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The Quest:

The team's mission, given to them by the Sheehan/Basiago council, is not to destroy the ring (it's too late for that), but to find its source.

1. The Descent: Using Agnew's knowledge of polar openings or tectonic access points (perhaps a hidden base in the Himalayas or Antarctica), the team ventures into the inner world.
2. The Inhabitants: They discover that the inner earth is not empty. It's inhabited by the descendants of the ring-makers—a serene but powerful civilization that retreated from the surface millennia ago after the "Great War" (Farrell's Cosmic War). They are technologically and spiritually advanced, living in harmony with a miniature, crystalline sun.
3. The Revelation: The elders of this civilization reveal the truth to Dr. Taylor-Joy:
· The ring is one of many, a tool for creation that was perverted by a faction that craved control (the original Reptilian separatists?).
· Its power is tied to the user's will and integrity. In a corrupt man like Levon, it amplifies his narcissism and hunger for power, but it also consumes him, making him a slave to the ring's own agenda.
· The one weakness: The ring's power is a harmonic frequency. It can be disrupted by a counter-frequency of pure, selfless intent—a specific "song" or resonant tone that was used to deactivate such tools in the ancient past.

The Climax:

During a pivotal, nationally televised debate or speech where Levon is about to secure his nomination, the team doesn't try to jam his signal. Instead, they hijack it.

They broadcast the counter-frequency directly over the airwaves, layered under a simple, heartfelt plea for reason from Daniel Sheehan.

For a moment, the spell is broken. Levon's charisma flickers. The audience shakes their heads, confused, as if waking from a dream. They see the mad gleam in his eye, the sweat on his brow. The illusion is shattered.

Levon isn't defeated, but his inevitability is.