mental, and magical power when capturing a Keyblade to prevent it from moving on and finding another who is worthy of carrying it and to bend its will to their command."
His questions used Dante stepped back and started conversing in low tones with Kira other possible questions, but the blond stepped forward to ask the questions foremost on his mind. "What happens if the Darkness wins?"
With a sigh the Chronicler took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes before replacing them and answering. Before he could speak he was interrupted by Dante practically yelling t the blond. "What are you thinking Damien? We have so many questions that we have to narrow them to the most useful, not ones that we could get the answers to just by opening our eyes!"
Kira gave him an amused, loving smile before mumbling something that sounded like 'stupid'. "Actually that was a more informed question than you give him credit for. As it has been asked I must answer. I answer this question because it will give you some grasp of what is at stake here. If the Darkness wins the Balance is lost and the worlds will be destroyed. All of them. And there are a great many more than the paltry few dozen that our people have visited."
"Then how do we stop this?" "Another well informed question. However it is one with many answers so I will only give the one that fits within the scope of your original question. Keyblades love their freedom, nearly as much as they love the person whom they choose. So long as even one Keyblade remains safely out of their control, free to choose its own way, then there is hope. Even now the True Keyblade," and here he gave a pause so subtle that it would have been easily missed as he fingered the hilt of the Heart of All, Kira noticed and a look of mixed horror and sadness crossed her features and was gone before anyone knew it was there, "..searches for its chosen. The one who shall be called the Keyblade Master. For the Keyblade Master will be able to call for the aid of every other Keyblade and Bearer to his or her cause and they would come willingly, and follow without question."
