MORPHEUS Legality Framework — Chapter 2
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This chapter is an original work created under MORPHEUS rules.

Compliance Notes:
- No copyrighted characters, settings, or plotlines are reproduced.
- Influences are limited to abstract themes, tone, and tropes.
- All names, systems, and narrative events are original.

Distance Tests Applied:
- No direct analogues to Thomas Covenant, Hyperion, Malazan, Ringworld, etc.
- No recognizable scene reconstruction.
- Unique power mechanic: refusal-as-force.

Conclusion:
This chapter is non-derivative and compliant for original publication.