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Ofelia hurried with her baby brother through the Labyrinth as she hurried to meet the Faun. She hoped and prayed that Vidal wouldn't find them.

As she reached the center of the Labyrinth, the Faun, her mentor who told her the truth about herself.

At once the Faun appeared before her and "Hurry, Your Majesty! Give him to me! The full moon is high in the sky! We can open the portal!"

Ofelia paused at the sight of the large knife in the Faun's left hand.

"What is that in your hand?" Ofelia asked nervously.

"The portal will only open if we offer the blood of an innocent. Just a drop of blood: a pin prick, that's all. It's the final task." The Faun explained.

At once, Ofelia started to have second thoughts about the whole thing, becoming a princess and escaping her wicked stepfather was nice, but of it came at the expense of harming her little brother, than Ofelia decided that it was not worth it.

Then the faun interrupted her thoughts with "Hurry. You promised to obey me. Give me the boy!"

"No! My brother stays with me!" Ofelia replied firmly.

"You would give up your sacred rights for a brat you barely know?" The Faun asked in a disbelieving tone.

"Yes. I would." Ofelia replied as she looked the Faun right in the eye, keeping her baby brother close to her chest.

"You would give up your throne for him? He who has caused you such misery, such humiliation?" The Faun asked, still not believing what he was hearing.

"Yes. I wo…." Ofelia started to say, but she was suddenly she was interrupted by Vidal's voice shouting "Who are you?! Stay away from my son?!"

Ofelia spun around to see Vidal standing in the entrance to the center of the Labyrinth! Ofelia felt her heart start to race in fear as she looked at her wicked stepfather who currently had his gun pointed towards the Faun.

Suddenly, the Faun pushed himself in front of the young girl and ordered "Your highness, run."

"But what about you?" Ofelia asked worriedly.

"Leave him to me and go on ahead." The Faun replied.

Ofelia gave the Faun one last look before she ran down the steps.

"Ofelia! Ofelia get back here!" Vidal ordered as he kept his gun on the Faun.

"You can't give commands...not any more." The Faun replied in a cool tone as he narrowed his eyes.

"Who are you? Are you with the rebels?" Vidal demanded.

"I serve no one but Princess Moanna and you will never lay a hand on her again." The Faun stated with literal fire in his eyes.

Vidal didn't know whether or not his eyes were playing tricks on him, but he did know one thing whoever this man was, he had no idea who he was messing with.

Then almost as if he could read his thoughts, the Faun replied "I am no man! I am Faun and it is you who has no idea who you're dealing with!"

Feeling spooked enough at last, Vidal fired his gun at the Faun, but to his complete and utter shock none of the bullets hit him.

Vidal continued to fire until he was out of bullets. Quite possibly, it was the first time that Vidal had ever shown fear.

"That was your worst? Now let me show you mine." The Faun replied with a creepy smile.

Sometime later, Mercedes and the rebels entered the Labyrinth only to find Vidal lying in a blood of blood and Ofelia and her infant brother were nowhere to be seen and where never found.

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