Noa's heart pounded in his chest as he stepped out of the stifling detention room, finally able to breathe the air of freedom once more.
The weight of the electric shock sentence still lingered in his mind, a haunting reminder of the consequences of going against Infrablack authority.
As he walked down the corridor, guided by armed guards, his thoughts turned to the treatment that awaited him at the military hospital.
The journey to the hospital was surrounded by an eerie silence, with only the soft hum of surveillance drones hovering above.
As the imposing gates of the hospital loomed closer, Noa's anxiety began to unravel like a tightly wound coil.
The entrance was guarded by heavily armed soldiers. Passing through the security checkpoints, he was immediately struck by the sterile surroundings, the gleaming floors, and the soft buzz of medical devices that filled the air.