Chapter 41: Castle of Darkness
Fulgur, Kim, Ron, and the rabbit make their way through the castle again and are back outside and are now at a high tower of the castle to get to the Grand Cathedral but as they go through they see an army of Black Xetis and Heartless surrounding them and they see Bowser Jr. above the army.
"Bowser Jr.!" The rabbit said.
"So the brat who destroyed his world and ended his own father finally shows himself." Fulgur said.
"Coming from the sad master who didn't save his friends." Bowser Jr. replied.
"Shut up! Let us through!" Fulgur said.
"You think I'll let you confront Zervik and the Horned King and ruin all what we've worked hard to achieve. I'm not letting that fall apart so easily. You all need to die now." Bowser Jr. said.
"Those are a lot of Black Xetis and Heartless!" Ron said.
"We have to get through them if we need to stop Zervik and the Horned King." Kim said.
"Then let's get started!" Fulgur said as he summons Sky's Volt.
"Let's go." The rabbit said as he takes out his sword and a black shield with a red rabbit head symbol in the middle.
"Black Xetis! Heartless! DESTROY THEM!" Bowser Jr. commanded and the Black Xetis and the Heartless attack the four who also prepare to fight.
Meanwhile at the foyer of the castle everyone sees a bright light appearing in front of them and the bright light reveals Ky and Pax and they are back in the real world and back at the foyer.
"Ky!" Elena said as she runs to Ky.
"Hi, guys. Sorry for the worry." Ky said.
"What happened? Where were you two?" Zatch asked.
"We were in a strange place and there, I've fought the Black Xeti controlling Pax and I've finally managed to free him." Ky answered showing everyone the still unconscious Pax.
"Pax!" Griff said running to him. "You actually did it?! You saved Pax?" Griff asked.
"Mm-hmm." Ky answered nodding.
"Uhh..." A voice said and they see Pax starting to regain consciousness. "Wh...what...?" Pax asked confused as he looks around the foyer.
"Pax!" Ky cheered as he hugs Pax.
"K-Ky? Is that you? Where are we?" Pax asked.
"We're in Void Citadel. This is the home of Zervik and the Horned King." Ky answered.
"Pax, you're okay." Griff said.
"Griff? That you?" Pax asked.
"Yep. I'm so glad you're back." Griff said.
"Yeah. Me too." Ky said as he hugs Pax as tears start to flow from his face.
"Ky's heart has won the battle. I'm so proud of him." Sophia said.
"Looks like you did it, Ky. You saved your friend." Max said.
"Yep. I'm happy too." Ky said and Pax holds his head in confusion.
"Uh, my head hurts right now. The last thing I remember was fighting Nex and then the Heartless came and attacked me. I also had a strange dream. I tried to kill you, Ky...twice and then I turned into some kind of monster and tried to kill you again..." Pax said.
"That wasn't a dream, Pax. It actually happened. Zervik and the Black Xetis were controlling you and turned you into a mindless dark Keybearer named Pavor. Zervik sent you to try and kill me. It happened back at a world called Fiore and you...the Black Xeti controlling you almost killed me. Then just now you attacked us and then the Black Xeti that was possessing your body the whole time attacked me, but I managed to save you." Ky explained and Pax is in shock.
"I...actually...tried to kill you?" Pax asked.
"No. Just the Black Xeti that was controlling you. Even after what the Black Xetis made you try to kill Ky, he was determined to save you." Elena said.
"You're lucky to have a friend like Ky." T.J. said.
"What I don't get is why Pax was being controlled by the Black Xetis when they and the Heartless could have consumed his heart." Kiyo said.
"Maybe the Black Xetis and the Heartless didn't take his heart because Zervik and the Horned King didn't want them to. Instead, they found a way to corrupt Pax's heart and made the Black Xetis take over his body." Ky suggested.
"That might be the case." Tails said.
"But that doesn't matter now because the Black Xetis are not controlling Pax anymore." Sly said.
"No, but Zervik and the Horned King are still responsible and we have to stop them no matter what." Ky said.
"You're right." Elena said.
"I just determined where Zervik and the Horned King are. They're at the Grand Cathedral." Bentley said.
"Not only that, but so are the Light Crystal and the Dark Gem, which are probably complete by now. They're trying to complete the Keyhole to this world." Tails said.
"But they still need the Prince of Light named Virtus and we still haven't found him yet." Ky said.
"He's probably somewhere in this castle?" Blaze suggested.
"Well, whatever the case, we have to find and stop Zervik and the Horned King." Ky said.
"Yeah." Griff said.
"I can do my best to help and..." Pax cuts himself off as he starts to collapse but Ky catches him.
"Your body's tired after our fight. You need to rest up." Ky said.
"That sounds like a good idea." Sophia said.
"Let's find a good place for you to rest up, Pax." Griff said.
"Okay. Sounds great." Pax said.
The group start finding a good place for Pax to rest and while finding a place they arrive what looks like a library and the group start searching around for something and Ky finds a chair.
"I think this'll be a good place for you to rest up, Pax." Ky said as he places Pax on a chair.
"Thanks, Ky." Pax said.
