In Varian's Lab…
The young alchemist prepared himself for the final showdown with the Beldam as he gathered many useful equipment and chemicals.
He switched into the outfit he once wore when he was on the Saporian's side, now serving for another purpose. He gathered his sticky substance, acid, flash powder, his Flynn sword, and even took the Adder's eye as he felt that he would need it in the future. He placed all his supplies into his bag, he was ready.
In the Ballroom…
Varian opened the door to face the Beldam for his people and family, alongside him was his trusted companion Ruddiger.
"You do know that you are playing right into his hands?" The Raccoon warned as he regained his ability to speak.
"I have to go back for them. They may have treated wrong, but they are still my family and kingdom. It's my fault they were taken and it's my responsibility to set things right." Varian answered as he knew it was a trap.
Ruddiger admired the boy's courage and his planning ahead but he will need much more if he was to win his freedom, his kingdom's freedom, and much more.
"Challenge him then," Ruddiger suggested out of the blue.
"Challenge?"
"If you want your kingdom saved and to be free, you must face him in a showdown or a game as he calls it. It's his weakness. He won't play fair in the slightest, but he can't refuse. It's like an addiction for him, he has a thing for games." Ruddiger explained to the boy as Varian thought about it.
"Okay," Varian answered, taking the advice as an advantage to defeat the demon.
Just as they were about close to the other door, a gust of cold wind blew in and Ruddiger fled.
"Varian?" A shivering desperate voice called as the boy turned around.
"Dad?" Varian gasped to see his father in broken chains.
"Oh, Varian, thank the sun, you've come back for us all." He spoke full of love as Varian rushed over to hug him.
"Dad!" Varian smiled as he hugged his father.
"Son, why did you try to run away from me?" He asked in a creepy tone as his hand began to turn spider-like.
Varian gasped as he pushed away from him, causing the beldam to transform again with a laugh.
"Where is my dad? Where are the people of Corona?" Varian questioned the monster.
"Oh dear, I have no idea where your old kingdom is. Maybe they tossed you away again and ran away somewhere else." He lied as he showed an image of the Kingdom in another land, having a great time.
"They didn't leave, you stole them all, you crazed demon!" Varian accused in an angered tone, not noticing the ragged and stitched together Other Rapunzel and Other Eugene behind him.
"Now, there is no need to be so worked up, my sweet little genius. Why not have a seat for a moment while Daddy works?" He cruelly suggested as Varian was hoisted up in the air by the Beldam's demented copy of his two friends, who were singing a gibberish song and set him down onto the bug chair, whose armrest crossed to keep Varian from running for it.
The Beldam then clapped as his lizard arrived with the key from the Real World. The Beldam locked it, keeping Varian trapped. The Beetle dresser blocked the door and the demon swallowed it whole.
"Why don't you have your own key?" Varian questioned with a glare.
"Only one key…" The stitched Other Eugene and Other Rapunzel spoke in a deep voice as Quirin shushed them with a loose thread to close their mouths.
"The Experimental pumpkin should be tended to; we don't want them to be squished." He cruelly smiled as he dragged them away.
The chair then let him go as Varian glared in the demon's direction, who was already gone. He then heard the wiping sound like from the mirror and knew his father and everyone else was in this room.
"Dad? Where did he hide all of you?" Varian whispered but only heard wiping.
"Dinner is ready!" The beldam shouted as Varian knew he would not have time to look right now, he needed to take down the demon.
In the dining room…
The Beldam was singing as he was getting the food ready.
'Be strong, Varian.' He told himself as he sat down at the table and tried to think.
He looked to the buttons with fear as he began to sweat. It was a great risk and there was little chance of success, but it was the only chance he had.
"Why don't we play… a game? I heard you really like them." Varian spoke suddenly as it piqued the Beldam's interest.
"Everyone likes… games." He answered as he continued to cook, "What kind of game were you think of?"
"A scavenger hunt, a finding things game," Varian answered as he could feel the dark excitement of the Other Father.
"What kind of things would you be finding, Son?" He questioned as he tapped his fingers with eagerness.
"My dad and the people of Corona."
"Too easy~."
"And… and the eyes of those kids you killed," Varian answered as the Beldam smirked.
"Say we played this game, what if you can't find these items?" He questioned as he gave a plate of food to Varian in a menacing way.
"If I lose, I'll stay here with you and be your son forever." Varian sighed then looked to the buttons, "And you can sew the buttons into my eyes."
The Beldam grinned at the prize, "And, if you win my game?"
