Life inside the confines of the city of lower babel isn’t easy by any means. Not to those living ordinary lives, nor to those combating the daily demonic threats. Yet most of the residents are aware of one thing, however tough their lives within the city might be, they are a lot better than getting chomped on by demons out in the wilderness.
There are 6 Knights organization bases inside of the city of lower babel: Compound 11; Compound 15; Compound 28, Compound 36, Compound 72 and the elusive Compound “Omega”.
Compound 15 is one of the main compounds of the Knights organization, housing the most advanced research facility and a state-of-the-art containment center within its confines. This compound boasts the best agent survival rate, as well as having a 67% illegal contractor capture rate, and a 99% demon extermination rate. These numbers are the highest out of all compounds. And the reason for these high capture and extermination rates is simple: the group known as the ‘squad X’. The most decorated team in the entire organization. While Timothy Matsuhide is the official squad leader, everyone, with even a speck of insight knows, he is not the one in charge.
Each year, a multitude of recruits join the knights with the dream of eventually becoming members of the infamous squad. However, only the most competent are invited, personally picked out by X himself.
Calvin was a tall, well-built redhead male with a thick bushy beard and a slightly receding hairline he attempted to have covered at all times with the assistance of a baseball cap. He was a loud, well-spoken Irish man, who rarely took anything other than capturing contractors seriously. When it came to battle, he used his trusty machine gun that he always kept up and maintained himself. In close quarters combat, he would fall back on the techno-great sword, usually carrying it around in a suit-case on his back. He would most often be seen wearing military cargo pants, combat boots and a tank top everywhere he went, only dressing up properly when he was around his kids. Because of his attitude and overall rough appearance, X nicknamed him “Brick”.
Maddie was the enforcer of the group, specializing in close quarters combat. He fought by mostly relying on his dual Scorpion class energy blades. In times of need, he also used the experimental knight force-field plate armor designed for him by Rebeca. He had a rather calm and timid personality when it came to talking to anyone outside his squad. It’s because of this, Calvin, George and Jebua all considered him to be an insincere sociopath. Behind his calm persona lied a battle-hardened demon hunter obsessed with combat. Because of his blonde hair and handsome face X gave him the nickname “Pretty-boy”.
George was a man with a frightening outward appearance. A man of great depth, a gentle soul with a soft, caring interior. A straight edge kind of guy in most cases, yet unbelievably intelligent, often seen reading books in his free time. He was extremely tall, the tallest out of the entire squad. George had a buzz cut and a short beard. His face was extremely scarred, adorned with large burns, cuts and bruises, his eyes were replaced by a cybernetic vizor, that gave him an even more terrifying appearance. He specialized in explosives and used dual pistols as his side-arms. X nicknamed him “Vizor”.
Jebua, also known as ‘Jeb’ was the last combatant of squad X. He handled espionage and recon. His primary weapon was a silenced sniper rifle, which he would use in tandem with an energy spear at times when things had to get personal. He was a black male of average build, was bald with a scar going down from his ear along his cheek. His personality was rather twisted and cruel, this being a result of many years of trauma. It’s because of this that Jebua was almost always drunk. He also picked up a nasty smoking habit. He easily smoked over 10 packs a day, henceforth, X named him “Chimney”.
There was one last member of team X that didn’t directly take part in missions, yet was still an integral part of the team’s success. Her name was Matilda, at first glance a gentle woman. Her dress style was sharp and professional, her demeanor calm and composed. Blond hair, long legs, a large bust and a slim figure, she was an attractive woman often fawned over by other squads, receiving multiple invitations to join them every single day. However, on the inside, she was a calculative deviant with a criminal background. Years ago, X raided her organization, involuntarily recruiting her, forcing her to work for the Knights. Matilda handled intel gathering and maintenance of the X squad and operated as a buffer between the team and Matsuhide. X nicknamed her “Lips”.
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On normal days, the members of the squad spent their time cooped up in their office, which was structured more like a lounge than anything else. A leisurely area, with a couch, a tv, gaming consoles, a pool table and even a bowling alley. The interiors also differed from the rest of the facility. The usually plain white walls were covered in paintings created before the cataclysm. A variety of antique sculptures, pedestals and vases were placed around in order to make the room more bearable, giving it a warm and cozy, if not a little grand, atmosphere.
Most of the decorations were procured by X during his many expeditions outside of the city. All the artworks found in the headquarters were priceless, but there was one piece that held a certain, sentimental value to X. It was a large painting located inside of X’s office, hung on the wall opposite to his desk. It was a reproduction of the painting of Napoleon Crossing the Alps. The words: “The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies,” were inscribed on it in blood. For some reason not known by anyone, this painting resonated with X. He would often spend long idle hours in his office, with his legs perched upon his desk, staring deep into the panting, admiring it to the fullest extent.
The members of the squad were going about their usual idle business when Timothy notified them about an upcoming raid operation. Maddie and Calvin were playing pool, with Jeb making bets on who was going to win. George was reading a book, X was sitting in his office and Matilda was browsing forums.
“The information extracted from the bartender of the Gun-barrel indicated the location of the base of operations of the Phoenix gang,” Matsuhide said over the intercoms.
“Well, fellas, you heard that. No more games, you have a job to do,” Matilda said, closing the screen of her laptop, staring at the guys arguing in front of her.
“That’s tomorrow though!” Jebua shouted while patting his back pocket in search of a cigarette.
“Don’t you have to prepare, though?” Matilda wondered.
“No, the boss told us about the lead before-hand, if anything, we’ve been waiting for Matsuhide for a couple of days now,” Brick explained, scratching his head.
“He should have let us interrogate the bastard. He would’ve talked much earlier,” Maddie remarked, resting his cue on the pool table.
“Who’s up for a drink?” Jeb asked, lighting his cigarette.
“Me!” X exclaimed, peeking his head through the doorway out of his office.
“You can’t even get drunk!” Matilda retorted with a slight frown.
“It still tastes good though,” X smiled back cheerfully.
“Yuck!” she demonstratively exclaimed.
“Well, I’ll go if the boss is going,” Calvin retorted, walking off to pick up his jacket.
“Me too,” Maddie added.
X slowly came out of his office and leaned in on Matilda’s desk. “Are you coming with us?” he asked, looking deep into her eyes as he stood over her.
“No thanks, I have some better things to do than to hang out with a bunch of sweaty old men. No offence Maddie,” she said while applying lipstick.
“None taken.” Maddie scratched his head.
“Well suit yourself Lips, let’s go guys,” X said as he shifted his gaze towards George.
“I’ll pass, boss,” George replied without diverting attention away from his book.
“Sure thing,” X placed his hand on George’s shoulder, “Have a good night!” he said while approaching the exit.
“You too guys,” George briefly lifted his eyes.
Calvin, Maddie, Jebua and X Walked out of their headquarters and continued heading down the hall.
“So what’s the plan, boss?” Calvin asked.
“We throw a god damn super party!” X replied with a great deal of excitement in his tone.
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