"I'll look after him until he recovers." Sophia said.
"You sure, Mom?" Ky asked.
"Yes." Sophia answered.
"Okay then. Griff, can you stay here and look after Pax and my mom?" Ky asked.
"Sure. I'll make sure that no Heartless or Black Xeti will be here." Griff said.
"Thanks. I don't think there's anything else in this library." Ky said.
"As mush as I like to read some books here, we need to continue through this castle." Elena said.
"Okay then. Let's get going." Ky said but then realizes. "Oh, I almost forgot! Here, Pax, this is yours." Ky said as he gives Way to Peace.
"My Keyblade! You should keep it for now. You'll need it." Pax said.
"No. This is yours. I already have my own Keyblade." Ky said as he gives Way to Peace to Pax.
"Thanks, Ky." Pax said.
"C'mon, guys, let's go." Ky said and the others nod.
The group continue through the library until they return to the foyer and they go for a hallway but then they see a magical barrier in their way.
"Man, how're we supposed to get through?" T.J. asked.
"I think I know..." Ky said as he uses Dawn of Hope to cast a spell on the barrier making it disappear. "That should open a path for us." Ky said.
"Good job, Ky." Murray said.
"Now we can get through the castle." Shadow said.
"We should watch out for any Black Xetis and Heartless." Max said.
"Yeah." Zatch said.
"Let's get ready." Ky said as the group start to leave the foyer and move through the castle.
Meanwhile Fulgur, the rabbit, Kim, and Ron defeat the army of Black Xetis and Heartless and they prepare to fight Bowser Jr. who growls in frustration.
"You still lose, brat. The Deadly Alliance will be defeated." Fulgur said.
"Ha! We may not have the Prince of Light, but you don't have him either. If anyone's lost, it's you losers." Bowser Jr. said and he confronts the four and prepares to fight them.
"Get ready!" The rabbit said and they fight Bowser Jr. who also attacks them.
Meanwhile in the dark throne room Kaos finds Poena and Tortus who are waiting in the throne room.
"Well, well, well. Look who's the joke now." Poena said.
"Shut the hell up! That brat has some kind of power within him. It's like a purest light or something." Kaos said.
"We saw that light aura around his body when you were tormenting him. I believe it's the power of a certain person that Lord Zervik has been searching for all these years since we took over this world." Poena said.
"If you think that, then why can't you take him away?" Kaos asked.
"He's making his way through the castle right now." Poena said.
"He's probably heading for the Grand Cathedral. Let him get over here. He'll face what's comin' to him." Tortus said.
"That can't be it. I've had Pavor take care of him. Pavor almost killed him before so Ky should be dead by now." Kaos said.
"Really. If Pavor really took care of Ky, then Pavor would've returned by now." Poena said.
"Whatever. I don't care if Pavor died in the fight, as long as that brat is gone, one way or the other." Kaos said.
"You're wrong. I've seen the fight and Ky has in fact held his own now against Pavor." A voice said and it's Nex.
"What? You watched the whole fight?" Kaos asked.
"I have, but after those two were sent away somewhere, I just left after." Nex said.
"What are you still doing here anyway? I thought you were going to find more clues about your father." Poena said.
"I want to see what will become of this world if you succeed." Nex said.
"Not 'if', WHEN." Kaos said.
"We'll see. You'd better hope that Ky won't be here to screw anything up." Nex said.
"Oh, he won't. We'll make sure of that. This castle is crawling with Black Xetis and Heartless no matter how many times the brat has fought them, he'll still fall." Kaos said.
"I'd like to see that happening. Otherwise, I'll have to kill him myself." Nex said as dark aura appears around his body.
Meanwhile Ky, Elena, Max, Tails, Blaze, Shadow, Storm, Kiyo and Zatch, Lucky, T.J., Sly, Bentley, and Murray start to move through the castle and arrive at a room that looks like a hallway and while the group start moving spikes start to rise up from the ground but the group manage to avoid the spikes and keep going but then Defender Heartless appear and Wraith Black Xetis appear and attack the group but Ky attacks with Dawn of Hope followed by Strike Raid but the Wraith Black Xetis attack with their skeletal claws but Elena casts Fire and then throws magic bombs while Max bashes with his shield but the Defender Heartless attack with their eerie faced shields but T.J. dash slashes with his knife while Kiyo has Zatch use Zaker but the Wraith Black Xetis sneaks behind and then attacks with its skeletal claws but Storm unleashes electricity while Lucky uses Ground Pound but the Defender Heartless shoot fireballs from their shields but Blaze unleashes her flames while Shadow throws Chaos Spears but the Defender Heartless unleash ice but Tails fires lasers from his blaster but the Wraith Black Xeti throws dark discs but Sly attacks with his cane followed by Cane Push but the Defender Heartless bite with their shields but Bentley throws sleep darts allowing Murray to triple punch and the group defeat the Wraith Black Xetis and the Defender Heartless and they continue through the hallway while avoiding more rising spikes from the ground until they reach the end of the hallway and they find a door and go through it.