"Then you set everyone free. Me, my dad, my kingdom, the dead children, and everyone else you trapped here." Varian answered as the Beldam thought about it.
"Seems like a heavy price on my end but, how can I resist an offer on your end? …Deal." He smirked as he held out his hand.
"Not until you give me a clue." Varian coldly spoke.
"Oh, right. How good are you at riddles?" He laughed, "For each of my three wonders that were made just for you, a ghost eye is lost in plain sight."
"And the people of Corona?"
The Beldam only smirked as he tapped his button eye.
"Fine, don't tell me." Varian sneered then sighed, "It's a deal."
He then gasped as the tapping sound was not the Other Father but a leaky faucet. He turned it off and questioned himself.
"What does he mean by wonders?" Varian wondered then noticed the light to his other Lab.
That would be his first challenge.
In the prison…
Quirin tried desperately to escape so he can help his son.
"Quirin, it's no use. You can't break through metal." Arianna spoke as she was in a cage with her daughter.
"My son is out there fighting a demon! He needs me and I have to help him!" He bellowed as he wasn't going to lose his son.
But then a voice was heard.
"Now, now, Failure. No need to be testy. As fathers, we should want what's best for our son." The Beldam mocked as he was nowhere to be seen.
"Demon! He is not your son! If you wish to fight anyone, fight me!" Quirin challenged.
"I would love that, but I am already playing a scavenger hunt with Varian, right now. Here, why don't all watch how much fun he's having?"
The mirror appeared as it showed Varian entering the Other Lab, with only his alchemy staff as his only form of light.
"Be careful, Varian." Rapunzel urged as Varian noticed how corroded and rotted the lab looked.
Varian stopped then the snapdragons were biting at his feet. In anger, he stepped on their heads, not noticing that a machine brought metal dragon heads behind him!
"Behind you, KID!" Eugene warned as Varian was attacked by the metal heads!
We were being pulled into the machine! But luck was on his side as he was able to grab the acid and tossed it into the mouth of the metal beast that died from its deadly touched! The heads were slain as Varian freed himself!
"Nicely done, Son!" Quirin spoke proudly.
In the Other Lab…
Varian breathed hard from the sudden attack, then noticed the mechanical bird was trying to take the Adder's Eyes, but Varian managed to stop them by chucking metal at them, causing them to fall!
He then collected his bag of things then walked towards the broken machinery, where the item was still intact.
"Why take this of all things?" He wondered as he looked through it and noticed its true power.
The world through the Adder's Eye was black, white, and grey.
Varian then remembered the words of the fortuneteller.
It will help you in the near future, to see the truth within the lies.
This must be what she meant.
Varian looked through the stone in search of anything that stood out. There in the distance, was a light from a soul.
"I think that's it," Varian muttered as the turkey machine came to life while the unwilling duplicates of Eugene and Rapunzel were driving it!
Varian screamed as he dodged its attacks, breaking his staff in half while they apologized to the boy, not wanting to hurt him but being forced to by the Beldam! Varian walked towards the weakest part of the room and with one smash of the wings, the machine began to fall! The Other Rapunzel and Other Eugene, in one last act of free will, yanked the gloves off and handed Varian the ball of the shaft stick before falling to their doom!
After their deaths, the world around him turned white, symbolling his victory. The ball then glowed with life.
"Thank goodness, Sir. You found me. But there are still two others lost to the spider." The Ghost Maid Girl spoke in a happy tone.
"Don't worry, I'm getting the hang of this." Varian sighed, "Next up… the Snuggling Duckling."
In the Prisons…
"Good show, Varian. You're doing great." Fredric cheered, which felt strange for him, but knew the boy would save them all.
"He has a long way to go and it looks like things are going to get a lot harder." Nigel sighed as he feared his doom.
"Varian can do it. I believe in him." Quirin assured as he continued to watch his son entered the Other Snuggling Duckling.
Varian noticed something was eclipsing the moon and kept going.
In the Other Snuggling Duckling…
The sounds of the musical can still be heard in a haunting way as Varian entered the theater with caution.
He walked down the aisle to see that no one is there. But if that were true, then why does he feel like he was being watched? As the alchemist made it to the stage, he heard shuffling from above and used the remainder of his staff's light to see what it was.
Nightmares, horses with bat wings, and demonic looks were sleeping. One of them appeared to have woken up from the lights and ready for the attack when Varian quickly concealed the light. The Nightmare then went back to sleep.
