Sorry for the LONG wait! I was so busy. And I lost the plot so I had to gather all my friends and ask their help. They did so this is the LAST chapter! I don't own anything but Aderia and the land. All the shadow people too!

Chapter Eleven

Eragon landed on the ground. But instead of it being brown or green, it was solid black. Everything was either black or purple. There was a full moon out, which gave off a very weak light. In front of them, a large spiraling, black castle stood, reaching for the purple and black moon. Rowen was staring at the castle through his large glasses. He wiped them off carefully before stalking towards the castle. Pyro trying to lead the group, walked by Rowen's side. Vernia walked behind Pyro and Rowen, and was conversing with Saphira quietly. Seldina was gripping the hilt of her sword, and cautioned Eragon to do the same. He grabbed the hilt of his sword with a sweaty hand and looked about.

They slowly reached the castle. Pyro was walking with Vernia now. "Something's wrong. Shadow Lord's alarms haven't gone off yet." He muttered to everyone, expect for Rowen who was moving his hand around the door. All of the sudden, a loud roar filled the silence. Everyone turned around. Behind them a large black dragon with beady red eyes was staring at them.

Durza pulled at his chains. The Shadow Lord had chained him to a table, where a ax was above him. Luckily for him, the ax wasn't swinging. The Shadow Lord was holding the baby that Durza had been searching for. The baby beat it's little fists against the Shadow Lord's chest but it just laughed, and continued with pouring stuff into a cauldron. Grey fog spilled out of the cauldron, giving off a rotten egg smell.
"Eye of Newt." The Shadow Lord muttered to himself, opening a container and picking up a small round eye. Durza swallowed hard and turned his gaze. A large dragon was curled up near the wall, thumping it's tail against the floor. Suddenly, the dragon looked up and apparently said something to the Shadow Lord. The Shadow Lord nodded and the dragon flew out the window, slowly spiraling down.

Saphira roared and snapped her massive jaws at the black dragon. The black dragon snorted, tendrils of black smoke coming out of it's nostrils. Saphira spiraled up, flexing herself making her look bigger and stronger. The black dragon hissed and opened it's mouth, a deep rumble coming from it's throat. Fire spurted out of it's mouth. Saphira flew out of its range and lunged at the black dragon. Eragon wanted to stay with his dragon but Pyro pulled him inside the Shadow Castle. It was full of shadows and no shimmer of light even filtered through the windows. Everyone held their hands up to make sure they did not run into the wall. A large purple and black staircase swerved up in the middle of the room, which disappeared in the dark ceiling.

"This way." Seldina said, heading towards the staircase. "He would be up at the very top." She placed one of her feet on the stairs and a pure golden light seeped through the stair. As she made her way up two more steps, the stairs also changed color. Eragon stared at her confused. "A fairy thing, Eragon. It makes the shadow ground we walk on stronger and safer for us to walk on." She explained. Eragon nodded and followed Vernia.

Durza grimaced as the chains cut into his burned skin. No matter how hard he pulled, he could not break the rusty chains. He also couldn't connect with his magic. "Why do you want the baby so much?" Durza asked through clenched teeth. The Shadow Lord glanced at him.

"This fairy baby has the power to make me the most powerful man in the universe. I could finally have all the fairies and dragons and whatever I wanted at my command. Even your stupid king, Galbatriox." The Lord sneered, holding the baby carefully. He dropped another item in the cauldron and the room was overpowered by a horrible reek. He gagged and set the baby down, continuing with his work.

Suddenly, the door busted open and five people ran in. "Give us back Aderia!" Rowen yelled, shaking his thin fist. The Shadow Lord rolled his eyes. Vernia grabbed the baby, which was laying on the stone table.

"Lets go! Run quickly now!" Vernia yelled, running out the room. Pyro turned and ran. Seldina grabbed Eragon's arm and dragged him with her.

"We can't just leave Rowen!" He said.

"Don't worry. The Shadow Lord and Rowen have been enemies for who knows long. Rowen would like it if we went away so he could deal with the Shadow Lord." Seldina said as they hurried down stairs. It seemed to take forever but finally they reached outside the castle. Saphira was sitting on the ground, with a triumphant smile. Eragon smiled back at her then hurried to catch up with the others. A portal had been called upon and now Seldina had just slipped through it. Saphira was next. After Saphira was gone, Eragon put his foot through. Where was Rowen?, he thought, looking up at the castle.

The doors flew open and Rowen was running ped-mell to the portal. "Hurry up! Hurry up!" He shouted, looking back. Eragon scrambled through the portal. He fell on the ground then Rowen fell on top of him. Seldina, Pyro, and Vernia helped Rowen up. Eragon got up on his own. "That should hold him for awhile. Don't worry about that Shade guy. I tried to help him but he disassembled himself. Oh well. Come on, now. My daughter is waiting for her baby." Rowen said.

"And for you, Dragon Rider," Feranin said, turning to the last hero. He glanced quickly at his wife, who was kissing Aderia all over. "You have Ilane's and I eternal gratitude. We are giving you the gift of the Fairies. And some of our magic. May you live a happy and prosperous life, Eragon Shadeslayer and Fairyprotecter." Feranin finished. Ilane smiled and walked over to Eragon.

"Thank you, Eragon. Thank you so much." She said, starting to cry again. Eragon looked sheepishly down to the floor. Ilane bent down and kissed his cheek. Feranin smiled.

"Go ahead." He said. Eragon raised an eyebrow. Suddenly, a swarm of bees zoomed towards Eragon. He yelped and began to ran away. The bees chased him down and tackled him to the ground. Eragon waited for the stings but instead he was getting kissed over and over again. Eragon groaned. So this is what is was like to help a fairy.

THE END

Yay! Its completed and done. Hope you like the ending. I lost the plot and my friends had to help me on this last chapter. Who knows, maybe later on, there might be a sequel, when Aderia is older. But that is for a very long long time!