Alpha

> *"Only the strongest can lead."*
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Alpha is a Predator Survivor and STR type Tank, who has the potential to be promoted to Mythical Grade.

## Background

“Would you like to change your skin suit?”
Having zoned out from appreciating the scenery and the sound of rain, Alpha looked down and examined her suit. She, too, acknowledged that it was hardly a suit anymore. It was more like pieces of wornout skin that barely managed to stay on her body. The wild downpour brought back memories she had of the skin's former owner. That day, Alpha had been caught in a rainstorm while hunting...
Looking around, she spotted a faroff tree that was big enough to take shelter in from the rain. As she got closer, she noticed something flanking the tree. It turned out to be a makeshift hut made of leaves and branches. When she entered the hut, she found a couple of Whisperers drying their skin suits next to the bonfire. They recognized their leader and welcomed her. Alpha also placed her wet skin suit next to theirs. The sense of safety that the bonfire provided was soon disrupted by the increased rain, which shook their shelter. The two Whisperers went out to secure the hut, tightening its branch supports with durable grass. Alpha found some useful tools and went out to help them. Once they finished mending the hut, they went back inside. One of the men went straight to his wet skin suit and gave it a somewhat serious stroke before heading back out.
“I guess he went out for recon. He has this habit. He told me that stroking the skin makes him feel like everything’s going to be all right.”
While explaining his friend's ritual, the other man started to slice some raw meat with a shabbylooking sickle. The stumpy handle was attached to a shoddy blade coming out from the side. Although the handmade sickle wasn't sophisticated or anything, Alpha thought that was what made it special. He wasn't using a tool from the failed civilization.The man handed a slice of meat to Alpha, sat beside her, and said,
“I see you've been eyeing my sickle.”
“Yes, it’s a nice one.”
“Thank you for leading us Whisperers on the right course. We truly appreciate your guidance. Now we can live under new rules, ridding ourselves of any pretentious formalities that would hold us back.”
Alpha stayed silent at the man’s admiration, believing it was the right thing to do. After Alpha took a bite of the meat, the man finally started eating as well. That was when they saw a flash of lightning, followed by the sound of something falling on top of the hut. They hurried out and saw that the tree above was struck by lightning, causing a fire. The flames traveled from the leaves and branches onto the hut. As they watched the damage spread, they noticed the Whisperer who went out to scout the area earlier. Brutal as it was, they had no choice but to watch their fellow Whisperer get torn apart by a group of walkers not too far from the tree. The walkers soon headed toward the tree where the sound of the collapsing hut was coming from. Alpha took out her dagger, getting ready to defend herself and her follower. However, the follower stopped her and spoke.
“Why don’t we wait until the rain stops to figure out what we should do next?”
“What do you mean? How?”
“We can climb the tree with my sickles. I think it’d be better for us to wait up there before going back to the group.”
The man explained, showing his two sickles. Looking at the tree, Alpha thought it was doable if she used one of the sickles as leverage while her other hand grasped the rough bark. Holding one of his sickles, she started climbing the tree. Even though she struggled to keep her balance, she carefully drove the sickle into the tree and pulled her body upward. The man followed behind her, driving his sickle into the holes that Alpha had made. Despite not having to pierce the bark himself, he kept sliding down little by little. Startled by a loud groan and the sound of a body raking against tree bark, Alpha looked down to check on him and saw that he not only injured himself in the fall but that walkers had begun to consume his bottom half. Fighting the pain, he took his sickle from the tree, handed it to his leader, and said,
“When I turn... use my skin... as your suit. That way I will always be there... to witness... your glory.”
Holding on tighter to her sickle, Alpha extended her bare hand to grab the tool. Once she had both sickles, he let go and fell.She admired the indomitable faith that gave him the courage to face death. Using both sickles, she climbed up to a secure branch and waited. After some time, another bolt of lightning struck a tree in the distance, attracting the walkers. Once they had wandered off, she went down and found her follower with his legs mangled. She gave him the peace he asked for and skinned him before she went back to her group.
Alpha slowly turned to Beta and said,
“Well,I haven't found anything better than this. Don't feel like changing it.”
Seeing how adamant Alpha was, Beta said no more and turned his attention back to sharpening his weapon.

## Skills

 61 | Nature's Blessing | During combat: Decreases damage taken from INT-type enemies by 15% for all comrades.

## Recommended Gear

Sebastian is a decent Survivor for all modes. It's recommended to get her Personal Gear to level 20 and give her the Asyl's Best Shoes or Asyl's Best Ammunition as Special Gear.