As the Dominion allies with the enigmatic aliens known as the Breen, the Cardassian leader Damar grows more and more discontent with Dominion rule and eventually decides to turn against it; meanwhile, Kai Winn, the conniving spiritual leader of Bajor, wrestles with her faith and eventually chooses to abandon the Prophets in favor of their evil counterparts, the Pah-wraiths.
æz ðə dəmˈɪniən ˈælaɪz wɪððɪ ˌɛnɪɡmˈæɾɪk ˈeɪliənz nˈoʊn æz ðə bɹˈiːn, ðə kˈɑːɹdæʃən lˈiːdɚ dˈæmɚ ɡɹˈoʊz mˈoːɹ ænd mˈoːɹ dɪskəntˈɛnt wɪð dəmˈɪniən ɹˈuːl ænd ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli dᵻsˈaɪdz tə tˈɜːn ɐɡˈɛnst ɪt; mˈiːnwaɪl, kˈaɪ wˈɪn, ðə kənˈaɪvɪŋ spˈɪɹɪtʃˌuːəl lˈiːdɚɹ ʌv bˈædʒɚ, ɹˈɛsəlz wɪð hɜː fˈeɪθ ænd ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli tʃˈuːzᵻz tʊ ɐbˈændən ðə pɹˈɑːfɪts ɪn fˈeɪvɚɹ ʌv ðɛɹ ˈiːvəl kˈaʊntɚpˌɑːɹts, ðə pˈɑːɹˈeɪθs.