Prologue
Once upon a time, in a faraway Labyrinth, a handsome Goblin King lived in a magic castle. Although he had great powers, he was spoiled, selfish, and unkind.
But then, one summer's night, a young girl wished away her baby brother to the goblins, and so the Goblin King took the baby and hid him in his castle.
Realising she had made a mistake, the girl begged the Goblin King to return her brother, but he did not oblige. Instead he offered her an ultimatum; a single crystal ball which would show the girl her innermost dreams. But the girl sneered at the gift and turned down his offer. She went through the Labyrinth by herself and defeated every obstacle that the Goblin King had sent to stop her. She even befriended many of the creatures she met.
When she finally reached the castle she confronted the Goblin King and asked once again for the child he had stolen. He tried everything he could to get his own way, even begging for her devotion, but it was too late, for she had seen that there was no love in his heart.
So, the girl said the six magic words that she knew would get her brother back; 'you have no power over me'. At that moment the Goblin King knew that she had won, so he threw up his crystal ball and sent the girl back home along with her baby brother.
Soon after she had gone a witch came to visit the Goblin King and as punishment for his selfishness, she placed a powerful spell on the Labyrinth, and all who lived there. In five years the Goblin King would die and his kingdom would shrivel into the darkness. Fearful of this curse, he concealed himself inside his castle, with a crystal ball as his only window to the outside world.
The witch left behind an enchanted white rose which would bloom for only five more years. If he could learn to love another, and earn her love in return by the time the last petal fell, then the spell would be broken. If not, he would vanish and would never be seen again. As the years passed, he fell into despair, and lost all hope, for who could ever learn to love a Goblin King?