FINALLY! Chapter 11 is done! This chapter has pushed me to my limits so many times... So glad it is done! I hope you all enjoy the last chapter in the Castle Oblivion saga, for the best is yet to come!

As I watched Aqua and Ven embrace, I couldn't help but smile; two long lost friends, finally meeting after several years. It was a tale as old as time…

Earth to Beauty, Chaos said, we've got a Beast to fry.

That was mean! He'd definitely find offense to that, Cosmos commented.

Did I ask your opinion?

No, I gave it free of charge. Next one, however, will have a fee.

And there went my happy moment, along with the silence in my head that I was enjoying. "Aqua," I walked over to her. As I got closer, I grabbed her shoulder. "Aqua, Ven can't breathe!"

She looked down to see a blue Ventus. "Ven!" She let go. "I'm so sorry!"

"That's...okay…" he said, finally getting oxygen into his lungs. "So, where are we? Where's Terra? And, who are they?"

"Castle Oblivion," I stated, "is the answer to your first question. Though, you probably know it by another name."

"Another name?" He looked over at Aqua.

"This is…was our home," She said, summoning her Keyblade.

"That's…" Ven's eyes got wide. "Master Eraqus's Keyblade… But, how?"

"Well…"

"I don't think right now it a good time to be discussing that," I interrupted. "The answer to your second question: Terra, along with Riku and the king, is in the middle of a fight they can't win without you and Sora."

"That's right!" Sora said, Kairi and him joining us. "They need our help!"

"Where are they?" Ven questioned.

"Beyond these walls," Aqua answered, "fighting Vanitas."

Ven's eyes widened, even more so than before. "How?"

"What do you mean 'how'?" I was very confused.

"I fought Vanitas, and won. My light swallowed his darkness, or so I thought."

"Then why…?" Aqua looked over at Sora.

Suddenly, the ground began to shake, and the negative feelings of Vanitas began to penetrate the wall.

"Let's take care of him first, then we can figure all this out, okay?" I recommended. Everyone nodded. "Now, how do we get out of here?"

Aqua smiled, pointing her Keyblade at the wall where we came in. "Leave that to me!" The Keyblade began to glow and a beam of light shot out from it, revealing a door. She was the first one to it. "Everyone ready?" We all nodded.

She opened the door, and the negative emotions and feelings from Vanitas stormed in. Everyone pushed forward, making it through the door. I was the last one. And, as I was about to pass through, I saw someone waving at me.

"Naminé?" I asked. She didn't respond. Instead she turned around, looked back one more time, smiled, and then vanished.

"Well, that was weird…"

Now isn't the time! Cosmos shouted. We've gotta go help the others!

Deciding to push what I had just seen into the back of my mind, I continued forward.

Once back in the room, I couldn't believe the damage that had been done. Holes in the wall, floor, and ceiling were everywhere. There were a few blood stains her and there; thankfully not much, which meant no one was dead. First think I noticed was Kairi, kneeling over, what looked like, Riku healing him.

"Kairi!" Sora shouted. I looked over at him when something caught my eye: lightning. And it was heading towards Kairi.

I ran over to her, in plenty of time, and summoned Cosmos. I need a barrier! The Keyblade began to glow and a barrier was placed around us. The lightening hit and I could feel the power behind it. The barrier started to crack.

Summoning Chaos, I reinforced the barrier. It was all I could do to keep it up.

When the attack finally let up, I fell to one knee, and used Chaos to help keep my balance.

I wasn't expecting that attack to be so powerful… I was trying my best to regain my balance. Is he stronger than before?

He feeds off negative emotions. Can you feel the ager in the room? Cosmos asked. I shook my head. Sora is angered because of what Vanitas did to Riku; same goes for Aqua and Ven about Terra.

And somehow, Chaos added, Mickey is still standing.

I looked over to my left and, sure enough, the king was still on his feet. He was breathing heavily, and it was easy to see he was exhausted. As I looked closer, something glowed and caught my eye. What is that thing the king has on his belt?

"Xander!" someone shouted.

I turned towards the fight, my eyes wide in fear. Vanitas was standing right in front of me, Keyblade ready to strike.

"Too easy," he laughed. He slowly placed the Keyblade against the side of my neck. "Are you scared?" I clutched my Keyblades. "Not gonna answer me, huh? Whatever; your usefulness has ended. You did exactly what I wanted. Not, kiss your ass goodbye!" He pulled back and, with full force, swung his Keyblade at me.

I never closed my eyes for a moment, so when I was surrounded by light I thought my life was over. I was gladly wrong.

"You okay?" King Mickey asked.

I looked over to my left, confused. "How did you—" Mickey held out his hand. "What is that?"

"It's called the Star Shard. It gives me the power to teleport. Usually used for world transportation, but due to the negative energy it's limited to this room," he explained.

"Can we use it to—" I was interrupted by the sounds of clapping.

"Well well, that was impressive," Vanitas said. He stopped clapping and summoned his Keyblade. "Let's see if you can do it again."

"Any suggestions, your majesty?" I asked. The king didn't say anything. I glanced around, seeing everyone on the ground, slowly trying to get up. This isn't good…

Merge the blades together, Chaos said. Before I could ask he continued. You need power that's equal to his. With mine and Cosmos' blades merged into one, we're much more powerful, almost as powerful as him.