The group are now in a different room that happens to be a round room with a spiral staircase and the group start climbing up the staircase and they are on the upper part of the round room that has some crystals around the walls and the group keep going through the round room and are now at another hallway but this time without spikes rising from the ground there are black flames spinning around next to the hall walls and the group go through the hallway while avoiding the spinning black flames and they find stairs that leads downward and so they go down the stairs and they continue through the hall and they find another door and it leads them to another room that happens to be another round room but they find ten different doors around the room.
"Which door is the right one?" Max asked.
"I don't think these doors will lead us. I think these doors have different rooms." Elena said and Tails activates his device.
"She's right. These door do have different rooms. The real door that will lead us out of here is somewhere." Tails said.
"Let's go see." Ky said as they see another spiral staircase and they start climbing up leading to the upper part of the room and they see ten more multiple doors around and Ky looks around and he finds a big door with two black chains crossed to each other and in the middle is the Black Xeti symbol that looks empty. "There's the door we need to get through, but it's seal shut. Not even my Keyblade can unlock it." Ky said.
"I think the only way to unlock this is to complete the symbol." Elena said.
"That sounds right." Kiyo said.
"How though?" T.J. asked and Ky looks at the doors.
"I think these ten doors in this floor and the other ten doors on the bottom floor can help us. If we just look in them, I'm sure we'll figure out the puzzle." Ky said.
"That's a good idea. Let's try it." Sly said.
"Where should we start?" Murray asked.
"Let's try the lower floor first and then this floor." Ky said and the others nod and start going through the ten doors.
The group go back to the lower floor and they go for the first door which leads to a small room and while the group look around they see Zombie Black Xetis appearing from the ground and they attack the group but Ky horizontal slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by Edge Slash and then casts Blizzard but the Zombie Black Xetis attack with their arms but Elena shoots magic bolts and then casts Earth while Max bashes with his shield and then uses Shield Missile but the Zombie Black Xetis spin attack with their arms but Tails tail swipes and then shoots four shots from his blaster while Blaze uses Fire Drill but the Zombie Black Xetis throw their arms but Shadow throws Chaos Arrows but the Zombie Black Xetis dig underground and then rise to attack but Storm uses Volt Tackle while Kiyo attacks with his spellbook and then has Zatch use Zakeruga but the Zombie Black Xetis attack with their legs but Lucky uses Egg Roll while T.J. slashes with his knife but the Zombie Black Xetis spin attack with their arms but Sly uses Cane Spin while Bentley throws bombs but the Zombie Black Xetis attack with their limbs but Murray flame punches followed by Turbo Charge but the Zombie Black Xetis dig underground but Ky uses Strike Raid and finishes off the Zombie Black Xetis and after defeating the Zombie Black Xetis they see a treasure chest appearing.
"Now let's see what's in there." Ky said as he uses his Keyblade to unlock the chest and it shows a piece.
"I think this piece could help us unseal that door." Bentley said.
"You could be right. Let's look at the other doors and see if there are other pieces like this." Ky said and the others nod and they leave the small room.
The group return to the round room and they go for the next door and they enter the next small room and start searching for the next chest but then Werewolf Black Xetis appear and attack the group with their fangs but Ky horizontal slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by a diagonal edge slash but the Werewolf Black Xetis attack with their claws but Elena whacks with her staff followed by shooting magic bolts and then casts Fire but the Werewolf Black Xetis unleash howls but Max uses Shield Boomerang while T.J. throws knives but the Werewolf Black Xetis bite at the group but Kiyo has Zatch use Zakeruga but the Werewolf Black Xetis bite at them but Storm uses Skullbash while Lucky uses Headbutt but the Werewolf Black Xetis enter Berserk mode and attack with their claws in a frenzy rage but Shadow throws Chaos Arrows while Blaze double flame kicks while Tails throws bombs but the Werewolf Black Xetis keep attacking in a frenzy but Bentley throws sleep darts allowing Murray to flame punch while Sly attacks with his cane but the Werewolf Black Xetis attack with their claws in berserk but Ky uses Sonic Blade to finish off the Werewolf Black Xetis and just then the group see another chest appears and Ky uses his Keyblade open the chest and another piece is shown and Ky takes the piece and they leave the room.
The group go for the third door and enter the next room and they see Vampirebat Black Xetis appearing and they unleash sonic beams at the group who dodge and Ky aerial slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by Thunder while Elena throws magic bombs and then casts Gravity but the Vampirebat Black Xetis air dive at the group but Max uses Cyclone while T.J. dash slashes with his knife but the Vampirebat Black Xetis attack with their wings but Kiyo has Zatch use Bao Zakeruga while Storm unleashes electricity but the Vampirebat Black Xetis unleash sonic beams but Lucky uses Ground Pound but the Vampirebat Black Xetis air dive but Tails uses Fly Kick and then fires a laser from his blaster while Blaze uses Fire Drill but the Vampirebat Black Xetis attack with their wings but Shadow home attacks and multi punches followed by a spin kick but the Vampirebat Black Xetis air dive at the group but Bentley throws bombs while Murray uppercuts but the Vampirebat Black Xetis unleash sonic beams but Sly uses Cane Jump and then down swings his cane but the Vampirebat Black Xetis unleash more sonic beams but Ky casts Gravity and then vertical slashes with Dawn of Hope and defeats the Vampirebat Black Xetis and then another chest is revealed and Ky uses his Keyblade to unlock the chest and obtains another piece.
