Long before Sora's journey, Xehanort and Eraqus became apprentices under Odin, a Keyblade Master, and they served to protect the Realm of Light from darkness. Memories of the Keyblade War survived in various legends, which disputed whether the Keyblade was a weapon meant to bring salvation or destruction.īefore Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep They primarily settled in worlds within the Realm Between, such as the Land of Departure, where the Realm of Light bordered the Realm of Darkness. The remaining Keyblade wielders decided to use the Keyblade in order to protect what was left of the Realm of Light. The final site of the Keyblade War became the barren Keyblade Graveyard, littered with ancient Keyblades.īecause light remained in the hearts of children, it was able to draw the fragments of the World back together, creating several separate worlds. The conflict embroiled even those who did not desire Kingdom Hearts and took the lives of thousands it also extinguished the light from the world and trapped Kingdom Hearts in the deepest darkness while the χ-blade shattered into twenty pieces: seven lights and thirteen darknesses. In truth, however, the first known Keyblades were created by the Master of Masters, who was capable of extracting them from the hearts of people using his knowledge of the χ-blade, rather than forging them. In order to conquer the light of Kingdom Hearts, people forged the first Keyblades in the image of the χ-blade, and they clashed with each other in a great Keyblade War that involved those who served the light, those who served the darkness, those who sought balance, and those who simply sought power. According to legend, many came to desire the light, and their greed and jealousy introduced darkness into the World. However, it remained out of mankind's reach, as it was protected by its counterpart, the χ-blade. Long before the events of the Dark Seeker Saga, in the "age of fairy tales" when the world was whole, Kingdom Hearts gave light to the world.
Lea's Bond of the Blaze was broken by Xemnas however, he was later able to summon a repaired version.
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Mickey's Kingdom Key D was repaired via an upgrade by fusing his Star Seeker with it, creating Star Cluster. In Kingdom Hearts III, Way to the Dawn was snapped in half by a Demon Tower, but it was later repaired by Riku Replica.
Should a Keyblade be damaged, it can be repaired. Others like Sora are able to call on the Keyblade immediately after receiving it. However, those who gain a Keyblade may have some trouble with being able to call upon their weapon consistently this can be remedied with training. Riku's Keyblade, the Way to the Dawn, was able to manifest by using his Soul Eater as an intermediary, while Data-Sora's strength of heart allowed him to create a true Keyblade after his artificial, digital Keyblade was destroyed by Maleficent. The method for forging a regular Keyblade is not entirely clear, although several newly-forged Keyblades do appear in the series. Human-made Keyblades choose their wielders upon creation, but can also shift allegiances for various reasons. The lesser Keyblade of heart, whose existence opens a path to Kingdom Hearts, can be forged from the union of seven hearts of pure light. Though Master Xehanort's research suggested that it can be reforged by fusing a heart of pure light with one of pure darkness, he later concludes that the χ-blade can be truly restored only by uniting seven hearts of pure light with thirteen hearts of pure darkness. The original χ-blade's existence was intimately linked with the existence of the true Kingdom Hearts, and so it was destroyed along with Kingdom Hearts in the first Keyblade War.