Mao Mao

Absolute Comics - Season Two: The Monster Within

_{Lancaster, Ohio}

Present Day

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^{5.02 // Cruel World}

𝗪𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗡

Today, the United States of America was the first nation in the world to denaturalize and bar a superpowered individual. Wonder Woman was given only twelve hours to present herself to properly be escorted. It was all bullshit. She knew that no piece of paper was going to prevent her from saving lives. Yet, she didn't want to give them any more reasons to throw the book. So, she decided to obey their wishes and meet them at the location; however, she needed to take care of a few things. The first thing she did was giving her house to Rachel Keast. Then, Wonder Woman officially announced that she was taking a temporary leave for her organization, World Veterans Federation, and putting Alana Dominguez in charge.

And finally, she paid a visit to Colonel Steve Trevor at the apple tree. He wanted to be buried in front of that tree because his father planted it after buying the land. Of course, Diana went through complications to ensure his wish was secured. She arrived at the site with some roses from the garden and her iconic sword. There was a moment of silence before she was able to speak.

"This will be the last time that I will see you for a while. I only have fifteen minutes left before the government officially has reason to arrest me. I am forever barred from this country... but I won't follow with it. I have to take a stand for people that I have disappointed... and for the souls that I have taken. I need to atone for the things I have done. To take a stand for all heroes before its too late." Diana placed the roses on the grave and faintly smiled. "I want you to feel proud of me again."

She walked towards Trevor's tombstone and planted it to the ground hard enough to stand on its own. Then, Diana grabbed a few rocks and placed them around the sharp blade. "I need to leave it behind. It has been tarnished by death and brutality. I will only pull it out of the ground if there was a threat more powerful than everything else. Until that day comes, can you keep an eye on it for me? Please, my love."

Wonder Woman turned away from the grave and looked up at the clear sky. She knew what was awaiting her there. A massive crowd filled with unsatisfied protesters, calling her arrest. The avalanche of journalists and reporters asking questions despite the silence. After taking one last look at the grave, Wonder Woman took off and started making her way towards the destination. Towards the cruel world awaiting her arrival.

[ENDING SONG]

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In other news, Empire Enterprises managed to buy the remaining Vistacorp assets with the bid of $600 million. Veronica Cale, CEO of Empire Enterprises, released a written statement about the merger. It said that Empire Enterprises has always "expressed interested in buying the remains of Vistacorp after the acquisition of WHIH News." It will mean that the multinational mass media company will have their hands in security. The statement highlights the company's expansion into security systems as "an exciting opportunity to have their hands on the security market to protect everyone from threats beyond our control." According to several...

Meanwhile, "Wonder Woman: Untold Stories of The First Superhero" remains the New York Time's Best Seller for the third week in a role. Emmett Mueller, the author, has posted on Twitter that he has started working on a book based on Captain America. It will be similar to the Wonder Woman biography, which he will highlight Steven Roger's controversies during the war and the execution of Stryfe. Critics and readers alike have said that...

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^{Edwards Air Force Base, United States}

Nearly everyone in the base was watching the live footage of Wonder Woman leaving the country. Some of them celebrated her departure while others remained silent and kept watching the screen. Then, there was General Wade Eiling sitting in his office and working on a report. Nearby, the radio was playing the news describing the crowd's atmosphere. Eiling cracked a smile when he heard the official confirmation that Wonder Woman wasn't an American citizen anymore. Suddenly, the phone rang out loud enough to catch him off guard. The General took a moment to collect himself and then answered the call.

"Hello, how can I-"

"General, it's time." a familiar voice interrupted Eiling. "Operation Achilles has been given the green light. Notify him and give him the folder. We'll talk about it at our next meeting."

Before he could respond, the caller on the other end hung up. Eiling opened up a locked drawer with his key and grabbed the folder of documents. He was surprised that it had finally been approved. Then again, it might have something to do with Wonder Woman destroying an American symbol and killing thousands of innocents. He got up from his seat and head towards the gym. It was the only place where the General ever saw him spend his days since arriving at Edwards. Except for sleeping and eating, he was always seen working out or flying around. Even today of all days, he was spotted at the gym once more.

General Eiling entered the room and saw him lifting weights with both of his hands. Captain Atom, the World War II veteran and former leader of the defunct Justice Society of America, was finishing up when he saw Eiling watching him. The soldier immediately placed the weights down and saluted at the General as quickly as possible.

"At ease, son." Eiling dismissed the sault and sat down on the bench with the folder on hand. "Do you know what I have on my hand?"

"No, sir."

"This is our solution to neutralizing the world's biggest threat before she could strike: Operation Achilles." Eiling said with confidence as he showed Atom the folder. "Before you take this folder, I have to make sure that you're committed to accomplishing the mission—no matter the cost and risk—for this great nation."

"I'm committed to my nation and American interest. No matter the risk and cost."

"Even if that means you might be given orders to kill Wonder Woman."

"Yes." Captain Atom answered without hesitation.

Eiling nodded and then handed over the folder. "Then, you are officially part of Operation Achilles. Welcome aboard, Captain Atom."

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Absolute Comics - Season Two: The Monster Within

Hey, is anyone planning on using Wade Eiling along with Captain Atom?

Rogue Continuum [CLOSED PENDING REBOOT]

Sorry if the character differences section seems rather light. I am not good at explaining things. I'd be happy to try if you have any questions or concerns. Also, I'm working on the second character concept: Rocket Raccoon.

Option 1 - Venom & Eddie

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𝗦𝗬𝗠𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗞

✹ 𝗘 𝗔 𝗥 𝗧 𝗛 - 𝟭 𝟵 𝟵 𝟯 𝟳 𝟲 ✹ 𝗣 𝗔 𝗥 𝗧 𝗡 𝗘 𝗥 𝗦 ✹
✹ 𝗩 𝗘 𝗡 𝗢 𝗠 & 𝗘 𝗗 𝗗 𝗜 𝗘 𝗕 𝗥 𝗢 𝗖 𝗞 ✹

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Character Differences

I have always wanted to write Venom because they are one of my favorite characters. I want to focus on their relationship and how it works despite a deadly world war taking place. Yet, I also want to take the time to focus on Eddie and Venom separately. Both of them were at rock bottom until they met each other. Since that fateful day, the duo had been helping each other moving forward with their lives. Together until death.

A few things with my version of Venom. They never had a history with Spider-Man and Peter Parker. They also amplify emotions/hate while their bloodlust isn't as bad due to the ongoing war. But Venom does have a deep hatred with the Justice Lords for what they did to them. Meanwhile, I want to focus more on Eddie's career as a journalist while being Venom. I also want to address his rough life up until he met with Venom. My main source of inspiration is the Venom movie along with my own interpretations on certain things.

Brief World Background

On this version of Earth, Superman and his Justice League breached the White House to kill President Luthor after the Flash's murder. However, the Avengers were waiting for them and both sides fought. Superman managed to kill Luthor and escaped with ease. But, thanks to both Batman and Wonder Woman, the Avengers were spared death. Together, they planned on assault the Watchtower and defeat Superman; but, he had other plans. He fired the cannon upon Avengers Headquarters in New York, leaving behind a massive crater. Thus, Annihilation began.

