we all need a little pick-me-up
i deeply apologize for my recent inactivity, I’ve been dealing with a lot of personal stuff
I would say that i’m sorry ..but that’ll be a lie
The Re:Mind trailer convinced me that there IS an alternate scenario after Riku’s sacrifice that went differently than the one we saw. Props to Sleeping Realm for calling that one right on the friggin dot, btw. Bravo.
I believe it’ll end with Riku’s true death, and that ties in with my Master of Masters theory.
The Master watches Master Xehanort with the Gazing Eye at the tip of No Name. Of all the keyblades that hold Gazing Eyes, Vanitas’s Void Gear is the only one that contains two located in the shaft.
If one eye sees, the Master would still need the other eye to see what it was seeing. Even though he implies that it’s literally his eye when he gives No Name to Luxu, it’s not really, it’s just one of the eyes from his keyblade.
Also on that topic, there is a shot of Sora in the KH3 intro I find super duper weird.
The pupil in Soras left eye is a slit for a moment, like the Gazing Eye. It’s just an illusion as a result of reflected light in his eye, but you can bet its intentional.
The Master’s study is also full of gears, which seems like it might be too obvious but hey, there it is.
The Unversed symbol is similar to that of the Dream Eaters, and I think ties into my theory that Vanitas’s heart contains Sora’s darkness and Riku’s darkness also. Which is why it’s divided in three. The Master created the Chirithy, the very first Dream Eaters.
The only Keyblade Sora has ever been able to wield that holds a Gazing Eye is End of Pain. Both he and Riku can wield it in DDD.
You can bet your butthole End of Pain represents Vanitas. All he wants, his sole driving purpose, is to end his existence of pain. This keyblade is a clue to Vanitas’s redemption, and it lies with Sora and Riku. But Sora has to accept Vanitas for what he is. Darkness. It’s shown in the Keyblade Graveyard that Sora doesnt understand this yet, since he tries to convince Vanitas to stand with the light. And while Ventus accepts Vanitas’s choice, Sora does not. This is something Riku understands though, he figured it out in DDD: “I know the way. Consume the darkness, return it to light.”
It’s not like Vanitas died here. His replica body was destroyed yes. But his heart, I assume, went back to the darkness. And if Sora was dragged down to the darkest abyss, like YMX warned him, and that’s where he is in the secret ending, Vanitas will be there, right beside him.
In Kairi’s grandmothers story, its stated that one day, a door to the innermost darkness will open, and the true light will return. Mickey tells Sora in his first dive to the heart that he is the one that will open the door. As he gets closer to Riku, he gets closer to Vanitas, but this is how it must be, its Sora’s destiny to reunite with him. This is what the last passage of Destati is referring to.
Eh? What? You do not want it!?
Still it belongs to you
What you have lost
Will become one!
The story also states the the return of the true light will connect all the worlds once again.
When Ansem the Wise talks to Riku about the many hearts connected to Sora’s in DDD, he says:
“They can be saved.” But only if Sora follows his heart.
I think Anti Black Coat was a Nightmare of Vanitas before his face changed, and could even have been the Master himself, pushing Riku to become stronger. Since the Master created Chirithy, Riku’s Dream Eater powers are definitely related to him as well.
So after Riku’s true death, Sora’s grief and rage allow darkness to enter his heart, and he and Vanitas become one. Sora becomes the being he was meant to be, his heart finally complete. This is the origin of Rage Form, and the meaning behind the segment of the final battle when Xehanort steals Sora’s light, forcing him into Rage Form, and Sora must attack him to regain his light.
But uniting with Sora does not end Vanitas’s pain, because he can feel Sora’s immense pain from losing Riku. Sora-Vanitas realizes he screwed up royally, and hatches a crazy elaborate plan to fix it. He travels back in time to the Age of Fairy Tales. He’s able to do so because a past version of himself exists there: Ventus. He then sets his plan in motion and vanishes, I think, to the Realm of Darkness, for a century (or however long the timeframe is between Union X and when Xehanort was given No Name).
