I like the fact that this entire story was planned out. The very first chapter is connected to the last. The characterization is incredible and believable. Sora and the gang are good people, but they're not pure enough to give up Riku for the greater good. I loved each section of the Repliku abandoning his identity to become Xehanort. Truly amazing.

Cool. I like how lines in the Tock portions of later chapters fulfill the references made in earlier chapters, if you know what I mean.

I think I get it: the story is following Riku's timeline forward and Xehanort's timeline backward?
This is an interesting theory. For a minute I was wondering how Xehanort could come from Riku and from Terra, but then I looked at the posting dates and realized Birth by Sleep wasn't out yet. The Chasers are probably meant to be the three then-unidentified knights in the BbS secret preview movie, right?

This was very interesting and I especially loved the different point of views.

Well, now that the real Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep is out, that puts this theory to shame. But it was a great idea, and the story, was really. really. Good.

Well obviously we know now that this didn't happen (cause this was quite a few years ago) but this is a really good theory! I know it wasn't your theories, but you relayed really good! I couldn't stop reading!

This story was somewhere between 'epic' and 'happy death by reading this'. The ending was somewhere between 'more epic' and 'somewhat depressing, if you think about it.' Needless to say, I adored this, I am faving this, and adding you to author alerts.

~Aisha

Overall, I'd have to say that the concept and writing for this story were beyond exceptional. I like how the story started at two seperate ends and both paths of the story converged in the last chapter. Even I wasn't expecting the ending of the story. I'm very impressed. Excellent work.

Proof that FF's good story count is lower than Goofy's IQ. I remember reading this a loooong time ago, and somehow I re-found it. It's still awesome, and I still love it. (unlike most of the stuff floating around here)

That. Was. Amazing. Read it in one sitting, and couldn't stop until the end. Nicely done.

...I knew that was coming. I knew it, and it still breaks my heart. This was incredible, tragic, and just overall amazing.

That...was AMAZING.

wow, I just... wow. You know, they could use this in the new game, and it would work. Poor Riku, being put through all that.

Oh my God. That was amazing. I don't whether to be sad or angry or happy, but they're all mixed up inside of me now, making me cry. That was definitely one of the best stories I've read here. Kudos.

I read it and it was awesome I was sucked into the plot, and then I started thinking isn't it like Vexen created Xemnas... I mean Vexen creates the replica of himself the replica makes the riku replica the riku replica goes back in time to become Xehanort then xehanort becomes the heartless ansem and Xemnas and also riku haunts himself because of the heartless ansem