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Final Round
Words: 3456 · Source Novel:: The Blood Canvas
The championship fight becomes a gladiatorial spectacle for the city’s most powerful gamblers. In a savage encounter, Dorian withstands Brick’s onslaught and forces a confession from him mid-brawl, capturing it on a hidden device. As the bout ends in chaos, he escapes the venue and races to the courthouse where Mathis v. Stewart hangs in the balance. Bursting into the gallery, he presents the gloves, the financial records, and the audio recording, shattering the court’s prejudiced assumptions.
Deadly Gloves
Words: 2947 · Source Novel:: The Blood Canvas
Vincent’s sister Lena Mathis files a civil suit, Mathis v. Stewart, alleging wrongful death. Dorian is called as a witness, but lead detective Hawthorne—ingrained with contempt for lower-class brawlers—frames the death as a tragic accident typical of “those people.” Dorian secretly recovers the victim’s gloves and notices suture marks suggesting tampering. A covert analysis by a disgraced forensic technician reveals residue of a rare paralytic, yet the official report dismisses it as contamination.