The group go for the fourth door and they enter the next room and they see Dark Knight Black Xetis appearing and they attack the group with their swords but Ky counters with Dawn of Hope and then slashes with the Keyblade followed by Spin Slash but the Dark Knight Black Xetis deliver a powerful kick but Elena shoots magic concussive blasts and then casts Blizzard while Max bashes with his shield and then uses Shield Missile but the Dark Knight Black Xetis slam slash with their swords but Tails summons Magic Hand and it delivers a punch while Blaze uses Fire Tornado while Shadow throws Chaos Spears but the Dark Knight Black Xetis slash with their swords but Storm uses Quick Attack and then tail whips while Kiyo has Zatch use Zaker but the Dark Knight Black Xetis deliver another powerful kick but Lucky double kicks and then uses Egg Roll but the Dark Knight Black Xetis spin slash with their swords but T.J. multi slashes with his knife but the Dark Knight Black Xetis slam their swords but Sly attacks with his cane followed by Cane Push while Bentley throws bombs while Murray uses Tornado Punch but the Dark Knight Black Xetis horizontal slash with their swords but Ky counters with Dawn of Hope and then uses Strike Raid and defeats the Dark Knight Black Xetis and the group see another chest appearing and Ky uses his Keyblade to unlock the chest and obtains the next piece.
The group go for the fifth door and arrive at the next room and while looking around they see Warlock Black Xetis appearing and they attack the group with spells but Ky casts Stop and then attacks with Dawn of Hope followed by Edge Slash while Elena whacks with her staff and then casts Gravity but the Warlock Black Xetis cast fire spells but Max blocks the fire attacks and then uses Shield Boomerang while T.J. dash slashes with his knife but the Warlock Black Xetis cast lightning spells but Storm uses Volt Tackle while Lucky uses Headbutt but the Warlock Black Xetis unleash dark pillars but Kiyo has Zatch use Zaker but the Warlock Black Xetis cast blizzard spells but Blaze unleashes flames while Tails shoots five shots from his blaster but the Warlock Black Xetis cast more fire spells but Shadow multi punches followed by a flip kick but the Warlock Black Xetis unleashes dark mist to blind the group but Sly uses Cane Spin while Murray triple punches while Bentley shoots electric darts but the Warlock Black Xetis cast more lightning spells but Ky horizontal slashes with Dawn of Hope and then uses Sonic Blade and defeats the Warlock Black Xetis and they find another chest and so Ky uses his Keyblade to unlock it and obtains another piece and they leave the room.
The group continue with going with the five more doors on the lower floor and they go to the sixth door and fight off the Black Xetis and they see another chest appearing and Ky obtains another piece and then the group go for the seventh door and confront more Black Xetis and defeat them and Ky obtains the seventh piece and then they go to the eighth room and the group keep fighting more Black Xetis that appear and then Ky unlocks another chest and obtains the next piece and then the group arrive at the ninth room and more Black Xetis appear and attack the group but the group defeat the Black Xetis and then Ky unlocks the next chest and gets the next piece and then the group go to the tenth and last room of the lower floor and they fight against more Black Xetis and the group defeat them and Ky sees the last chest appearing and gains the next piece.
After the group finish with the ten doors on the lower floor they start to climb back up to the upper floor and they go for the first door of the upper floor.
The group look around the first room of the upper floor but then more Black Xetis appear and attack but the group fight back against the Black Xetis and after defeating the Black Xetis the group find another chest and Ky unlocks it with his Keyblade and obtains the next piece and so the group go for the second room and fight against more Black Xetis that attack and then Ky finds another chest and obtains the next piece and then the group go for the third room and fight more Black Xetis that appear and attack and after the defeat of the Black Xetis the group find another chest and Ky obtains the next piece and then they go for the fourth room where more Black Xetis appear and attack the group who fight back and defeat the Black Xetis and then Ky unlocks the next chest and gets the next piece and then arrive at the fifth room and confront more Black Xetis that attack but the group defeat them and then Ky unlocks the next chest and then obtains the next piece and then they go to the sixth room and defeat more Black Xetis and Ky obtains another piece and the group go for the seventh room and fight against more Black Xetis and after the defeat of the Black Xetis the group get the next piece and go for the eighth room and fight more Black Xetis in their way and then Ky unlocks the eighth chest and gains another piece and then the group go for the ninth room and the group confront more Black Xetis and defeat them and then Ky obtains the ninth piece and they leave the room.
"This is really a collection. We now have nineteen pieces." Elena said.
"Now we gotta get the last one." Ky said as he sees the tenth and last door of the upper floor. "Let's go." Ky said.
The group enter the tenth room and they look around to make sure if there are any Black Xetis.
"I don't see any Black Xetis." Shadow said.
"But we have to defeat them if we want that chest." Bentley said.
"Hmm..." Ky then looks at a mirror at the end of the room. "What's with this mirror?" Ky asked as he walks over to it and looks at his reflection. "Hmm...let's keep looking. We're probably missing something." Ky said as he leaves the mirror.
