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This storyline covers all games that canonically take place before ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep]]'', sometimes referred to as "the age of fairy tales". Long ago before the [[Keyblade wielders]], a war was fought between the physical manifestations of [[light]] and [[darkness]] for countless eons. To finally end the conflict, [[Darkness (character)|Darkness]] freed itself from its physical form; however, in doing so, its will couldn't be maintained nor survive without a host. By infecting others, the darkness gave birth to creatures of darkness - the [[Pureblood Heartless]]. To combat them, the first [[Keyblade Wielders]] came into existence.

This era was a golden age where the [[world]] was whole and light prevailed. One of the eldest [[Keyblade Master]]s, [[the Master of Masters]], trained apprentices of his own known as the [[foreteller|Foretellers]], who formed their own [[Union|guilds]] with their own roles. With [[Ira]] becoming the leader, [[Aced]] as Ira's supporter, [[Invi]] as the mediator, [[Gula]] attempting to find the traitor, [[Ava]] gathering wielders devoid of unions into a separate group, and [[Luxu]] observing from afar. All but Luxu were armed with a special book created by their Master known as the [[Book of Prophecies]]. The Master of Masters secretly bonded each of his Foretellers, including himself and Luxu, with seven of the original thirteen darknesses. This knowledge was known only to the Master of Masters and Luxu.

Those that fled from the war became a separate group called the [[Dandelions]]. Five of them became Union leaders as they were the only ones who remembered the past. To further bury the past, the leaders created new Dream Eaters called [[Pet|Pets]] to aid the wielders themselves in their new adventures. However, just like the Foretellers, the Master knew that the remaining darknesses continued to follow them, and it was his intentions to trap five of them within the young leaders and the last one in the [[Data World]] itself. But thanks to Darkness interfering, and the brave sacrifices of valiant friends, most of the Union leaders escaped to parts unknown and the remaining Dandelions eventually met a grim fate and were forced to sacrifice themselves to become Dream Eaters.

We learn of [[Xehanort]]'s life before he became a dark seeker he was born in Scala ad Caelum and with the residents of the world believing him to be the fabled "Child of Destiny" as a baby he was sent away for his safety to [[Destiny Islands]] being cared for by the reincarnated [[Player]]. As a boy, he had the power to connect his heart with others growing up, he was plagued by dreams of Player's memories and wished to understand their meaning. Xehanort travelled to [[Scala ad Caelum]] and trained to become a Keyblade master alongside with [[Eraqus]] and his other apprentices. During his time as an apprentice, Xehanort and his classmates discover that their upperclassmen peers went missing - they journeyed across various worlds searching for them. However, this was Darkness' handiwork again this time striking down Baldr's sister Hoder and using him as the next dark vessel because of his sensitive heart.

After the many deaths of his friends, Xehanort's heart was broken and corrupted by darkness. He spent the next several decades studying the history and workings of [[Keyblades]], as well as the [[Heartless]], [[Nobodies]], and the process of recompleting one's body. This all culminates in him discovering [[Terra]], [[Aqua]], and [[Ventus]], as he wishes to use them and their insecurities to do his bidding and forward his master plan.