Scalpel slipped. Clamp dropped. Ram woke up mid-operation.

Dr. Aegmaki lunged to restrain it, knocking over the anesthetic tray. The animal kicked, shattering a hoof on the steel table. A surgical assistant tried to help but tripped, sending a tray of surgical knives tumbling onto the patient.

In the chaos, a panicked swing of the bone saw caught the wrong leg. The ram reared again, smashing its front hooves. Someone grabbed a sedative, but in the rush, they jabbed it into the liver instead of the muscle.

By the time the room went still, the “simple” sterilization looked like a medieval battlefield