(Y/n) wakes up to see a dark void surrounding her before changing into a courtroom. She could see that Alice is on trial as the Queen of Hearts is persecuting her. To escape her wrath, (Y/n) witnessed eating some mushrooms, and she suddenly grew bigger.

"Now that's something you don't see every day." (Y/n) mumbled.

The card soldiers tried to use their weapons on Alice, but it didn't affect her. "Oh, pooh. I'm not afraid of you! Why, you're nothing but a pack of cards!" Alice picked up the card solders and tossed them aside. "Rule forty-two: all persons more than a mile high must leave the court immediately." The King of Hearts read the rule book. "I'm not a mile high. And I'm not leaving." Alice stood her ground. The Queen of Heart took off her crown nervously. "Hehehe... sorry! Rule forty-two, you know." Alice goes closer to the royals. "And as for you, your majesty!" Alice gave a mock curtsy. "Your majesty indeed! Why, you're not a queen, but just a fat, pompous, bad-tempered old ty- tyrant..." She didn't notice that Alice was slowly shrinking back to her original size.

"Oh no..." (Y/n) gasped.

The Queen of Heart gave a confident chuckle. "Hmhmhmhm... and uh... what were you saying, my dear?" Then suddenly, the Cheshire Cat appeared on top of the Queen of Hearts. "Well, she simply said that you're a fat, pompous, bad-tempered old tyrant!" He laughed before he disappeared. The Queen of Hearts grew angry and yelled out. "Off with her head!" The card soldiers quickly ran after Alice as she ran away before she could get captured.

"No! Stop!" (Y/n) wanted to go after them and save the young girl, but she was then back in the black void. She gasped as she tried to understand what she witnessed. "Someone should've stopped the queen's tyranny." She whispered.

(Y/n) opened her eyes to see that she was back in her room in Ramshackle. She sits up to look down at Kiki, waiting for her. The door opens to reveal Grim, with Ace and Deuce following him. "Hey, (Y/n)! Ah, good, you're already up." He leaps next to Kiki. "Today's the big duel! Let's DO this thing." Ace said with determination. "Yes." (Y/n) nodded in agreement.

They all made it back to Heartslabyul as the duel would take place in the Rose Maze. They weren't the only ones there. Trey, Cater, and the other students of Heartslabyul will be witnesses to the duel. (Y/n) wears her Kombat attire and carries her weapons. She didn't know why she needed them, but she had a feeling that something wasn't right. She shook her head as she listened to the students talking.

(Here is the Kombat outfit that has been voted for! If you guys don't like it, then feel free to use another one. And along with her hair tiara comb)

"Did you hear? They say someone's challenged Housewarden Rosehearts to a duel!"

"Riddle Rosehearts? Seriously?! Whoever it is has gotta be outta his mind. Riddle will have his head off in five seconds flat."

"Still, it's the first challenge since Rosehearts took power. I'm pumped!"

She wasn't the only one who heard them. "You're saying Ace and Deuce are challenging Riddle for the housewarden's seat?! Please tell me you're kidding." Cater exclaimed nervously. "I tried to stop 'em." Trey shakes his head. "Of all the stupid ideas... I just hope this doesn't make everything worse." Cater sighed. "You and me both." Trey agreed. (Y/n) stepped closer to them. "We have tried to reason with Riddle at the unbirthday party, but he would not listen. So as our last resort, Ace and Deuce need to face Riddle in Kombat." She turned her eyes at her friends. Praying to the gods, they will be alright.

"We are about to commence two challenges for the housewarden position at Heartslabyul House. The first challenger is Ace Trappola. The second challenger is Deuce Spade." Headmage Crowley pointed at Ace and Deuce. He then pointed to Riddle on the other side of the field. "The current housewarden they have challenged is Riddle Rosehearts." Headmage Crowley nodded at Riddle. "Now, by the duel rules, please remove the magic-sealing collars as they would provide an unfair disadvantage."

