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Chapter 183: Phantom Pain
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2025-12-20 01:02:54The Obsidian facility was alive again, its mechanical heart thrumming with the immense power of the rebooted cold-fusion reactor. But for Jack Sterling, the restoration of light had brought a new, deeper darkness.
He sat in the isolation ward of the medical bay, a room constructed of transparent aluminum and reinforced polycarbonate. It was designed to contain bio-hazards, but tonight, it was containing him.His right arm was a landscape of ruin. The sleeve of his tactical shirt had
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