During the first three hours, nothing worthy of note happened. Mako kept a watchful eye on his surrounding while also meditating. He had been trying to resonate his two abilities, anytime he got because he didn't want to be left behind, especially since Bill had achieved a level 2 Sand Ability.
He had made progress as he could find the aura reserves within his body and could also visualize the boundary between the two auras. According to Bill, it took an intense amount of concentration to break the barrier between the two abilities and allow them to merge together and resonate into something completely brand new.
'Uh! What am I missing?!' Mako screamed internally with irritation as he knew that he was close to resonating but couldn't find a way to take that final leap.