I assume this is where the Coda becomes relevant, jumping through the timeline through dreams and darkness, sleep and death, like how the Coda tells one to skip ahead to the ending of a piece of music, and can be very complex. The time travel rules of KH state that once you arrive in the past, you have to wait for time to pass naturally, so this shouldn’t be possible. Time doesnt seem to work the same way in dreams however, and it definitely doesnt work the same way in the Realm of Darkness. Scala Ad Caelum is also most likely a huge part of this, since Xehanort said it was the nexus of all worlds, a place where all of his selves through time could be one.
He writes the Book of Prophecies based on what he already experienced in his past, but tells Luxu it was because he succeeded in his role. He does this to give Luxu confidence in himself for a seemingly impossible task, and apparently it worked. Luxu passing the No Name to Xehanort was still vital however, because it allows the Master to see what he wasnt previously aware of. He can now see Xehanort’s moves, and make counter moves. Like a chess game.
Also, when he wrote the final passage, when he said that the light would expire, he was literally talking about Riku.
By the time the Epilogue happens, when Luxu is talking with the Foretellers, he definitely knows that Sora is their Master as a teenager. And he’s seen the results of Sora and Riku’s bond for himself. They changed the future through their love for each other, which should be impossible. You cannot change events that have already happened. But they did. When they are revived after Riku’s sacrifice Xigbar even says “Gotta make sure you’re not blundering your way toward a second failure.” He’s not talking about the failure we had just witnessed.
The Master’s favourite phrase, “May your heart be your guiding key”, comes from Sora hearing Yen Sid say it, and he adopted it as his motto, his Ninja Way lol.
The traitor mentioned in the Lost Page is the Master himself. Xemnas tells Sora in DDD “As your flesh bears the sigil, so your name shall be known as that… of a recusant.” He oddly says Soras FLESH bears the sigil, even though it’s merely emblazoned on his shirt. Gula deduced in Back Cover that whomever strays from their role must be the traitor. Sora is the traitor. He strayed from his role, because he failed to protect Riku like Aqua told him to. “You make sure to stay with him, and keep him safe. That’s your job Sora.”
He let the light die.
The Black Box contains the Master’s heart, which is Sora’s complete heart, and also most likely, his soul. In one of the Secret Reports, Ienzo writes that the hearts within Sora’s are each contained within their own “boxes”, and this is mentioned intentionally.
He intends to give the box to Riku. He’s been waiting for countless years to save Riku’s life, and literally give him his heart. This is the end of pain.
So romantic I’m gonna die.
You are the key that connects – everything –
a little zelink piece I did a while ago ~
Don’t forget to buy…protection. Just kidding.
Fun facts.. I got mad a lot coloring this because I colored in the wrong layer like hundreds times, like wth!?
LU Theory
Look at Warriors expression here, that's more then just concern. He's thinking. The moment Sky mentions that "there was something about the weapon" he looks down at Twilight's wound. The shadow has been observing and then targeting the heavy hitters of the group (especially warriors himself) while passing over some of the others.
It's clearly targeting those it deems the most powerful as it has only drawn its cursed sword against certain members of the chain. However it kept failing when fighting Warriors. Time was too strong. And with the Master Sword, Sky can dispel it's cursed attacks.
HOWEVER it finally managed to land a hit on Twilight. Twi doesn't seem to have been the shadows first choice as it's skipped over him in the past [X] but it was either reveal its secret powerplay by shapeshifting or get mauled by a wolf so...
Anyway, back to the first point with Warriors observing Twilights wound. I bet you he's checking for black blood. He's seen that this shadow has been infecting monsters and can take their form. So what if his friend is now infected?
(AKA: Wild and Malon are gonna be pissed)
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A thank you to my sister @lost-in-video-game-land for providing that lovely pic on pg3. It encompasses the frustration of the SS stamina gauge perfectly
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