Riddle nodded and used his magic to magic Ace and Deuce's collars disappeared. "Ah! FINALLY, the damn collar is off!" Ace exclaimed as he and Deuce rubbed their necks. "Enjoy your moment of freedom. The collar will be back on soon enough. I could hardly believe it when I heard you two intended to duel me. Is this a joke?" Riddle smirked with pride. "Do I look like I'm joking?" Ace glared back. "I'd never propose a duel as a joke." Deuce slammed his fist into his palm. Riddle scoffs at them. "Hmph. Have it your way. Let us get this over with." Cater walked over to Riddle nervously. "Uh, Riddle, what do you want to do about today's afternoon tea?" Riddle raised his brow. "A foolish question. You know that the rules stipulate I take my tea every day at 4 p.m. sharp." Cater gave him a nervous smile as he looked at his phone. "It's just that it's already past 3:30..." Riddle scoffs at him. "And you fear that I will be late? All the more reason to end this promptly. It appears I have little time to waste. Rather than facing my opponents in succession, I will take on both at once." Riddle weapons his staff.

"You can do it, Housewarden!"

"Knock 'em dead, sir!"

Trey didn't do nor say anything about this conflict. (Y/n) could tell that he was having trouble, but there was nothing she could do as well. "Cowards." Deuce grumbles. Grim hops on (Y/n)'s shoulder. "Myah. I got a bad feelin' about this." (Y/n) nodded. "You and me both, Grim." Ace turns to them. "Hey, at least we got a plan!"

"Headmage, please give us the signal." Riddle turns to the Headmage. "When the mirror I've thrown shatters upon the ground, that is your signal to begin. Ready..." Headmage Crowley dropped the mirror, and it shattered, giving the signal to begin. "Go!"

Ace and Deuce raised their pens at Riddle. Before they could use their magic, Riddle beat to it first. "Off With Your Heads!" He yelled. Ace and Deuce yelled out in pain as the collars were back on their necks. They collapsed from the sudden force. "Ace! Deuce!" (Y/n) gasped. "Urrrgh... Not again. I didn't even have time to finish my spell!" Ace pulled on his collar. "He shut us down like it was nothing..." Deuce groaned. "That ended so quickly!" (Y/n)'s eyes widen.

"Visualization is key to spell casting. The better you are at accurately visualizing your magic's effects, the stronger and more precise it will be. It would appear Mr. Rosehearts has finely honed his magic." Headmage Crowley announced. "Myah... They didn't stand a chance." Grim's eyes turned white in sadness.

"Hmph. You didn't even last five seconds. That was all you had, and still you thought to challenge me? You must be utterly humiliated." Riddle smirked. "I guess my mother was right. A man who cannot follow rules is a man who cannot achieve anything."

"Tch... We agree that rules should be followed. But forcing others to follow nonsensical rules like the ones you've enacted is tyranny!" Deuce yelled. "Then you agree that breaking rules is wrong. And in this dorm, I AM the rules. Therefore, those who cannot abide by my decisions deserve not the heads they use to complain!" Riddle proclaimed.

(Y/n) enough of Riddle's foolishness. She ran and stood in front of Ace and Deuce as Grim hopped off her shoulders. "But what you are doing isn't right! This is nothing but chaos and fear!" Riddle glares at her. "I am the one who decides what is wrong and right!" He then gave her a smug look. "What sort of pitiful education have you received, that you cannot follow such simple rules? Clearly, you were born to parents with no great magical capability. And as a result...You lack even the basic education necessary to attend a school such as this. It's quite sad."

(Y/n) left heartbroken of someone speaking negatively of her family. She already felt self-conscious enough about how different she was from her family. Still, it was not acceptable for people to dishonor her family. Ace Deuce and Grim could see the heartbroken look on her face "You little..." Deuce was about to yell out, but Ace launched first. "You shut your damn mouth!" Ace punched Riddle in the face. Riddle collapsed from the impact. He stood up and held his cheek. "Wh-what?"

"Riddle?!" Cater and Trey's eyes widen in shock. "Mr. Rosehearts?!" Even Headmage Crowley was shocked.

"Whoa! He just punched the housewarden...!"

"Bam! Right, cross to the face!" Grim cheered. "By the gods...Ace..." (Y/n) looks at Ace. Even Deuce didn't have the words. "A-Ace?!"

