The Faded Shield

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The Faded Shield

The air in the hospice room tasted of copper and ozone, a metallic tang that coated the back of Elias’s throat as he watched his father’s chest rise and fall with labored, shallow rhythm. Twelve years old, Elias clutched a ceramic shield against his chest, its surface webbed with cracks that seemed to pulse in time with the low, unnatural static humming through the walls. The device was a relic...

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