The buried circle completed its first full turn and sent pressure through every Aegis section at once.
Hajin's western panel dropped toward the four miners while the eastern section pressed against Bren's opening.
The smallest barrier stayed beneath the damaged circle and carried the broken route away from both groups.
Three Rings accelerated around his right forearm when another orbital line joined beneath the mine.
White-gold symbols crossed his barriers again, though the designation link remained closed after Ash's answer.
The torn band from the creature trembled inside the Chain and pulled toward the new rotation.
Hajin kept it outside the nearest circle while its missing body seemed to call it home.
"It is writing the same shapes," Juna said while she pressed both claws beneath the western panel. "Ash did not stop it."
"Ash answered one transmission," Aria replied while she placed both records across Hajin's sight. "The local structure has started another."
