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Previous:	The Dimensional Wars
Concurrent:	Eliksni siege Red War SIVA Crisis Taken War Hunt for the Scorn Battle of the Forges Nightmare Hunts The Almighty crisis
Next:	Battle of Verses
Shadowkeeper Apocalypse
Date:	Rebirth of Aincrad: March 24th, 2017 - November 6th, 2022 Genesis Revolution: April 25th, 2024 - November 7th, 2024
Fronts:	Aincrad Auradon Earth Cosmodrome Old Russia Old Chicago Old Accra European Aerial Zone European Dead Zone Isle of the Lost Plaguelands Moon Venus Mars Phobos Saturn Dreadnaught Titan Nessus Io Europa Tangled Shore Dreaming City Mercury Infinite Forest Distributary Chinese Dead Zone Ascendant realm Ascendant Plane Unknown Space Cassini Mumbai Push Black Garden
Outcome:	City advantage and victory Deaths of Kazuto and Stacia's evil doppelgangers Defeat of the Shadowkeepers and Shadow Army Purification of the Darkness Creation of the Solar Coalition
Belligerents Solar System The Last City The Reef AJ's Host Eternal Brotherhood House of Lions House of Flame House of Dragons (Reformists) Iriksi Syndicate Stygian Brood Vothriks’ Faction Spider's Syndicate Sinon's Resistance Fireteam Endgame Solar Coalition Shadowkeepers Shadow Army House of Shadows Shadow Swarm Shadow Divisive Shadow Legion Reborn Cult of Shadows Pastbreakers Ghosts of Nagasaki Commanders Last City: Ikora Rey Felwinter Osiris Shiro-4 Suraya Hawthorne Amanda Holliday Lucy Heartfilia Luther Hargreeves Saladin Forge Glynda Goodwitch Kakashi Hatake Jotaro Kujo Anna Blue Shaw Han Eris Morn Cayde-6 The Guardian Underworld: Kazuto Narusaka Stacia, Goddess of Creation Iskahn Scheta Tiese Shtolienen Ronye Arabel Sinon's Resistance: Sinon Elsie Bray The Drifter Caesar Zeppeli Lila Rossi Sleet and Dingo Guts Alex Louis Armstrong Mithrax, Kell of Light Varvatos Vex Sai Yukitsugu Hendrickson The Nine: Orin Xûr, Agent of the Nine House of Flame: Koriks, Flame Kell Nightcore Syndicate: Nagihiko The Reef: Petra Venj Variks, Kell of Kells Sedia Shuro Chi Kalli AJ's Host: AJ, the Relentless Eternal Brotherhood: Brayden-4 House of Lions: Joskaa, Lion Kell Iriksi Syndicate: Iriksi, Monsoon Baroness Velaks-3 Spider's Syndicate: The Spider Stygian Brood: Viznoor, the Black Ir Azari, Will of Viznoor House of Dragons Reformists: Karviks, Dragon Archon Vothriks’ Taken: Vothriks, the Lost Leviathan: Valus Nohr Shadowkeepers: Kirito Asuna Totomaru Eobard Thawne Malcolm Merlyn Damien Darhk Tobias Whale Reign Leopold Fitz Anton Ivanov Hiram Lodge Morgana le Fay Zevon Fikrul, the Fanatic Uldren Sov Djin Sasuke Uchiha Phoenixaro Uchihamaki Ruby Hale Shadow Army: Kotrik, Bloodcrafter of Kirito Eramis, Kell of Darkness Nekis, Bloodkeeper of Kotrik Vesakis, Heiress to the Throne Sekris, Baron of Shanks Siviks, Lost to None Atraks Kridis Phylaks Praksis Zharves, Shadowcaster of Kirito Xyurdok, Commander of the Throne Ka'el Incaru, Daughter of Nokris Eir, the Keeper of Order Ur, the Ever-Hunger Yul, the Honest Worm Ecthar, Gatebreaker of Shadows Hydrax, Mindkiller of Kirito Menkrodos, the Dimensional Mind Agioktis, Martyr Mind Gha'arn, Crownforger of Kirito Dominus Ghaul The Consul Lictor Shayotet Freeborn Otzot Aedile Moli Imoli Umun'arath Iska'al Caiatl, the Princess-Imperial Tha'uul, Statesman of Midnight Gahlran, the Sorrow-Bearer Amtec, Loyal to Kirito Feltroc, the Skull-Piercer Inotam, Oblivion's Triune Niruul, the Hollow Voice Ozletc, the Sky Piercer Tazaroc, the Sun Eater Voyc, Shadow of the Wilds Thu'urg, Blightmaker of Kirito Echo of Phoenixaro Vayeriks, Fatesmith of Kirito Elykris, the Machinist Hiraks, the Mindbender Reksis Vahn, the Hangman Araskes, the Trickster Kaniks, the Mad Bomber Pirrha, the Rifleman Yaviks, the Rider Pastbreakers: Lambekis, Shardshifter of the Pastbreakers Shodekris, Warmonger of the Pastbreakers Kul Morithra, Lullaby of the Pastbreakers Brekoth, Scourge of the Pastbreakers Vekona, Rosario-Mind of the Pastbreakers Merothosyion, Traumamaster of the Pastbreakers Deko'nori, Legioncaller of the Pastbreakers Furinok, Scarrunner of the Pastbreakers Raxovis, Birthwriter of the Pastbreakers Urevos, Symphony of the Pastbreakers Aethok, Chordsinger of the Pastbreakers Quinellek, Gatespeaker of the Pastbreakers Ghosts of Nagasaki: Magda Peterson, Devilwalker of the Damned Troika, Founder of the Archangel Dave Strider, the Roaring Phoenix The Fulminator Rull Gunmar the Black Jarus Zeron Alpha Tesla-0 Strength Forces of the City: Guardians Frames Seraphs Allies of the Guardians: Loyalists Awoken Nine Minions of the Darkness: Fallen Hive Vex Cabal Taken Scorn Technology of the Darkness: Pyramids Blights SIVA Dreadnaught The Shadowdrifter The Almighty Casualties Zavala Emperor Calus No effect Civilian casualties All Danville civilians, all Auradonians, and potentially trillions of Awoken

