Editing Scala ad Caelum

'''Scala ad Caelum''' ({{LangLat|{{w|Jacob's Ladder|Stairway to Heaven}}}}) is a world that appears in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Union χ]]'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]'', and ''[[Kingdom Hearts Dark Road]]''.

==Development==

For gameplay purposes, it is recognized as part of the [[Keyblade Graveyard]] in ''Kingdom Hearts III''; however, in ''[[Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind]]'', it is recognized as its own world.

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* The world is inspired by the {{w|Greek}} city of {{w|Fira}} on the isle of {{w|Santorini}}, which is accessed by cable car from the Skala Pier.-->

==Settings and Areas==

During the Age of Fairy Tales, Scala ad Caelum was the world known as [[Daybreak Town]].

The world is perpetually sunny and clear and considered breathtakingly beautiful, consisting of a nearly infinite number of mountain towns suspended on a body of water–stretching out as far as the horizon, though the "mountains" are composed entirely of glistening white and gold buildings–with a large citadel on the top of each mountain. Nearly every building in Scala ad Caelum has at least one windmill fixed atop it. Travel between the mountains is apparently achieved through numerous inter-connected cable cars. Except for the central mountain explored in ''Kingdom Hearts III'' and ''Kingdom Hearts Dark Road'', all of the others were abandoned even when [[Xehanort]] was living there many decades ago.

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==Story==

[[Ephemer]] founded the town of Scala ad Caelum after the destruction of Daybreak Town, and eventually a statue commemorating him is built in a fountain plaza in the town. At some point after this, [[Brain]] ends up in Scala ad Caelum were he meets [[Sigurd]], who tells him of Ephemer's role in the town's founding and that his appearance there was ordained and that he would answer Brain's questions at headquarters and proceeds to bring him there.

Later in time, Xehanort is born in this town and given away to a cloaked person, who takes him to [[Destiny Islands]]. After growing up on Destiny Islands, Xehanort encounters his future Heartless as a hooded figure, who sends him back to Scala Ad Caelum to train to become a Keyblade Master.

After their last game, Eraqus and Xehanort begin a new game of enacting a battle between seven dark pieces and one white piece.

===''Kingdom Hearts Dark Road''===

Xehanort studies the Keyblade and its lore under [[Master Odin]], along with his classmates [[Eraqus]], [[Vor]], [[Bragi]], [[Urd]], [[Hermod]], and Baldr. As lower classmen, they are aware that other worlds exist, but are forbidden from visiting them. When the upper classmen disappear during their Mark of Mastery Exam, Master Odin orders the remaining students to leave Scala ad Caelum and venture forth to other worlds in search of the missing students.

After Odin rescues Xehanort and Eraqus from the Corridors of Darkness, they tell him about meeting Baldr, before Scala Ad Caelum is attacked by Heartless. Odin takes the No Name Keyblade saying he'll evacuate the remaining students and for the pair to stay in the classroom. However Xehanort reveals to Eraqus that Baldr is behind everything, having succumbed to Darkness because of the death of his sister, and the two leave to find him. Outside the pair encounter the remaining upper classmen, who've abandoned their attempt to summon Kingdom Hearts but Eraqus insists on fighting them before Xehanort puts a stop to it. Vidar reveals Vor has gone to find Master Odin before Baldr appears and sets Heartless on the students before going off to find Vor. The Upperclassmen race after Baldr with Xehanort and Eraqus in toe. Meanwhile Vor comes face to face with Baldr and is forced to fight him before being rescued by the upper classmen. However Baldr gets the upper hand and kills them all leaving only Xehanort and Eraqus left. Baldr tells the pair to meet on the roof of the tower, where he explains that he planned the deaths of all the students in order to sacrifice thirteen Lights to Darkness and summon Kingdom Hearts. He had planned to coax Vidar into summoning Kingdom Hearts but Vidar abandoned the attempt so he had to take matters into his own hands. When Eraqus asks why he was willing to summon Kingdom Hearts when the Darkness in him would be destroyed, he says that once the worlds are purged, everything will be reborn from Darkness.

Xehanort and Eraqus battle Baldr and as it reaches its climax, Baldr envelops himself and Xehanort in Darkness where he attempts to reason with Xehanort. However Hoder appears having asked Xehanort to conceal her dying heart in side his in order to try and reach her brother. Odin also appears and traps Baldr with the No Name. Unfortunately Hoder's attempt fails and she fades away, leaving Xehanort to deal the finishing blow.  

Six years later, Xehanort and Eraqus pass their Mark of Mastery Exam, with Eraqus receiving the Master's Defender and Xehanort receiving the No Name. However soon after the pair have a falling out and leave Scala ad Caelum going their separate ways, not meeting again for nearly fifty years.

===''Kingdom Hearts III''===

After forming the [[χ-blade]] at the [[Keyblade Graveyard]] and ascending to [[Kingdom Hearts]], [[Riku]] says to [[Sora]] that because Master Xehanort exists outside of time and space, he can be used as a portal to trap himself in. Volunteering to defeat Xehanort, Sora, alongside [[Donald Duck]] and [[Goofy]], decides to enter the portal, which is opened by the rest of the guardians of light using their Keyblades on Xehanort. This transports the four to Scala ad Caelum.  

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File:Shadow KHIII.png|[[Shadow]]<br>{{RM}}

File:Neoshadow KHIII.png|[[Neoshadow]]<br>{{RM}}

File:Helmed Body KHIII.png|[[Helmed Body]]<br>{{RM}}

File:Satyr KHIII.png|[[Satyr]]<br>{{RM}}

File:Water Core KHIII.png|[[Water Core]]<br>{{RM}}

File:Malachite Bolero KHIII.png|[[Malachite Bolero]]<br>{{RM}}

File:Marine Rumba KHIII.png|[[Marine Rumba]]<br>{{RM}}

File:Popcat KHIII.png|[[Popcat]]<br>{{RM}}

File:Vitality Popcat KHIII.png|[[Vitality Popcat]]<br>{{RM}}

File:Munny Popcat KHIII.png|[[Munny Popcat]]<br>{{RM}}

File:Magic Popcat KHIII.png|[[Magic Popcat]]<br>{{RM}}

File:Darkside KH.png|'''[[Darkside]]'''<br>{{RM}}

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File:Replica Xehanort KHIII.png|'''[[Replica Xehanort]]s'''<br>{{KHIII}}{{RM}}

File:Master Xehanort KHIII.png|'''[[Game:Master Xehanort|Master Xehanort]]'''<br>{{KHIII}}

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