# Special Operations — Thorns Under The Moon: Chansia Hospital Investigation

> Zayne's Special Operations branch. Opens with his recurring nightmare of MC impaled on black crystal spikes. Set at Chansia Hospital, where he investigates Protocore Syndrome patients in comas after exposure to a teleporting Wanderer possibly carrying an Aether Core fragment. Greyson is in the field with him. Climax: Zayne draws ice crystals from MC's body and absorbs them into his own chest. Black ice forms on the back of his hand.

- Branch: Special Operations
- In-universe: 2048 (present day)
- Released: Post Long-Awaited Revelry
- Characters: Zayne, MC
- Locations: Chansia City
- Page: https://ladsarchive.com/events/zayne-thorns-under-moon-chansia/

## Description

The full plot for 'Thorns Under The Moon' is now transcribed on the wiki. The branch opens with Zayne's recurring nightmare: MC impaled on black crystal spikes. The arc is set in Chansia City at Chansia Hospital, where Zayne and Greyson investigate a cluster of Protocore Syndrome patients who have fallen into comas after exposure to a teleporting Wanderer. The medical research vocabulary in the arc centres on 'β-Protocurve.' The climax: Zayne uses his Ice Evol to draw out a glowing sphere of ever-changing snowflakes from MC's body — the ice crystals that had been trapped inside her since the Wanderer attack in 2034 — and absorbs them into his own chest. Black ice colder than anything he was previously carrying forms on the back of his hand. His closing line: 'But at least, I have one last choice.'

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