Varian sighed in relief but then jumped as the spotlights went on and there at the center stage was a treasure chest. He used the Adder's Eye to look and saw the second eye was within it. Varian opened the chest, plunged his hands inside, and pulled out three hands clamped together. He used the stone again and saw that there was something within it.
The streak haired boy undid the hands to show the opal ring inside.
Varian then grabbed for the ring and like an oyster, the hands clamped shut, causing him to scream!
"THIEF! TRAITOR! GIVE IT TO US!" All three of the other Nigel, Big Nose, and Shorty bellowed as monstrous gold people!
They kept screaming that as Varian tried to pull back, but they wouldn't let go! He then noticed the Nightmares and used the lights to wake them up! In a moment of panic as the gold monsters drew near, Varian used both the lights and the Flash powder, through it at the Nightmares, and caused them all to be one fire! They flew at Varian to kill him as the boy waited for the right time! He then narrowly dodged them as they attacked the gold monsters, causing them to let go of the ring!
They then stopped and turned white as did the center stage, like the lab did.
The ring glowed as well as Varian looked down.
"Hurry, Boy, hurry. The web is coming undone." The ghost boy warned as Varian had one final stop to make.
This was going to be the hardest of them all.
In the prison…
The people of Corona were tensed as Varian's final search for the eyes was coming to a close.
"Varian, if you pull this off, I swear you will get a lifetime supply of candy," Monty promised the boy who couldn't hear him.
"What if the witch kills him before he makes it?" Feldspar wondered what everyone thought.
"He won't, Varian will make it through. I know he can." Rapunzel assured.
"Varian, please come back to me alive," Quirin begged in a hushed tone.
The button was close to eclipsing the moon.
At the Other Monty's Sweet Shoppe…
Varian reached the store as he sees the clothing of the Other Friends, fluttering in the breeze like flags.
"Oh, guys…" He spoke in a sad tone, knowing what it meant, "EVIL BEAST, I'M NOT SCARED!"
Varian breathed in sadness and took a moment to grieve before the door opened. Varian entered inside and looked around before something was shuffling in the darkness.
"Hello, Little Morsel~!" The Other Monty slurry greeted in a high-pitched tone as his face and everything else was covered by his hat and thick clothes.
"I'm Varian." He spoke angrily at the fake.
"Is this what you need?" The fake asked the boy as he showed him the ball.
Varian used to stone to see as it glowed like the others. Varian tried to take it back the duplicate kept it from him.
"You think that winning the game is a good thing?" He mocked as he scurried away while his glove hand hit a boiler.
Varian kept using the Adder's Eye to search for it.
"You'll just go back to where you were. No one to trust you, no one to love you, neglected and under apricated same as always."
He then appeared as he hung from the roofbeam.
"Stay with us, Varian. We will listen to your words, see your ideas, and love you completely." The false man gave fake promises.
He then fell and crawled into the tent while Varian fallowed him. Varian saw through the stone that the last eye was under his hat.
"If you stay here, you can have everything you want forever~."
Varian shook his head and sighed, "You all don't get it, do you?"
"I don't understand." He said in a sad tone.
"Of course you don't, you're just a sloppy copy of the real Mr. Monty." Varian pointed out as he slowly reached for the hat.
"Not even that. Anymore…"
Varian pulls the hat off to reveal a screaming lizard that scared him! The lizard balanced himself on the eye as he escaped with the other lizards. The boy followed him as the lizards armed the candy floss cannons! They shot at Varian as he tried to reach for the eye! In one last desperate effort, Varian flung the stone at the lizard who jumped to dodged it!
"No!" Varian screamed as the lizards tripped him causing him to fall into the syrup moat!
When the young Alchemist pulled himself out, he searched for the Adder Stone and the third eye but could not find him. Varian despaired. He grabbed the two eyes.
"I'm so sorry, I lost the eye, I lost the stone, I lost everything…" He sobbed as he curled up in defeat, he then stopped when he noticed the head of the lizard with the third eye in its mouth.
Varian saw his beloved Ruddiger licking his paws when triumphant.
"You know Varian, I don't like lizards when they are easy prey, prefer apples more," Ruddiger repeated with a smile.
"Yeah, you said that once." Varian smiled with joy at his friend.
"But… it looked like you needed this." The Raccoon added as he rolled the third eye to Varian who claimed it, causing the world to turn white.
"I still need to find the others," Varian spoke as the Moon finally eclipsed by the button, causing the entire world to come undone!
Varian and Ruddiger watched in horror as Varian opened the bag!
