However, because of his actions while being the Te Xuan Ze, there was a darkness already stirring within him that resulted in the Elders imprisoning him in a jade statue. Ray Ray wondered if Kai Yee was corrupted the whole time since turning on the Elders, whereas Monroe responds that this was before the Encroaching Darkness happened. It is also said that on the 16th year of the Te Xuan Ze will the Night of Eternal Darkness happen again on Spring break.which is less than three weeks away. And darkness will spread throughout the world, transforming the innocent into dark magical beings and use them as an army to conquer the world. When the eclipse is total, the Veil is weakened. During said eclipse, Orchid Bay City will be cast into a shadowy twilight and during that semi-darkness, certain creatures like Loki, Steven the Sandman, the Darnock Demon, Gigi, The Demoness, Mitch the Enchanted Rhinoceros, Maret, Larry the Monotuke, Donnie, Jean-Claude, and even the dark-hearted souls like Kai Yee gain infinite power. It involves the planetary alignment and the solar eclipse. Lila asks what it was, where Monroe responds that it's a prophecy that happens every 600 years after the Te Xuan Ze is chosen the same time Auntie Roon is banished. Curious, Ashley did some digging and hasįound what they were talking about before a prophecy called the Night of Eternal Darkness. She's heard them say that stars have begun to align and sun and moon are set to be eclipsed, for they must prepare for the worst the Encroaching Darkness draws near, which sparked concern in Monroe. However, she realized then that it was rushed because upon leaving, she overheard one of her teachers talking to the Magic Elders, the same people Juniper met with Ah-Mah years ago.
Lila is surprised to see Jasmine still holding on her own thanks to Lila's natural healing remedy when Ashley shows up out of the blue, announcing her status as the now 10th-degree sorceress, which Ashley could only assume to have been from when she was taming the Baguano beast. Dennis informs the two that their parents are going to be gone the whole Spring break as they will be all staying with Ah-Mah until they return. Ray Ray has never seen Jasmine and June fight like this before, when Monroe explains that Jasmine is still recovering from her injury by Auntie Roon. They continue fighting with Ray Ray, 13, Dennis, 19, Monroe, and Lila, also 16, watching the sidelines with Ashley joining the group. June says that it's nothing, and Ah-Mah encourages her granddaughter to stop hesitating and attack. Just as she was about to land the final blow, Juniper hesitates and Ah-Mah asks why. It soon ends with Juniper reciting the oath of the Te Xuan Ze: "I am but a hand, I am but a vessel, I am the stone that balances the worlds", and she takes off on the rooftops to battle two trolls.with Jody watching her best friend in shock.Īt Ah-Mah's house, Juniper, now 16 in her battle armor from when she was battling Kai Yee, trains with her grandmother as Ah-Mah is still recovering from her battle with Auntie Roon. The story opens up recapping what took place since June was the new Te Xuan Ze from when she first encountered Auntie Roon, Maret, and Lex, to battling Steven the Sandman in and out the Dream Realm, and banishing The Demoness, Gigi, Darnock Demon and many others. Can Juniper put her trust in her friends, or resort to keeping the secret alone? As her friends learn of her being the Te Xuan Ze, the stakes are high as not only Orchid Bay City is in a state of chaos, but the whole world. June's powers are put to the test as a new source of dark magic shrouds over Orchid Bay City, destroying the Veil that hides magic from human eyes and setting back years of human and magic oppression.