Annihilation was the ongoing world war between the Justice Lords and the Avengers. There were no options for neutrality. Either you joined one side or get killed by the Justice Leagues. Several fronts were created throughout the world. The East Coast of the United States and Western Europe remained hot zones for clashes between both sides. Most of New York City was destroyed shortly after Avengers HQ to make a point. Metropolis became a police state thanks to Superman. Gothman was filled with criminals after Batman was crippled. Everyone across the world had been affected by the war. And with no end in sight, all hopes of peace dissolved.

Brief Character Background

At the start of Annihilation, the newly reformed Justice Lords responded to a distress signal on the Planet with No Name. The team destroyed most of the symbiotes, leaving only a few alive to conduct experiments on. Both Mr. Terrific and the Atom found that the surviving creature can bond with humans to make the perfect soldier. So that was when testing started, but it only lasted for a year. Most of the subjects either resisted the symbiote or were overwhelmed. They had planned on killing it until the Avengers caught them off guard with an attack on the facility. It managed to escape during the conflict and met up with Eddie Brock, a struggling independent journalist.

At the time, he decided to investigate the Justice Lord to confirm the rumor that JL was kidnapping homeless people for their experiments. It was luck that he found himself in the middle of a battle between superpowered people. If it wasn't for the symbiote, then Eddie would have died on that night. Instead, he discovered that the creature bonded with him to escape. Both of them decide to team up in order to avoid the Justice Lord's forces. And that got the Avenger's attention. Captain America met up with them to convince them to join the fight. Realizing that the Justice Lord will never stop chasing them, Eddie and the symbiote joined the resistance. When asked for their alias, the symbiote chose Venom as their name with Eddie liking it.

It had been almost three years since Venom joined the fight. Their skills were impressive enough to earn a spot in the Secret Avengers, a covert side group. However, it only lasted a year before it was disbanded due to the destruction of the Bat Cave. They had been working behind the scenes with former members since then. Meanwhile, both Eddie and Venom became close friends.

Then, they suddenly disappeared with a trace.

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Option 2 - Rocket Raccoon

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𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧 𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗢𝗢𝗡

✦ 𝗘 𝗔 𝗥 𝗧 𝗛 - 𝟭 𝟵 𝟵 𝟵 𝟴 𝟴 ✦ 𝗡 𝗢 𝗠 𝗔 𝗗 ✦
✦ 𝗟 𝗔 𝗦 𝗧 𝗚 𝗨 𝗔 𝗥 𝗗 𝗜 𝗔 𝗡 𝗢 𝗙 𝗧 𝗛 𝗘 𝗚 𝗔 𝗟 𝗔 𝗫 𝗬 ✦

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Character Differences

Firstly, the ending of Guardians of the Galaxy happens differently meaning that Groot never sacrificed himself. Secondary, the Guardians never visited Sovereign thus never meeting with Ego and Mantis. It meant that Rocket Raccoon never got confronted by Yondu. He was never taught that it was alright to express feelings, and having empathy was a good thing. Sure, he was still protective of them but afraid of openly expressing it. After the Decimation, Rocket mourned for his friends in the privacy of the Milano. Yet, he was stonecold and emotionless in public. He remained a broken man that lost all of his friends, and I wanted to write it out.

My primary sources of inspiration are the MCU movies (Guardians Vol 1, Infinity War, and Endgame) while using bits of my interpretations on the aftermath of Decimation.

Brief World Background

This version of Earth was one of the fourteen million six-hundred and five futures that Doctor Strange saw on Titan. That future depicted Thanos killing Iron Man and Spider-Man with help from the Infinity Stones. While the others fought bravely, it wasn't enough to stop him from retreating the Time Stone. Then, he snapped his universe to achieve perfect balance. Almost all of the Guardians of the Galaxy were the victims, leaving Strange and Rocket the survivors on Titan. The event was called Decimation on Earth, where half of all life vanished into dust. The surviving Avengers and the survivors for Titan grouped up to retrieve the stones from Thanos. Unfortunately, he destroyed them after using them to construct his dream world.

With no hope of reversing the Decimation, the surviving heroes returned back to a chaotic Earth. There was a global economic collapse along with widespread panic and confusion. The Avengers tried their best to restore order all over the world but failed. Then, they tried the states and had the same results. It was when the original five decided to disband the group for good. Thor was already gone after killing Thanos. Captain America went on to become a major source of healing and recovering for America. Black Widow became head of an organization that dealt with orphans caused by the event. Hulk managed to merge with Banner's intelligence while maintaining his strength and became a professor. And rumors surfaced that Hawkeye became a trained assassin, killing mob families and gangs across the planet. While Doctor Strange isolated himself inside his Sanctum Sanctorum in New York City.

Only two years passed since the event and things were still pretty bad.

Brief Character Background

Rocket Raccoon was the result of genetically enhanced experimentations and cybernetic enhancements. But the scientists on Halfworld never expected him to fight back. The raccoon managed to successfully escape the labs and went on board a shuttle. He tried to live out an honest life, but the years of abuse and genetic rewriting made a living one difficult. That was when he found some comfort in bounty hunting. In a matter of months, he became one of the most ruthless hunters in the galaxy. It caused him to meet up with Groot and eventually allowed him to tag along.

And then, there was the "legendary" outlaw known as Star-Lord. He had something that a client wanted back: a strange-looking orb. Yet, there was already a target on his back. Rocket and Groot tried to capture him, but Nova Corp surrounded them and placed them inside a supermax prison. That was where they met with Drax and formed a plan to escape in order to sell the orb. Until the Collector revealed that it stored the Power Stone, one of seven Infinity Stones. After some convincing, Rocket joined forces with Groot, Drax, Gamora, and Peter Quill to give the stone to Nova Corp. Surprisingly, things didn't go south while they exchanged the orb for their reward.

Then, Ronan the Accuser invaded Xandar with his army to retreat the stone. Of course, it was an easy fight with help from the full might of Nova Corp. It was only after the battle that Quill realized that he saw potential in this group. With some persuasion and credits, he got everyone on board to work together as The Guardians of the Galaxy. It remained like that for years until they received a distress signal from Xandar. They arrived on the planet and instead saw a wasteland. The once-mighty Nove Corp was unable to defend the Power Stone and its world. Gamora immediately knew who was behind the attack and went straight for Knowhere.

Thanos waited for them to arrive at the Collector's Museum before revealing himself. And with the stones of Power, Space, and Reality, he was able to overwhelm the Guardians and took Gamora without breaking a sweat. The other Guardians didn't know where to start their search until they discovered a weak signal near the planet of Titan. Instead of finding Gamora and Thanos, they found Doctor Strange, Iron Man, and Spider-Man onboard one of Thano's spaceship. Together, they crash-landed on Titan and waited for Thanos to appear. He did and tried to justify his actions, saying how his work will bring "balance to the universe."

Of course, they attacked Thano in the hopes of stopping him. Once the dust cleared, however, it was clear that Thanos was the champion. He managed to kill Spider-Man and Iron Man while seriously injuring Strange, Drax, and Groot. He secured the Time Stone and vanished to retrieve the final stone. While the others were recovering and treating to the wounded, Thanos snapped his fingers with all six stones to forever change the universe. And in a matter of seconds, almost all of the Guardians of the Galaxy turned into dust. Rocket watched in horror as his comrades slowly vanished, leaving behind dust.

Even after he arrived at Earth and witnessed Thor killing Thanos, Rocket wasn't able to move on from losing his friends. With nowhere to go, he stayed on Earth for a while to help out the Avengers until they were disbanded. For two years, he remained on Earth until he disappeared and woke up inside a prison cell.

