Many of you who have replied to my posts know that I have a huge issue with how the Xehanorts are somehow still around despite telling us that they all had to return to their own times at the end of Dream Drop Distance. But for once I actually have an idea to contribute: most of them have been hiding out in the Realm Of Darkness. The Realm Of Darkness has no time so what better place to hide for people on a time limit? And they don't have to worry about losing track of time in there and coming out a like a hundred years too late, the Xehanort(s) who is supposed to exist in the present can stay in the Realm Of Light all he/they want and since they all share the same Heart, they can keep track of the passage time through the present Xehanort(s). It may not explain why they faded away like they did in Dream Drop Distance but it's something.

 

I apologize if this has already been suggested.

That's why KH3 is where all of them will be defeated and won't come back.

Huh, that's actually a pretty good way to add some logic to that aspect of the Seekers! Having each version be in the Realm Of Darkness doesn't sound far-fetched, especially considering we have characters like Ventus and Lauriam in the age of Fairy Tales, so anything is possible!

 

I'm sure Kingdom Hearts III will provide the answers we seek, as it is the last act of the Xehanort Saga!

The Realm of Darkness HAS time, but it moves much slower than the outside world.

 

So much so, that this actually makes sense