As the group start to keep looking Ky's reflection remains in the mirror and then it starts transforming into a shadow version of Ky and it starts to walk out of the mirror.
"Huh?" Elena asked looking at the shadow version of Ky walking out of the mirror. "Ky...?" Elena asked.
"Huh?" Ky asked as he turns to see the shadow version of Ky completely out of the mirror. "Huh? Where'd that come from?" Ky asked.
"Another Ky?" Tails asked.
"How can this be?" Blaze asked.
"Did it come from that mirror?" Sly asked.
Just then the shadow version of Ky starts to revealing its bright yellow eyes, its hands starts to grow claws, and then antennas starts to grow on its head.
"Oh, no. It's a Heartless version of me. Just like back at Dream Land when a Heartless looked like Kirby." Ky said and Anti-Ky summons a shadow version of Dawn of Hope.
"We should take care of this Ky impostor first." Kiyo said.
"Yeah. Get ready." Ky said as he summons his own Dawn of Hope.
Anti-Ky slashes with its Dawn of Hope but Ky counters with his own Dawn of Hope and attacks back but Anti-Ky sinks into the ground and then rises up to attack Ky with its Dawn of Hope but Elena casts Blizzard while Max bashes with his shield but Anti-Ky slashes with its Dawn of Hope again but Tails tail swipes and then shoots four shots from his blaster while Blaze unleashes flames but Anti-Ky sinks into the ground again and then rises up to attack but Shadow throws Chaos Arrows but Anti-Ky slashes with its Dawn of Hope and then sinks into the ground again and then creates three clones of itself and they attack but Storm unleashes electricity while Kiyo has Zatch use Zakeruga but the clones attack them with their Dawn of Hope but Lucky uses Egg Roll while T.J. multi slashes with his knife but Anti-Ky attacks with its Dawn of Hope again but Sly attacks with his cane but Anti-Ky sinks into the ground and then creates more clones and attack but Bentley throws bombs while Murray triple punches but Anti-Ky slashes with its Dawn of Hope but Ky counters and horizontal slashes with his Dawn of Hope followed by Fire but Anti-Ky creates more clones of itself and they attack.
Elena, Max, Tails, Blaze, Shadow, Storm, Kiyo and Zatch, Lucky, T.J., Sly, Bentley, and Murray attack the clones while Ky attacks the real Anti-Ky who disappears and then slashes Ky but Ky casts Cure on himself while Elena whacks with her staff while Max uses Cyclone but Anti-Ky sinks into the ground again and then upper slashes four times and then rises from the ground to attack but Storm uses Skullbash while Lucky uses Ground Pound but Anti-Ky creates more clones of itself and they attack but T.J. dash slashes with his knife while Kiyo has Zatch use Bao Zakeruga but the real Anti-Ky slashes with its Dawn of Hope but Shadow multi punches followed by a somersault kick while Blaze attacks with her claws and then double flame kicks but Anti-Ky disappears and then slashes with its Dawn of Hope but Tails throws bombs but Anti-Ky sinks into the ground and upper slashes at the group but Sly uses Cane Spin but Anti-Ky creates clones and then attack but Murray uses Tornado Punch while Bentley shoots electric darts but Anti-Ky sinks into the ground and then upper slashes.
Anti-Ky rises from the ground and creates three clones and the clones attack but Max uses Shield Missile while Elena casts Gravity while T.J. slashes with his knife but Anti-Ky slashes with its Dawn of Hope but Storm shoots electric bolts while Lucky uses Headbutt but Anti-Ky disappears and then reappears and slashes with its Dawn of Hope but Kiyo has Zatch use Zakeruga but Anti-Ky sinks into the ground and upper slashes at the group but Tails fires lasers from his blaster while Blaze uses Fire Tornado but Anti-Ky creates more clones and attack but Shadow throws Chaos Spears and then home attacks and multi punches followed by a swipe but Anti-Ky disappears and then reappears and slashes at Shadow but Sly sneaks behind and then uses Cane Push but Anti-Ky sinks into the ground and upper slashes at the group but Bentley throws bombs while Murray flame punches but Anti-Ky attacks with its Dawn of Hope but Ky counters with his Dawn of Hope and then attacks followed by Spin Slash but Anti-Ky creates more clones but Ky casts Thunder on the clones and then dash slashes at Anti-Ky who sinks into the ground and then rises up to upper slash but as Anti-Ky rises up Ky uses Sonic Blade to strike and then delivers one final strike on Anti-Ky who creates a shadow hole and then disappears through it.
"That's done. Now the chest should at least appear." Ky said and just then a chest appears. "Okay then." Ky said as he uses his Keyblade to unlock the chest and then obtains the final piece. "Finally. Now let's head back to that door and unseal it." Ky said.
The group leave the room and go back to the big door and Ky uses the pieces the group found to complete the Black Xeti symbol and after all the pieces completed the symbol the chains start to disappear and then the Black Xeti symbol also disappears.
"Now we can get through." Elena said.
"Great. C'mon. We'd better hurry." Ky said.
