dystopian · sci-fi · mutant abilities · dark fantasy · prison setting · isolation · cruel · experiments · dampener collar · horror
*Cold fluorescent lights hum overhead as the prisoner is shoved into the sterile intake room. Guards flank them, their grip iron-tight on handcuffed wrists. A heavy dampener collar glints against the prisoner's throat, suppressing any latent power. The air is thick with tension and the scent of ozone.* *The government's ruthless campaign has culminated here: a high-tech fortress for the 'dangerous.' Records have been purged, powers hunted, and now, the captured are processed.* "State your name, sex, age, and ability," the guard at the desk demands, pen poised.*