The group, after obtaining the dragon plate armor, reunited with Death in the place where they were greeted.

"Dan, you and your friends are some veritable STARS," Said Death to Dan. "Although sadly, I fear, one destined to work in radio. I'd shake you by the hand, were it not for the unfortunate side-effects."

"Your fine to shake mine if you want," Will joked.

"Don't tempt him," Said Rena. "I don't want to know what could happen if Death touches something that can't die."

"He is immortal," told Kuran "You could dip him in a volcano, throw him into a black hole, and cut him into tiny pieces, so shaking Death's Hand… pieces of cake"

"He could lose it," said Edea.

"Anyway, get your potato-shaped bottoms in my boat and let's hit the Haunted Ruins!" Said Death.

"How friendly," told Kuran and moved to the boat "After what we have done for him so far"

'You'd think he gives the others a free pass on a death or something.' Will thought to himself.

And they went into the boat. After a long trip across the river, all of them trying to avoid touching Death, they reached a small port where they landed.

"It's up to you, guys!" Began Death. "The fourth and final piece of Anubis Stone lies among this crumbling fortress. The fate of all Gallowmere now rests upon your shoulders."

"You had to say that, right?" Asked Kairi while Dan got his hands on his head.

"But hey - no pressure!"

"Death… if you don't want to put pressure, some encouraging words were more helpful than what you just said," told Kuran deadpan.

"I fail to see how Death is encouraging," Will countered.

"Let's move, okay?" Asked Rena.

"Agree… let's get this last piece and deal with him."

They walked along the road until reached a large river of lava that was cutting their way and was impossible to reach jumping by how far was the other side.

"Alright Dan time to see if that Armor still works," Will said.

"You know…" began Kuran "How are we supposed to get over as well? We have only ONE armor"

"We can use the trick of the bow-made bridge for that," Said Rena.

"Ready to get going?" Will asked Dan.

Dan sighed and put on the armor and began to walk inside the lava river.

Will went with him. Following the knight through the lava. But he was having more problems with the lava being not lava-proof.

They both came out on the other side, however, Will's whole body was burned in a sort of Freddy Krueger-style manner.

Kuran shook his head "One of these days I do something very stupid because of his actions."

"Don't tell me," said Kairi. "And now this is one of those moments that Will could trash with any idea, as for example putting a bridge from his bag…"

"Having a bridge in my bag? Now that's just silly," Will said, overhearing the conversation.

"If he had that, I would slap him with my arm…" Babbled Dan, remembering what has to do to get the armor.

"You say something?" Will asked.

"Then how are we supposed to pass this lava?" asked Kuran "Are you pulling out a rope now?"

"We're on it," Will tied a rope to an arrow, giving it to Dan who shot it, hitting the wall behind Kairi and the others.

"Good shoot, if wasn't for the fact that you nearly hit me!" Said Edea, having the arrow pass only inches of her ear.

"Sorry?" Babbled Dan.

"Come on, let's cross and reach the castle," Said Kairi.

They went over the rope and proceeded on.

They soon came to a large castle gate that was closed.

"Well, that figures...For some reason. Now what?" Will wondered.

"We could try to bash it open, find somebody stupid enough to open it OR find a secret entrance"

"Or find some access that some stupid builder made for entering into," Said Edea.

"Let's look around and see, shall we?" Will added.

"Better try it."

"Well.. we could use the steps next to the door to get up the crack in the wall" realized Kuran, pointing to the side.

"More moron, impossible," Said Al by not having seen it before.

"Well… what is impossible?"

"Let's go, but watch out, that Pursuer can be anywhere in this place," said Kairi.

They looked around but all they seemed to find for some weird reason, was a bunch of chickens.

"What do we do now?" Asked Rena.

"Don't suppose any of you know how to open the gate?" Will asked one of the chickens jokingly.

"If you're asking a bunch of chickens how to enter into the castle, you just need to go to an asylum," Said Edea.

"You know… I wouldn't be surprised if the chickens talk back" told Kuran "Met a talking hedgehog after all."

"Yes, I already met mister 'I-want-stop-the-time-in-all-the-universes' the hedgehog," Said Kairi.

