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*** Worse, there's no indication that Ephemer never knew it was all a ruse, and his friend pretended to have been turned to save all of them. The poor first Master of Scala Ad Caelum lived out his years and died thinking his friend had turned evil.

*** It doesn't even stop there. As the player character wonders if they will undergo the same fate, Chirithy tells them that they have a choice: if they do not transform, their heart will melt away into a new one. The player then sees flashes of their next life... '''''as Xehanort''''', first being born in Scala ad Caelum and taken to Destiny Islands by a mysterious figure who watches him grow to adolescence, and him gaining a friend in Eraqus during their training. The Player then expresses that it isn't over yet and, after their Chirity gives them one last "Good night", fades away as the Player's heart begins it's next journey... down the [[TitleDrop Dark Road]].

** The trapped player bursts into laughter, seeing it was so easy to trick the darknesses into thinking they were possessed. But it only gets worse from here: the player locks the other end of the portal, trapping them inside with the darkness, after which they finally collapse from exhaustion. Hugging their Chirithy as their light shines, the player watches as all of the other Dandelions die and merge with their Chirithies, turning them into ''all the Dream Eaters from Dream Drop Distance''. The realization that player's allies throughout the game were resurrected children from the age of fairy tales stung many hearts.
*** It doesn't even stop there. As the player character wonders if they will undergo the same fate, Chirithy tells them that they have a choice: if they do not transform, their heart will be merged with another's. The player then sees flashes of their next life... '''''as Xehanort''''', first being born in Scala ad Caelum and taken to Destiny Islands by a mysterious figure who watches him grow to adolescence, and him gaining a friend in Eraqus during their training. The Player then asks Ephemer to forgive them since they're moving on to their next journey... down the [[TitleDrop Dark Road]].
*** Let that sink in for a second: '''''your character is connected with the antagonist of the Dark Seeker saga'''''. The one who killed their best friend, ruined the lives of his pupils, performed heinous experimentation on people, and split apart to terrorize countless others throughout the years up to your death. That man is connected with your heart, because you didn't want to transform into a Dream Eater. You likely won't ever get the chance to tell Ephemer the truth. Whether the player has bonded with Xehanort in the same way Ventus did with Sora in ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Birth By Sleep]]'', or actually is a reincarnation, the road ahead is grim.

** The first post credits scene sheds light on the fates of those that boarded the Ark, including Maleficent (showing another angle of the scene from ''Kingdom Hearts II'' to close the loop). Elrena, Lauriam, and the comatose Ventus get sent to wildly different worlds and times; Ephemer's pod swims in the sunken remains of Daybreak Town, from which he barely gets up; and unfortunately, Skuld's location remains a mystery. Finally, Luxu is shown dragging the box in the badlands, uttering the Master's phrase as he pulls off his hood, revealing Brain's face. Whatever happened, Luxu will remain in solitude in isolation until the events of ''Birth by Sleep''.

** Brain awakens in a world he doesn't recognize, and is greeted by someone who was expecting him. He finds out that he made it to Scala ad Caelum, the world that Ephemer built from the ashes of Daybreak Town and founded a new Keyblade Order in. Keep in mind, the last time Brain had ever seen him was in the data world, probably a very long time ago by this point, and he presumably never meets any of his friends again. The final words spoken by Brain, in the entire game drive it home: "I'm so proud of my best friend."

** Brain awakens in a world he doesn't recognize, and is greeted by someone who was expecting him. He finds out that he made it to Scala ad Caelum, the world that Ephemer built from the ashes of Daybreak Town and founded a new Keyblade Order in. Keep in mind, the last time Brain had ever seen him was in the data world, probably a very long time ago by this point, and he presumably never meets any of his friends again. It's only natural that Brain would break down in tears seeing Ephemer survive and prosper.

*** Let that sink in for a second: '''''your character is the antagonist of the Dark Seeker saga'''''. '''You''' killed your best friend, ruined the lives of his pupils, performed heinous experimentation on people, and split apart to terrorize countless others throughout the years up to your death. All because you didn't want to transform into a Dream Eater. You likely won't ever get the chance to tell Ephemer the truth. Whether the player has bonded with Xehanort in the same way Ventus did with Sora in ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Birth By Sleep]]'', or actually is a reincarnation, the road ahead is grim.