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Option 3 - Mao Mao

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𝗠𝗔𝗢 𝗠𝗔𝗢

♥ 𝗘 𝗔 𝗥 𝗧 𝗛 - 𝟴 𝟯 𝟯 𝟭 𝟭 𝟳 ♥ 𝗦 𝗛 𝗘 𝗥 𝗜 𝗙 𝗙 ♥
♥ 𝗣 𝗥 𝗢 𝗧 𝗘 𝗖 𝗧 𝗢 𝗥 𝗢 𝗙 𝗣 𝗨 𝗥 𝗘 𝗛 𝗘 𝗔 𝗥 𝗧 𝗩 𝗔 𝗟 𝗟 𝗘 𝗬 ♥

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Character Differences

Inspired by Bounce and his Steven Universe sheet, I wish to try my hand at writing one of my favorite characters. Yet, I want for Mao Mao to fit in with the Marvel and DC universes thus the incorporation of Marvel's Earth-8311 and DC's Super-Pets and Zoo Crew. With the splash of medieval and modern to keep up with the show's setting. Plus, it would give me the chance to write out someone that has issues from his childhood (with the neglectful father) and how Mao Mao still wants his attention despite his negligent. And to write how this omniverse trip changes Mao Mao.

Brief World Background

This Earth was a universe where anthropomorphic animals and magic thrived. Instead of one defined hero, there were two types of heroes: regular and legendary. Regular heroes were animals that either stuck with being local or haven't achieved legendary status yet. Legendary heroes, on the other hand, earned that status by performing incredible feats while being heroic. There were already several legendary heroes like Spider-Ham, who used his powers to stop Swinester Six from taking over the world. Of course, some heroes had to relies on skills and gadgets. Like the legendary Bat-Hound, who used the night to protect people. In terms of gadgets, some in the hero community saw modern inventions (like bionic body parts and aero-cycles) as a blight upon the world.

Magic existed for thousands of years and thrived thanks to magic users and technicians. Without them, wonders like Ruby Pure Heart would have never existed. The Pure Heart was the rare crystalline heart that sat on top of the Pure Heart Kingdom, cloaking the land for outsiders. Then, there were magic-powered weapons that can do various things, depending on the object. The Golden Spear, for example, pierce through nearly anything with ease while the Golden Hat stored hundreds of objects underneath the brim. The Legendary Golden Weapons were crafted and designed by Shin Mao.

And in a world with heroes, there were going to be villains. There were the Sky Pirates, who were Mao Mao's antagonists, that wanted the Ruby Pure Heart despite it not working. However, there were other villains around the world, like Ducktor Doom and Kingpig.

Brief Character Background

Shin Mao, one of the world's legendary heroes, raised five daughters as successors to the family name. They were taught based on their strengths and weaknesses while treated like royalty by their father. He made sure that they were instructed by him and the best teachers in the world. And he even spent years crafting their unique golden items for them. He spent so much time on his daughters that he neglected his only son, Mao Mao.

Mao Mao spent his entire childhood and early teens trying to get his father's attention. From training to showing off his skills, he tried everything in the hope of getting praise from his amazing legendary father. Sadly, Shin Mao only loved his daughters and never cared about his son. His lack of love got bad enough that he forgot Mao Mao's name. And when he wanted a golden weapon, Shin Mao randomly handed him a katana and dismissed him. Despite all of that, Mao Mao still cared for his father and kept trying to get his attention. That was when his constant need to become a legendary hero began. He thought that he would finally get the respect for the sisters and love for his father.

Mao Mao's first attempt occurred when he left his home during his teen years. During his adventure, he met with Bao Bao and became partners. It lasted for a while until Bao Bao "betrayed" him for the Amulet of Borflagon and left him behind. As a result, Mao Mao lost his tail because a boulder crushed it. The injury forced him to return home with nothing to show. He realized that his sisters already left while his father was working out in the dojo. Instead of saying words or comforting him, Shin Mao only stared for a moment before leaving him alone. That was when he started training harder.

When he reached adulthood, Mao Mao left home again for his second attempt to becoming a legendary hero. He became a nomad that traveled all over, looking for adventures and people who need assistance. It was during his travels that he met with Badgerclops and saved his life. He joined Mao Mao's side and traveled across the world until they accidentally crashed into the Ruby Pure Heart, permanently damaging it. Mao Mao vowed to protect the citizens of the Pure Heart Valley Kingdom for monsters and villains like the Sky Pirates. It was where he and Badgerclops met Adorabat, who wanted to become a hero like Mao Mao.

The trio became known as the Sheriffs of Pure Heart Valley and made their base nearby the broken pure heart. Things were going well for Mao Mao until he found himself in a prison cell. At first, he thought that the Sky Pirates managed to kidnap him. Then, he realized that something strange was going on.

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The Last Laugh

_{Planetary Auction Square}

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^{Hizuno // Euthenia System}

𝗤𝗨𝗦𝗞𝗢𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗔–𝗪𝗘𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗔 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗡

Hidden in the Downtown District, a repurposed warehouse was full of potential buyers looking to own something within the Expansion Region. Of course, it was filled with some of the wealthiest people in the entire star system. Some of them were looking for new sites from their businesses while providing colonial opportunities to everyone else. Others were planning on building resorts and turning their new planet into another Las Vegas or Dubai. All of them had the money and means, but who was going to outbid who. Nearly everyone was accounted for thanks to the government's official security force. In fact, the auction square was being run by them. It was part of their plan to fill the region as soon as possible. So far, it was successful.

Another shuttle arrived in front of the square, but it got everyone's attention. Theo Ross exited out of the vehicle and approached the auction floor. He was one of a few representatives of the prosperous biotechnology company, Horizon Industries. Horizon was one of the few companies that began trading with outsiders during the Great War. Soon enough, it became one of the wealthiest companies in the world. But, their position needed to be secured. Just like everyone else, they waited for the remaining guests to show up. Five minutes later, the auctioneer appeared on stage and clapped her hands to silence the customers.

"Thank you all for taking the time to meet with us." the auctioneer smiled and then turned on the hologram, displaying several objects. "Tonight, we'll be looking at the Sargas and Beta Ithacae system. Both of them have healthy suns and asteroid belts. But, the Sargas system has four habitable worlds, while Beta Ithacae only has two. We'll be starting with the Sargas system. Our first object will be..."

Theo listened as planets, moons, asteroid belts, and plenty of objects were being sold. Acoria. Sold to Terra Resorts for 1.60 billion credits. Phorth I6O. Sold to Legendary Mining Operations for 600 million. Donion and her rings. It was sold to Aeon Exploration for 700.92 million. He waited until the ideal planet presented its self. Eventually, it did. Ciamia was the last planet to be auctioned off. It was a stable desert world with two moons. The starting bid was ninety million. Si rose it to one-hundred million. Then, someone else raised it to one-hundred forty million. It kept going up for a bit until it came at two billion.

Horizon Industries and Mustang Arms were the remaining bidders. The auctioneer waited for another bid and saw Theo putting in five-hundred million. The representative of the arms company hesitated for a moment while awaiting a response. Then, he pulled out the bid leaving Horizon Industries the only bidder left. She waited at least ten seconds and then announced, "Ciamia's sold at 2.5 billion. We will be moving onto the Beta Ithacae system after a quick recess."