Ace pants from anger. "That's all I can take. Forget Riddle. Forget the duel. I'm done." (Y/n) goes over and places her hand on his shoulder to calm him down. He didn't look back at her, but he did hold her hand back. "That hurt! You... p-punched me?!" Riddle rubbed his now bruised cheek. "Kids aren't trophies for their parents to flaunt. And the accomplishments of a child aren't determined by the worth of their parents. It's not your parents' fault you became a tyrant - or anyone else's." Ace points to everyone in the Rose Maze. "You've been here a year and haven't even made a friend who will tell you you're outta line. And that's on you." Ace points back at Riddle.

"What are you even talking about?" Riddle questioned. "Yeah, maybe you had some rigid upbringing from a relentless helicopter mom. Is that all you are? An extension of her? Can't you think for yourself? You call yourself the "red sovereign"? You're just a baby who's good at magic." Ace continued his statement. "Baby...? Did you just call me a "baby"?! You don't know anything about me! You don't know anything about anything!" Riddle felt insulted by what Ace said. "Nope, sure don't. And I don't need to. Your attitude tells me all I need to know - that you're nothing but a spoiled brat!" Ace yelled out. "Shut up, shut up, shut UP! My mother was right! And that means I'm right too!" Riddle screamed in anger. "Riddle, calm down. The duel is already over." Trey tried to reason with Riddle. "Mr. Clover is correct. The challenger has been disqualified due to physical violence. If you do not cease your conflict now, I'll have you written up for breaking school rules!" Headmage Crowley added.

"Ace is right, though! I've had enough of Riddle!"

One student of Heartslabyul had enough and threw an egg at Riddle. It cracked on his red hair. "Who did that? Who threw that egg?!" Riddle demanded an answer. No one dared to speak up.
Riddle lets out a crazed laugh. "Heh heh... Ah ha ha ha! You say YOU'RE fed up?! I'M the one who's fed up with all of YOU! No matter how strict I am, no matter how many heads I remove, you keep breaking the rules! All any of you care about is doing what YOU want to do! If the guilty party won't come forward, then I'll pass judgment on all of you! Clearly, none of you value your heads! Off With Your Heads!" Riddle pointed his staff at the students and used his magic on them.

"Bwaaah! Let's get out of here!"

"Urrrgh..."

Everyone began to panic as Riddle was going mad with power. "Ah ha ha ha! How do you like that, hm? Now no one can do a thing to me! Do you see now? My strict adherence to the rules was clearly the correct path!" Riddle laughed wickedly.

"Riddle! Please stop this!" (Y/n) begged as she hand on hands to her weapons. "Cease this improper behavior now, Mr. Rosehearts. I expect better from you!" Headmage's Crowley joined in. Cater ran towards Trey. "Trey, if he keeps using his spell... This could get ugly, fast!" Trey nodded and turned to Riddle. "Riddle, stop this!"

"Wow, way to totally prove me wrong here, pal! I call you a baby, and you immediately throw a temper tantrum!" Ace yelled out sarcastically. "Ace, do not antagonize him more!" (Y/n) yelled. Riddle's face turned red with anger. "Retract your comment immediately, or I shall skewer you where you stand!" Ace stood his ground. "No way. I ain't retractin' squat." Riddle yells out in anger. "YEEEAAAAARGH!"

"Dude, this is bad! You've G-2-G, now!" Cater warns.

The atmosphere of rhetoric Rose Maze began to change. The sky turned grey, a thick fog covered the garden, and the rose trees began to float up. "The rose trees! They're floating!" Grim hid behind Deuce. "This is some serious magic!" Deuce exclaimed in fear. "Mighty roses, tear this brute to pieces!" Riddle pointed his staff to Ace. "Cease and desist at once!" Headmage Crowley tried to calm him down. "Ace!!!" (Y/n) quickly pulled out her weapons and used her Edenian wind magic to blow the trees away. "Ha! Nice one, (N/n)!" Ace cheered. Riddle grew more angry. "You ill-mannered princess! Mighty roses, finish her first!" Soon, more rose trees were coming towards her and Ace. (Y/n) gasp as she knew she couldn't handle it alone. Ace quickly pulled (Y/n) and used his body to shield her. They both closed their eyes, fearing the worst, but nothing came. They opened their eyes to see that rose trees turned into cards. "Nngh?! What just-" Riddle was at a loss for words. "Huh? We're still alive? What's with all these playing cards?" Ace said as he helped (Y/n) up. "Oh, thank Argus." (Y/n) sighed in relief. Deuce quickly goes over to them. "All the rose trees turned into cards?"

