Project Icarus

Project Icarus
During a war between the United States the People's Republic of China, a Chinese/Russian coalition joined together to form a new brand of super soldiers. This was called Project Icarus, and only a few officials actually knew about the project's properties. While the work was shoddy, the team proved that using a small fusion reactor, they could power an exoskeleton of sorts to increase the physical output of a person. However, before the project could reach prototype phase, the storms hit, and the complex they worked in was buried in a landslide. For the next half century, Project Icarus stood dormant.

The Galland Solution
In the wake of the storms, an international team was sent to salvage remains of important technology in East Asia- which was considered a wasteland now. The leader of the expedition was led by a Russian scientist named Feodora Galland. She already knew about the rumors of the augments and realized how useful they could be in restoring Asia from its collapse. When this was brought up, the international community refused her proposal, saying it was inhumane to use such means and sent Feodora on her way. Despite the veto, Feodora's ambition took over her. Her team was sent to the borders of Kazakistan on 2069. During their search, the expedition dug up Project Icarus against orders and began its improvements. Feodora had already planned a team of elite men and women to help her complete her mission of taking over as much wasteland as they could.

The changes in the Icarus designs were drastic. For one: instead of an exoskeleton, the "Unit" would have the strength based frame integrated into its body, allowing skin and muscle tissue to grow over the augments. Secondly, the fusion reactor would be used to power more than just the frame itself. Feodora created energy cell storage packs in the back of the Unit. If used properly, potential energy from the packs would be able to be harness to both negate incoming kinetic energy and form a plasma based structure. To compensate for the amount of processing power a CPU required to manage the storage packs, an AI was proposed to integrate both the Unit and the external devices together. By this time, the image for an Angelic being was already clouding the thoughts of the team, and by the time the design had finished, they lived and breathed their creation. Feodora was the first to proceed the operation. With the aid of her personal AI "Themis," She underwent the surgery and became the First Angel. Others quickly followed suite, but with only eleven other AI, the number of Angels became slim. However, the number of Angels was enough for Feodora- now named Ramiel- to bring upon an Order. This order swore to save as many lives as possible in Asia, and to bring upon a new era of peace without the help of the outside world.