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==Story==
==Story==
===Before ''Kingdom Hearts χ''===
===Before ''Kingdom Hearts χ''===
During the "age of fairy tales", when the Master of Masters was a boy, the Keyblade War, a conflict between light and darkness began. This conflict continued without end for an unknown period of time, in which the Master saw many of his loved ones perish from darkness overtaking their hearts.{{storylink|Quest 910: Investigating the Glitches Pt. 5}} At some point in his adulthood, the Master creates the [[Book of Prophecies]] by means of his "[[Gazing Eye]]", which allows him to view any events in the future it will witness. The Master takes six apprentices, gifting each of them [[Keyblades]] forged from their [[heart]]s, who are then renamed [[Aced]], [[Ava]], [[Gula]], [[Invi]], [[Ira]], and [[Luxu]].{{storylink|Quest 94: Where's Chirithy? Pt. 2}} Excluding Luxu, the apprentices are chosen to be [[foreteller]]s and receive copies of the Book of Prophecies, which depicts an event known as the [[Keyblade War]], in which [[light]] would expire and the world would reach its end.
During the "age of fairy tales", when the Master of Masters was a boy, the [[Keyblade War]], a conflict between light and darkness began. This conflict continued without end for an unknown period of time, in which the Master saw many of his loved ones perish from darkness overtaking their hearts.{{storylink|Quest 910: Investigating the Glitches Pt. 5}}. After the world is destroyed time and time again, the Master crosses into a new Worldline, settling in [[Daybreak Town]] and composing the [[Book of Prophecies]] from events foreseen by his [[Gazing Eye]] - allowing Darkness to peek inside the Book, but intentionally remaining vague in order to mislead his foe.{{storylink|Quest 94: Where's Chirithy? Pt. 2}}  


He meets with Luxu frequently in the Control Room, where the Master briefly tells him about his past, an ongoing Keyblade War and how the world would be destroyed and then rebuilt. The Master reveals he plans to the world's fate in the hands of others, a fact that shocks Luxu, though the former assures the latter that most of Ava's Dandelions will be be sent to the new world.{{storylink|Quest 910: Investigating the Glitches Pt. 5}} Seeing that Luxu was depressed about the Keyblade wielders not being able to do against the impending darkness, the Master informed him that there is a way to defeat darkness, but it would require extensive planning and many lifetimes to accomplish.{{storylink|Quest 960: To the Race Track! Pt. 5}}
In speaking with Darkness on the hill, the Master is asked his intentions for Daybreak Town, with the Master revealing that it exists in three stages, ultimately resulting in its destruction. Misunderstanding, Darkness questions why the Master would waste his time, when he had the Book of Prophecies and possessed knowledge of all things. Scoffing, the Master explains that the Book of Prophecies only depicts select events, as what is important is when it was written and how to get there - with the Book of Prophecies acting as his Waypoint, while the Gazing Eye within No Name acts as his Medium alongside Luxu's memories, giving him direct access to any destination in time. Furthermore, he wouldn't be travelling alone, as the pods of the Lifeboat are intended for the seven lights. While Darkness admires the Master's cleverness, it refuses to reveal its own plans. In an attempt to get through to Darkness, the Master reveals that he'd seen a world which he cannot conceive, intending to expand the world bit-by-bit by rewriting the Book of Prophecies - but even so, there would be no world that Darkness can't reach. Darkness remarks that its always by the Master's side because they are friends, but, in-spite of this, the Master desires time to himself. Darkness wonders which world the Master would disappear to, and so the Master teases that it's a world where neither light nor darkness can be controlled, Quadratum.


Knowing he will soon disappear from the world, the Master assigns a unique role to each of his disciples. The Master bestows Luxu with the [[No Name]] Keyblade that contains the Master's Gazing Eye and instructs him to pass the No Name from master to apprentice so that the Gazing Eye can relay future events back to him. The Master then orders Luxu to simply watch things unfold between the other apprentices and keep the contents of his [[Black Box]] a secret from the others. Sometime later, the Master selects Ira to succeed him as leader of the foretellers in the event of his disappearance. While Ira resolves to gather as many Keyblade wielders as possible to maintain the balance of power in an effort to avert the Keyblade War, the Master claims that the war is inevitable.
Enacting the first part of his plans, the Master provides each of his apprentices - save for Luxu - a copy of the Book of Prophecies, dubbing them 'Foretellers'. The Foretellers read through the Book of Prophecies and are horrified by the Final Entry, depicting the Keyblade War, resulting in the expiration of light as the world reaches its end. The Master brings Luxu to the Control Room, wherein he reveals the truth of the Keyblade War and the existence of Darkness, as an entity, to his apprentice. Plotting to have Ava gather wielders with a particular aversion to Darkness become Unchained and travel to the world outside, where they'd gather light from the scattered worlds to rebuild the one destroyed by the Keyblade War; effectively calling a temporary truce between light and darkness.{{storylink|Quest 910: Investigating the Glitches Pt. 5}}
 
