Hey there everyone, how's it going?  As you all know, we're all very excited for Kingdom Hearts III, and well, as we wait for news, we can't help but speculate on what's to come.  Something that hit me today was the words "Darkness Prevails and Light Expires" from the latest Kingdom Hearts III teaser.  It got me thinking.  Sure, Kingdom Hearts III is the definitive end of the Xehanort Saga, and as such, it will be one hell of an ending, but I thought of this.  Tell me what you think.

 

Okay, so suppose that Xehanort indeed forges the X-Blade and eventually unlocks the power of the true Kingdom Hearts.  What then?  I remember reading on this site from one of the members that Xehanort could obtain all the power he desired, but end up being sealed inside Kingdom Hearts, thus, making his newfound powers useless.  After thinking about that, I thought about this.  Since Xehanort obtains all this power, he shifts the balance of light and darkness, thus making darkness obtain dominance.  But, light does not fade completely.  And slowly, Sora and the gang start to rebuild the lost worlds and restore the balance so that the true Kingdom Hearts can resurface again.  This way, Xehanort is out of the picture, but darkness itself has taken over.  And that's when the new villains of the next saga would come in.

 

They'd be upset that Sora and the gang weren't able to keep the balance in check because of Xehanort obtaining the power of Kingdom Hearts, thus, these new villains that are on the side of light try to dispose of Sora and the gang in the belief that by doing so, they would restore light, therefore restoring the balance between light and darkness.  I think it'd be an intriguing premise, and this way, the Xehanort Saga ended with Xehanort's defeat, but not exactly with a happy ending, and beginning the new saga with these villains of the light who want to eliminate Sora and friends!  What do you think?  Let me know your thoughts on this!

Good theory, but I think we've gone through enough games where Xehanort f*cks us over. Let's just do away with him and have a sappy ending that leads us into a another overly complicated story arc with another villain that f*cks over the protagonists constantly.

Xehanort is not trying to make the Darkness dominant, he's trying to make it more "even" in power to Light, as he views Light to be too strong. That's not to say however that he miscalculates in his plan and causes too much Darkness to flood the world anyway. But I'm with Sensei on this one, I'd much rather Xehanort be dealt with traditionally...as in once and for all. You're idea sounds interesting, but I think I'd much rather see things done in this way. It would be what we were expecting, sure, but they could do it in a really cool and amazing fashion.

I think Xehanort may succeed but is basically torn apart in the process, ending his existence. Darkness floods the worlds like it did at the end of the first Keyblade War and the RoL is effectively sucked into to the RoD. Then SOra and the others have to find the true Kingdom Hearts in the RoD to restore the worlds to the RoL, either in the second half of the game or in KH IV

I'm going to throw this out there: what if the prophecy is just straight up wrong, and Xehanort and all the Darkness hype crew happen to just kick it, because people from ancient cultures aren't always the best at calling it?

I like that theory, and, eh...this is a video game though, and such prophecies usually come to be true right? Of course, it doesn't exactly state what happens AFTER Light expires either. It's true that saying it expires should explain enough, but it sotps there in its prediction, it seems absolute in the sense of just one event. Not to mention all events cause other things to happen. 

I kind of just want this saga to be dealt with in a happy fashion. Characters have already went through enough. It's time to vanquish Xehanort and let the warriors of light have their day. The next saga should introduce new characters, as well as bring back originals.