Theo got up from his seat and headed towards the security guards. They escorted him to a small room, where someone was waiting for them. He was a government worker that oversaw countless planets to ensure they were following government requirements and their rules. In addition, he needed to handover and explain the paperwork to the bidder. Buying a planet within the Expansion Region was easy (if you had the money). However, maintaining and ensuring that it was running flawlessly was a different story. It took at least a half-hour to explain the whole thing to Theo, but he understood the basics.

Soon enough, Theo was outside of the warehouse and got in the shuttle. He took the time to set up a holographic call with the CEO of Horizon, Si. The izien was in the middle of work when they answered the call. "I assume that the auction went well?"

"Correct, sir." Theo responded. "All of the paperwork should have been sent to you."

"Yeah, I just got the notification." Si took a moment to examine Ciamia and read it's brief summary. "What was a useful test site. The two moons are a bonus. Good decision to skip the last audition. Horizon Industries will never forget your hard work, Theo. I will be in touch with your supervisor shortly to talk about your excellent job. Keep it up."

Shortly after the call ended, Theo threw his hands up and cheered on the possible pay rise. He decided to spend the rest of the night celebrating with some friends from work.

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Mao Mao's Test & Stash Zone

_{Lancaster, Ohio}

Present Day

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^{5.02 // Cruel World}

𝗪𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗡

Today, the United States of America was the first nation in the world to denaturalize and bar a superpowered individual. Wonder Woman was given only twelve hours to present herself to properly be escorted. It was all bullshit. She knew that no piece of paper was going to prevent her from saving lives. Yet, she didn't want to give them any more reasons to throw the book. So, she decided to obey their wishes and meet them at the location; however, she needed to take care of a few things. The first thing she did was giving her house to Rachel Keast. Then, Wonder Woman officially announced that she was taking a temporary leave for her organization, World Veterans Federation, and putting Alana Dominguez in charge.

And finally, she paid a visit to Colonel Steve Trevor at the apple tree. He wanted to be buried in front of that tree because his father planted it after buying the land. Of course, Diana went through complications to ensure his wish was secured. She arrived at the site with some roses from the garden and her iconic sword. There was a moment of silence before she was able to speak.

"This will be the last time that I will see you for a while. I only have fifteen minutes left before the government officially has reason to arrest me. I am forever barred from this country... but I won't follow with it. I have to take a stand for people that I have disappointed... and for the souls that I have taken. I need to atone for the things I have done. To take a stand for all heroes before its too late." Diana placed the roses on the grave and faintly smiled. "I want you to feel proud of me again."

She walked towards Trevor's tombstone and planted it to the ground hard enough to stand on its own. Then, Diana grabbed a few rocks and placed them around the sharp blade. "I need to leave it behind. It has been tarnished by death and brutality. I will only pull it out of the ground if there was a threat more powerful than everything else. Until that day comes, can you keep an eye on it for me? Please, my love."

Wonder Woman turned away from the grave and looked up at the clear sky. She knew what was awaiting her there. A massive crowd filled with unsatisfied protesters, calling her arrest. The avalanche of journalists and reporters asking questions despite the silence. After taking one last look at the grave, Wonder Woman took off and started making her way towards the destination. Towards the cruel world awaiting her arrival.

[ENDING SONG]

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In other news, Empire Enterprises managed to buy the remaining Vistacorp assets with the bid of $600 million. Veronica Cale, CEO of Empire Enterprises, released a written statement about the merger. It said that Empire Enterprises has always "expressed interested in buying the remains of Vistacorp after the acquisition of WHIH News." It will mean that the multinational mass media company will have their hands in security. The statement highlights the company's expansion into security systems as "an exciting opportunity to have their hands on the security market to protect everyone from threats beyond our control." According to several...

Meanwhile, "Wonder Woman: Untold Stories of The First Superhero" remains the New York Time's Best Seller for the third week in a role. Emmett Mueller, the author, has posted on Twitter that he has started working on a book based on Captain America. It will be similar to the Wonder Woman biography, which he will highlight Steven Roger's controversies during the war and the execution of Stryfe. Critics and readers alike have said that...

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^{Edwards Air Force Base, United States}

Nearly everyone in the base was watching the live footage of Wonder Woman leaving the country. Some of them celebrated her departure while others remained silent and kept watching the screen. Then, there was General Wade Eiling sitting in his office and working on a report. Nearby, the radio was playing the news describing the crowd's atmosphere. Eiling cracked a smile when he heard the official confirmation that Wonder Woman wasn't an American citizen anymore. Suddenly, the phone rang out loud enough to catch him off guard. The General took a moment to collect himself and then answered the call.

"Hello, how can I-"

"General, it's time." a familiar voice interrupted Eiling. "Operation Achilles has been given the green light. Notify him and give him the folder. We'll talk about it at our next meeting."

Before he could respond, the caller on the other end hung up. Eiling opened up a locked drawer with his key and grabbed the folder of documents. He was surprised that it had finally been approved. Then again, it might have something to do with Wonder Woman destroying an American symbol and killing thousands of innocents. He got up from his seat and head towards the gym. It was the only place where the General ever saw him spend his days since arriving at Edwards. Except for sleeping and eating, he was always seen working out or flying around. Even today of all days, he was spotted at the gym once more.

General Eiling entered the room and saw him lifting weights with both of his hands. Captain Atom, the World War II veteran and former leader of the defunct Justice Society of America, was finishing up when he saw Eiling watching him. The soldier immediately placed the weights down and saluted at the General as quickly as possible.

"At ease, son." Eiling dismissed the sault and sat down on the bench with the folder on hand. "Do you know what I have on my hand?"

"No, sir."

"This is our solution to neutralizing the world's biggest threat before she could strike: Operation Achilles." Eiling said with confidence as he showed Atom the folder. "Before you take this folder, I have to make sure that you're committed to accomplishing the mission—no matter the cost and risk—for this great nation."

"I'm committed to my nation and American interest. No matter the risk and cost."

"Even if that means you might be given orders to kill Wonder Woman."

"Yes." Captain Atom answered without hesitation.

Eiling nodded and then handed over the folder. "Then, you are officially part of Operation Achilles. Welcome aboard, Captain Atom."

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𝗤𝗨𝗦𝗞𝗢𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗔-𝗪𝗘𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗔 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗡

✹ 𝗥 𝗘 𝗣 𝗨 𝗕 𝗟 𝗜 𝗖 𝗦 𝗢 𝗙 𝗛 𝗜 𝗭 𝗨 𝗡 𝗢 ✹ 𝗡 𝗢 𝗡 - 𝗖 𝗢 𝗠 𝗕 𝗔 𝗧 𝗔 𝗡 𝗧 ✹

History

Quskoenia-Weshia Union was founded directly after the Great War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Detente. Fearful that Hizuno was going to be the next target, Quskoenia and Weshia met to discuss the possibility of uniting the world. Both of them were the remaining nations left on the planet. Quskoenia was stronger than Weshia but lacked the tech necessary to maintain security upon the visitors. In addition, their existence became known to the rest of the galaxy when refugees from the Great War accidentally found Hizuno. Life across the galaxy began flooding the system in the hopes of starting anew or the war ended. The planet managed to survive by investing heavily on defenses for its planet and the fleet. Eventually, it was strong enough to survive a couple of battles. And while that was going, their augmentations began gaining popularity and the attention of those empires.

