New Vance City

The Chlorination Chamber is the chemical crucible of the Main Filtration Plant—a sealed, high-security chamber where the balance between purity and poison hangs by a thread. Here, precisely measured chlorine is injected into partially filtered water to annihilate microbial threats still lingering after mechanical treatment. The air is thick with acrid sting, and even short exposure without a mask can leave lungs raw. Only certified Hegemony technicians, known grimly as “Breathers,” are allowed inside, donning respirator rigs and hazard suits as they monitor pressurized canisters and flow regulators. Any error—too much or too little—can turn a life-giving stream into a lethal toxin. Surveillance nodes track every movement; even sabotage is anticipated with automated shutoffs and redundant safety valves. It's not just a purification zone—it’s a weaponized checkpoint of chemistry and control, a reminder that water’s safety is as much a function of obedience as it is science.

The chamber is a blinding prism of white tiles and polished steel, suffused with chemical haze under intense fluorescent panels. Industrial chlorine tanks line the far wall, connected to twisting pipework etched with corrosion warnings. Yellow hazard placards cover nearly every surface. A single observation booth hovers behind a thick glass pane, its lone operator wrapped in a respirator suit, backlit like a ghost in chemical white.