The team of angels and humans returned to their base, exhausted but determined to continue their fight against the forces of darkness. As they rested and recovered, they received a distress call from a nearby village. The village was located near a mountain that was believed to be cursed, and strange occurrences had been happening in the area. The villagers were frightened and desperate for help.
The team immediately set out for the village, bracing themselves for whatever they might encounter on the cursed mountain. When they arrived, they found that the village was indeed in a state of panic. The villagers reported that strange creatures had been seen lurking in the shadows, and that their livestock had been disappearing in the night.
The team split up to investigate, with the angels and humans combing the village while the engkanto searched the surrounding forest. As they searched, they discovered that the creatures were not just ordinary animals, but rather were tikbalang that had been corrupted by the forces of darkness.
The team realized that the tikbalang were searching for something on the mountain, and they feared that it was connected to the resurrection of the Dark Empress. They knew that they had to find out what it was and stop the tikbalang before it was too late.
As they made their way up the mountain, they were attacked by a group of kapre, tall, dark-skinned creatures that were said to live in trees and smoke cigars. The kapre had the power to control the minds of their opponents, and they proved to be a formidable enemy. But the team of angels and humans fought bravely, using their weapons and powers to break the kapre's spell and defeat them.
At the summit of the mountain, they found a hidden cave that had been sealed for centuries. The cave was guarded by a powerful aswang, and a fierce battle ensued. The aswang had the power to control the elements and summon creatures from the shadows, making the battle even more challenging. But with the help of the engkanto and their own skills, the team was able to defeat the aswang and enter the cave.
Inside the cave, they discovered a ritual site, where the tikbalang were performing a dark ceremony to summon a powerful entity. The team realized that the entity was none other than the Dark Empress herself, and they knew that they had to stop the tikbalang before they could complete the ritual.
The team fought their way through the tikbalang, battling against their magic and weapons. As they reached the center of the ritual site, they found the tikbalang leader, who was in the midst of performing the final stage of the ritual. The leader was a powerful tikbalang who had been corrupted by the forces of darkness, and he proved to be a difficult opponent.
The team fought valiantly, using all of their skills and powers to defeat the leader and stop the ritual. With a final burst of energy, the leader was vanquished, and the ritual was disrupted. The team watched as the Dark Empress began to fade away, her resurrection thwarted once again.
As they made their way back down the mountain, the team realized that they had once again saved the world from the forces of darkness. But they also knew that their battles were far from over, and that they must continue to fight against the darkness that threatened to consume them all.