With all of those things, some of the empires paid close attention to the planet. And that got both Quskoenia and Weshia worried. That was they decided to form a union. The talks lasted for four months before an agreement was created and approved by the governments. The Cyril Agreements established the Quskoenia-Weshia Union while the governments were restructured. It also set up boundaries on what each nation could and couldn't do. Generally, the people were pleased with peace on the planet. Some didn't favor the union. Regardless, it resulted in a growth spurt. However, as the years went by, the signs of another Great War were getting clearer. Especially when The Message was received. Quskoenia-Weshia Union was one of the first nations to offer aid and shelter to the citizens in the Ashtar.

Their official stance was to remain neutral even known some government officials have suggested sending in a relief force. Privately, they were interested in obtaining the Ashtar tech but lacked a proper military to attack. Basically, they weren't interested in Agdemar.

Major Holdings

Yelnora

First planet in the system.

Motis

Second planet in the system.

Ciotis

Third planet in the system.

Hizuno

Capital world of the Quskoenia-Weshia Union.

Ruaria

Fifth planet in the system.

Yelnora

Sixth planet in the system.

Expansion Region

A region of star systems recently claimed by the Quskoenia-Weshia Union. These star systems were selected for mining and habitation operations. Some of them were even brought out by companies to be used for their own purposes. But, they had to meet government requirements before they officially owned the planet.

Demographics

𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗖𝗦

Population

About sixty percent of the population was made up of Usnoi and Izien. Then, there was the remaining forty percent that came from other planets and systems. Population growth occurred during the Great War as refugees fled to Hizuno. After the war ended, some of them left while most stayed behind and started rebuilding.

Society

With a diverse population, there are thousands of different cultures and values throughout the Quskoenia-Weshia Union. Anyone is allowed to become a citizen given they fit the requirements. One wasn't granted if they had a criminal record that could jeopardize safety within Quskoenia-Weshia, for example. Of course, the process is different for refugees of conflict. Everyone within a conflict region is welcome to seek shelter in Quskoenia-Weshia controlled areas. After a certain period, they will be examined to see if they were being upstanding citizens. If someone wasn't, then they were sent back and declined refuge. If someone was, then they were offered a chance to become citizens or given enough money to rebuild back home once the conflict ended.

Economy

The economy was diverse and filled with corporations, industries, and everything else. It also had an extensive trade network and valuable banking. And it was one of the galaxy's financial centers since stockbrokers kept track of the economy during the Great War. Especially in Hizuno, which was also considered the capital of augmentations and cyberwares. It produced both citizen and military use, securing their place as an economic powerhouse. With that in mind, there were tons of companies that dealt in the field and some of them grained galactic attentions. Some of them even had factories and test sites off-planet.

Government

Quskoenia-Weshia Union was a representative democracy. There were multi-party elections, a constitution, and constitutional court.

Technological

𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗡𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡

Major Techs

Quskoenia-Weshia mainly focused on advancing and improving planetary and space defenses to deter invasions. For example, their orbital defense system and planetary defenses were considered to be one of the best in the galaxy. In addition, they were also considered to be advanced in augmentations and cyberwares. From exoskeletons to artificial hearts, Quskoenia-Weshia had some of the best augmentations in the galaxy. And it was adopted into civilian life and soon became popular with everyone. Yet, it also was used for military purposes and often sold to other empires. Of course, they kept something classified to have the upper hand.

Military

𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡

Military Overview

Overall, their military was primarily defensive and wouldn't have been able to go on the offensive. Both the fleet and army had defense operations and protocol in place of offensive. They were focused on defending citizens and important assets in the case of war. Then, there was cyber warfare ran by the Defense Intelligence Agency with some hackers in the background. Quskoenia-Weshia was thought to be one of the more skilled in the warfare due to their lack of assault force. The government considered it to be an important tactic and often taught to intelligence officials. Meanwhile, the ground forces contained standard firearms and armors with an understand defense doctrines.

There was only one area within the army that was considered offensive: Orbital Drop Force. In the case that the enemy managed to take over an area or a planet, the ODF were deployed with the intent to recapture the area.

Military service wasn't forced upon its citizens and refugees. Instead, people that joined were rewarded greatly especially when they managed to join the OPF.

Hyperdread

𝗤𝗪𝗨 𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗢𝗥𝗔

QWU Pandora was considered to be the pride ship of the entire fleet. Most standard hyperdreadnought would have been designed for offensive purpose. Instead, Pandora was outfitted to be mistaken as a floating fortress. And it was also designed to house almost the entire Orbital Drop Force. Those brave men and women had another ship, which acted more as a civilian station than a spaceship. Its main weakness was that it lacked the capability to charge into battle. After all, it was designed to protect valuable planets from any enemies.

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___________________________________________ Lucas Santana Watson _______________________________________________ 25 | 07/14 | ♋︎ ___________________________________________ [+] ▼ p e r s o n a l d e t a i l s ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ► Gender - Male ► Sexuality - Homosexual ► Nicknames - N/A ► Occupation - Office receptionist ► Qualifications - Problem-solver & eager ► Residence - Boston, Massachusetts ▼ p h y s i c a l i t y ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ► Scars - N/A ► Tattoos - Compass tattoo on right chest ► Piercings - N/A ► Style - Androgynous. Maintained his hair short and natural color. Often wore jackets and long sleeves whenever out in public. - [+] ▼ l i k e s ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ► Music ► Small spaces ► Fashion ► Jewerly ► Cigarettes ▼ d i s l i k e s ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ► Unemotional people ► Reckless behavior ► Pedestrian ► Alcohol ► Candy [+] ▼ a c h i e v e m e n t s ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ► Besides being a failure to his family and the town, Lucas didn't earn anything worthwhile in Ritman High. ▼ a s p i r a t i o n s ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ► Being his true self and moving forward. That was something that Lucas dreamed every single day. He didn't want to be associated with his respected family that everyone in Ritman High knew. Plus, he wanted to have enough strength to conflict his past and say farewell to his hometown forever. That was why he came to Ritman High seven years later. To heal and move on with his future. -

life at ritman high Having a successful brother and sister graduate for Ritman High, Lucas faced pressure for teachers and the principal. His parents had expected that their youngest son was also going to be prosperous. Even the students of Ritman kept an eye on him. However, he failed one AP class in tenth grade. As a result, everyone looked down at him. He knew that everyone was talking about him behind his back. And with problems with his family, he became depressed and anxious for his remaining time in Ritman. In his remaining high school years, Lucas became increasingly unconcerned at school. His parents grew angrier towards him, especially his father. Then the rumors of his sexuality started spreading. Some students thought they saw his profile on a popular dating app, showing to be interested in only guys. Being a religious man, his father dealt with the rumors by sending him to a religious camp for the summer. When summer break was over, Lucas looked more depressed and worried than ever. He started wearing long sleeves and jackets to school every day. It made him the target of another terrible rumor which spread like wildfire. Students thought that Lucas was going to become a school shooter. It caused the school to react immediately by offering Lucas free counseling for his remaining senior year. Despite his parent's protest, he accepted their offer and it helped. Once graduation was over and done, most of the students thought Lucas was going to remain in town with his family. But to the surprise of everyone, he was last seen at the bus station with a suitcase and tears in his eyes. He departed for Massachusetts and nobody heard from him until his sudden arrival in town years later. ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔

▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ power Lucas' power was metamorph, meaning that he was able to alter the formation of his biological cells. In order to use his powers, he needed to focus on someone and wait until the transformation happened. It was usually done in a matter of seconds, making it useful to take someone's place. He still didn't know how or why he was granted this power, but it didn't matter. The ability to become someone else was amazing to him. Even though it could seriously mess his mind up. Of course, he didn't know that until it was too late.

▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ [+] ▼ s t r e n g t h s ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ► Lucas' powers made him impersonate someone near perfection after cogitating on the target. He was able to look and sound like an exact duplicate of any human being of either sex, wearing any kind of clothing. ▼ w e a k n e s s e s ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ► Lucas' power had its limitations. For example, he wasn't able to copy a person's powers. His powers don't last longer than a week. And his form disappeared whenever he was knocked out, turning back to his original self. It was able to overwhelm him if he concentrated on multiple people. Also, his skin slowly changed into a bluish color, making him stand out. ►With all of that, the greatest weakness of Lucas' power was that his mind slowly declined. Each use of his shapeshifting powers cost him a little piece of his own mind. -

▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ [+] ▼ p e r s o n a l p l a y l i s t ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ► A Sadness Runs Through Him - The Hoosiers ► Saint Bernard - Lincoln ► The Hunter - Adam Jensen ► Animal - MISSIO ► Everything Black - Unlike Pluto ► The Mind Electric - ミラクルミュージカル ▼ t r i v i a ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ► Lucas' family owned the town's drive thru and kept it running since the early 70s. Rumors spread that Lucas was suppose to be running the business but his father prevented that from happening. Instead, his father decided that his oldest granddaughter was going to run it instead once she finished school. -

psyche Despite being a target of horrible rumors, Lucas liked people and wanted to have plenty of friends. He knew a few of the students at Ritman High, but none of them became his friend. That made him lonely during high school. And with the depression and anxiety, he was dealing with a lot. Moving out of town into the big city made them worse. Being homesick and alone in Boston didn't do any good for his mental health. Of course, it improved once he found a stable job and a big enough apartment. Yet, he wasn't able to move on with his life. That was when he decided to confront it by visiting his hometown for the last time. Lucas' Myers-Briggs scale was INFJ. His archetypes were lover, everyman, and explorer. As for their personality, they cost him a lot of potential friends in high school. The main issue was that he seemed clingy and had too much baggage for a proper friendship. Since graduating from Ritman and leaving town, his personality slightly changed since he didn't want to be seen as a clingy person. Plus, he dealt with a lot of his emotional baggage; but, some of them remained unresolved. And in order to solve them, he had to go back to his hometown. ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔

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_{M A R I U S F A R O
✹ T H I R T Y T W O ✹ M A L E ✹ H U M A N ✹ E N G I N E E R ✹}

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Marius Faro stood 5' 10" and weighed around one hundred fifty pounds with a muscular frame. He maintained a healthy body and often worked out despite his prosthetic leg. Whenever he wore his armor, the prosthetic leg never stood out and often mistaken as a real leg. It never was his intention to make it match with his armor. In casual wear, on the other hand, it stood out even though Marius wore jewelry all over his arms for aesthetic purposes. Faro kept his hair at medium length because of his time in the military. And if jewelry and a prosthetic leg wasn't enough, he also had several tattoos all over his body including a shoulder sleeve tattoo.

Marius' first tattoo was a tribute to Torfan that he got after he retired from the Alliance. It didn't stand out, unlike the other tattoos that he acquired during his time in C-Sec and Omega. For example, he had a tattoo of the Solar System on his back, a tattoo of the desert on his right ankle, and several other minor tattoos on his body. The most prominent tattoo that Marius got was his shoulder sleeve tattoo depicting a knight's shoulder armor with his family's crest on it. It was significant because it was the only connection Marius had left to his family and he never wanted to forget it.

_{B A C K G R O U N D}

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_{"The hardest lesson that I learned during my youth was to think for myself."}

Marius Faro was born in Mars' first settlement, Lowell City, a year after the discovery of the Martian Ruins. Both of his parents were scientists that took part in the exploitation of the ruins for remaining technologies. Six months after Marius' birth, his parents' contract with the Systems Alliance wasn't renewed, and they moved back to America as a result. His mother, Alyssa, became a recruiter for the Alliance's science department to provide a better life for her only child. On the other hand, his father remained an independent scientist and accepted a contract to study the newly discovered Charon Relay. It was where he spent eight years living and working while sending money back to his family on Earth.

Then, Relay 314 was discovered by the Alliance around the time Franco was scheduled to return home. He decided at the last minute to help with reactivating the relay. While they were working to reactive it, the turians attacked and destroyed nearly the entire fleet. Marius and his mother learned about Franco's fate when a lone starship returned. Heartbroken and angry, Alyssa developed a hatred of turians and wanted them to pay for murdering her husband. Her resentment grew worse when Shanxi fell. Now, she and plenty of people were ready and willing to support an interplanetary war.

Unfortunately for them, the Citadel Council stepped in between and forged peace before war truly begun. The council's intervention changed Alyssa forever. She found comfort with Terra Firma, a growing anti-alien political party, and eventually rose to become one of its key speakers. Meanwhile, Marius struggled without his father during middle and high school. His mother didn't help much other than taking him to one of Terra Firma's rallies. Instead, he tried to find comfort by seeking answers to his father's death.

That was when he learned that humans unknowingly violated one of the Council laws by reactivating Relay 314. It helped him understand why the turians attacked, but it didn't bring him comfort about his father's death. Things only got worse once high school began.

Many of his peers were bothered with the fact that his mother was part of Terra Firma and considered Marius to have the same beliefs. Some students defended him because they had parents in the same political party and openly xenophobe. The only place that he was able to hide was on the extranet. It was when he met Arrutis Isaraka, a turian from Palaven, and quickly formed a friendship at the end of Marius' freshman year; however, Marius kept it a secret to his mother. While their friendship kept on growing, his relationship with his mother started to sour.

Eventually, both of them realized that they had feelings for each other and secretly started online dating. Marius feared what would happen to Arrutis if his mother found out about their relationship. Meanwhile, more of his peers began to realize that he was different from his mother; but, it still wasn't enough. Marius felt like he wanted to prove everyone wrong and decided to plan something in his senior year. The plan was for Marius to attend Alyssa's rally on the ninth anniversary of the First Contact War to reveal that he had been dating a turian to embarrass her.

Before the day of the rally, Marius told and introduced a few of his friends to Arrutis. One of his friends suggested that Marius should hack into one of Terra Firma's screens and reveal his lover. He had doubts about it but was convinced into doing it. On the day of the rally, Marius managed to hack the screens on the stage before the speech began. While Alyssa was giving her address, he stood up and started to confront his mother about her bigoted views. It was when he used his omni-tool and revealed Arrutis to the world. He proceeded to explain that he and Marius had been dating online for three years. His mother was caught off guard by the news and abruptly left the stage, dragged Marius with her.

Yet, no-one knew that someone recorded and posted the entire disruption on the extranet. It was such a big scandal that Terra Firma denounced Alyssa and discredited her as a member. She never forgave Marius and felt like he dishonored his father for dating his "murders." When he turned eighteen and graduated, Alyssa kicked her son out and told him never to see her again. He initially tried to stay with Arrutis at his parent's place; however, his parents also found out about their relationship and forced them to end it.