"I was referring to a blue, faster-than-sound hedgehog." countered Kuran "Who has a talking yellow fox who flies with the help of his two tails; a red, easily angered echidna; a flirting bat; a sweet little rabbit and a burning cat."

"O~kay?"

"And I think I forgot that I forgot some people."

They then noticed some of the chickens pecking at a pile of feed, Will soon noticed something from the pile. Going over to it, he found what looked like a hidden switch that made the gate open when he pressed it.

"That's a surprise," Said Rena.

"Now we can enter the castle," Said Kairi.n

"You can't help but wonder who'd hide a hidden switch like this, but whatever let's go," Will said.

"Yeah," told Kuran and began to move up and saw the next problem "Great… Human meat shields…"

"I see, but they're standing over glass spikes. I think I can break them with my arrows," Said Rena. "Without it, the trap is unuseful."

"Unless there is a second part," told Kuran "And even if there weren't… I prefer that we keep these guards busy while you take care of these arrows. Once one is shattered, they will notice."

"I can take the three spikes with three arrows and an only shot," Said Rena smiling.

"I really need to learn this from you."

"Let's go help them," Will stated.

They went there, but then got spotted by a Shadow Demon who moved to activate a lever for made the peasants fall on the spikes, but when he activated the lever, three mana arrows fled to the three glass spikes, breaking them completely before the prisoners fell, only landing on the ground, giving them the possibility of escape. When the Shadow Demon spotted it, he tried to stop them, only to meet his end at Edea's katana thrusting on his back. And another that was trying its luck found a couple of spears in the back before a keyblade removed the head.

Another got sliced up by Will's blades.

Soon they had dealt with any enemy and Fallen that was in the courtyard, and now began to look for the king's chamber.

But then Kuran stopped them "Trap door in sight."

"Where?" Asked Kairi, looking around.

Dan looked around, only to fall through such a trapdoor.

"Well, that answers that question," Will stated.

"You think he will be okay?" Asked Edea, looking inside the trapdoor.

"Given his role, he should be fine," told Kuran "But we can still throw Will after him to look for him"

"Hell, why not?" Will stated.

"Immortals first," told Kuran "We wait until we know we could survive the jump."

Before he could answer, Rena pushed Will inside the hole with her leg.

Will landed on a rocky ledge over a floor filled with lava.

"Relaxes it's not that dangerous!" He shouted back to the others.

"Really? Because we don't share the same definition of that term!" Shouted Kairi.

"Kairi…he may be immortal but I am sure he isn't so stupid to tell anybody else should jump if no chance of survival is given." countered Kuran and got ready to jump down.

"I don't mean that," said Kairi. "What I mean is that we will don't fall into a trap by only landing inside. After all, we're in a ruinous castle falling apart, over an active volcano full of lava," Said Kairi.

"And, I had a bad experience in a volcano before," Said Edea.

"Well… we can try to find a way around it OR wait until those two come back, whenever it will be since we have no idea how the path looks like down there," told Kuran "Not to mention… who says that this ruins won't break into the volcano while we are standing here? being here or down there doesn't make much difference at this point. And we might find something that could help our case."

"Like what?"

"Uhm, I found something," Edea said, spotting a book and reading it. "From what this book says, the king lost his crown somewhere in this castle some time ago, and his spirit is sad by that actually. I think this means that if we don't find that crown, surely the king's ghost will not help us."

"And I bet 10 mummy we find the crown down there," told Kuran.

"Sure? Down there with the lava? With the heat down there surely the crown has turned into a pile of molten gold a time ago," Said Rena.

"Hey guys, I found some kind of Crown thing... I think it belongs to the king of this place," They heard Will shout.

"Wow, that crown must be of an alloy resistant to the heat," Said Rena.

"Do I get now the 10 Mummy?" asked Kuran before calling down "Bring it up here! We have a king missing this good piece!"

"One, you won't get down with your friend?" Asked Rena, and then called down. "And how is Dan?!"

Will flew up carrying Dan who was holding said mentioned crown. "In hindsight, I could just carry you over one by one," He said.

"let's return this crown."

"Yes, and quickly," Said Kairi. "And watch out with the hole."

Will soon carried everyone over the trap door one by one.

"So… where is the king? Do we have to place the crown on the throne?"