"A few weeks after the Jewelbilee, what was supposed to be a proud day that commemorated Auradon's glory turned into a massacre the moment Kirito freed Zevon from the Isle of the Lost and recruited him into his rogue army that we now call the Shadowkeepers, who killed all of the civilians and corrupted Mal with the Darkness. But, what traumatized us the most wasn't her betrayal or the deaths of her friends, but Zavala's death, and now, what we saw proved to us that no one is safe. Not anymore."

— Ikora Rey highlighting the start of the Shadowkeepers Apocalypse

The Shadowkeepers Apocalypse was a massively cataclysmic system-wide conflict fought between millions of Guardians and inhabitants of the Solar System and Kirito and Asuna and their armies of Shadowkeepers, Shadow Army and Pastbreakers minions, and Ghosts of Nagasaki to take back Auradon, save Mallory Bertha, and protect the Light. Although this crisis was initially triggered when Mal killed Maleficent, it actually began when the Shadowkeepers murdered countless people in Auradon, including Ben, Evie, Suguha Kirigaya, Emperor Calus, the Auradonian Kids' parents, and Commander Zavala, in order to take over all of Auradon and begin an eight-year reign beyond the heart of Aincrad. Unlike the previous enemies the Guardians killed, the Shadowkeepers sought to rewrite history and create a dark future, with them controlling all worlds as gods.

Events

Prelude: The Swordsman's Arrival

"The Dragon’s Eye has awakened. It is on a little world. A human world. They would only wield its power… But our allies know its workings as they never will. They are ready to lead. And our forces will follow. The world will be theirs. The universe yours. And the humans, what can they do but burn?"

— An unnamed Taken commander, speaking to the Darkness about Kirito and Asuna

Some time after the Guardians' victory of the Dimensional Wars, the Darkness, having found a still-open portal, sent the Pyramids into the dimensional gateway to recruit its new allies: Kirito and Asuna. Having already known that they had seen what it saw and mourned for the deaths of their friends and of innocence, the Darkness not only gave them back their powers from Sword Art Online, but also granted them permanent access to its Pyramids, knowing that they can succeed where its previous forces failed.

Upon accepting the Darkness's gift, after stepping out of their dimension and into the dimension of The Guardian's universe, Kirito and Asuna recruited both the Shadowkeepers and the enemies of Light, instilling into them a profound sense of freedom and purpose, promising them that they would be the one to save them and those cast out and left for dead by their own people from the Traveler's lies.

Attack on Auradon

"I'm so sorry. I'm sorry, I just... I thought that... I was afraid to tell you. I thought I was gonna lose my life. But I had to do something! I had to protect my birthright! It's just... I wish things could've been different."

— Mal, talking to Petra Venj shortly before leaving with the Shadowkeepers

Some weeks after the Jewel-bilee, the Shadowkeepers and their newly-assembled Shadow Army freed the son of Yzma known as Zevon from the frozen prison on the Isle of the Lost before launching a high-stakes invasion on Auradon that resulted in Mal's corruption at the hands of the Darkness and the deaths of countless civilians and heroes, including Zavala. Kirito and Asuna, having triumphed over the now-dead Zavala, proceeded to launch the codes for the Darkness's corruptive-matter system, simply known as Lightfall, which summoned waves of malevolent Blights that destroyed everything that Auradon stood for, killed all living beings of Light and civilians of Auradonian blood within it, and turned the entire city into a realm of Kirito and Asuna's ideal birth worlds. Although the fall of Auradon itself was unfathomable and the exact aftereffects of this event were unknown, it is certain that Petra Venj was the only survivor.

A New Aincrad

"For years, the world been bound to aspects of a failed past, full of lies that the Traveler brought upon this universe. But, we knew the truth. In Light, there was only weakness. Only failure. Only death. But where the Light took, the Dark gives. No longer will we be pawns of the Light's lies. No longer will we watch the lives of those we care for be lost. In Darkness, there is only strength. Only victory. Only life. And we shall rise forever."

— Kirito

Moments after taking over Auradon, the Shadowkeepers split the Shadow Army into six respective groups: the House of Shadows, led by Kotrik; the Shadow Swarm, led by Zharves; the Shadow Divisive, led by Hydrax; the Shadow Legion, led by Gha'arn; the Reborn, led by Thu'urg; and the Cult of Shadows, led by Vayeriks.

Aftermath

Solar Coalition

(TBA)

Evangelion's Arrival

"In defeating the Black Swordsman, the Guardians have proved themselves useful... and now, we can finally move on to the next phase."

— Evangelion, a few days before the events of Last Smile

Some time after the creation of the Solar Coalition, a mysterious Warlock by the name of Evangelion would rise to power and set up base alongside his partners Mar Novu, Mayura, Parado, Ryuko Matoi, Tokyo, and other members of his syndicate within the Horizonwake aboard the Isle of the Lost, looking for the Guardians who helped bring an end to the Apocalypse so that he can help them prepare for what's coming.

Appearances

• Destiny 2
  • Paradox (First appearance)
  • Fractured Worlds (Mentioned only)