In Episode 5 Nancy grapples with the weight of her mission to secure the Midnight Codex and the looming threat of Ronin Gravetide Alongside her companions Arlen and Eliza they perform a ritual to recharge their compass leading them to a Victorianera cemetery There they encounter a mysterious woman and the spectral Selene Morrow who threatens them with dark energy In the ensuing conflict Nancy must choose between securing a luminous birdthe key to an ancient pactand battling Selenes shadow minions Ultimately she successfully obtains a fragment of the Tree of Life but at the cost of the womans life leaving her emotionally devastated Back at the Nexus as they prepare for their next destination Nancy senses something is off with Fynn hinting at deeper challenges ahead