All Chapters of The Miracle Doctor : Chapter 121
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Chapter 121
The city did not sleep that night.Braxton Tower glowed against the dark sky like a wounded giant,lights burning on every floor, drones cutting silent paths through the air, guards posted at every entrance. Inside, tension pressed down on everyone like a held breath that refused to release.In the high-level medical bay, machines hummed steadily around Mila Braxton’s still form. Clear tubes ran from her arms, soft lights blinking in careful rhythm. She looked peaceful, almost like she was asleep after a long day.But Ethan knew better.He stood just outside the glass wall, staring at her, fists clenched at his sides. Every beat of his heart felt like an accusation.This is because of me.Leanna stood beside him, silent, watching his reflection more than the girl in the bed. She saw the storm building in him….the same storm she’d seen before battles, before impossible decisions.Victor broke the silence first.“We don’t follow his rules,” he said flatly. “We never do.”Ethan didn’t loo
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The undercity breathed like a living thing.Steam curled from cracked vents in the ground, rising in pale ribbons that swallowed light and sound,rusted towers leaned toward one another like conspirators, their broken windows glowing faintly with stolen power. Somewhere deep below, old engines groaned,machines long past their prime, still grinding away out of habit rather than purpose.Ethan stood at the edge of it all.Above him, Braxton City shone clean and bright, glass and steel reflecting artificial stars. Below him waited darkness, rot, and forgotten pathways,the perfect place for monsters to hide.He took a slow breath.The pain in his ribs flared as he stepped forward, a sharp reminder that his body was not yet whole. Bandages pressed tight beneath his jacket, hidden from scanners but not from his own nerves. Every movement hurt.Good, he thought grimly.Pain keeps me awake.His comm device vibrated softly against his wrist.Leanna’s voice came through, low and steady.“Signal c
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The containment field around Mila hummed softly, a low, steady sound that cut into Ethan’s chest like a blade. The light inside the chamber cast her face in pale blue, making her look smaller, younger,fragile in a way she had never been before.Ethan took one step toward her.The hum deepened.Korrin raised a single finger.“Careful,” he said lightly. “That field responds to motion,even your concern is dangerous.”Ethan stopped immediately, muscles locked, jaw tight.“You said you’d keep her alive,” Ethan said. “That’s your promise.”“And I am,” Korrin replied calmly. “For now.”He walked in a slow circle around Ethan, boots echoing against the cracked stone floor.“You know,” Korrin continued, “people assume I want revenge,blood,chaos,power.”He laughed softly. “That’s too simple.”Ethan followed him with his eyes, refusing to turn his back.“So what do you want?” Ethan demanded. “Money? Control? Say it.”Korrin stopped directly in front of him.“I want you,” he said.Ethan’s breath
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The underground chamber sealed itself with a sound like a final breath.Metal doors slid into place, thick and seamless, cutting off all exits. The hum of generators deepened, vibrating through the floor, the walls, even the bones in Ethan’s chest. Cold white lights flickered on overhead, revealing a long corridor that stretched into darkness.Ethan stood still.Across from him, Korrin watched closely, his expression unreadable, his posture relaxed in a way that felt practiced,calculated. This was his territory. Every sound, every shadow obeyed him.Mila was gone.Leanna had taken her, just as promised. Ethan had watched his sister disappear into the access tunnel, unconscious but alive, her breathing steady as the medics rushed her away. He had not allowed himself relief. Not yet.Because this,this was the price.“Your first test,” Korrin said calmly, breaking the silence. “I find it best to begin immediately. It prevents… second thoughts.”Ethan lifted his gaze.“Let’s get it over w
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The lights dimmed without warning.For a brief moment, the underground complex fell into near darkness, broken only by thin blue emergency strips along the floor. The hum of machines deepened, slower now, heavier like the breathing of a massive creature settling into sleep.Ethan stood exactly where Korrin had left him.He did not move,he did not speak.But inside him, something tightened.Korrin loved pauses. He loved letting fear bloom in the silence, letting the mind imagine horrors before they were shown. Ethan had learned that much already.Then the lights flared back on.A new chamber slid open to Ethan’s left,and the second test began.The room was larger than the last,wide, clinical, lined with glass walls and suspended monitors. In the center stood a single medical platform, restraints folded neatly at its sides. It looked clean,prepared,too prepared.Ethan stepped forward slowly, scanning every surface, every reflection. His instincts screamed that this room had been designe
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Darkness came in layers.Leanna was aware of the cold first. Not the sharp bite of winter air, but the slow, damp chill that crept into her bones and refused to leave. Then came the ache,her wrists, her shoulders, the dull throb behind her temple where something hard had struck her.She tried to move,metal bit into her skin,chains.Her eyes snapped open.The room was dim, lit by a single overhead strip that flickered as if undecided about staying alive,concrete walls closed in around her, stained with age and moisture. The air smelled of rust, oil, and something faintly chemical.She was seated in a reinforced chair bolted to the floor, wrists restrained, ankles locked. Her head pounded as memory rushed back in sharp fragments.The undercity,the transit hub.Ethan agreeing to Korrin’s terms.The moment the feed cut out.“Ethan,” she whispered.Her voice echoed weakly.She tested the restraints carefully, slow and controlled,they were designed for someone stronger than her,no weakness.
