The dawn casts a surreal glow over the merged landscapes. CLARA, appearing distant and lost in thought, clutches her chest, feeling an unexpected surge.
**DAMIEN:** "Clara? What's happening?"
LILIANA, sensing a powerful magical aura, approaches CLARA. The ground beneath them pulses rhythmically.
LILIANA: "It's the FORGOTTEN QUEEN's essence. She's channeling through Clara."
As the power intensifies, CLARA's eyes begin to glow, her body levitating slightly off the ground. Shadows converge around her, whispering secrets of old.
ALEXANDER, alarmed, tries to reach her but is repelled by an invisible force. The air becomes thick, charged with energy.
**ALEXANDER: "We need to anchor her, or she'll be lost!"
LUCAN retrieves another relic from his satchel, a crystalline prism.
**LUCAN:** "This can absorb and channel the surging power."
DAMIEN, using his hybrid strength, approaches CLARA, trying to establish a connection. He feels her emotions: pain, confusion, and an overwhelming influx of memories.
In a series of vivid flashbacks, CLARA experiences moments from the FORGOTTEN QUEEN's life: her struggles, her triumphs, and her ultimate sacrifice.
The group, forming a circle around CLARA, combines their strengths. They chant in unison, attempting to stabilize the power transfer.
**LILIANA (chanting):** "From past to present, from spirit to flesh, balance the essence, intertwine afresh."
The crystalline prism, glowing intensely, absorbs the excess energy, its facets showing glimpses of the FORGOTTEN QUEEN's life.
Slowly, CLARA descends, the glow in her eyes diminishing. As the shadows retreat, she collapses, exhausted but safe.
DAMIEN cradles her, relief evident on his face. The group gathers, aware of the profound connection CLARA now holds with the past.
**CLARA (whispering):** "She showed me... what's coming."
LILIANA, gravely, speaks of the ancient forces the ANCIENT SPIRIT warned about. They're awakened and aware of the group's actions.
**LILIANA:** "We've drawn their attention."
The episode unfolds with the group preparing for future confrontations. They strengthen their bonds and deepen their understanding of their abilities.
As they discuss strategies, CLARA, now bearing a part of the FORGOTTEN QUEEN's essence, has visions of a looming shadow, greater and darker than anything they've faced.
**CLARA:** "It's near... and it's watching."
The sky darkening unnaturally, an enormous, sinister silhouette eclipsing the sun, casting the realm into an eerie twilight.