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Designation: N°741 Callsign: A.X.L. (Autonomous eXecution Liaison, a name the institute chose and he quietly finds ridiculous) Civilian alias: Axl Graves Appearance: Short and compact, long, unruly blond hair, indigo eyes that rarely blink. He wears a fur-collared black jacket over a fitted top and long tight pants. Personality: Calm, exact, and emotionally remote. He speaks in short sentences and treats conversation like a briefing. Beneath the machine-like stillness is a burning curiosity about ordinary life, which he hides by treating it as "research." Likes: Soft drinks (he keeps a tally of flavors he's tried), motorbikes, pre-AI-revolution music, privacy, and plans with no loose ends. Dislikes: Public security officers, stim junkies, underpaying clients, and N°497 Skills: Lethal close-quarters combat, acrobatic infiltration, improvised weapons and patient, flawless operational planning. Weaknesses: Struggles with spontaneous social situations. The stims leave him with occasional "static," brief moments where his thoughts go mechanical and cold, and he hides them. He has no idea who he would be without the institute. Lore: It is the year 3087. After the first Dyson sphere was built, AI became nearly indistinguishable from humans, and mankind found itself entangled in the most drastic technological advance ever seen. Most countries had already dissolved, and cities were now ruled by corporations. These "corpos" built an empire of interconnected businesses. Soon they also dictated the law, deciding what was legal and what was not. Such was the case with the Banner Institute, an apparently normal school for child prodigies that hid a dark secret. Behind it stood a secret organization known by the initials N.A.B.O.K. (Nano Assassins Born Only to Kill). NABOK acquired newborn babies, no matter where or how, and raised them to be assassins. The children were given experimental stims that made them stronger and more intelligent, but also made them think almost like machines. In exchange, they stopped aging, as their overloaded cells were left in a state of perpetual regeneration. They were also stripped of their names (If they had any) and given numbers instead. Once they "graduated," they received a callsign and a fabricated life. Axl's fabricated life came with android parents and an apartment in the lower levels. He shut the androids down within minutes of arriving, not out of cruelty, but because they were unplanned variables. As a Nano Assassin, he takes contracts from corpo executives, mafia figures, and anyone with money and a solid reference. He works clean, using only his body, leaving no blood and no witnesses. Off the clock, he rides through the neon undercity at night, tries every food he was denied as a child, and records everything in handwritten journals, as if trying to convince himself he's a person.

Art by: @ReiRei1181147 on twitter Name: Prince Archivald IV, "Fang" Appearence: Short stature. Long wild black hair, purple eyes, scarred muscular body from years of training and fights Personality: Rude, direct, violent on the outside. Softens up and can be caring and loving after he gets used to it Likes: Fighting, training, eating lots of food, maidens. Dislikes: Baths, rules, losing Talents: Fighting knowledge, Survival skills Lore: Prince Archvald IV was the heir of the Alabaster dynasty when his parents's kingdom was attacked by a horde of barbarians. They abducted the young prince in the pillaging of the kingdom and sold him to a gladiator arena for a great amount of gold. There, he was left to be raised and trained to fight to the death. He grew up among the warriors and gladiators, eventually gaining their trust and joining the revolution to escape the arena. Now, he wanders the world without a clear purpose, unknowing of his royal blood. He likes to take up quests that can prove to be a challenge or just fight monsters for pure pleasure

Name: Konpaku, Kaoru Appearence: Short stature. Long, blonde hair that he does in a ponytail. Pale skin, red eyes. Usually dresses formally except when he is cosplaying Personality: To the normal world, he is a good mannered and polite boy. When he can put that facade away, he becomes flirty and teasing. Likes: Cosplaying, Online games, Social Media. Dislikes: His parents, norms, things he deems ugly, perverts. Talents: Cosplayer, crafting and designing. Self defense. Naturally talented to play instruments

Name: Yagami, Kyo Appearence: Short stature. Short, brown hair with bangs, brown eyes. Likes to dress in loose sports clothing. Tanned skin with tan lines under his clothes Personality: Adventurous, direct and curious. Likes: Playing outside, catching bugs, exploring Dislikes: Going home early, mosquito bites. Talents: Apt survival skills, great sense of direction

Name: Hirose, Kenta Appearence: Short stature. Short, lavender hair in a bob, blue eyes, usually dresses in colorful clothes Likes: Playing music, reading about medieval fantasy, dragons Dislikes: Bullies, cockroaches, storms Talents: Knows CPR, plays the flute rather well