"Okay. Done." Jordan said as he watched Ruby lift a stake, that they'd brought into the basement incase they needed to use it on Sebastian. The pinkette then sliced the side of her wrist with the pointed end as the others watched in shock, before she offered her arm out to Sebastian's desiccated body.

Sensing the blood, his eyes suddenly opened, and he instantly drank from her wrist. The Waithe tried not to cringe at the pain, and when he had taken more than enough blood, he let go of her arm.

Ruby stood up, way too quickly as she nearly fell over. Jordan quickly stepped forward and caught her. "Thanks— I think I should... sit down." Ruby laughed awkwardly as Jordan agreed. "Yeah definitely." He said as he helped her to sit on the ground.

"What the hell, Waithe?" Kaleb asked Ruby. "He wanted blood. But there's a catch. He won't be going anywhere." Ruby said, as a now awake Sebastian stepped out of the coffin.

"Alright." MG spoke nervously, unsure of Ruby's plan. "What kind of vampire are you?" He asked Sebastian as Kaleb elaborated, "The kind that rips rabbits or throats?"

"I am a man who has made mistakes." Sebastian began. "But... if you free me.. I will not make them again." He insisted.

Jordan and Ruby shared a glance, as neither of them seemed to have an issue with this guy, but what they didn't realise is that Kaleb had a plan of his own.

"Awesome. Perfect. Great. We're not interested." Kaleb replied. "Isn't that what you wanted to hear?" Sebastian asked Kaleb. "You know, this school's already full of poseurs denying their basic instincts. We were hoping you'd be different." Kaleb declared to which MG shrugged, "Guess not."

Sebastian stayed quiet for a moment, before he remade eye contact with Kaleb. "I am in this state for the very sin that you desire. I fed on so many humans back in my day that it was no longer for hunger, it was merely sport. The cobblestones, they ran red with blood." He began to explain to them.

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Hope sighed, "When I saw that portal, I knew that there was only one way to stop the monsters from coming. I'm just gonna have to jump back in and close it. Everyone's just gonna forget me all over again. I was created to be the loophole that ends Malivore. It's the only reason I exist. It's my destiny." She said as Monica opened her mouth to say something but didn't get to speak as she heard a roar from the Minatour.

"Run." She said quickly, "Come on."

"The school should be right through here." Hope said as they headed through the shrubbery, but they found themselves back at the town square. "What the actual fuck!?" Monica yelled as her patience was gone.

The keeper approached them. "Oh, hey. Ready to take that deal yet?" She asked. Lizzie frowned before she threatened, "I'm ready to take this maze and shove it up your—"

"Maze? Oh, no, this isn't a maze. It's a labyrinth. Know the difference?" The keeper asked them.

Monica glared at the keeper, "Do we look like nerds?" She snapped at her. "A maze has multiple paths, a labyrinth only has one— Exactly as I said before, there's only one way this is going to end."

"Granted, her legs are amazing, but she is a royal bitch. What are we gonna do?" Lizzie scoffed. "We take the deal. And I stay behind. It has to be me. I'll take her place and then you guys can be set free." Hope answered. Monica snapped her head towards Hope, "No." While Lizzie scoffed, "See? Capital M-artyr complex, Hope."

"The Minotaur travels with the Keeper, right? So if I stay behind, it'll be trapped with me. And since the monsters only come one at a time, no other monsters ever will." Hope explained her theory to the pair. "Besides, it's not like anyone's gonna know I'm gone... Except you guys."

"I get why you think you need to take the deal... I exist for one reason, too... to merge with my sister." Lizzie confessed. "That's our destiny, right? Unless I stayed here in a no-magic zone. Maybe the merge wouldn't have to happen, and Josie would be safe." She realised.

Monica shook her head, "Lizzie, There's no way I'm gonna let you do that." She insisted. Hope agreed, "Me neither."

"I know. But you're not the only one who can be a martyr." Lizzie decided, before she suddenly knocked Hope out, as she smashed a large branch over her head.

