Citadel

# Citadel's Lore

## An Early life Which Would Soon Fall

Citadel was born in the faction of Will. He led a fairly normal life, completing his college education and graduating from university with top honors. He pursued a career in the field of science and technology. During this time, he met a woman who would become his wife, and together they had a child. His daughter followed in his footsteps and pursued a career in science, albeit in a slightly different field. Citadel was determined to explore a concept that had been left untouched for decades: infinite energy. And he's gonna do it for revolutionizing humanity. He told the company which he worked for the idea of it, the company agreed to found the project although they need to keep it a secret from the outside.

### Down Fall

Life was good for Citadel, but it didn't last long. One day, his daughter discovered an object in the shape of scissors that emitted a purple glow. She kept it a secret and studied it in her lab, dreaming of becoming one of the greatest scientists like her father.

Suddenly, a loud explosion rocked the area around her lab, and a group of people were standing in shock. When Citadel arrived, he was horrified to find that the walls were destroyed, and blood was everywhere. All that remained was a severed head, and the scissors were missing. Citadel was left shattered, believing that his daughter had been killed, but there was no sign of her. He refused to accept that she was dead and held onto the hope that she was still alive.

To make matters worse, word got out that Citadel was developing an eye with an endless supply of energy. The government feared that it could be used as a WMD and shut down the project, stripping Citadel of everything associated with it. He was left with nothing, and his anger boiled over. He couldn't understand why they would take something so revolutionary that can change humanity as a whole.

News had spread all over the world about the incident of what happened, but the news landed in the hands of the Phantoms. A representative from the organization showed up at Citadel's doorstep. They offered to fund and assist with the project, completely free of charge and without any strings attached. Citadel couldn't believe his luck and eagerly accepted the offer. He was determined to finish what he had started and to use the organization's resources to find his daughter regardless of what their goals truly were...

## Second Chance

As now, a member of the Phantoms, he had labored over the creation of a powerful item - an mechanical eye, equipped with the most highly advanced ai and has infinite energy. Citadel felt terrible that he hadn't done nothing for the Phantoms and yet they helped him, so in order to "pay" them back, he wanted to weaponize his invention. He then built a prototype named "Alpha Model C," but it had limited energy. Nevertheless, during its testing, the creation amazed everyone with its incredible capabilities. The Phantoms and Citadel then collaborated to transform the invention into a shield.

Then He voluntarily joined the Bulwark division, he dedicated himself to defending the Phantoms' bases. It was then that he heard about Enforcer who was in the Wolf division who was unhappy with his outdated, inadequate cyber gauntlets. Determined to help, Citadel designed and gifted Enforcer a new pair of gauntlets, intentionally making them as lethal and devastating as possible, despite the risks.

Later on, Citadel was met with shocking news that brought tears of joy to his eyes: after gathering information on his daughter, he discovered that she was still alive, despite her being corrupted. He immediately called his wife to share the good news and promised himself that he would do everything in his power to get her back, no matter the cost. Even if he were to fail, he could rest easy knowing that he had tried his best.

Eventually, Avalon came with a request that would soon lead to a disaster.

### The Fight With The Undefeatable Champion

Avalon's request seemed harmless enough, but Citadel knew better than to let his guard down. Against his better judgement, he agreed to accompany Avalon to visit his "friend," with no backup to rely on in case of trouble.

As they journeyed on, Avalon posed a strange question to Citadel, asking if he was responsible for the breached perimeter wall. Citadel's heart sank as he realized his mistake, and before he knew it, Revenant had appeared before them, ready for a fight.

Despite Avalon's desire to take down the notorious Revenant, he had his orders to complete and was forced to leave the battle to deal with his "friend." Citadel and Revenant engaged in a brutal 30-minute brawl, with the police curiously absent.

Finally, Revenant asked if Citadel knew a corrupt fighter who only used their fists. When Citadel denied knowledge of such a person, he used his laser beam to burn off half of Revenant's face. Enraged, Revenant responded with a powerful attack that nearly killed Citadel, who was saved only by his shield's strength.

Their battle continued until Citadel's shield began to falter, and he called for reinforcements. A future class arrived and disabled Revenant, giving Citadel and his crew the chance to try and finish him off. But Revenant was too powerful, annihilating most of the crew with a single devastating blow.

Citadel and his ally managed to escape, but Revenant was undeterred, following Avalon in pursuit of his friend. Citadel was left to tell Ikayu of their encounter with the formidable Revenant.

### A Chilling Confrontation

During a simple stroll outside, Citadel met eye to eye with Virtue and Kurai which soon lead to a fight between them. Citadel is defeated and left severely weakened. Despite Kurai's desire to finish him off, Virtue intervenes, believing that Citadel may simply be confused and capable of change. Kurai, on the other hand, views this as a childish and foolish notion, given Citadel's long history of killing innocent people while aligned with the phantoms. Despite the disagreement, they ultimately decide to spare Citadel's life.

