The Sang’gres formally approve the search for new gem keepers, but Pirena remains troubled that neither Lira nor Mira has been chosen. Meanwhile, Lira and Mira apologize to Ariana, hoping to prove their worth, and later sneak into Etheria in search of answers—only to witness Avria’s sinister power over the barbaros. As the gem symbols sense danger and fly off, Danaya, Pirena, and Imaw rush to an unknown threat, while a captured Luna and Gilas face certain death unless help arrives in time.