saudade_mods | 「PREMISE」

'But the true light sleeps, deep within the darkness.
That's why the worlds are still scattered, divided from each other.
But someday, a door to the innermost darkness will open.
And the true light will return.'

Once upon a time, there was a benevolent king who looked after all the worlds in his universe with kindness and a fair hand. But darkness resides in every heart, in every world, and sometimes things don't go as smoothly as we would like. When the darkness was awakened and the Heartless began to ravage the worlds under his care, the king did everything he could to keep the darkness at bay. Even a king cannot do everything alone, and so with the help of some loyal friends and unexpected allies, the darkness was contained and the worlds were safe once more. A good king knows that danger can still lurk beneath the surface of peace, however, and thus a safety net was put in place.

On a little world on the far side of the universe, the denizens of Penrose Castle were charged with keeping an eternal light safe. If anything were to ever happen to darken the worlds' horizons again, if there was ever a darkness too great for even the Keyblade to cut through, there would always be a way to restore the light.

During a routine sweep of the worlds, the Penrosians discovered a place that was still shadowed in an unsettling residual darkness. Two Finders went to this world of eternal night and found there the remnants of thousands of lost souls and broken hearts. The Heartless had been contained, but not destroyed, the darkness continuing to overpower the light. Two Finders went to this world, but only one returned, and thus Penrose was left to face the one situation they had hoped they would never have to plan for: connect all the worlds, light every lantern, pierce the darkness and restore balance for good.

'Even in the deepest darkness, there will always be light to guide you.
Believe in the light, and the darkness will never defeat you.'

[A TIMELINE OF MAJOR GAME EVENTS WILL EVENTUALLY GO HERE.]