With nowhere else to go, Marius went to an Alliance recruiter to join. He got basic training before being placed in a division apart of the Alliance Engineering Corp. His division was responsible for maintaining defenses of colonies located in the Skyllian Verge against pirates and slavers. Whenever he was on military leave, he attended college in Elysium to get a degree in electrical engineering. Thankfully, Marius wasn't on Elysium when it came under attack during the Skyllian Blitz. That attack made him hate pirates and felt like he had to fight back. When he heard of the upcoming battle on Torfan, he requested transform to the 103rd Marine Division. The chain of command, at first, disapproved the transform until they found out about the pirate strongholds were underground connected through tunnels. Since Marius was a qualified engineer, his request was approved and the division left shortly after.

The Battle of Torfan was a bloodbath for the Alliance while a massacre for the pirates on the moon. Hundreds of Alliance soldiers were killed during the push towards their underground strongholds. Meanwhile, Marius was one of the dozens of engineers sent out to find tunnels created by the pirates and develop new ones for the Alliance. One of the tunnels was rigged to explore and Marius was sent to defuse the explosives. Unluckily, it exploded and nearly caved him in; but, a rock landed on his left foot and broke it. It was his first serious injury that he ever got, but he never regretted the decision to join the Marine Division. However, it was a wakeup call. When Marius got his degree, he decided to retire from the Alliance and left for the Citadel. But, civilian life was difficult for him to get back into.

The Citadel was too peaceful for a military man, like Marius, to spend his remaining life. He also didn't have many friends in the Citadel until he met Sertius Quintis. Quintis was a C-Sec officer that met with Yanagita during his break. Both Quintis and Marius were military men who recently retired from the military and went to the Citadel for comfort. Instead, Quintis joined C-Sec to keep himself busy. After some convincing, Marius applied to the C-Sec's Network Division. It wasn't as fun as being part of the Patrol Division, but he knew that his skill would be best suited to deal with E-Crimes.

For seven months, he did his job for the Network Division to the best of his abilities without question. His superiors were impressed with Marius and gave him pay raises. And Quintis became a great friend to Marius. Life was comfortable enough for Marius until he found himself in danger. Members of the powerful Citadel gang, Phoenix, had been eluding C-Sec for years and taking over the drug trade. Even with humans joining, it wasn't enough to end their reign. Until Quintis was tipped by a rival gang member of the possible location of their next major red sand deal; but, he was found dead before he could share any more info. That was when he asked if Marius could set up hidden surveillance at the site without everyone in C-Sec knowing.

There was enough footage to bust the dealers and his goons, but the leader of Phoenix, Sennia Floriril, wasn't present at the deal. Regardless, it was C-Sec's first significant success against Phoenix and it led to small gains with help from Marius. For nearly a month, both he and Quintis went to war against the gang and crippled their operations. It wasn't until the arrest of Floriril's husband that he made a fatal mistake. Marius accidentally left behind a trail that led to his workplace while hacking into her personal computer. With the location of his workspace and home, Floriril decided to send a message to C-Sec by killing Marius herself. On the day after the arrest, Marius was driving his shuttle home when another shuttle rammed into it. The collision caused him to lose control and crash landed into a nearby office building.

The members of Phoenix, including Floriril, begun rushing towards his location as Marius struggled out of the shuttle. He saw several gang members approaching him with the intent to kill; however, they didn't know that he was a soldier. Only having a pistol with him, Marius stood his ground against the assault while Floriril watched behind the scenes. Eventually, she presented herself to him with nothing besides her exoskeleton armor and began fighting Marius. He fought back as hard as possible, but it wasn't enough. She successfully defeated him by breaking his left leg hard enough to split open. She started to gloat about her victory as she was getting ready to stomp him to death. But, Floriril wasn't paying enough attention to her surroundings and was fatally shot by Quintis. He immediately took to the nearest hospital, where doctors tried to save his leg. Sadly, it had to be cut off to save his life.

After the attack, Phoenix faded into existence due to the death of its leader. Meanwhile, Marius spent time in the hospital recovering and getting used to his prosthetic leg. He later learned that he was honorably discharged from C-Sec and forced into another early retirement. Marius immediately grew bored and announced the decision of leaving the Citadel for Omega to become a mercenary. He tried to ask Quintis if he wanted to come with him because he had feelings for him. However, Quintis tried to convince Marius not to become a mercenary because he thought it would have violated everything he has done.

Marius left the Citadel behind shortly after.

For four months, Marius took on a few jobs in Omega while using several aliases and gained a decent reputation for getting the job done despite leaving behind a mess. And whenever he wasn't working, Marius was doing drugs and hooking up with strangers. It got to the point where it became his daily route. Then, he heard that the captain aboard the Achilles was looking for hired help. Marius accepted the offer in the hopes of breaking his pattern by leaving Omega. And of course, he wanted to be paid a lot of credits.

_{S K I L L S}

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Marius was a trained Alliance engineer with years of experience under his belt. While in the army, he earned his engineering degree on Elysium and found himself in C-Sec's Network Division. He taught himself how to use a shotgun, but knew how to handle a sniper rifle. If there was one thing Marius could thank his mother, it was giving him sniper lessons for free. One of her friends hosted lessons to prepare for a possible invasion for the turians. It included many useful skills, but Marius found sniping to be more interesting. His marksmanship improved incredibly once the Alliance realized his potential. Yet, he carried a shotgun and a pistol whenever he was on the front lines. For his skills as an engineer, he knows how to repair, restore, and build several things if you give the space and the tools required. His specialty is weapons, armors, prosthetics, and augmentations; but, he does know a few things about fixing ships. Unfortunately, he was a terrible hacker compared to other engineers in the Alliance. It was one of the reasons why the Alliance moved him to the front lines rather than with the other engineers.

Besides combat, Marius found interest in history and took several courses on the subject while in college. Sketching was a hobby that Marius hid from everyone since his childhood. He tried to open up to Quintis, but he was focused on work than having hobbies.

_{E Q U I P M E N T}

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Naginata Sniper Rifle

_{Marius never felt comfortable with Alliance-issued sniper rifles during his time as a soldier. That was when he found out about Naginata and fell in love with it instantly. He brought it after he retired from the Alliance and took it with him to the Citadel. Of course, he kept it hidden from everyone except Quintis. Once he left for Omega, Marius upgraded its thermal clip capacity and piercing to make sure it was perfect. He also got it engraved in the same fashion as the shotgun. And it also contained his family's crest for good luck and a sense of protection.}

Hurricane Shotgun

_{It was the oldest weapon that Marius ever had because he brought it for the Battle of Torfan. It saved his life several times during the battle. Afterward, he took it with him to the Citadel and kept it as a display. It was unused for his time in C-Sec until he left for Omega. He also got its thermal clip capacity and high caliber barrel upgraded before officially beginning his job as a mercenary. Once Marius earned enough credits, it was the first weapon to be engraved. He added in the family crest shortly after the engravements. Because the shotgun was considered outdated, he was required to perform maintenance on it monthly. Otherwise, Marius refused to upgrade to the latest shotgun model since the original had a lot of sentimental value.}

Judgement Pistol

_{A used pistol that he brought from a salvage store in Omega. It required some fixes and upgrades to its magazine capacity and barrel. But, it wasn't anything special to him. It featured no custom engravings or colors. Marius only used it if he didn't have his shotgun nearby for close combat. He also used it as a quick form of protection since it was easier to draw than a shotgun.}

