King Aldric Vance and Queen Helena rush to their fallen daughter at the altar. Sir Cyrus Thorne turns around with her bloodied veil in his grip. Lunara enters the cathedral in her black gown. Queen Helena screams that Lunara murdered the bride. Sir Cyrus attacks and thrusts his sword into Lunara's neck, but the blade shatters on contact. A wounded soldier reports the ambush beasts self-destructed. Lunara offers to let the dead speak.
King Aldric Vance and Queen Helena drop beside the dead bride. A priest and the gathered guests freeze in panic. Sir Cyrus Thorne stands near the steps, holding Princess Isolde's blood-soaked veil in his hand as he turns toward the aisle.
00:16: Lunara Enters the Wedding Hall
Lunara walks through the cathedral entrance wearing a black gown. Queen Helena points at her and shrieks accusations of witchcraft and murder. Palace guards draw their swords to block the aisle, but Lunara strides past them without slowing down.
00:37: The Shattered Sword Strike
Sir Cyrus Thorne confronts Lunara and drives his longsword directly at her throat. The blade strikes her skin, bursts into bright sparks, and snaps into pieces. Lunara remains standing in the aisle without a single scratch on her neck.
01:07: A Report from the Forest
A wounded soldier enters and announces that every beast in the woods blew itself up. Sir Cyrus Thorne demands that Lunara prove she had no part in the ambush. Lunara replies that the dead princess will speak for herself.
Key Lines from Episode 9
“It was you! It was you, you witch! It was you killed my daughter!”
“I never kill with my own hands.”
“Why not prophesy whether my sword will kill you?”
“Then let the dead speak for themselves.”
How Episode 9 Ends
Lunara stands untouched before the broken blade and refuses to take the blame for the ambush. Instead, she declares that Princess Isolde will tell the court what happened. Will Lunara truly summon the dead bride back to life, and will Isolde identify the real killer behind the bloody attack?