"That seems," Said Kairi. "After all, is a ghost."

"Well then let's go," Will said.

Dan put slowly the crown on the throne in respect, and this began to bounce until suddenly appeared the ghost of a small old man.

"Sir Daniel Fortesque, noblest of my courtiers, bravest of my captains, clumsiest of my croquet team!" Said the old King Peregrin's ghost. "Oh, that we should meet at such a dark hour, with the fate of this realm lying once again in your hands!"

"He forgot us," Said Kairi.

"Good lord, Fortesque! What happened to your jaw?" Asked the ghost, noting Dan's missing jaw.

"Fell out."

"Bad luck, old man. Dashed awkward for the meat course, what? Can I get you a soup or something?"

"Sorry, but we don't have time for this," said Edea. "Exist the possibility that your Highness still has in his possession his part of the Anubis Stone?"

"Oh of COURSE. My Anubis Stone is yours, dear children. Can't think of a better chap to look after it. However… SLIGHTLY more pressing is that the Shadow Demon army hides beneath us, within this very mountain, alongside these nightmarish monsters. As we speak, they prepare to invade good old Gallowmere. If we're to thwart that arch-cad Zarok we must bring down the castle on top of them. You follow?"

"And… it is done how?" asked Kuran "Because it sounds like a suicide mission… also perfect for Will"

"I'm starting to get really sick and tired of the sh-" Will looked to see everyone staring at him. "What?"

"Simple solution, of course someone must UNLEASH the lava behind the castle floodgates!" Said the King's ghost. "Burn the blighters where they stand. Or even where they sit - probably hurt more."

"Sound still suicidal."

"That's really dangerous," Said Kairi.

"I KNEW you'd volunteer!" Said the ghost.

"Might as well it's not like HE's going to be doing it any time soon" Will muttered.

"Well?" began Kuran "All us together or only those who won't die by this?"

"Considering that this whole castle just might go down when this happens I strongly suggest together," Will stated.

Dan looked at him as surprised as the others.

"Well, a secret passage behind the throne will give you access to the gate's control lever. You just have to pull it."

"Yeah…" Said Kairi, seeing what will happen in her mind.

"Of course it's a highly dangerous mission - even for a dead man. I dare say that when that fiend sees what you've done, he'll make sure you spend eternity in the most unspeakable torment," Warned the ghost. "But then I know these things mean nothing to a man of your courage, eh Fortesque?"

Dan gulped scared.

"Splendid! Good luck, old bean. Break a leg…" He said and then disappeared, leaving behind the crown and the last piece of the Anubis Stone.

"Come on, let's get this over with," Will stated.

"Why something tells me that this will be more dangerous than seems," Said Kairi.

"Like some kind of defense mechanism that will try to stall or kill us once we go and destroy the castle?" suggested Kuran "Or even kind of guards?"

'Well, that's going to happen...' Will thought to himself as they continued on. They reach the bottom and Kuran saw a book, looked at it, and told "We got two golems at our hands once we pull the switch"

"No surprise there," Will said.

Kuran got a hammer out and asked. "Why don't we go savvy and destroy them BEFORE pulling the switch?"

"Sounds like a plan," Will smiled.

Kuran tried to smash one with a hammer, but by only hitting it began to shake like suffering a personal earthquake until he fell to the ground.

"They seem really hard," said Edea, knocking them a little with her fist.

"Pulling them over and tossing them down?" suggested Kuran next "Because I lack a few tons TNT for the alternate plan"

"Seems the only solution, but I believe that we can't move them until they began to move," said Kairi.

"Well, it was worth a shot anyway," Will said before pulling the lever.

After doing it, the two golems began to move, but suddenly the blocked door exploded, and two rockets hit the golems, exploding and turning them into pieces.

"What done this?" Asked Edea.

"I think I have the answer," Said Rena looking at the destroyed door.

When the smoke disappeared, they saw the Pursuer spotted in Sleeping Village there, holding what seemed a rocket launcher in his hand. Will casually recognized it immediately.

"You must be kidding me… The NEMESIS?!" Asked Will with a jaw drop.

"You knew this Fallen from before?" Asked Kairi.

"Ehhh sort of…" Will stated.

"Sort of? Sort of what?" Asked Rena.