*** It doesn't even stop there. As the player character wonders if they will undergo the same fate, Chirithy tells them that they have a choice: if they do not transform, their heart will be merged with another's. The player then sees flashes of their next life... as Xehanort, first being born in Scala ad Caelum and taken to Destiny Islands by a mysterious figure who watches him grow to adolescence, and him gaining a friend in Eraqus during their training. The Player then asks Ephemer to forgive them since they're moving on to their next journey... down the Dark Road.

*** It doesn't even stop there. As the player character wonders if they will undergo the same fate, Chirithy tells them that they have a choice: if they do not transform, their heart will be merged with another's. The player then sees flashes of their next life... as Xehanort, first being born in Scala ad Caelum and taken to Destiny Islands by a mysterious figure who watches him grow to adolescence, and him gaining a friend in Eraqus during their training. The Player then asks Ephemer to forgive them since they're moving on to their next journey... down the Dark Road.\\
Let that sink in for a second: '''''your character is the antagonist of the Dark Seeker saga'''''. '''You''' killed your best friend, ruined the lives of his pupils, performed heinous experimentation on people, and split apart to terrorize countless others throughout the years up to your death. All because you didn't want to transform into a Dream Eater. You likely won't ever get the chance to tell Ephemer the truth. Whether the player has bonded with Xehanort in the same way Ventus did with Sora in ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Birth By Sleep]]'', or actually is a reincarnation, the road ahead is grim.

* The final update, which is so bittersweet, it's practically a downer for all involved.
** It's revealed that the Darkness that the Master of Masters was fighting against were the Original 13 Darknesses, who destroyed everything and everyone the Master had cared about when he was young. And his plan to deal with them was for the strongest 7 to infest the hearts of himself and all six of his apprentices, Luxu included. Because Darkness can't be dealt with unless it has tangible form, Master's plan was to strengthen his and the Foretellers' hearts to hopefully seal the darkness away until someone in the future is able to deal with them. And that his intention to go to Quadratum isn't just out of curiosity; unlike data worlds, a fictional world like Quadratum can't be influenced by light or dark, so the Darkness inside the Master will be unable to bring that world to ruin like it has done before.
** Elena, Lauriam, and the comatose Ventus get sent to other worlds/times, but awaken in different worlds without their memories since they had no wayfinder to fully restore them. Brain is left behind trying to save the rest of his friends, and is confronted by Luxu.
** Ephemer, Skuld and the Player are confronted by the four remaining Darknesses left in the Data Daybreak Town, demanding that the Dandelions use their Keyblades to open portals for them to spread. When Ephemer tries to force the Player to take one of the remaining pods to the real world, the Player pretends to have been possessed by the fifth Darkness and attacks his friends, leading to Player and all the Darknesses being thrown into a corridor connecting the data worlds. Player reveals that this was a ploy to get Emphemer to seal the Darknesses from one side, while they sealed the other. The Player then dies and sees all of his comrades and the Dandelions in sleep with their Chirithy's turning into Dream Eaters to protect them. When they're asked if they want to try again, Player sees flashes of their next life... as Xehanort, first being born in Scala Ad Caelum and taken to Destiny Islands by a mysterious figure who watches him grow to adolescence, and him gaining a friend in Eraqus during their training. The Player then asks Ephemer to forgive them since they're moving on to their next journey... down the Dark Road. Whether the player has bonded with Xehanort in the same way Ventus did with Sora in [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Birth By Sleep]], or actually is a reincarnation, the road ahead seems grim.
** Skuld and Emphemer make it to the real Daybreak Town where they witness the world falling to darkness, and Brain missing. They only barely make it to the pods to leave when the world is destroyed. As we find out, Ephemer stays behind in the ruins of the world. We never see what happens to Skuld.
** Brain awakens in a world he doesn't recognize, and is greeted by someone who was expecting him. He finds out that he made it to Scala Ad Caelum, the world that Ephemer built from the ashes of Daybreak Town and founded a new Keyblade Order. Brain, presumably, never sees any of his friends again.
** Finally, we see that Luxu was the traitor all along, and was such since he had to allow the Master's plans to unfold and Darkness to reside in their hearts to keep the true enemy trapped. And we finally see himself with his hood off... and his face is Brain's, implying that he had either taken Brain's body... or that Brain was actually his data copy all along. Regardless, Luxu continues down his path, with years of isolation, until the events of ''Birth by Sleep''.

