Providence,

*"Compromise is made of peace-but history is forged in violence."*

## Introduction

**Providence is a myth.**

A myth that many have told you to trust in. A myth that lies beneath the skin-beneath the wire. A myth that watches from the shadows. It might be a cabal of assassins. It might be a legion of cultists. It might even be traitors, agents, hostile spies, anything. But, the consensus is the same. Always the same.

   They are one with the dark. One with the light. They are fire, ice, time, shadow. They look within each and every gap, see all, does all, move all. They can either be one lone knife against the thousand hordes, or one great avalanche of blades, covering all under the sun. But they are a mysterious organization nonetheless. Under their lead are legions of trained agents, able to undergo any task, any environment, any operation. Squads of Hunter-Killers are under their wing, with unworldly technology and countermeasures unlike any other. Led by a mysterious group of figureheads, only known simply as the "High Tables", they are as anonymous and mysterious as it gets.

Furthermore, it is speculated they do more than just govern. They seem to have their own motives in this war between hell and reality, that have led them to clash with another, more particular and anonymous group. Providence has also been seen deploying their own, more unique breed of agent, which they have affectionately nicknamed the "Hunter-Killers", to wipe out any enemy they see fit. Each of these Hunters have a different appearance, but they share the same overall motif of dark heavy battle armor and dark ballistic-resistant masks. They fight with absolute brutality, showing absolutely no mercy to the point that it is nothing short of homicidal in nature; much to the point where they will even use fear-inducing tactics to slowly stalk and taunt them into voluntarily surrendering, provided the opportunity to do so.

The first signs of their involvement in the war began with their deployment of Agents, especially one known as Agent "Archon"- an exceedingly dangerous sniper, with record-breaking accuracy and almost inhuman reflexes. Along the way, Agent "Archon" successfully eliminated many opposing units of their interest, and eventually, The APC gang made it on the list. In an attempt to assassinate them, "Archon" would be met with harsh resistance from the very beginning, having a sniper battle with the group's elite sniper, ending with Maple Von Raftun being incapacitated by the deadly accuracy of the Agent. Not knowing the danger that lied inside their own group, SOG 115 pressed onward, and eventually, things came to a head when the mole was found, and shortly later, Tanuki Higurashi was ambushed by Providence Hunter-Killers in order to retrieve her as an asset. Afterwards, an operation was launched to save her, which culminated in the deaths of Olivier Macmilian and "Samsara"-a mercenary they found along the way. However, it was a failure, with Angus and the rest of the group incapacitated due to the overwhelming amount of enemy units that nearly overwhelmed them.

However, this would all change, the day they met a force they would remember... Before then, Many have shrugged them off as myths, ideas, fiction, or even the occasional boogeyman to blame all their issues upon. But after that fateful day, all would change for the rest of the world. All would become so different, from that day on.