Meanwhile at the Grand Cathedral and after the Horned King has left Zervik has finished corrupting the Light Crystal that's now completely dark crimson and dark crimson energy starts to rise from the corrupted Light Crystal and Zervik smirks evilly.
"Soon, the path will emerge at last. The Keyhole to the Darkness will be completed!" Zervik said.
"How can it be completed without the Prince of Light's heart?" A voice asked and Zervik turns to see Fulgur and the rabbit.
"Ah, Chris. Or can I call you Fulgur now? You and your bunny friend have actually made it this far?" Zervik asked.
"We're here to stop you and make sure your plot will fail." The rabbit said.
"Now isn't that just a magnificent thought? YOU two stop ME? Poor naive Fulgur. You couldn't prevent one thing as your friends met their bitter ends a long time ago! You couldn't even prevent the death of your master." Zervik said.
"They were your friends too! And my master was also your master! He was like our father! And you killed him along with his wife!" Fulgur said.
"Yes I did. He may have taken care of us, but that was the past. This is NOW. What makes you think you can stop me from completing my goal?" Zervik said.
"I don't think. I KNOW we won't let you have your way! Oswald, let's put an end to him!" Fulgur said as he summons Sky's Volt.
"Yeah. Let's complete our mission." The rabbit named Oswald said as he removes his cloak showing a blue shirt with black short sleeves and a silver zipper in the middle, black and blue pants with two more zippers on each sides, blue finger less gloves, and black and shoes and takes out his sword and his shield.
"You two have a death wish. Okay then. Don't disappoint me." Zervik said as he takes out his Keyblade known as Hatred's Fang.
"I promise you I won't!" Fulgur said and Zervik smirks evilly and they charge at each other.
Meanwhile the group leave the round room of twenty doors and are now outside of the castle but while looking around the outside they see the dusky sky now turned dark crimson and thunder starts to roar while lightning starts to flash in the crimson sky.
"What happened to the sky? It was dusk a moment ago." Zatch said.
"Something tells me it's Zervik's and the Horned King's doing. I'll bet the darkness is beginning to cover this world. We gotta hurry and stop this." Ky said.
The group start to move through the outside of the castle but then Wyvern Heartless appear and attack the group by diving down at them but Ky and Elena cast Gravity but the Wyvern Heartless drill attack the group but Max uses Cyclone but the Wyvern Heartless fly away and then dive attack but Tails uses Fly Kick and then fires lasers while Blaze uses Fire Drill while Shadow throws Chaos Spears but the Wyvern Heartless attack with their legs but Storm unleashes electricity while Lucky uses Ground Pound but the Wyvern Heartless drill attack but Kiyo has Zatch use Zaker while T.J. dash slashes with his knife but the Wyvern Heartless fly away and then attack with their legs but Sly uses Cane Jump and then down swings his cane while Bentley throws bombs while Murray flame punches but the Wyvern Heartless dive attack but Ky aerial slashes with Dawn of Hope and defeats the Wyvern Heartless.
The group move through the outside of the castle and they find what looks like a gem and when Ky touches it the gem warps the group upward and to the crest of the castle and they continue on through the castle but as they keep going the group see Shadows appearing but the Shadow appear different with longer antennas, sharper claws, and almost bigger than the normal Shadows.
"The Shadows look different." Elena said.
"Yeah. They look even stronger. Everybody watch yourselves." Ky said.
The different Shadows known as Neo-Shadows attack the group with their claws but Ky slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by Fire while Elena shoots fire coated magic bolts but the Neo-Shadows spin attack with their claws but Max uses Cyclone while T.J. slashes with his knife but the Neo-Shadows sink into the ground and rise up behind the group and slash with their claws but Storm shoots electric bolts while Kiyo has Zatch use Zakeruga but the Neo-Shadows charge attack but Lucky uses Egg Roll but the Neo-Shadows sink into the ground and then leaps at the group but Tails shoots five shots from his blaster while Blaze shoots fireballs while Shadow throws Chaos Spears but the Neo-Shadows spin attack with their claws but Sly attacks with his cane while Bentley throws bombs while Murray triple punches but the Neo-Shadows sink into the ground and then jump attack at the group but Ky upper slashes and then aerial slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by an aerial somersault slash and the group defeat the Neo-Shadows.
The group keep going through the outside of the castle and then Ky finds a door and opens it leading them back into the inside of the castle and they are in a different room with a spiral staircase and they start climbing up the staircase and they arrive at the upper part of the room and they find another door and it leads the group to another room with various weapons and while looking around the group see Phantoms Black Xetis appearing but like the Neo-Shadows the Phantoms look different with four crimson eyes, having razor sharp teeth, four arms, and black and crimson tentacles.
"Hey. The Phantoms look different too." T.J. said.
"Like the Shadows, the Phantoms also have stronger versions." Tails said.
"Don't let your guard down." Ky said.
