Chapter 1: The Last Dose

The world didn't end with fire. It ended with forgetting.
In 2132, pain was outlawed. Memories of grief, trauma, and fear were erased at birth, stored inside the Vault, and replaced with manufactured calm. Humanity became safe. Stable. Empty.
But Dr. Elara Myles has stopped taking her doses. She remembers her brother Cade-erased, declared unstable, lost to a forbidden "skip." And when she hacks into the Vault, she discovers a secret directory: Protocol 7A, a program that doesn't just delete the past-it loops the future.
Now, hunted by the Accord, Elara carries the most dangerous thing in a world built on silence: the truth. A dystopian sci-fi thriller about memory, identity, and the cost of never feeling pain.