"Babe—" Monica blurted, as Lizzie turned to face her girlfriend. "Mon. You need to get out of my way..." The witch insisted. Monica just laughed humourlessly as her girlfriend, "Yeah. No way in hell."

Lizzie tried to run, but Monica kept up with her. The Saltzman turned around, ready to try and knock Monica out, but the vampire had beat her to it.

Dropping the large branch from her hand, Monica gently placed her girlfriend down, before she headed towards the Clue store.

Entering the store she heard, "I knew you were the smart one." Monica just crossed her arms, and gave the keeper a nasty glare. "Let's just get this over with."

"Oh! Don't worry, it's not so bad being the Keeper. And one day, maybe you'll find someone to take your place." The keeper said as Monica scoffed, as she flipped her hair over her shoulder. "I would never do that."

"Aw" The woman chirped as Monica just deadpanned her. "I told myself the exact same thing." She said as she held out the bracelet for Monica to take. "Be careful with it. It's fragile. And if it breaks, you are not protected from the Minotaur anymore."

Monica bit her lip, "And my girlfriend and my friend get out, right?" She asked, sternly. "They are set free from the eternal pain of the labyrinth, yes." The keeper said.

"Why did you word that so carefully?" The Montgomery demanded. "They die, okay? That's what that means. Uh just think of it this way: either they die or you all do. It's self-preservation, kiddo." The keeper said. Monica just scoffed in disgust, "You're a sick and twisted bitch."

"You know," The keeper began. "When I first took this deal, the previous Keeper told me that this entire labyrinth was built by a sorcerer centuries ago to punish a beautiful maiden who refused his affections. Because she didn't exist just for him, he punished her forever. But she got out. She traded places with another woman who came along, who then trapped another woman, and so on and so forth. I mean, you can't really blame us for trying to escape, can you? It's every woman for herself. That's the game."

Monica glared hard, before she snapped the bracelet in half. The Keeper gave her a shocked look. "I guess no one is the Keeper now. I hope you know your maze as well as we do. Sorry... Labyrinth." She grinned, before she turned around to leave.

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Kaleb shared a glance with the group before he said, "Well, in that case I'll burn you after the party."

"You deceived me." Sebastian realised as Kaleb crossed his arms. Suddenly as a blur Sebastian zoomed across the room and grabbed ahold Ruby as he stood near the barrier. A werewolf is usually stronger than a vampire, but with Ruby's current state Sebastian had the upper hand.

Sebastian held the Waithe in a head lock as she weakly tried to struggle out of it, "I will snap her neck if you don't let me out of here." He insisted, seeming desperate for escape.

Jordan felt his heart sink, as he scrambled for a solution... anything... any spell he can think of. One particular spell hadn't left his mind... and he had no idea why. He held up his hands and said it aloud, "Harae-tamai Kioku Yomigaerashi-tamae!"

A blast hit the pair, as Sebastian and Ruby both went flying, Sebastian hit the barrier while Ruby hit the floor, though they both fell unconscious. "Get him back in that coffin, we're sealing it closed." Jordan insisted, before he bent down and picked up Ruby, cradling her in his arms. "I'll be back in a minute, I'm going to take Ruby to her dorm."

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Monica walked back to Hope and Lizzie, who were just waking up. "I thought you were taking the deal." Hope said to the Montgomery. "I realized it would be perpetuating the patriarchy." Monica answered before Lizzie realised "There's always someone telling women they only exist for one reason. We even told it to ourselves." Monica nodded at her girlfriend before she said, "I am done playing that game."

"Screw endgame." Lizzie grinned before Monica smirked back, The pair then shared a kiss, as Hope couldn't help but smile at them. They were happy.

The Keeper approached the trio. "You've found another way. You killed the Minotaur. Thank you." Lizzie and Monica broke apart, as Lizzie faced the woman, "Not that you deserved it. And you definitely don't deserve this... We've had enough of women hurting other women for one day."