The different Phantoms known as Neo-Phantoms attack the group with their chains but Ky slashes at the chains and then uses Strike Raid while Elena shoots magic concussive blasts but the Neo-Phantoms disappear and unleash black pillars from the ground but Max uses Shield Missile but the Neo-Phantoms unleash black tentacles to strike but Tails throws bombs while Blaze uses Fire Tornado while Shadow multi punches followed by somersault kicks but the Neo-Phantoms fires black beams and then attack with four chains but Storm uses Volt Tackle while Kiyo has Zatch use Zaker but the Ne-Phantoms disappear and then reappear and attack with their black and crimson tentacles but Lucky uses Headbutt but the Neo-Phantoms attack with their chains but T.J. dash slashes with his knife but the Neo-Phantoms unleash black pillars from the ground and then attack with their black and crimson tentacles but Sly uses Cane Spin while Bentley shoots electric darts while Murray uses Turbo Charge but the Neo-Phantoms attack with their chains and then shoot black concussive blasts but Ky attacks with Dawn of Hope and then casts Thunder and then uses Sonic Blade and the group finish off the Neo-Phantoms.
"The Black Xetis and the Heartless are wasting our time. We gotta hurry and stop this." Ky said and the group nod and leave the weapons room.
The group arrive at the next hallway and go through while fighting off Black Xetis and Heartless in their way and as they continue through the hallway they see a spiral staircase being created and so the group climb up the spiral staircase taking them to the upper part of the hallway and while still going through a bridge gets created and the group go through the bridge and find another door and it leads the group to another room with some gems around and when Ky touches one of the other gems it transports the group to another part of the transporting room and they leave the room and the group are back outside of the castle and are at another crest of the castle and they cross a bridge taking them to another part of the castle.
"Tails, Bentley, how longer until we reach the Grand Cathedral?" Ky asked.
"We should be getting there soon." Tails answered.
"Then let's hurry before Zervik and the Horned King win." Blaze said.
"We'll get through. Nothing'll stop us from getting past this castle." Ky said as they continue on and they are at the end of the crest. "Okay. Let's get going and hopefully, the Black Xetis and Heartless won't stop us." Ky said.
"They might not be here, but what about US?" A voice asked and the group see Shimo and Tensia appearing.
"You two again." Ky said.
"We've been waiting for you, Ky. I must admit, I'm impressed you made it this far. Not bad at all. However, Lord Zervik's dream is about to be realized. Your endurance means nothing." Shimo said.
"Zervik's dream, huh? That involves plunging every world into darkness? What makes you think Ky won't stop them, freak?" Elena asked.
"You still don't see it, do you? Have you even noticed the sky being dark? Lord Zervik has completely corrupted the Light Crystal's power!" Shimo said shocking Ky.
"Oh, no! I'm such an idiot!" Ky said.
"No, you're not, Ky. Bowser Jr. tricked you into taking those last two pieces." Kiyo said.
"Now that the Light Crystal is complete and corrupted and that the Dark Gem is also complete, our plan will be nearly complete once we have the Prince of Light's heart." Tensia said.
"So, are you ready for the end? The time has come for your suffering for killing our beloved Homina!" Shimo said.
"Not so fast!" A voice said and Grim Reaper appears.
"What do you want, Bonehead?" Shimo asked.
"To assist you with killing Ky. And to make sure you don't screw up." Grim Reaper answered.
"Whatever." Shimo said.
"You freaks? Kill Ky? Right." Sly said.
"This will be the end alright, but not for us. The Deadly Alliance will end and Ky'll make sure of that." Max said.
"We'll see about that. Tenisa, Bonehead, let's finish this brat." Shimo said.
"Got it!" Tensia said.
"Very well." Grim Reaper said.
"Let's do this." Ky said as he takes out Dawn of Hope.
"Okay, the time has come to obliterate Ky and his goon squad! I'd better not see any screwing around." Shimo said.
"Right." Tensia said.
"Whatever." Grim Reaper said and they attack the group.
Shimo fires ice blasts while Tensia unleashes lightning bolts while Grim Reaper slashes with his scythe but the group dodge and Ky attacks with Dawn of Hope followed by Edge Slash while Elena shoots magic bolts and then casts Earth but Grim Reaper unleashes a circle of green flames around the group while Shimo summons ice shards and shoots them at the group but Max blocks them with his shield and then uses Cyclone while T.J. dash slashes with his knife but Tensia shoots lightning beams but Kiyo has Zatch use Zakeruga to counter the lightning attack but Grim Reaper unleashes a skull on top of Zatch and causes confusion, sleep, and poison but Storm uses Quick Attack and then use Iron Tail to strike Grim Reaper who attacks with his scythe but Lucky uses Ground Pound but Shimo unleashes ice needles from the ground while Tensia unleashes three lightning bolts but Shadow spin dashes and then multi punches but Grim Reaper throws his scythe at the group but Blaze double flame kicks and then unleashes flames but Shimo disappears and then delivers an ice swipe at Blaze but Tails fires lasers from his blaster to strike Shimo but Tensia lightning punches Tails and then fires a lightning beam but Bentley throws bombs but Grim Reaper slashes with his scythe and then unleashes green flames but Murray uses Tornado Punch getting Grim Reaper who recovers and then somersault slashes with his scythe while Tensia unleashes more lightning bolts but Ky uses Strike Raid at Tensia but Shimo creates an ice shield in front of Tensia but Ky uses Fire Raid at Shimo and then strikes Grim Reaper with Spin Strike.