Almost won't cut it, I brought up.

That's why you're gonna use the king's Star Shard, Cosmos commented. The ability to teleport at high speeds should give you an advantage.

Should…? I didn't like the way she said that.

Have we ever steered you wrong? Cosmos retaliated.

It was a good point. Up until now, they've really helped me. No point in questioning them now.

"When I merge my Keyblades, hand me your Star Shard. Then go help the others," I told the king.

He looked confused at first. "But, Xander…"

"Now isn't the time for 'buts'," I rebuffed, trying to stay calm. The king nodded, though it seemed reluctant.

"Planning something, are we?" Vanitas asked. He was only 10 feet from us.

I held both my Keyblades out straight, parallel to each other. "Twin Dragons!" A bright light covered the room for a few second; the king handed me the Star Shard during those brief seconds. Now!

I teleported behind Vanitas, attacking from above. I saw my Keyblade come into contact with him and smiled. You're finished!

"Please," I heard him say from behind me. I turned, just in time to see his blade almost make contact with me before I teleported away.

"So that's what that little trinket does…" He smiled. "Too bad I'm faster."

"We'll just have to see about that," I taunted. I teleported again, appearing right in front of him; his body read surprise. I lunged forward, hoping to impale him in the stomach. However, he was able to deflect it. He reached for my neck, but a teleported away.

"That thing is really annoying…" He was definitely frustrated. "Time I turn it up a notch."

"Wait, wha—" He vanished before I could finish my sentence. He reappeared not two seconds later, right next to me. His Keyblade was, maybe, a centimeter away from my head. I blinked, and within that time span, teleported to the center of the room. I could feel something warm sliding down, right above my eye. I reached up to wiped it off.

Blood... I was surprised. Even more so, I was surprised that I was I ever had any doubts that this was real, now I was truly convinced.

"Damn. I missed," he laughed. "That thing gives you some speed, for sure. Guess I'll just have to be faster."

Faster? I was trying not to panic. Blood was still oozing out, causing me to lose sight in my left eye. "Shit…"

He twitched; I moved backwards. He laughed. "So you are afraid of me," he smirked. "Then this will be fun."

As soon as he vanished, I did the same. I just need to keep one step ahead of him, was my thought process.

I moved east, he was there. I went west, and so was he. I went southeast, he went southeast. Each time, he was able to nick me in some manner: my left arm, right leg, and right shoulder. When I went north, he stopped in the middle of the room.

"Let's end this game of cat and mouse. You've had your fun, now you're done." He placed his Keyblade to his side and then released it. He teleported, only this time it was much faster than before.

I didn't even get my head turned when I heard him say: "Boo." He hit me right in the stomach, and I could feel myself spitting up blood. My body was hurled backwards against the wall, where I slid down, sitting up against it.

"Well, that was amusing," he said. He summoned his Keyblade, and held it up for the final blow. "Goodbye." He swung downwards, with all intent to kill. Bloodlust was on his mind.

I always thought of how I'd die, and how I'd like to die, but this never crossed my mind. I didn't look away, nor close my eyes. As the blade got closer to my neck, all I could think was: I'm not gonna die.

With only an inch to go, Vanitas stopped his attack. "What the hell?" he shouted. His right hand was caught in a beam of light, preventing movement. "Who the hell did this!"

I pushed myself to the right, making sure I was out of the way of his Keyblade, and traced the beam to its source: Mickey.

"Why you little rat!" Vanitas shouted. He, somehow, turned around and started walking towards Mickey.

When he was in the center of the room, the king shouted, "NOW!"

Several beams of light were shot at Vanitas: another beam captured his left hand, done by Sora; one per foot, done by Kairi and Terra; and two at his abdomen, done by Riku and Aqua.

"You sons of—"

"Xander, aim at his abdomen!" Aqua shouted.

I stood up and, focusing all my power while asking for help from Cosmos and Chaos, shot a beam of energy to his abdomen.

"DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!" He shouted. The negative energy surrounding him was incredible. It was all I could do to hold him.

"Ven, now's your chance!" Terra yelled.

Ven, who I hadn't even noticed before, appeared from behind Terra and ran to face Vanitas. He summoned his Keyblade and placed the end of it over Vanitas' heart. "This ends now," he calmly stated.

"You can't destroy me! I'll live on, inside of you!"

"My light will keep you at bay," Ven rebuffed. "And if my light isn't enough…"

Ven looked around the room, and then smiled. "…theirs is."

A bright beam of light began to radiate from where Ven's Keyblade was touching Vanitas. I was expecting a loud scream, but I heard nothing. All was quiet. The light began to glow brighter and brighter. It soon covered the room.

As the light shined brighter and brighter, I felt a tingling sensation in my pocket. I had placed the Star Shard in there, at some time, during all the confusion. Now, it was reacting to the light and all the positive energy.

Link it to the Keyblade! I heard Cosmos and Chaos shout in unison.

I did as they said. As soon as the Star Shard linked with the Twin Dragons, it began to radiate light as well. This light, however, was different. I could feel my body being pulled somewhere. I closed my eyes, and relaxed my body. I'm going home…

You still know nothing...

And there you have it! Hope you all enjoyed! Not sure when my next update will be, but hopefully soon! R&R!