Morning light filtered through Singapore facility's medical wing windows where Rama stood bedside watching Champion Maria Santos breathing steadily despite injuries sustained defending northeastern perimeter against entity assault three days previous. Santos—graduated 2023, Lv167 capability, defensive specialist—had intercepted energy discharge targeting civilian evacuation corridor preventing casualties numbering hundreds potentially. Impact fractured spine three locations, ruptured organs internally, burned skin across 40% body surface area.
Medical teams stabilized her successfully. Recovery projected six months minimum. Combat capability uncertain returning fully.
Santos represented one among 487 Champions injured entity civil war defending cooperation paradigm survival desperately. Represented sacrifice Coalition personnel accepted protecting collaboration threatening extinction entity leadership assault demonstrated catastrophically.