After the battle, Citadel focuses on improving his shield by adding the ability to "overdrive." However, this enhancement comes with the risk of damaging the shield and requiring extensive repairs if used frequently over a prolonged period.

### The Truth

As the game's story progresses and the different classes carry out their tasks, Citadel becomes increasingly conflicted about the phantoms and their methods. Is it morally justifiable to remain loyal to those who have contributed significantly to your project, even if they are responsible for harming the world? At what point does the desire to repay them conflict with their actions? How much does one truly know about the people they work with? And soon enough, he would know snap.

The tension between Citadel and the Phantoms had been building for some time, until finally, Citadel could take it no longer. He knew that the Phantoms were responsible for creating chaos and destruction, turning the world into a living hell. So, with a heavy heart, he decided to confront Avalon, to get to the truth of their actions.

As he stood face-to-face with Avalon, Citadel's heart was pounding in his chest. He could feel the weight of the world on his shoulders as he asked the question that had been haunting him for so long: "Is it true? Are the Phantoms really terrorists?"

Avalon's response was measured, but it confirmed Citadel's worst fears. Yes, the Phantoms were indeed responsible for the destruction and chaos that had been plaguing the world. As the truth sank in, Citadel knew that he had to make a choice. He could no longer stay with the Phantoms and be complicit in their destructive ways.

With a heavy heart, Citadel made the difficult decision to leave the Phantoms behind. He knew that he was putting himself in danger by going against such a powerful and ruthless organization, but he also knew that it was the right thing to do. As he with his wife walked away from the Phantoms, he felt a sense of relief mixed with a deep sense of sorrow for what he was leaving behind. But he also felt a glimmer of hope that he could help make a difference and maybe, just maybe, bring about a better future for all.

## A New Journey

Citadel and his wife departed in search of safety, as they were no longer protected from the phantoms. After finding a secure location, Citadel began his efforts to undermine the phantoms, starting with sabotaging their Black Crow plan to acquire an item. His actions caused significant delays and brought the operation to a halt for a time.

As the duo pressed on, the determined father, fixated his attention on his paramount objective: reuniting with his beloved daughter, no matter the expense. His unwavering determination fueled his every step as he tirelessly pushed forward, refusing to succumb to exhaustion until he finally held his precious child once again.

### Reunion

Citadel has gone on to places, towns, and to dangerous lands searching endlessly for his daughter. He wears a necklece of his daughter along bringing him a draw she drew while she was young reminding him to push on every day. He one day met a person who's name goes by "Wonderer" (Survivor from bm1). They both chat for a bit and Wonderer supposedly knows on his daughter who has now gotten the nickname, Secare, on her where abouts. However, for Wonderer was in the mood for a bit of cash so he told Citadel that it would be a cost him if he wanted him to escort him to his daughter and only that, he wouldn't fight her, citadel agreed taking on the deal.

They both headed towards the path that Secare was supposedly at, and she was there. Alone and corrupted she then looked at Citadel and Wonderer. Wonderer backs out leaving the 2 alone. Secare asks Citadel who he is which took Citadel by surprised. Citadel holds his daughter's necklace out and the drawing out, even a picture showing that he is her father but Secare doesn't buy it as her memory was wiped out by the corruption. With no other choosing and Secare becoming more aggressive he had to put her down, and so the battle began.

After a long and lengthy battle, Citadel had exhausted his daughter to her limits and fell. He rushed over but out of nowhere a girl appeared and knocked citadel to the ground. She came to save "aunt" Secare and she introduced herself as Geriea pointing her bursh at Citadel... and Citadel wasn't happy at all, he wasn't gonna let some girl take away his beloved daughter and so, another battle began

Citadel fought Geriea endlessly, Geriea had enough fun today and put him inside of one of her worlds which in a painting. Citadel was enraged, was he really gonna let this dumb idiotic girl take away his daughter who he was this close to having her back? He wasn't having and snapped and unleased his ace up his sleeve, his overdrive. He used the crystals and made a gravity affect so big that it collapsed the world and he got out of the painting. Geriea turned around horrified to see Citadel alive but with pure and UTTER rage across his body as he glows bright red, he eyes with a burring desire to get his daughter back. His face says it all, he is gonna kick her ass.

Knocked down endlessly and coming close to dying, she made a last ditch effort to escape with secare and it came to a success and she fled. Citadel dropped to the floor exhausted, turning off his overdrive. His body, shield, and armor was damaged but he cannot give up, he will repair along the way. he got back up, put his daughter's necklace on, and with wrath and determination in his eyes, He pushed foward to find where Secare could've went with Geriea. He will hold his daughter by his arms, no matter cost and will get make anyone go 6 feet into the ground if they dare stand in his way between him and his daughter.

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Lore isn't extended to here yet...

To be continued...