"Come on! Quick!"
The Raccoon plunged into the bag as Varian ran with every fiber of his being to the castle and close the door behind him before it could get! Taking a moment to breathe, he sat down for a moment and notices the green fire in the ballroom.
The other Father was waiting for him.
He walked down the halls as the paint curled up at his arrival. Varian entered the room as Ruddiger growled at the Beldam, revealing his true form, a spider creature with white, cracked skin, needle hands, and sicken slick black hair, like a witch.
"So, you have returned, and you bring vermin with you?" It asked in both masculine and famine voices.
Ruddiger whimpered at the voices as Varian took a step back.
"No, I-I brought a friend." Varian firmly answered.
"You know I love you."
The Beldam then approached to touch his locks and his nose.
"Funny way of showing it, Demon."
"Rude. Where are they, Varian? The ghost eyes…" The Beldam requested in a whispering voice as Varian showed but didn't give.
"Hold on, there is one last thing I need to find, isn't there?"
"No, you are quite right. You need to find those little fools, don't you?" He mocked as he felt as if he had the upper hand, "Too bad you no longer have… This."
He showed the Adder Stone as the Beldam flung it into the fire and marveled at how it burned.
Varian then saw the third eye glow and looked down in secret.
"Be clever, Mister, even if you win, she'll never set you free." The Duchess Girl warned as Varian looked to the door.
The boy smirked as he came up with a plan.
"I already know where you took them." Varian proclaimed in a confident tone as the Beldam looked at him in an amused look.
"Really? Then show them to me."
"How can I if they are beyond my reach? You hid them behind that door." Varian lied as the Beldam looked thrilled.
"Oh, I did, did I?" The Beldam smirked as it made its way to the door, while Varian walked to the fireplace.
"There," Ruddiger whispered as he pointed to the miniature Corona, where he sees his dad in the tiny window of the castle.
"Dad. Everyone." Varian teared up as he was about to reach but stopped when he heard the Beldam cough up the key.
Varian quickly wiped away his tears.
"Well, open it. They'll be there."
"You're wrong, Varian. They are not there." The Beldam proclaimed as the door was opened, "Now you will stay with me forever."
"No. I'm." Varian began as he grabbed his Raccoon, "NOT!"
Then out of impulse, Varian flung Ruddiger at the Beldam as the Raccoon began his attack! Varian grabbed the miniature as he tried to figure out how to reach the door! Ruddiger clawed the button eyes of the Beldam off, causing it to toss the raccoon roughly to the dresser!
"HORRIBLE, CHEATING CHILD!" The beldam bellowed as it stomped onto the floorboards, turning it into a web that fell with Varian!
Ruddiger fled to the door in a panic as the Beldam lunged itself into the center of the spider's web, where Varian was with a witch's cackle! Varian luckily dodged the spider and began to climb to the door!
"NO! WHERE ARE YOU!? YOU LITTLE RUNT!"
The Beldam then listened for sound as Varian's bag was caught. With a powerful tug to free himself, he gave himself away as he quickly climbed to the door with the Beldam not far behind! Varian grabbed the key and entered the tunnel!
"YOU DARE DISOBEY YOUR FATHER!"
Varian kicked him as he and the Beldam were at a tug of war at the door! The ghost came to help as their hands strengthened Varian's.
"Pull it shut!" He told him as the Beldam tried to reach Varian with his hand!
It was cut off when it closed as Varian locked the door.
The Door slammed into his face as the Beldam was screaming! Varian ran down the tunnel with his bag of important items, ignoring the demon!
"NOOOOOOO! DON'T LEAVE ME! DON'T LEAVE ME! I'LL DIE WITHOUT YOU!"
Varian saw the door coming and quickly locked the other as he felt a shake that caused the key to flying in the air. Varian caught it on the fly as he was breathing hard.
Varian had won.
In the Ballroom…
Varian breathed hard as he looked to the small door.
He nearly died, he barely escaped with everyone and the Beldam nearly took him as one of his victims to snack on. As that thought passes through his mind, the alchemist then turned to his bag to see if everything was there.
The eyes were there, but the miniature was not.
No, no he remembered grabbing it, it was in his bag! It could've fallen when he locked the door to the other world. Varian began to crawl around to see if he could find it.
"Ow."
He took his hand away to see the broken tower of the miniature and noticed the shards. Varian looked up to the mantle to see it smashed to pieces in confusion. He then heard the door opened and saw his Dad, the royals, and Eugene and Rapunzel entering the room.