He then pulled her close. "Remember what I said about Kairi and Dan being Video game characters?" He whispered.

"You're saying that this Fallen took the shape of a Video game character?"

"Yeah and he's pretty dangerous."

"How dangerous?"

Suddenly they ducked to avoid a rocket shot by the Nemesis that destroyed the secret entrance with the explosion.

"Well, it doesn't help that we have a bit of a time limit. We need to go."

"Indeed! Does anybody see any other exit?" asked Kuran "Not to mention we have to get away from this guy! After all, it took a whole game to take this thing down!"

Turning to Will he asked "Can you turn into a dragon? As far I can tell this place was bombarded before and I hope that because of this hole came to be"

"I fail to see how that can help us. I can't carry all of us at once."

"Any better ideas?"

"How to like shut up and try to stop this thing!" Asked Rena, shooting at the Nemesis that was walking to them.

"The only thing we CAN do right now is get the hell away from that thing! Move it!"

They began to run and get the most away as possible from the Nemesis, but the castle's traps and appearing Fallen turned the escape more difficult.

"Really wish we could just break through the walls for a faster escape," told Kuran as he bashed the skull of a Fallen to get the path clear.

"We must find a way and fast!" Said Rena, shooting at the Nemesis' leg to try to stop him momentarily.

While they ran, soon they found a catapult ready to shoot. Dan had an idea and jumped on it.

"Dan, I think that isn't a good…" Kairi was saying but the catapult activated by itself and sent Dan flying, clashing against a wall, who soon fell to the ground. "... idea."

"I think I got a better idea," Will said before blasting a wall with a Mega Flare creating a large hole "Come On!"

They jumped into the catapult, but when it was ready to shoot, the Nemesis grabbed the bucket, stopping their escape.

"Cursed freak!" Said Edea and began to cut the Fallen with her katana. Kuran tried to help her with His keyblade before starting to chop at the hands.

Will blasted the creature in the face with another Mega Flare, making him let go as he stumbled back.

But having the bucked being held that way blocked the mechanism and needed to wait until activates again.

"Great, just great," Said Rena shooting mana arrows at the Nemesis.

"Fine if that's the way it's going to be," Will said before transforming and lunging at the Fallen.

The Nemesis grabbed Will and began to punch his face furiously, but Kairi forced the Fallen to drop him with a Firaga on his face.

Will respond by slashing at his face before stabbing him in the chest with his Keyblade.

Kuran looked around and spotted a tower… which isn't really looking stable he asked Rena "Do you think you can use something to make this tower fall on the Nemesis?"

"Is possible, but I need to shoot something strong to try it," Said Rena, looking at the tower. "And I don't know if I can take it down with an only shot."

"What about this eagle move of yours?" asked Kuran "The one of 300 MP?"

"Phoenix Strike? Is possible, but maybe I can only damage it enough to leave it reeling," Admitted Rena.

"If it's worth a shot then go for it," Will said.

"Okay, but you must hold that thing," She said and began to aim at the tower, trying to figure out the weakest point of the tower.

"Try the pillars at the bottom! They are holding all the weight" told Kuran

Will run at the Nemesis, burying his Keyblade in its head. But the creature grabbed the keyblade and began to push back.

She began to aim at the pillars, but she knew that if she takes down the wrong pillar, the tower could fall to the other side, or fall over them. She needed to take the correct pillar that could make the tower fall over the Fallen.

Kairi kept attacking the monster with Fira and Blizzara spells, while Edea and Dan tried now to activate the catapult and find what was blocking it.

After of a time, Rena decided to have luck and shoot her Phoenix Strike at the tower, breaking one of the pillars that held the tower, wishing that the tower could fall just over the Nemesis and not over them.

Will Dropkicked the Fallen into the pillar before blasting both with another Mega Flare. And whatever deity was watching over luck in this world… it was with them as the tower collapsed upon their enemy and a click was heard from the catapult, almost ready to fire.

"Will!" called Kuran "Get up here!"

Will was quick to run back and jump in. And just as he got up Kuran wondered "Say… any idea where we are going to fly? Because I don't know where… aside into the air"

Without warning, the catapult shoots them into the air before the lava swallowed the whole castle.