High above the mountain pass, the three tracing pillars hummed with synchronized resonance as the countdown timer dipped below the final minute.
From the eastern breach to the western redoubt, radiant beams of authority converged upon the central ridge where Hajin stood.
The two clones completed their final resonance sweeps, placing their glowing hands against the granite foundations of the viaduct.
Across the mental link, their shared consciousness signaled the total capture of the foreign harmonic frequency.
"Circuit mapped and anchored," Clone One relayed, his voice calm and steady across the three-point network.
"The remote command link is isolated within our perimeter," Clone Two reported from the eastern breach.
"Commence return protocol," the original host instructed, exhaling slowly as the twelve-minute countdown reached zero.
"Maintain physical formation until the recall completes," Clone One warned before his spectral form began to fade.