** Ephemer, Skuld and the Player are confronted by the four remaining Darknesses left in the Data Daybreak Town, demanding that the Dandelions use their Keyblades to open portals for them to spread. When Ephemer tries to force the Player to take one of the remaining pods to the real world, the Player pretends to have been possessed by the fifth Darkness and attacks his friends, leading to Player and all the Darknesses being thrown into a corridor connecting the data worlds. Player reveals that this was a ploy to get Emphemer to seal the Darknesses from one side, while they sealed the other. The Player then dies and sees all of his comrades and the Dandelions in sleep with their Chirithy's turning into Dream Eaters to protect them. When they're asked if they want to try again, Player sees flashes of their next life... as Xehanort, first being born in Scala Ad Caelum and taken to Destiny Islands by a mysterious figure who watches him grow to adolescence, and him gaining a friend in Eraqus during their training. The Player then asks Ephemer to forgive them since they're moving on to their next journey... down the Dark Road.

* TheReveal that the one who killed Strelitzia is none other than the entity known as Darkness. And he did it while possessing ''Ventus'' to gather Strelitzia's book. After remembering everything, he’s crying in guilt.
** To make things even worse, Ventus believes he's responsible and confesses everything to the Dandelion leaders. Lauriam’s response is to attack Ventus in rage and grief, while the other Dandelions try to stop him.

* Poor Strelitzia. She's murdered and in her last moments, her Chirithy apologizes for not being able to protect her and she wishes she had spoken to the player character.
-->'''Strelitzia''': ''"I wish... I had the courage."''

-->'''Strelitzia''': ''"I wish... I had the courage"''

[[caption-width-right:350:That was Strelitzia's last word before she died.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:That was her last word before she died.]]

* TheReveal that the one who killed Strelitzia is none other than ''Ventus'', possessed by the entity known as Darkness. After remembering everything, he’s crying in guilt.
** To make things even worse, once he confesses everything to the Dandelion leaders, Lauriam’s response is to attack Ventus in rage and grief, while the other Dandelions try to stop him.

* ''Another'' ForegoneConclusion, thanks to ''III'': Apart from Ava and Luxu, ''all the other Foretellers failed in the missions they were given.'' Ava doesn't return because she "carried out" her task correctly [[note]] and she ''started'' they Keyblade War by attacking Luxu, implying that was what she was ''supposed'' to do[[/note]] and Luxu surviving means he carried his out correctly too.

* ''Another'' ForegoneConclusion, thanks to ''III'': Apart from Ava and Luxu, ''all the other Foretellers failed in the missions they were given.'' Ava doesn't return because she "carried out" her task correctly and Luxu surviving means he carried his out correctly too.

* One day, Ephemer promises to meet up with the player the next day so that they can continue investigating [[spoiler:the Foretellers' tower]]. He [[StoodUp doesn't show]], and the player spends the ''whole day'' waiting for him.

** Furthermore, [[spoiler:the Protagonist is forced to fight four of five Foretellers in a row, never actually winning any of the fights while they're battered and very, very much detest the war itself. Aced even batters them after the fight and kicks them while they're down for extra measure. It's no wonder that after all's said and done, the Protagonist just collapses in the middle of the battlefield on the brink of exhaustion or even near-death.]]

* Poor [[spoiler:Strelitzia. She's murdered and in her last moments, her Chirithy apologizes for not being able to protect her and she wishes she had spoken to the player character.]]
** [[spoiler:Seeing that lone heart float away into the air really helps deliver that GutPunch, doesn't it?]]
** [[spoiler:As if that wasn't bad enough, no one knows she was murdered, with her body and her Chirithy fading into light. Not even her brother Lauriam is aware of her death as he's trying to find her. [[AmbiguouslyEvil That is, if he wasn't the one who took her place...]]]]

* The ending: You see the beginning and fight in the Keyblade War. You see how everything falls apart, especially when you see [[PlayerPunch the hearts of the keyblade wielders are floating away throughout battle]] ''[[PlayerPunch non-stop]]''. It's [[{{Pun}} heartbreaking]]. The final scene makes it worse.