

Unbeknownst to him, this figure is Ansem, his Heartless from the future, who tells him it is his destiny to travel to other worlds. Living quietly on Destiny Islands, Xehanort begins to contemplate the existence of other worlds outside his home, when he is greeted by a mysterious brown hooded figure. On June 22, 2020, The Kingdom Hearts Union χ app was rebranded as Kingdom Hearts Union χ Dark Road that contains both Kingdom Hearts Union χ and Kingdom Hearts Dark Road. On June 8, 2020, new characters were revealed to have trained with Xehanort and Eraqus in their youth. On May 18, 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Square Enix announced the game development will be delayed. The official name was revealed on January 31, 2020. Kingdom Hearts Dark Road was initially announced with the working title " Project Xehanort" along with a guess-the-name Twitter campaign on Janu. On January 22, 2020, the Kingdom Hearts Union χ posted a sketch artwork depicting a young Xehanort and Eraqus along with blurred out other characters. The game was first hinted by series creator Tetsuya Nomura on Januin a Q&A to celebrate the release of Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind and that it will be announced by the Kingdom Hearts Union χ team on January 23, 2020. With this update, players will be able to access most gameplay features of the online version in an offline capacity, including the ability to play through main quests and world battles, watch cutscenes in theater mode, and level up and acquire new cards through BP. The game was set to have its final story update in September, 2021, with version 5.00 however, this update has been delayed to an indeterminate date for the 2021-2022 winter season. Following the 4.40 update, the game was rendered inaccessible. Online service for the game has ended on Jfor Japan, and Jfor the global server. The game explores why Xehanort became a seeker of darkness and his days of training to become a Keyblade Master. Now titled Kingdom Hearts Union χ Dark Road, the app makes both games available for play. It was released on iOS, Android, and Amazon smartphone devices on Jglobally, as part of Kingdom Hearts Union χ's second rebranding. Kingdom Hearts Dark Road is the thirteenth game set in the Kingdom Hearts series. " Why did he become the seeker of darkness?" -Tagline
