The Zero Point Rite (2026) : 3x12

No pause. The clone moves toward Juno. Elias and Iris, both running on fumes, make the same decision without a word. The Kinetic Lattice Shield goes up. The Vector Redirection Loom throws the clone sideways. It isn't enough and they both know it, but it buys seconds. Then Vane teleports in. What follows is the three of them working together for the first time - Elias anchoring, Iris redirecting, Vane operating at a register neither of them has ever fought beside. The clone is the strongest they've encountered. Vane burns past his store's ceiling and the soul degradation shows in his face as he pushes through it. The clone falls. Elias and Iris are on the ground next to each other, breathing hard, neither pretending they don't need to be close right now. Nobody says anything. Vane looks at them - something behind his eyes that isn't tactical - then turns to Mordred: "We need to talk."