"Varian, we're home," Quirin announced with a yawn as Varian gave him his biggest smile.
"Dad! Rapunzel! Eugene! Everyone, you're back! I missed you so much!" Varian cheered as he gave his father a hug.
"Missed us? Varian, we were just going to the-. Why are you covered in syrup and cobwebs?" Quirin then noticed the minilecture was smashed, "Oh, Varian, did you drop that statuette? Did you cut your hands trying to clean?"
"I didn't break it. It must've broken when you escape." Varian smiled with joy.
"Jeez kid, I told you to count the windows, not put your hand through him." Eugene pointed out as he showed concern for the boy.
"But-."
"Come one, Varian. Let's get you cleaned up, bandaged, and ready for the party." Rapunzel smiled as she hugged the boy.
"What party?" Varian wondered.
The Royals looked to each other then smiled.
"Varian, we have noticed how hard you have been working and how… we took advantage of that. We haven't been treating you fairly and… we're sorry." Fredric apologized as he didn't like to admit he was wrong.
"So, to show our gratitude, we will throw a party in your honor. Now, let's get you clean up and ready." Arianna finished as she hugged the boy.
"Is that the only reason for a party?" Varian questioned with a confused look.
"Of course, what other reason would there be?" Quirin laughed as Varian noticed the dust on them.
"But what about that dust on your clothes?" Varian whined.
"What's gotten into you today, kid?" Eugene wondered as they left.
Varian then turned to the broken statuette on the mantle. Did they forget they were imprisoned or were they trying to forget what happened?
Maybe a question better left unanswered.
Later at night in Varian's home…
Varian was snugged in bed after the big party Corona had thrown for him.
He was shocked by how everyone was so nice to him, all at once. The shopkeepers wanted him in their store again and gave him free stuff, people were actually happy to see him, people trusted him again… It was a nice feeling, and no one even mentions the Other World or button eyes.
"Varian, the King is planning in redecorating the Ballroom again and would like your impute." Quirin offered with a smile, a real smile, unlike the Other Father.
"I would like that; I could even help." Varian agreed with a nod.
"Things to be added and removed. He's even gotten a specialist to help with the… lizard and spider infestation." Quirin added as Rapunzel and Eugene hugged the boy.
"Yeah, my father really cares about his people, cares about you." Rapunzel added as Varian chuckled a bit, "Goodnight Varian."
"Sweet dreams, Kid." Eugene smiled as they left the room.
Quirin gave him one last kiss on the forehead before putting something under his covers.
"I love you, son. Get some rest, you had a long day, today." Quirin bid as he blew out the light and closed the Varian.
Varian then pulled whatever it was that was under his covers to reveal a box. When he opened it, he saw it was the alchemist outfit he wanted to get with a letter.
From all of Corona,
Thank you for stopping the Beldam and saving us~.
We will never turn a blind eye to you again~.
Varian smiled as he looked through his goggles, there he saw Ruddiger through the window.
"Oh, Ruddiger, you came back, Bud." Varian spoke in a small voice while his raccoon glared at him with irritation, "I am so sorry I through you at him, the Other Father. It was all I could think of."
The Raccoon's features soften by the boy's apology. Varian was a good kid, impulsive but good. Maybe some extra apples and Ruddiger could forget the whole thing happened. He licked Varian's hand as the boy picked him up and brought him to bed with him. Varian then revealed the three ghost eyes from his bag.
"I think it's time. Should I set them free, now?" Varian asked his raccoon, who nodded with his approval on the subject.
Varian then placed him under his pillow, cuddled up to Ruddiger, and went to bed. The boy then looked up to see a world of stars and gold.
In Varian's dream…
Three golden lights appeared as Varian felt himself floating.
The light soon dispersed to show a familiar bunch. It was the ghost children, only they looked much different than before. For one, they were all smiling, happy to be free and move on where their families were waiting. The second was their button eyes were gone and their true eyes were returned to them. The final was that they had halos and wings, like angels.
"It was a fine thing you have done for us, Mister." The Duchess angel thanked.
"You guys did help me beat him. I'm just glad that this is all over." Varian laughed then noticed how the angel's smiles faltered and frowned with guilt.
"…It is over and done with… for us." She painfully answered.
"But what about me?" Varian questioned with concern in his voice.
"You're in terrible danger, Boy!" The Foxhunt angel warned as Varian showed shock and fear.
"How? I-I locked the door! He can't it out! It's over!" Varian gasped as he didn't understand.
