Clare back to normal
The thrilling conclusion to Claymore takes us back to the battle we ended with last time, and the incantation of how Teresa’s flesh is within Clare. Clare is enraged with the idea that she is fighting the very one who killed Teresa. She promises to kill Priscilla.
Priscilla, however, is enraged with the idea that she is fighting against the very symbol of what she believes killed her family. Raki, from the sideline, tries to help Clare by telling her when to look out. He doesn’t seem to wish to enter the battle though.
The two fighters clash and the pair transform shape as they fight. Priscilla has this down to an art, while Clare seemingly cannot control it. She pulls out all the stops though, striking Priscilla with sword attacks from every single possible angle. Isley is impressed.
The other Claymores who are watching can’t believe the intensity of the battle. Raki is not so amused. He is appalled by the idea that Clare and Priscilla are fighting, because of their importance to him. Clare almost fulfilled an important role to Raki, while he had recently been taking pity on Priscilla’s Awakened state. It is a sad state of affairs from his point of view.
Amidst the fighting, Priscilla is able to grab Clare while Raki screams for her to be let go. Priscilla is a mighty giant that seems almost totally unstoppable from this vantage point. Could she come out on top?
Priscilla, in her deranged state, comments that Clare is not Teresa. She finally realizes the truth however, that doesn’t stop her from trying to kill Clare. Priscilla throws her hapless prey with great force towards the ground.
Mocking Clare for her lack of wings, Priscilla uses her green bolts of light to strike the weakened opponent. Clare starts to cough up blood from this. As she is falling though, Priscilla goes after her with sword in hands…err…claws? Clare hits the ground, but rises up in a crazed state and starts to rip apart Priscilla’s body.
Priscilla, looks up and sees “Teresa” and is struck with fear and returns to her state as a girl. It is actually Clare who has recovers her sword and raises it above the reformed Priscilla’s head. Raki intervenes, begging Clare for mercy towards Priscilla despite the fact that she killed Teresa. He says that everyone is lucky to be alive, and that Yoma has killed his family and that of Priscilla’s. The bloodshed can stop now, Raki claims, and the most important thing now is to keep Clare from fully Awakening.
Raki , while hugging Clare, tries to comfort her, reminding her of the promise about returning to him. He tells her he loves her, and that she can fight Awakening and that he will protect her so that she can live the remainder of her life as a human being (something Teresa wanted for her as well). Clare claims she can’t change anything now, and spears Raki with her own Yoma spines! Or…has she? No! Raki is left unscathed while Jean takes the onslaught.
Jean, the woman who has sacrificed so much for Clare; has taken the hit. She compliments Raki on his bravery. Jean says she’s repaying the favor that Clare lent her, and tries to turn Clare back from her Awakened form. Clare, no matter how deranged she’s becomes, doesn’t want Jean to die.
Yoki power spills out everywhere as Jean tries to make Clare revert back to her previous self. She eventually does finally recover, and soon finds herself as a regular woman once more. Yet she is hunched over the body of Jean.
Isley appears and grasps Priscilla, saying that the whole thing was quite entertaining. He says he doesn’t want any more violence, and starts to release Yoma power. He also says he will meet up with Raki again, and then leaves.
In the next scene, Galatea and Rubel converse briefly about whether or not Clare is still alive. However, they seem ready to drop the issue entirely. We transition from here to Clare and Raki at what seems to be the grave of Jean.
Deneve and Miria express their wishes to leave the Organization and investigate the secrets that it has been withholding from them. Helen’s not amused by this, though, and says it would be quite boring. However, she ends up saying that she is going to leave as well and prepares herself to join the others.
The three cross swords, saying that they will meet again. Back at the gravesite, Clare goes through the memories of what Jean told her before she sacrificed herself. She won’t be joining the Organization again either, and instead will travel with Raki.
Each of them is shown once again embarking on their new adventures, and even Isley seems to have turned to a better way of life. Looking once more towards Jean’s grave, Clare thinks that she sees the image of Teresa. Teresa’s voice tells her to live as a human and goodbye.
