Then the voice crackled over the emergency frequency—encrypted, but his museum's old receiver picked it up. "Ghost Target is active. Echo profile matches… Ghazi class. Repeat, we have a phantom contact. Torpedo warm-up authorized."
Arjun slumped against the sonar console, trembling. He'd won a battle that didn't exist, using a ghost to trick a machine. When dawn broke and the Coast Guard towed the Karmaveer back to her berth, no one believed him. The official report cited a "software glitch." The Ghazi Attack Hdhub4u --39-LINK--39-
The P-8I's crew grew confused. The phantom was… singing ? Repeat, we have a phantom contact
Silence. Then: "Confirm. Ghost is a false positive. Stand down." When dawn broke and the Coast Guard towed
All he heard was the sea. Silent. Peaceful. And for the first time in fifty years, utterly empty of ghosts. Want me to adapt this into a different setting or tone?