Aydric Grevan

"Reapers! Who are we?" "We are the Shadow of the valley!" - Aydric Addressing his squad right before the Siege of Ghaukin in the Akloba Desert

### Early years

Aydric Grevan was born on August 21st 1967 in Cantobar Village, a small remote town about 100 miles away from the capital of Fallespont. His mother, Aurora Grevan, raised him alone and struggled most of her life to keep her and her son financially stable. Aydric would then have progressed to be a intelligent lad, excelling in his schoolwork to one day hope to become a scientist in Fallespont to relieve his mother of any financial hardships. On May 3rd 1984 Aydric would graduate from Galestrom High School at the age of 16, and was accepted a full ride scholarship to Fallespont University. However shortly thereafter Aurora became very ill with a terminal illness, and with no finances to keep her ever continuing rising medical bills, Aydric would take another path. With Aurora's consent Aydric Grevan enlisted into the Terrian Army and was assigned into Fort Grona for Basic Combat Training. Upon completion Private Grevan was approached by a member of the Army's Genetic Science Division (GSD), First Lieutenant Gadbra, Rangol, who explained to the private he was now assigned under the GSD.

### Genetic Science Division (GSD)

Private Grevan used all his earnings to pay his mother's hospital bills, since he was given his food, shelter and clothes for free. Now under the GSD Aydric was actually being taken in as a test subject for a classified project under the title "Operation Iron Clad", involving about 50 other teenagers appearing to be Private Grevan's age. After going through rigorous medical examinations and DNA screenings they found out Private Grevan was not only the ideal candidate but also had the genome needed for the experiment, as a prerequisite. However Aydric would be the last of the other teens to have been experimented on the horrors he witnessed would soon unfold.

#### Operation Iron Clad (OIC)

Aydric would be about 17 years of age when the experiments started, initially using small needles to inject certain substances that cause mild irritation to the body at best, but would progress further as the scientists involved within the project (Dr. Prino and Dr. Gavol) were trying to unlock the gene within Private Grevan hoping to create a super soldier. The would go as far as to attach Aydric to a high voltage generator, rub his skin with corrosive chemicals, force him to swallow venom from snakes, and even force him to take hallucinogens and illegal narcotics to subject severe mental trauma. He'd scream in pain begging the doctors to stop but all they'd tell him is "As government property, you shouldn't expect us to stop till you drop dead!", and whenever his heart would stop or vitals would be low, he'd be resuscitated to undergo more grueling torture. This would be a repeated process for about six months until something changed, Private First Class Grevan's body and began to adapt to the tests. His body was more durable able to handle up to 20,000 volts of electricity. He was able to lift up to 700 pounds without any strength training at ease. He shot with perfect accuracy on the firing range when before his score was qualified as a marksman, the lowest level. He would be placed under interrogation where they'd try to make him spill out information but he wouldn't, instead smirking the whole time. Dr Gavol would then label the experiment a success and would promote Grevan to Specialist (SPC), giving him new orders to the Air Assault Operations school at Fort Belik.

## Military Training

SPC Grevan would Arrive to Air Assault school learning about repelling out of a rotary aircraft to make your way through enemy territory. The school consisted of three phases, Tactical shoot houses, Repelling, Field training excercise, over the couse of three weeks. SPC Grevan would pass the school with flying colors earning him his Air Assault badge, his black hat instructors were so amazed by SPC Grevan's performance, they contacted the Special Forces recruitment center about a highly skilled recruit who'd be perfect under Special Operations Command. He was then placed under Special Forces Selection, tough and rigorous training to see who was qualified to become a designated operator. Recruits would fail out day after day, some unable to handle the pain, others the stress, yet SPC Grevan was always calm and composed. After selection was over he was then placed into the Special Forces School house to conduct more rigorous training, month long survival exercises, field exercises and military leadership training. After many months would pass Grevan would then rank at the top of his class earning him his Special Forces Service medal, ranking top on the commandants list and promoted to Sergeant "SGT". SGT Grevan with three years of service (YOS) under his wing would be placed as a team leader in the 524th Special Forces squad AKA The Phantoms.

