Traverse Town… a world that only comes in exist when people needs a refugee. It is created by the remains of lost worlds and due the destruction by Heartless many worlds got lost in the last years. In a side street where nobody bothers to look a black vortex opened and a man stepped out, except his green scarf around his neck everybody could only see his dark clothes and shoes. On his back was something long tied on but covered by black blankets so nobody could see what it was.
Everybody in the town only knows him by the name "The Dark Traveler." While not causing any trouble in the town and also stays out of any conflict that doesn't involves Heartless only a few things are known. Nobody has a clue when and to where he always disappear of but he always comes back at least once in a month to refill supplies and meets with a moogle that sells information.
The owner of the inn, in the town, was able to tell what he always orders for food and drinks but this was it. Nobody knows from where the boy with dark blond hair and green eyes came from or what his goals are or where he got his black weapons. The one's who withmessed him fighting heartless tells that he uses a pair of black swords where the blade is formed like a stretched out crystal while other claims he has small throwing knifes and daggers formed like that. A third ground tells he wields an axe with the same diamond forms as blades.
All can be true or legends. Fact is only he is a mystery for everybody…
But it was time that he meets with a mystery by himself. A mystery that will change his course of life forever!
It began that he returned from one of his countless trips and if anybody could look at his face right now, they would be able to tell that his trip was another failure for him.
However as he reached the plaza of the first district he noticed a boy that holds the weapon that looks like the combination of a gun and sword. The Traveler remembers that this boy is called Leon even thought it was clear that wasn't his true name.
Not wanting to deal with this wielder of a gunsword the Traveler climbs on top of a building but stopped as he saw another boy. He never saw him before but this brown haired boy in red clothes and big yellow shoes hold something that he never expected to see: A Keyblade!
The Traveler kneeled down and looks how the scene went on. The boy and Leon began to fight but after a while the boy fell unconscious down. From the looks the traveler knew that this Keybearer was a newbie in the Keyblade business but it doesn't bother him. He found at least something that might bring him closer to his goal and decided to follow this boy.
He followed Leon who brought the Keybearer to a house and waits outside, hidden in the shadows. However as suddenly Heartless appeared he cursed himself and dark mist formed around his hands and grew longer, forming two black swords. The blades formed like diamonds and charged at the dark creatures, fighting them off.
As he finally got rid of them he wondered why it was so easy this time but remembered that a true Keybearer is on this world. Which means destroying Heartless for good is now possible so long he stays here.
In the distance he heard a commotion and rushed over. He spots the Keybearer how he finished off an armor like Heartless together with a duck and an anthropomorphic dog. He watches them how they talked with each other and heads of to somewhere.
The Traveler followed them but as he noticed that they left the town via Gummi Ship he grit his teeth.
Traveling with Gummi Ship may have good sides but for his intension it is a back drawn. He cannot just follow them. For his means of transportation he needs a clue where they are going to go.
"Guess I have no choice but try to find them on my own again…" he mumbled and opened the dark vortex he came from before. He walked through it and looked at so many worlds as possible. He didn't meddle with the business of these worlds only asking people out, however he didn't find a single clue until he came to a world he only heard of: Hallow Bastion! Many of Traverse Town originates from there but nobody seems to remember its true name.
He saw the dog and duck from earlier with a different kid. One with silver hair, blue pants and yellow shirt. He carried the Keyblade of the other kid which confused the kid.
However he spots in the distance something and smirks "Finally I found you!"
While he runs over to engage the one he found he unwraps the blanked around the object on his back and releaved another Keyblade. "Master Ynsedi… soon your Keyblade 'Caring Wing' will stop this creature from slaying Keybearers!"
Just as creature with wolf head and lion mane wanted to attack, the Traveler slammed into the armor. The creature groans in surprise and looked "Why did you do that? And why do you look familiar?"
The traveler holds the Keyblade in front of him "I am Kuran Yuma! And I am sure you remember this Keyblade!"
"You are this boy with this Keyblade Master! Since you hold the blade of this old man you seem to are able to hold one but cannot yours your own so you are not a true one! I give you a chance to leave and never be bothered by the order of light!" told the creature
"Does this order has the goal to destroy the keybearers?" asked Kuran but the creature shock his head "no! Only me! My brothers and sisters are failing to see that the Keybearers are the source of all evil in this universe! If it weren't for the Keyblade wars, the holy world would still exist and not splintered apart into several different and smaller worlds."
"I don't know about the Keyblade wars but I know you cannot blame the todays Keybearers for that! So long you don't differ between the ones who would do truly evil things with the Keyblades and the ones who tries to do good even if they fail that, I will be after you!" told Kuran and jumped forward with his masters Keyblade in the hand. The creature blocks his attack with ease with the large sword he holds.
Kuran jumped into the air and in his right hand a small dark cloud formed before he tossed three small knives, miniature versions of his black swords. However they disappear effectless as they impacted with the armor of the creature. With a chuckle he laughed "You form your weapons by concentrating pure darkness into forms you have in minds! A good tatic but without any change against somebody with a nearly pure light like me!"
"You will be stopped!" called Kuran, ignoring the taunting and rushed to his opponent, the Keyblade ready to strike. However the creature blocked it again and punched him with the free hand, sending him flying and he lands with a loud crash on the ground. The Keyblade strikes the ground next to him.
The creature walked up and slammed the blade into the ground next to his head "Only because you cannot truly wield a Keybalde I let you life! However if we ever meet again, you will die like your master! Consider this about your future actions!"
Then the creature left. Kuran just laid there in pain before struggling up in pain and grabs on the Keyblade of his master "Caring Wing."
"Why… why I am not strong enough!" he groans and let out an inhuman cry due his helpless state. He put his masters Keyblade back on his back and opened a portal, a portal that won't lead him to a world but to the Realms of Darkness… and he stepped through!