Concerned, Luxu asks about these wielders, with the Master admitting that not all of them would be able to return to the real world. Luxu begins to doubt the Master, but as he had misunderstood, the Master explains that there is a way to defeat Darkness, however it is complex and will take several lifetimes to realize. Intrigued, Luxu asks if the Master had ever spoken to Darkness, and the Master admits that he had, though neither of them got through to the other due to their unconventional views - prompting Luxu to compare the two. Additionally, the Master reveals that Darkness is constantly observing them, but wouldn't approach them needlessly. As Luxu is still worried for the Dandelions, the Master allows him to watch over the Dandelions, so long as he dosen't interfere, as per his role. {{storylink|Quest 960: To the Race Track! Pt. 5}}
 
The Master then bequeaths [[No Name]] to Luxu, providing him his role to continue on into the future with No Name, passing it down through a chain of apprentices in order to relay future events back to the Master via the Gazing Eye - though he'd do so without a copy of the Book of Prophecies in order to avoid temporal paradoxes. Additionally, Luxu would be taking the Black Box - though he is explicitly barred from opening it, though the Master does indulge Luxu's curiosity and tell him what lies within. When Luxu doesn't understand the reason, the Master explains that when the Lifeboat departs the world will end and those left behind will sink into slumber. Elaborating, the Master states that Darkness has cast away its form in order to attack people's hearts, but in doing so, its will begins to fade. Coming clean, the Master admits that there are thirteen Darknesses, and that they could be destroyed once they attained physical form. This is why that he had raised his apprentices so that their hearts would be strong enough to lock away the seven strongest iterations of Darkness, while five of the remaining six would be locked within the Union leaders, leaving the last to be caged within Data-Daybreak Town. Luxu is unable to accept their roles as sacrifices, follows his own path, ultimately becoming the Traitor.
 
Sometime after, the Master meets with Ira on the hill, providing him his role to succeed himas leader of the Foretellers in the event of his disappearance. While Ira resolves to gather as many Keyblade wielders as possible into Union, to maintain the balance of power in an effort to avert the Keyblade War, the Master claims that the war is inevitable.


[[File:Case of Ava 01 KHXBC.png|thumb|left|200px|The Master of Masters assigns Ava her role to form the Dandelions in preparation for the Keyblade War.]]
[[File:Case of Ava 01 KHXBC.png|thumb|left|200px|The Master of Masters assigns Ava her role to form the Dandelions in preparation for the Keyblade War.]]
After Luxu leaves to fulfill his role, the Master assigns the rest of the foretellers with their own individual roles: Invi is tasked to observe her fellow Foretellers and act as a mediator; Aced is to become Ira's right-hand man when Ira takes over as leader; Gula is assigned to discern the identity of the traitor mentioned in the [[Lost Page]] and stop them; and Ava is instructed to avoid the imminent battles in favor of gathering exceptional Keyblade wielders, regardless of their Unions, to be part of a separate faction called the [[Dandelions]], who would venture to another world to ensure the survival of the light. The Master provides Ava with a list of five Keyblade wielders she must gather to succeed the foretellers following the Keyblade War, with only one of them meant to receive a copy of the Book of Prophecies.{{storylink|Quest 665: Target: Blitz Spear Pt. 5}}
After Luxu leaves to fulfill his role, the Master assigns the rest of the Foretellers with their own individual roles: Invi is tasked to observe her fellow Foretellers and act as a mediator; Aced is to become Ira's right-hand man when Ira takes over as leader; Gula is assigned to discern the identity of the traitor mentioned in the [[Lost Page]] and stop them; and Ava is instructed to avoid the imminent battles in favor of gathering exceptional Keyblade wielders, regardless of their Unions, to be part of a separate faction called the [[Dandelions]], who would venture to another world to ensure the survival of the light. The Master provides Ava with a list of five Keyblade wielders she must gather to succeed the Foretellers following the Keyblade War, with only one of them meant to receive a copy of the Book of Prophecies.{{storylink|Quest 665: Target: Blitz Spear Pt. 5}}


The Master soon introduced the foretellers to his latest creation, the [[Chirithy]]. Though the [[Dream Eater|Spirit]] Chirithy are meant to aid Keyblade wielders in their endeavors, the Master warns them that if a wielder falls to darkness, so will their Chirithy, causing them to transform into a Nightmare.
The Master soon introduced the Foretellers to his latest creation, the [[Chirithy]]. Though the [[Dream Eater|Spirit]] Chirithy are meant to aid Keyblade wielders in their endeavors, the Master warns them that if a wielder falls to darkness, so will their Chirithy, causing them to transform into a Nightmare.


Without warning, the Master disappears from the world, and although Ava and Gula actively seek him out, they are unable to locate him.{{storylink|Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover}}
Without warning, the Master disappears from the world, and although Ava and Gula actively seek him out, they are unable to locate him.{{storylink|Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover}}