Ira

Story and background

Named as a prospective leader, Ira tries to keep the Foretellers together after learning of a possible traitor. His investigations only deepen their mutual distrust.

Events and connections in the series

The Master trained six apprentices. Five became the Foretellers: Ira, Aced, Invi, Gula, and Ava. They led five Unions of Keyblade wielders in Daybreak Town, where young warriors travelled through worlds projected from the Book of Prophecies and collected Lux, the light they believed could protect the future. The sixth apprentice was Luxu. Unlike the others, he was not given command of a Union. He was given a mission that would last generations.

Ira was expected to lead when the Master disappeared. Aced was placed in a position that could challenge him. Invi would observe and maintain balance. Gula was told to identify a traitor. Ava was to gather exceptional wielders into a group called the Dandelions, so that some could survive the coming war. Their separate instructions sounded practical in isolation. Together they guaranteed that, after the Master's disappearance, suspicion would replace trust.

While these conspiracies unfolded, Aqua wandered through the Realm of Darkness. Time there did not behave as it did in the Realm of Light. She fought Heartless, crossed the fallen remnants of familiar worlds, and sometimes heard or felt echoes of the people she wanted to rescue. She had no clear path home. Her story, later shown in A Fragmentary Passage, extends through the period when Sora first takes up the Keyblade. We'll follow it alongside that era instead of incorrectly treating all of Aqua's journey as an event completed before Sora's adventure.

Historical context

The ancient Keyblade era is remembered through competing accounts of prophecy, the Foretellers and the Dandelions. Individual motivations matter because the Master of Masters assigns different responsibilities that the apprentices do not fully understand. The consequences reach far beyond the first Keyblade War.

Connected characters

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