Title: Down to the Mud
"Julian Christ, your tenure as Chief Executive Officer is officially terminated," the elderly board member declared, tears streaming down his face.
The holographic projection flickered once before dying completely, leaving the dimly lit hotel suite in absolute silence. Julian stared at the blank wall console, his fingers trembling as he clutched his unregistered energy weapon.
"They actually voted to remove me from my own family lineage," Julian whispered, his voice cracking under the weight of his reality.
The small VIP suite of the low-tier hotel district smelled faintly of stale recycled oxygen and cheap synthetic cleaning chemicals. It was a miserable room, barely a fraction of the size of his former master suite at the family manor.
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