To protect Arlant, Maleficent binds 200,000 orcs with a gaze and falls into a long sleep. Twenty years later, she returns to find the king has betrayed his promise and devastated the elves. Imprisoned and cruelly tested by Diana and Selena, she sees the ancient seal broken and the orcs unleashed. Taking dragon form, Maleficent joins Ilian to uncover who truly stole the elves away.