"It's the key, Mister." She explained as the key tied by a string around Varian's neck like a necklace levitated in front of him, "The key is the only means of escaping and entering. There is only one in existence and the Beldam will hunt for it."
Varian then grabbed the key and realized the gravity of the situation.
"T's not all lacking valor, Sir. Thou art still alive and can still changeth thy fate. Thou art still living." The Maid explained in a happy tone as they hugged Varian and the world swirled around him.
In the Real World…
Varian awoke with a start.
Without hesitation, he yanked his pillow and saw the eyes were smashed and gone. It was more than just the dream; the Beldam was still coming for him.
Varian then pulled out the key and looked to his raccoon.
"I-I have to hide this somewhere, somewhere he can never-!" Varian began but then noticed Ruddiger's ears twitched and Ruddiger glaring outside.
The Beldam was coming.
Varian had no time to lose, he knew there was only one place he can hide the key. Even in a hundred years, it could be never retrieved. It was the only way.
Varian got dressed and headed towards his door, Ruddiger blocked his path.
"Don't try to stop me. Ruddiger. This has to end tonight." Varian spoke sternly as Varian hoisted him up with his leg, placed him to the side, and kept moving.
Ruddiger was shocked and knew Varian was in danger.
The boy would need help to end this, the Beldam was strong, even beyond the door.
In the Ballroom far away…
Finally, something managed to escape the in-between gateway of the doors.
Clawing its way out, the severed hand of the Beldam begins it search for the key as it felt its presence and followed suit. And where is the key, the boy could not be too far behind.
In the forest…
Varian sang a lullaby his father sang to him to keep his nerves as he was covered by a small blanket from the cold.
The hand was not too far behind as him it was waiting for the time to strike. The child finally reached the first well of Corona as he noticed the mushrooms. He opened it up and revealed the key. The hand would not allow this!
With the quickness of a spider, it attacked Varian, grabbing the key with the necklace still around his neck and started dragging them both to the door! Varian screamed and kick as he tried to getaway! Then they heard a powerful neigh as a horse with the maid, Faith came storming in! Faith grabbed the hand as Varian finally breathed from being strangled.
The hand managed to free itself as it attacked the horse, causing it to trip and flung Faith into the well! He managed to hang on to dear life on the edge as the hand decided to get rid of her! The Hand flicked one of her hands away and was about to get the other one when Varian ambushed it with a blanket!
The hand managed to escape as Varian screamed in horror! It was about to attack the boy when-!
"No more!" A deep voice shouted as a rock smashed the hand to bits.
Varian looked up to see his father breathing hard. Varian then saw the others helped Faith out of the well. Quirin helped his son covered the rock and broken hand with the blanket and tied it with the key. Then they tossed it down the well, never to be seen again. To be sure, Fredric had Xavier bolt the well permanently shut!
"Are you okay, Varian?" Quirin asked his son.
"A little shaken but fine," Varian answered.
"Um, Varian, I'm really sorry I didn't believe you… about all this evil." Faith apologized as her mother looked over her.
Varian smiled at her.
"What changed your mind?"
"After I called you crazy, Mrs. Crowley gave me this drawing." Faith explained as she gave him the drawing of Crowley as a little girl and the Duchess when she was alive, "It's her and her friend before she disappeared.
"The sweet ghost girl…" Varian grinned, "Thanks for coming guys."
"Well, a friend though you could use some help," Quirin answered as if one cue, Ruddiger appeared and everyone grinned at the critter.
The clouds above Varian soon parted to reveal the light of the full moon.
The next day at the Castle…
The expert came and had the magic door removed from the Ballroom.
"There, not to bring it to a volcano to sever the demon's ties to this world and ours." The hooded man grinned as he tossed the door into his caravan.
"Thank you for coming, I don't want what happened to those children and to Varian to ever happen to anyone else again." Fredric thanked as he looked to the boy and the others fixing up the Ballroom.
"He is something. Very few can ever say they went toe to toe with a witch and lived, let alone be victorious." The hooded man muttered then bowed, leaving with the door.
Ruddiger watched it with a pleased look. He decided to go back one final time to gloat as he can now only enter between worlds. The Racoon then walked behind the sign and disappeared.
In the Forest…
Zhan Tiri watched with disappointment as she shook her head.
"It seems my child has failed in bringing me the sundrop as well. It could have the child as soon as it brought me the Sundrop. It let its hunger get the better of it. Oh well, let it starve." The little girl sighed, "The only way to get what you want is to do it yourself.
The demon then disappeared into the forest.