With the guardians closing in, the team made a desperate plan. They had to return the amulet to its rightful place to break the curse. As they raced through the city, Victor Kane and his mercenaries ambushed them once again. A fierce battle erupted, with both sides fighting not just for survival, but for control of the amulet. Jackson and Natalia held off the mercenaries while Elena and Michael rushed to the temple's inner sanctum. There, they encountered the ghostly apparition of Zilar's last king, who revealed the amulet's true purpose.