(Y/n) turns to Trey and saw that he held out his magic pen. He walks over to the group. "Riddle, stop this right now!" Cater's eyes widened as he joined the others. "Wait, is that Trey's "Doodle Suit"?! But... how?!" He questioned. Then, everyone who was collared was free from Riddle's grasp. "All the magic-sealin' collars are gone!" Grim gasped. "What did I tell you? My magic can overwrite characteristics for a short time. So I used it to make "Riddle's magic" into "my magic." Trey explained. "You can do that? That's some kinda loophole!" Cater's eyes widen. (Y/n) smiled and kissed Trey on his cheek. "I told you not to understand yourself and thank you for the help, Trey." He smirked at her before they all turned to Riddle. Riddle was growing angrier by the second. "N-no... Off with their heads! I SAID, off with their heads!"

"Riddle, stop. Can't you see how you look right now?" Trey called out.

"He... He was really gonna do it!"

"He is completely out of control."

"He's like some kinda monster!"!

"What? Was my magic overwritten by yours? Does that mean your signature spell is stronger than mine?!" Riddle questioned as he looked at his hands. "Of course it doesn't. Riddle, take a deep breath and listen to us." Trey tried to calm Riddle down.

"Are YOU going to tell me that I'm wrong too? After all I've done to protect the rule of law?! Do you know how much I've suffered for this?! I... I refuse to believe this!" Riddle cried out. (Y/n) could see the pained expression on Riddle's face. "Cease immediately, Mr. Rosehearts! Any further attempt to use magic will leave your magestone completely tainted with blot!" Headmage Crowley ordered. "Blot? What do you mean he'll be tainted with blot?!" (Y/n) questioned the Headmage. "But... I'm right! I'M the one who's right! There is NO! POSSIBLE! ALTERNATIVE!" Riddle's face turned completely red. "Riddle, stop!" True tried to stop him, but it was too late.

A dark aura formed around Riddle as black ink consumed his body. Once the fog cleared up, they saw that Riddle had changed. His dorm uniform is now a black and red version of it with half-painted black roses. His skin turned pale with ink designs over his eyes, along with a red fire. Behind him was a monster similar to the one (Y/n), Ace, Deuce, and Grim fought back in the mines. Only this one was a dark version of the Queen of Hearts.

"Riddle!!! By the elder gods, what's happened to him???!!!" (Y/n) screamed. 'But why....why does this seem so terrifyingly familiar...?' She thought to herself.

"Heh heh heh... AH HA HA HA! You are fools to defy me! You are not welcome in my world. In my world, I am the law. I am order made manifest! The only response I will accept from you is "Yes, Housewarden Riddle." All who defy me will lose their heads! Ah ha ha ha ha!" Riddle laughs evilly. "Dear me, what have I done? I've allowed a student to overblot in my presence!" Headmage Crowley's eyes widen. "Overblot"? What does that mean?!" Grim quickly ran and hid behind (Y/n)'s legs. "Overblot is a dangerous condition that mages must avoid at all costs. At the moment, he is overcome by negative energy, and has lost control of his magic and emotions." Headmage Crowley explained. "Okay, sure... but what does that mean?" Grim questioned in fright. "Please explain!" Deuce added in fright. "To put it in layman's terms, he's in evil berserker mode!" Cater yelled out. "If he keeps releasing magical energy, we could be looking at a loss of life here - his included." Trey added. "Uh, WHAT?!" Grim's eyes turn white. "You mean to tell me he could die from this?!" (Y/n) screamed.

"The well-being of my students is my top priority. Therefore, I must evacuate them immediately. As for Mr. Rosehearts, we must restore his consciousness before his magical energy runs dry. For as bad as losing him would be, there are scenarios that are far worse..." Headmage Crowley turned to (Y/n) and the rest of the group. "Listen well: I need all of you to seek help from the other housewardens and members of the faculty."

