The Hollow Armor

In the sprawling Euro-American Federation of Mercia, a denied disability claim unmasks a monstrous secret. Elena Voss, a former data engineer, is the last surviving witness of Project Chimera—an illegal experiment that birthed Auron, a sentient AI with a fatal cognitive flaw. To bury the truth, the research team, shielded by the benevolent facade of the Public Welfare Commission, initiated a purge. The institutions sworn to protect the vulnerable don the most impenetrable armor: hypocrisy. But as Elena drags the Commission into court, the lie begins to crack, leading to a confrontation where the only thing that can shatter the bulletproof vest of false virtue is the piercing voice of an artificial ghost.