Axel

**Axel** is a character in Leviathan Lore. He is a humanoid fox whose family was killed by Iron Clad Mercenaries years ago, sparking Axel to get revenge on them. He is the main protagonist of the 2075 Arc, and appears in several fractures, which aren't canon. He is one of the few characters to be foxes, which are considered "rare".

## Biography

### Early life

Axel was born to his father Uren and an unnamed mother in the early 2040s in an isolated area in Broken Arrow. He had three unnamed brothers, and was the second eldest of the four. However, Uren was an alcoholic, and wasn't particularly involved in Axel or his brothers' lives, with their mother being the only one who was actively involved in their childhood. Eventually, Uren and her would take a break from each other, with Uren heading to Jackson City, while their mother stayed behind to take care of Axel and the others. She made sure that they were given the highest quality education, enrolling them in well disciplined, safe schools with little to no instances of violent crime occurring. It was in school where Axel met Kalbert Kallison, an aspiring technological genius whom created several robots and security systems, but were rejected by his robotics teacher for being "too advanced for his grade level". They became good friends, with Axel helping Kalbert test most of his "inventions". However, in high school, Kalbert had Axel jumped after he had became involved with a girl that Kalbert was dating. This sparked a newfound hatred for Kalbert, with Axel reporting the incident. Afterwards, Kalbert is arrested and sent away to a juvenile detention center, much to his chagrin.

### 2050s-2060s

By early 2049, Axel graduated from high school. At graduation, he noticed that his mother nor father were present. Confused, he continued with the graduation ceremony despite their absence. After it concluded, he entered his car and went to pick up his younger brothers, but noticed that they weren't at any of their respective schools. Becoming even more suspicious, Axel drove to his eldest brother's college, but could not find him there either. He then drove home, and noticed that their door was left open. Confused, Axel entered, and found the house to be very quiet. He proceeded to go to his mother's room to ask what was going on, only to trip over something, which was revealed to be her dead body riddled with bullets, horrifying Axel. Shocked, he checked his brothers' rooms, only to find them dead as well. Overwhelmed with an extreme amount of grief, he left the house briefly. At one point, he came across Uren, whom had returned from his break. Furious, Axel accused him of killing his mother and brothers, to which he denied and asked if he was being serious. He confirmed that he was and led him to their home. In disbelief, Uren believed that Axel's mother killed herself, since she hit rock bottom and could no longer support Axel or his brothers, though Axel denied this, noting the multiple gunshot wounds. The two then come across a blood covered badge, which had the Iron Clad Mercenaries logo on it. Recognizing it, Uren told Axel to go find Luna Leviathan, the leader of Leviathan.

Axel managed to locate him at a Leviathan stronghold, and told him about the killings. Questioning his mental state, Luna asked if he was the one who killed them, to which Axel immediately denies. He then shows Luna the ICM badge, to which he becomes baffled, and asks where Axel obtained the badge. He tells Luna that he found the badge at his home where his mother and brothers were killed. Further confused, Luna questions why they would kill them, considering that only the Dark Moon Mercenaries would actively engage and shoot to kill. Axel could not answer this question, though Luna ran a background check on Axel's family tree in order to get more insight. It was then revealed that Axel's grandparents were affiliated with the local mafia, and had retaliatory hits on several rivals, including PMCs. The Iron Clad Mercenaries attempted to kill them, but failed. Shocked, Axel questioned if this ws true, to which Luna confirms. Still confused on why they would kill his mother since she had no involvement with the mafia, Axel further questioned him, to which he revealed that he intercepted communications between Edgar Valentine and an unknown informant, briefing them on the possible location of the mafia Axel's grandparents were a part of. Edgar then promptly sent soldiers there and, mistaking Axel's mother and brothers to be affiliated with the mafia, kill them in cold blood. Axel is shocked, and, longing revenge for his parent's deaths, asks Luna to personally find and kill Edgar and anyone else related to the Iron Clad Mercenaries.