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The Plaster Cracks

Words: 2947 · Source Novel:: Neon Blood on Plaster

Marcus Raine, a decorated veteran of the Republic of New Albion, awakens from a botched surgery at the Federal Veterans' Medical Center paralyzed from the waist down. The lead surgeon, Dr. Adrian Frost, dismisses it as a calculated risk. When Marcus files a claim under the Sovereign Immunity Shield Act, his lawyer Michael Chen warns that the state machinery will grind his bones to dust. In the gleaming marble halls of the Glass Town Federal Court, the neon glow from outside paints the empty wheelchair like a cruel throne. His wife leaves; the city does not care.