Nexus omni-tool

_{It was a farewell gift from Quintis that cost him a fortune. Marius felt guilty about accepting it, but it was so good to refuse. The omni-tool was perfect for someone like Marius. It had the latest diagnostic tool and repair and programming feature out of the other omni-tools. It also had the hacking feature, but he barely used it. There were also slight features like scanner, camera, and contacts list. It only had Quintis' number, which was meant to be called in the case that Marius was done being a mercenary. And it had an omni-tattoo that was nothing unique.}

Light Freedom armor

_{Marius brought it with his savings and last paycheck from C-Sec before he left the Citadel. Using this light armor had its advantages and disadvantages. For instance, it didn't offer much protection compared to medium and heavy armor types. Yet, it allowed him to move quicker towards his destination while his shields were capable enough to keep him safe. The aesthetic look of the armor took weeks to achieve, especially the engravings. He used a mixture of real and fake gold to make it absolutely different for the other armors. Also, his helmet was linked to his omni-tool and contained the same "golden" engravings as the armor.}

_{A B I L I T I E S}

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Flamethrower
Flashbang Grenade
Overload
Shredder Ammo

<sub>PSYCH PROFILE

T R A I T S</sub>

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Positive

Independent
Loyal
Observant

Negative

Anxious
Flamboyant
Unrest

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Drugs

_{During the first few months as a mercenary, Marius' anxiety and fears started to overwhelm him until he found comfort in drugs. At first, the classic marijuana helped him calm down. Then, he fell in love with party drugs like Hallex; yet, he stayed far away from red sand. And finally, alcohol was something that he rarely drank and only did it socially. Marius didn't do drugs whenever he accepted work or his skills as an engineer were required. He viewed them as his source of comfort instead of sharing thoughts and feelings with therapists. But, it turned into a full-blown addiction to party drugs (like Hallex).}

Films and TV Shows

_{There was so much one person could do in Omega besides going to nightclubs and having one-night stands. For Marius, he did drugs and watched the latest shows and movies. That was why he brought his flat screen television to the Achilles. It allowed him to watch something while high. And he also managed to have a collection of old movies and tv shows from the late twentieth century and early twenty-first century. If someone ever suggested a movie night, he was more than willing to provide the movie and the observation deck. Plus, Marius also watched boxing and soccer on the side.}

Games

_{For some odd reason, Marius fell in love with those Kepesh-Yakshi & Relay Defense while on the Citadel. He spent lots of credits to play them for hours until Quintis physically dragged him out of the arcade. He wasn't the best player, but he was pretty decent. However, once he left for Omega, Marius didn't have enough time to play them and eventually forgot about them. That didn't mean that he wouldn't freak out when he saw one of those games. Meanwhile, Marius downloaded Alliance Corsair onto his omni-tool that he played often. And he also was willing to play traditional chess and tabletop games.}

Hookups

_{Marius' other significant guilty pleasure was one-night stands. Typically, it happened once he finished with work and only did it with men. He either went to their place or invited them over to his small apartment unit. Just like drugs, he found some comfort with them even if it was meaningless; however, it didn't mean he wanted a relationship. Now that Marius was going to be aboard a ship with other people, he knew that these hookups weren't going to be acceptable. It was when he made a vow to limiting and even stopping hookups, but it wasn't going to be easy.}

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Observation Deck

_{Even know the Achilles was a small vessel, it had a small observation deck perfect for Marius. The window had a large shutter, which was made out of the same material as the ship, capable of withstanding blasts towards it. Besides the window, there was a round table with comfortable chairs and a large flat screen television. Initially, it was supposed to provide relaxation and relief for crewmembers until Marius arrived. Whenever he was on board, Marius spent his time on the extranet, sketching, tinkering with his leg, or smoking something. However, if someone wanted time alone in the deck or joined him, he respected their request and left towards a different part of the ship. As for the workshop, there wasn't much of Marius' stuff besides a small cactus to lighten up the room.}

_{D R I V E}

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Marius lost the only family member that he had left because of hatred. He lost the two people that he had ever fallen in love with due to circumstances. The things that kept him going through life were drugs, sex, and combat. Being a part of the Alliance gave him the adrenaline rush that helped him through a rough part of his life. Even being part of Torfan was one of the most exciting moments in his life despite how deadly it was. He attempted retirement at the Citadel but realized that he missed that rush. C-Sec didn't satisfy him at all. It wasn't until he became a mercenary that the rush came back to him. Drugs and having one-night stands helped him contain that need.

But, Marius knew that those things weren't healthy at all. He was afraid of his past coming back to haunt him, fearful of being unable to achieve everlasting love, and petrified of being lost forever. And he thought that it was irreparable.

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Cinros looked like a huge sea monster with its long tail and its slender legs. The legs ended in multi-fingered hands which were recently discovered to bend backward. Its skin was a light gray with dark speckles across its body. There were two esophagi that extended from the monster's lower chest and ended in tooth-like projections. And its head had two eyes with massive pupils and a pair of membranous sacks on the sides that inflated and receded back. Despite its appearance, Cinros was thought to be durable to conventional weaponry and possibly other monsters. Studies found that its tail was strong enough to destroy 50,000 pounds per square inch and capable of destroying the nearby populated areas. Researchers believed that Cinros was aggressive to everything.

WEAKNESSES

However, it was possible that it could start running away if it was heavily pressured. With enough airstrikes, it was expected that Cinros will try to escape. That was when someone or something could deliver a killing blow to it. Yet, experts estimated that Cinros was able to destroy the entire Los Angeles County with ease. And its aggressive behavior meant that other monsters were its target. That type of behavior was going to bring it trouble since Cinros didn't understand the concept of an alliance.

HISTORY

Based on Terra's findings and years of studying, Cinros originated from the Pacific Ocean before heading towards land. It eventually found present-day California and made Mt. San Antonio it's home. Researchers believed that it was a mother and had several children; but, Cinros was the only one inside that mountain. The current theory was that it lost its children centuries ago because of unknown reasons. And as a result, Cinros went back to her home and began coping by entering habilitation. Recently, Terra was worried that Cinros was started to wake up for its slumber. They went ahead and warn Outpost Eleven of its possible awakening; but, none of the crew took the message seriously.

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Bearing a resemblance to a crustacean, Scordoru was considered one of the smallest monsters in the world. Yet, it was still a threat if it ever escaped with its thick claws. According to researchers and experts, those claws were capable of crushing over 50,000 pounds per square inch. It also possesses a high crest above a large, symmetrical head that can withstand close range attacks and explosives. And there were toxic spiked barbs lining its plating giving him some sort of protection against its predators. The same researchers also noted that Scordoru might have been hostile to humans; however, they never found the reason behind its behavior.

WEAKNESSES

Scordoru's neck, underbelly, and ligaments were unprotected by its tough plating. And of course, it was smaller and weaker than the other monsters. Humanity was expected to be defenseless and valuable to the creature; however, a bigger and stronger monster was expected to win. But, Scordoru wasn't going to give up without a fight.

HISTORY

Based on Terra's findings and years of studying, Scordoru originated from East Asia before moving west towards the Americas. It spent years moving around across the ocean until it stopped moving near North America. None of the researchers knew why it suddenly stopped moving and decided to rest. Some theorized that it actually passed out due to exhaustion while others said something else beaten Scordoru in close combat. Regardless, Terra built Outpost 20 to contain the creature in the hopes that it never escaped.

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