CHAKRAM

Ares tells Kal (a god a war in this particular region) to back off of Xena.  He also mentions something called the "dark chakram."  Apparently, Ares stole it years ago.  Later, Kal forces a monk (Brother Kalib) to take the light chakram from the white side of a stone yin-yang.  (There, we see the dark chakram is missing.)  Elsewhere, the newly resurrected Xena and Gabrielle are being taken care of with food, drink, and blankets, when Amarice returns Xena's broken chakram to Xena.  "What is this thing, anyway?" Xena asks.  When Gabrielle reacts with surprise, Xena simply shrugs her confusion off as post-resurrection haziness.  Later, in the market buying new outfits (including sais), the gang is attacked and Xena is almost defeated!?  ("Kal will have you!")  They soon inform Eli that something's wrong with Xena.  ("You usually pulverize guys like that.")  We learn that Brother Kalib is (or was) a scholar and a friend of Eli's.  Next, they all decide to seek Kalib out; Eli believes the answer might lie in his ancient texts.  On their way, Joxer asks Eli for advice about how to tell Gabrielle that he loves her.  Gabby has the "my path is not the same as yours" heart to heart with Eli.  While hunting, Amarice is knocked out in an ambush and Xena is taken away by Kal.  Gabby finds Amarice and they begin to track them down.  But, at Kal's place, the war gods fight, Xena remembers bits and pieces of her chakram, and then she escapes as the other two clash steel.  Xena meets the gang in the woods.  Soon enough, they discover that Kalib is dead, so Eli decides to look for clues in his scrolls.  "Go get some rest," he advises.  Joxer stumbles upon Xena in the bathhouse and asks her for advice.  (Have no expectations; no strings attached.)  Then, Ares appears and tries to take advantage of Xena's innocence... until Gabrielle walks in.  "Ares wants something.  So does Kal.  What is it?" asks Amarice.  "It's the same thing we need to get Xena back completely: chakram of light," answers Eli.  According to Eli's research, only the purest soul can touch it without being destroyed.  Also, it can kill a god!  (This explains why Ares and Kal are involved.)  Later, unsure if she's supposed to be as she was before, Xena prays for a sign – and Gabrielle shows up to encourage her that they're doing the right thing.  Next, the gang ambush the place where the stone yin-yang lies.  Xena grabs the chakram and runs out wielding it.  Although this startles Ares, she drops the weapon claiming that she can't kill.  With that, the gang quickly takes refuge inside the ambushed building.  In the hustle and bustle, Joxer corners Gabrielle and lets her know he's in love with her.  From outside, Ares tries to negotiate with Xena for the chakram.  It is then that they learn that the power to kill a god will be diffused if only they join the two chakrams together.  (This would make the weapon useless to Ares and Kal.)  Finally, the baddies break through the doors and fight while Xena places her broken chakram on the stone yin-yang and witnesses its repair.  Ares tries to grab Eli (to shove him aside) but, clearly feeling his power, backs up afraid and unsettled.  Then, Kal hovers over Gabrielle with his sword.  That's when Xena snaps into action and kills Kal with the newly forged chakram.  Again, Ares tries to talk Xena into handing over the weapon.  Instead, she combines the two into a whole newly designed yin-yang-like chakram!  And, with that, the WHOLE Xena is back!  Fight!  Why did she do it?  "No one deserves that kind of power," explains Xena.  Eli splits and the gang head back to Greece.