Ian Shelton: War Children

Ian Shelton in 1985.
==Characters==
*Ian Shelton
*Aria
*Benedict Hardy
*Athena
*Dread
*Arrodia
*Artema
*Grace
*Marcus Holmes
*James Shelton
==Synopsis==
Ian Shelto of Helsing is investigating the death of his father James Shelton. He discovers that James was killed by former Helsing operative Benedict Hardy. Learning that Benedict is a son of Ares, Ian decides to find another child of Ares to assist him.
Meanwhile Vulcan finally catch Aria and take her back to Athena. Ian infiltrates Vulcan HQ and rescues Aria, bringing her to Helsing. Marcus Holmes uses his connections with the British government to protect Aria from Vulcan.
In exchange for protection from Vulcan, Aria is to assist Helsing in taking on Benedict. Benedict has a group of female mercenaries lead by Grace attack Ian, Aria and Marcus. Grace kills Marcus. Athena calls Benedict offering information for Klaus Eckhardt, a Nazi Benedict is hunting who might be involves in his creation.
Benedict agrees to return Aria in exchange for the information. Ian and Aria fight an alliance of Grace's mercs and Vulcan agents. Ian kills Grace. Ian and Aria realize Benedict is working with Athena and track them down.
Benedict grows impatent and tortures Athena for Eckhardt's location. Athena tells him he's frozen in a bunker in Brazil. Benedict gets there but ends up, unfreezing Dread instead with Eckhardt not actually being in Brazil at all.
Ian and Aria reach Brazil where they face Vulcan Agent that have defected to Benedict and a few of Grace's mercs that are still alive. Dread defeats Aria and locks her in the Brazlian bunker. Dread tortures Aria. Ian finds out about Aria's allies from Ancient Greece Arrodia and Artema and teams up with them to rescue Aria.
Aria defeats Dread and then fights Benedict. Benedict defeats Aria and escapes. Ian asks Benedict why he betrayed Helsing. Benedict tells him that he got fed up, being Helsing's pawn. The American Branch disavow Vulcan, declaring it rogue.
==Notes==
*Ian Shelton will be the father of Jared Shelton.
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