"Little punk...Bonehead. Don't you have any tricks up your sleeve? If so, do it NOW!" Shimo yelled.
"I will. Just silence yourself." Grim Reaper replied.
Grim Reaper summons black lasers at the group but they dodge and Elena whacks Grim Reaper with her staff and then casts Gravity but Tensia delivers two lightning punches but Storm uses Skullbash and then tail whips Tensia but Shimo unleashes icicles from the ground but Blaze attacks Shimo with her claws and then somersault flame kicks to bring her down but Grim Reaper slashes with his scythe and then unleashes slash streaks but Max bashes with his shield and then uses Shield Missile while Kiyo has Zatch use Bao Zakeruga but Tensia takes the lightning and then shoots the lighting right back but Lucky uses Lick to strike while T.J. throws knives but Shimo throws ice daggers while Grim Reaper unleashes green flames but Shadow home attacks at Grim Reaper and then multi punches and then shoots Chaos Arrows while Sly uses Cane Push but Tensia unleashes four lightning bolts but Tails and Bentley throw bombs but Grim Reaper flip slashes with his scythe and then delivers a landing slash but Murray triple punches but Shimo ice swipes at Murray while Tensia unleashes lightning bolts but Ky swipes them away and then casts Aero at Tensia but Grim Reaper throws his scythe at Ky who dodges and then horizontal slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by an upper slash but Shimo creates an ice blade and slashes at Ky who casts Cure and Elena casts Fire at Shimo but Shimo throws ice shards in retaliation but Ky combines Fire with Spin Slash and uses Fire Spin knocking Shimo back and then attacks Tensia and Grim Reaper with his Keyblade.
"UGH! Blast you, Ky! This SO annoying! Curse this! Tensia, STRIKE!" Shimo ordered.
"You got it, Sis!" Tensia said as she unleashes ten lightning bolts.
"You, Bonehead! Make yourself useful for once and attack! Don't make me hurt you!" Shimo yelled.
"Calm yourself, brat." Grim Reaper said as he slashes with his scythe.
Shimo unleashes ice needles from the ground to get the group while Tensia spreads lightning around to get the group but Ky attacks Shimo with Dawn of Hope followed by Fire Edge while Elena casts Earth on Tensia but Grim Reaper unleashes green flames and sends them at the group but Blaze manipulates the green flames and sends them back at Grim Reaper who throws a skull at Blaze but Sly attacks with his cane followed by Cane Spin but Shimo attempts to freeze Sly but T.J. multi slashes with his knife but Tensia appears behind T.J. and then lightning punches him but Max bashes Tensia with his shield but Shimo summons icicles to get Max but Storm uses Volt Tackle while Kiyo has Zatch use Zakeruga but Grim Reaper fires black lasers but Tails counters with his own laser from his blaster and gets Grim Reaper while Bentley shoots electric darts but Tensia shoots lightning bolts but Shadow multi punches Tensia and then flip kicks but Grim Reaper throws his scythe at Shadow but Murray uses Turbo Charge while Lucky uses Headbutt but Shimo shoots four ice daggers and then slashes with her ice sword but Ky counters with Dawn of Hope and then slashes with his it followed by Fire Raid while Elena throws magic bombs but Tensia unleashes lightning bolts but Storm counters with his electricity and then uses Skullbash while Kiyo has Zatch use Zaker but Grim Reaper somersault slashes with his scythe but Max uses Cyclone while Sly uses Cane Push but Shimo unleashes more ice needles while Tensia spreads lightning but Tails summons Magic Hand and then attacks Tensia but Grim Reaper unleashes black lasers and then throws his scythe but Sly attacks with his cane while Bentley throws bombs while Murray flame punches while Lucky uses Ground Pound while Kiyo has Zatch use Bao Zakeruga and they knock Grim Reaper down but Tensia unleashes ten lightning bolts but Shadow throws Chaos Spears while Blaze uses Fire Drill while Tails shoots four shots from his blaster while Storm uses Quick Attack and then tail whips while Max uses Shield Boomerang while T.J. dash slashes with his knife and they knock Tensia down but Shimo unleashes a powerful blizzard and then shoots ice daggers but Elena shoots fire coated magic bolts while Ky slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by Fire Raid and they defeat Shimo and the three have been defeated.
"Ugh! No...this is just PATHETIC! No matter. Lord Zervik's plan is nearly complete. You're already too late!" Shimo said.
"You won't win either way." Tensia said.
"Too bad, child." Grim Reaper and the three disappear.
"Finally. That was a waste of time." Ky said.
"You can say that again." Shadow said.
"Now that we took care of them, we gotta hurry if we want to stop Zervik and the Horned King." Elena said.
"You're right. Let's go." Ky said and the group keep going through the castle.
Chapter end. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. This was longer than expected, but hey, who cares. Next time, Ky and his friends continue through the castle of Void Citadel and they finally encounter one of their powerful enemies. I'll see you all in the next chapter. Take care and goodbye for now. Don't forget to review.