"Hiiiyah! Take that!" Ace unleashes his wind magic at Riddle. This surprised Cater, Trey, and the Headmage. "I summon thee, cauldron!" Deuce used his magic to strike a cauldron at Riddle. (Y/n) pulled out her weapons and used them to summon her fire to attack Riddle. Grim follows along as he blows his fire at Riddle.

"What do you fools think you're doing?" Riddle glares at them. "Um, hello?! 911? We've got an idiot emergency!" Cater exclaimed. "You DID hear that part about how reeeal bad things are happenin' with him, right?!" Grim reminded them. "That's why we need to stop him now! I don't want that on my conscience!" Deuce yelled. "Having Riddle die from this is wrong. He needs to stop him before it's too late!" (Y/n) was ready to strike again. "And I'm not givin' up till I hear him say "I was wrong and I'm sorry." Ace added. Trey stared at Riddle for a moment before he sighed. "All right, let's do this. I can overwrite his magic for a little longer." He turns to Headmage Crowley. "In the meantime, do what you can! Headmage, please evacuate the other students!"
Headmage Crowley tried to stop them. "Wait! This is dangerous!" Cater joined in. "Are you S-R-S, Trey? You can't beat Riddle!" Ace glared at him. "So what, you're not even gonna fight unless you KNOW you can win?" Grim points his paw up. "Yeah, he's right. That's weak." Deuce nodded in agreement. "This is the only way we can think of to snap him out of this!" Trey gave a single nod. "Yeah... I don't want to lose him. There're too many things I've left unsaid." (Y/n) stood with determination. "We need to work together and combine our strengths to put an end to Riddle's misery."

"Ugh, I do NOT like or subscribe to this, but fine!" Cater groans as he pulls out his pen. Headmage Crowley wanted to object, but he knew he couldn't stop them. "Ngh... I'll be back as soon as I've gotten the students to safety. Stand firm until then!" He then left to evacuate the remaining students in the garden.

"Such defiance, from every last one of you! I shall take all of your heads!" Riddle proclaimed. "Riddle's body can't take much more of this. We need to stop him before it's too late!" Trey told as everyone got ready to fight. "(Y/n) pulled up her mask and held her weapons close. "Let's end this now!"

The boys used their magic to slow down Riddle as (Y/n) used her weapons to deflect the attack Riddle was throwing at them. She would summon both her wind and fire magic, but Riddle was too strong. (Y/n) then remembered about the monster back at the mines. If Riddle's monster and the other were the same, then...(Y/n) threw her tessen war fans at the monster. The monster shrieks in pain as the ink from a crack escapes. Riddle cries out in pain as he holds his head, too.

"Everyone! Aim for the monster's head! That's its weak point!" (Y/n) instructed. Everyone nodded at her and attacked the monster. It swings its rose tree at them to defend itself. The monster aimed at Cater, which was close to it. Cater's eyes widen as it swings the tree to him. "Cater!!! Watch out!!!" (Y/n) pushes Cater on time, but the monster strikes her instead. She sent flying a few feet away from the boys.

"(Y/N)!!!!!" The boys yelled out. Riddle laughed at the fallen princess. "And you say you're strong. All I see is a weak little flower!" He mocked. (Y/n) stood up as she ignored the pain. She pulled down her mask to reveal blood dripping down her nose. A few drops fell to the floor as (Y/n) wiped off her nose. "Say what you want, but you will not underestimate me!!!" She joined the others as they gave it their all to stop Riddle. (Y/n) runs towards Riddle as he is distracted by the others. Noting that he and the monster are connected, (Y/n) takes a swing at Riddle, and her fist lands on his stomach. He yells out in pain as the monster does, too. Using this to her advantage, (Y/n) threw her weapons at the monster's glass head. It screams one more time as her weapon breaks the glass head and slowly dissolves into a puddle of blot. Riddle screams in pain before he tries to stand up. "I...was wrong?! But that's...impossible...Isn't it...Mother?" Riddle then collapsed to the floor, meaning he was defeated. Everyone panted in exhaustion as they walked towards Riddle cautiously. A bit of blot still lingered on Riddle as he slowly turned back to normal.

(Y/n) was the first to kneel to Riddle's collapsed form. She didn't know why, but she held Riddle close as she placed her head against his and held his hand. The others cautiously watched as her eyes glowed white. Wondering what she is doing to Riddle right now.