#### 524th Phantoms

The Phantoms operated as an assassination and country crippling unit, targets included rebellion leaders, enemy supply areas, communication arrays and more. SGT Grevan wasn't very fond of having to be the designated marksman on top of his team leader duties, having to organize his team from afar. His subordinates PVT Grend (Wolf) and SPC Usset (X-Ray) were always placed as an infiltration team with Grevan having to oversee their positions through the scope of the marksman rifle. However on one critical mission on December 17th of 1988, 524th were all assigned with the task to locate a High Value Target (HVT), located inside a remote town. The squad leader Staff Sergeant (SSG) Quento (Papa Bear) tasked SGT Aydric to overlook all squad positions from the top of a cliff having a good vantage point over the abandoned town. Aydric readied his rifle but became confused, thermal reading shown no other signatures but his squad within the town. Nervous he channeled his squad leader telling him no other signatures were seen, but before any of them could escape the flash of tons of explosives went off simultaneously leaving the abandoned town and the 524th Phantoms in ruin. SGT Grevan called High Command requesting a medevac and reinforcements to be sent to his coordinates. It was later identified all members of 524th were KIA apart from SGT Grevan. He'd be interviewed constantly be public affairs, counter intelligence and High Command wondering what could've possibly gone wrong and how the information could've leaked. SGT Grevan was then placed under administrative duty until a unit could be placed for him.

## The Beginning of the 104th (Reapers)

While under administrative duty in SOC Base "Paladin", located in Fallespont, SGT Grevan was enrolled in the basic leadership course to become a Staff Sergeant (SSG). After two weeks he then graduated becoming a paygrade of E-6 and was eligible to become his own squad leader. His orders given by Special Operations Command included the following: Look for high talent within brand new graduates of the Special Forces schoolhouse, and any stragglers under no other unit, form your own squad, train, mentor, and teach. Get back to us upon completion. He would recruit nine of the finest men and women under the banner of the 104th Special Forces Squad (The Reapers) and began to designate his squad as a tactical combat and sabotage unit. His mother was also getting more financial support as he son progressed in rank and eventually would move into a small cottage in Cantobar Village.

#### Akloba Desert Campaign

Staff Sergeant Grevan now under the codename Serpent was tasked that his squad be placed on missions within the Akloba Desert region of Terrian to annihilate a Anti Government Militia group known as the Ghaukin Regime, named after Akloba's capital city. This lasted between August 1989 - June 1991. After many successful missions, the siege Ghaukin, destroying the regime and saving countless Terrian Civilians, the Reapers would return to SOC Base Paladin with all squad members intact.

## The Aberration Event

The 104th Reapers were assigned to do specialized training in the swamps to conduct amphibious operations when an urgent report collected on the day of 18 June 1993, High Command stated Fallespont had been wiped cleanly off the face of the planet and the whole globe was undergoing massive radiation spikes. As shocked as all squad members were more news poured out saying that all government officials of Terrian congress were wiped out from the blast as well as most of Special Operations Command. It was also made apparent to the 104th that reports say it was a classified scientific project gone completely haywire and now the planet's power grid suffered major damage. Some officers of High Command managed to escape the blast so order could be held within the military. SSG Grevan and his squad were then ordered to conduct peacekeeping operations in Cantobar Village and to neutralize anyone within a lethal dose of radiation to ensure their suffering wouldn't continue. Luckily Giegercounters were already supplied for their training as part of NBC training for his squad. As they approached Cantobar screams could be heard, the people hysterical from what had unfolded and were absolutely confused. SSG Grevan ordered his squad to gather everyone in one place and to help them at all costs. After everyone had been briefed on a pseudo story that the power grid shutting off and the big flash was due to the planets power plant going through an experimental system, the people of Cantobar began to relax, soon after medical tents were set up and everyone was being checked for radiation poisoning. If one was discovered within the lethal level, they were escorted to another a remote tent on the outskirts of the village and dispatched with a silenced pistol as not to draw attention, as they were ordered to. This didn't sit right with SSG Grevan as everyone mostly appeared fine without any side effects to the radiation. As one more person was escorted to the tent Aydric's eyes began to water as it was his mother Aurora, who was next on the chopping block due to lethal radiation. He hadn't seen her in so many years and this is what he was forced to do? Kill his own mother who looked better in health and with a warm smile on her face. She would hug her son telling him it was going to be ok and that she wasn't scared, she was just glad to him once again. Aydric soon after would turn away and pull the trigger leaving his mother on the ground as she died smiling. SSG Grevan then would come to his senses trying to remain calm but was infuriated with what he was ordered to do and the actions he's done.