The Zero Point Rite (2026) : 3x3

After re-grouping and communicating the little they knew of the threat to each other, the factions shift their strategy. Vane deploys 3 of his highest-ranked members, all above 9.0WP, in one of the 4 core weaving cities - Tokyo. For 12 minutes it looks containable. Then the clone scales its EU budget and the fight ends in 90 seconds. All 3 survive, barely. One won't weave again. Back at the consolidated compound - both factions sharing Mordred's base out of necessity - Mordred and Nico sit down with the Tokyo data together for the first time, 2 men who spent years trying to destroy each other now at the same table because there is no other option. The conclusion lands simply; the clones grow stronger with every engagement, absorbing techniques from anyone they defeat and redistributing the knowledge globally. Every fight makes the next one harder. Across the compound, Elias and Iris sit at the same briefing table for the first time since the orphanage. They focus very hard on the data.