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Ethan learned the rhythm of the room in the first hour.The lights dimmed and brightened in a slow, almost soothing cycle meant to disorient rather than calm. The hum of the generators shifted pitch every few minutes, masking subtle sounds,the restraints around his wrists and ankles were smart,reactive, adaptive, punishing sudden movement but loosening slightly when he stayed still.Korrin didn’t just lock people up,he studied them.Ethan lay back against the cold metal surface of the holding platform, eyes half-closed, breathing slow and even. To any observer, he looked defeated,exhausted,broken by the weight of everything that had happened.That was exactly what Korrin would expect to see.Inside, Ethan’s mind was sharp,working faster than it had in days.This isn’t a prison, he thought. It’s a laboratory.Every element of the room told a story,the way the cuffs adjusted pressure,the faint vibration beneath the floor,the thin shimmer of energy around the walls strong enough to block
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Korrin stood alone in the observation chamber, hands folded behind his back, eyes fixed on the layered holographic displays floating before him,each screen showed a different angle, a different subject, a different piece of the game he was playing.Ethan,Leanna and Victor.The city above them, unaware.Control, Korrin believed, was not about strength,it was about timing,knowing when to apply pressure and when to let a person think they were winning.The first test had measured Ethan’s skill,the second had tested his morality.The third?The third would test his limits.“Begin phase three,” Korrin said calmly.The system responded instantly.Ethan felt it before he saw it.The air in his cell shifted,subtle, but wrong. The faint electromagnetic hum he’d been mapping changed pitch, dipping lower, heavier,his skin prickled,something’s different.He didn’t move,not yet.The lights overhead dimmed slightly, casting the room in a colder tone. The restraints tightened,not sharply, not violent
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The alarms were silent, but the damage lingered.Ethan lay restrained in the dim aftermath of the third test, chest rising and falling in slow, deliberate breaths. Sweat clung to his skin. Every nerve still buzzed with phantom pain, echoes of the neural assault that Korrin had tried…..and failed to break him.He did not move,not because he couldn’t,but because he didn’t want Korrin to know how much control he had regained.The lights overhead stabilized into a steady white glow. The restraints loosened slightly,standard post-test protocol. Korrin’s systems were cautious now,wary.Good, Ethan thought. Be afraid.A soft mechanical whirr sounded from the wall to his right. A panel slid open just enough to reveal a thin strip of interface lights,blue, green, and one faint, irregular red.Ethan’s eyes flicked to it, then away.There you are.The third test had done more than Korrin realized. By forcing a manual override, Korrin had exposed the deeper architecture of the facility. Safeguard
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Phase Four did not announce itself with alarms or violence,it arrived quietly,too quietly.Ethan sensed it first,not through sound or sight, but through absence. The low background hum of the facility shifted, dropping half a tone, like a breath being held,systems rerouted,power redistributed. The kind of movement meant to look like stability while hiding a knife behind its back.Korrin’s moving, Ethan thought,and he thinks I don’t know.The restraints around Ethan’s ankles disengaged completely. His wrists remained bound, but the field strength had weakened just enough to be intentional.A test.Phase Four wasn’t about pain or endurance.It was about choice.Ethan stayed still.Across three levels and twelve reinforced corridors, Leanna felt the same change at the same moment. The light in her cell warmed further, casting soft shadows instead of harsh lines,her cuffs loosened again another fraction.Not enough to escape, but just enough to tempt her.She inhaled slowly, grounding her