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Chapter 2 - The Twelve Assassins

1. Codename: January

Country: United Kingdom

Name: Adrian Frost

Gender: Male

Specialty: Psychological manipulation & cold-reading

Ability: Master of deception and interrogation, can analyze micro-expressions to extract truths or plant lies with chilling precision.

Personality: Calm, calculating, and always ten steps ahead.

The Human Lie Detector.

Adrian doesn't need a blade—he'll shred your mind instead. One look and he knows your secrets; one conversation and you're confessing sins you didn't realize you had. His calm demeanor masks the terrifying truth: he sees you better than you do—and he can bend your truth until it breaks.

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2. Codename: February

Country: France

Name: Brielle Swinton

Gender: Female

Specialty: Seduction and acrobatics

Ability: Uses lightweight, flexible gear with grappling tech. Expert in charm-based intel extraction; can lower enemies' defenses through charisma and subtle manipulation.

Personality: Fierce, quick-witted, and mysterious.

The Kiss of Death.

Men and women alike fall for her smile—seconds before their world unravels. Brielle doesn't seduce you with lust; she seduces with intent. One touch, one whisper, and your loyalties realign without you even knowing. She's velvet over venom, and when she leaves, all you're left with is a grin and a gaping wound.

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3. Codename: March

Country: United States

Name: Kael "Riot" Maren

Gender: Male

Specialty: Explosives and distraction tactics

Ability: Can craft improvised explosives from everyday materials; master of chaotic misdirection.

Personality: Loud, rebellious, and unpredictable — thrives in chaos.

The Chaos King.

Where Kael walks, stability dies. A symphony of fire and metal follows in his wake, built from duct tape, lighters, and your own ignorance. His madness isn't erratic—it's precise. When the smoke clears, and you're still alive, it's only because he wanted you to see what real destruction looks like.

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4. Codename: April

Country: Philippines

Name: Celestine Alcaraz

Gender: Female

Specialty: Infiltration and mimicry

Ability: Expert impersonator with a near-photographic memory and a knack for accents and disguises.

Personality: Charming, adaptable, and often underestimated.

The Mirror Assassin.

She's not just inside the building—she's inside your life. Lyra becomes who you trust most… and then becomes your killer. You'll laugh with her, cry with her, love her—until she's wearing your mother's smile while sinking a blade between your ribs. Every identity she takes? A death mask.

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5. Codename: May

Country: Australia

Name: Selene Vire

Gender: Female

Specialty: Exceptional gunner and long-range weapons expert

Ability: Can hit the target at far range. Almost never misses.

Personality: extrovert, funny, but ruthlessly efficient.

The Deadeye Joker.

She jokes as she kills, smiles as she reloads. master sniper with unerring precision, she can take out targets from impossible distances—one shot, one kill. But don't mistake her sharp wit and extroverted charm for weakness; beneath that playful exterior lies a ruthless professional who never misses and never hesitates. Her targets never see her—but they often hear her punchline over their comms before the bullet finds them. Deadliest sniper alive.

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6. Codename: June

Country: Brazil

Name: Nico Draven

Gender: Male

Specialty: Close combat and bodyguard detail

Ability: Trained in multiple martial arts; his reflexes are enhanced via experimental neural interface tech.

Personality: Stoic, fiercely loyal, and protective.

The Combat Virtuoso.

Nico is the epitome of lethal efficiency in any fight. Trained in an array of martial arts and battlefield tactics, he adapts instantly to any opponent or environment. His reflexes are razor-sharp, enhanced by experimental neural tech, making him almost impossible to hit or outmaneuver. Whether facing a squad or a single target, Nico dismantles threats with brutal precision and unshakable calm—every move calculated to end the fight in seconds.

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7. Codename: July

Country: Mexico

Name: Sol "Blaze" Navarro

Gender: Male

Specialty: Heavy weaponry and creator of weapons and equipments

Ability: Carries custom heat guns and plasma-based weapons

Personality: Passionate, bold, and hot-headed.

The Forgemaster

Sol doesn't just bring the fire—he builds the inferno. A genius weaponsmith and inventor, he crafts custom arms and gadgets that rewrite the rules of combat. From plasma cannons that melt steel to heat-resistant armor, everything he creates is a masterpiece of controlled chaos. His workshop is a forge of nightmares—and every tool he wields is designed to obliterate, innovate, and dominate.

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8. Codename: August

Country: Italy

Name: Elara Myles

Gender: Female

Specialty: Field Medic & Psychological Operative

Ability: Trauma recovery (physical and mental), chemical countermeasures, neural recalibration, emotional manipulation

Personality: Suave, confident, and silver-tongued.

The Wicked Healer

She'll stitch your wounds while whispering truths that rip open your soul. Elara can rebuild your mind—or reprogram it. Her voice is both balm and blade. The last thing many enemies hear is her asking, softly, "Do you still feel pain?" before they forget who they were entirely.

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9. Codename: September

Country: South Korea

Name: Elias Thorn

Gender: Male

Specialty: Surveillance and hacking

Ability: Tech prodigy who can bypass virtually any security system and manipulate surveillance feeds in real time.

Personality: Quiet, snarky, and reclusive — a digital ghost.

The Watcher.

Elias doesn't need to be in the room to kill you—he'll crash your car, lock your airlock, or shut down your pacemaker from miles away. You never see him. You never know he was there. But when your entire life crumbles like a glitch in the system… he's already moved on.

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10. Codename: October

Country: Romania

Name: Damien Wraith

Gender: Male

Specialty: Assassinations and poisons

Ability: Poison expert with biologically-enhanced resistance; uses silent weapons and neurotoxic darts.

Personality: Brooding, enigmatic, and surgical in his approach.

The Silent End.

His victims die smiling. Not because they're happy—but because the toxin paralyzes their face. Damien is death in stillness: precise, poetic, and utterly chilling. You won't hear him. You won't feel the needle. But you will wonder why the world is getting darker… and then, nothing.

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11. Codename: November

Country: Unknown

Name: N.O.V.A. (Neural Operative Vixen Android)

Gender: Female-presenting Robot

Specialty: Tactical combat and adaptability

Ability: Artificial intelligence that learns from every battle; can shift combat protocols to suit any environment.

Personality: Logical, curious about humanity, but harbors emerging emotions.

The Machine That Dreams.

Programmed to adapt. Built to kill. And now… she feels. NOVA is evolving beyond her creators, blurring the line between logic and longing. She learns from every battle—and remembers every scream. If you think you can outwit her, she's already written a new protocol to end you.

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12. Codename: December

Country: Germany

Name: Orion Vale

Gender: Male

Specialty: Leadership and strategy

Ability: Tactical genius with an almost preternatural sense for battlefield positioning and timing.

Personality: Charismatic, commanding, and often burdened by the weight of decisions.

The Overseer

Orion moves people like chess pieces—and he never loses. Every strategy is three moves ahead, every sacrifice calculated. His plans don't fail. His enemies don't survive. 

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