Shadow Syndicate

Backstories

Furion brothers:

Callum and Zane were born in the Philippines: Zane on May 3, and Callum on February 22, two years after Zane, to Anna and Carlos Furion. Both brothers grew up in a small country village with their two friends, Erica Agusthin and Nidoy G. Ecija. The group was very well known in the village, mostly because of the mischief that they always got into, thanks to Erica, who was described as an adventurous and reckless girl. On Callum's 7th birthday, the village was attacked by a group of armed men dressed in police and military uniforms.

Both of their parents were killed in the attack. The brothers, Nidoy, and some of the children in the village were left unharmed while the rest were killed in the crossfire. Their friend Erica was one of those unfortunate souls. When the men left the next day, another group who called themselves the 'Ultra Revolutionary Equalist' (U.R.E.), came to the village and rescued the children, recruiting them to their cause.

The U.R.E. is a group of people who believe that the world we live in is an unjust and unfair place that keeps the rich richer while the poor get poorer. Their goal is to create a world where everyone is treated equally by destroying the government and politicians, though their methods are very questionable. Both brothers, along with the other children, were brainwashed and slowly integrated into the group. Both brothers and Nidoy proved to be valuable assets to the U.R.E. The brothers were skilled in stealth assassinations, versatile in any kind of combat, and efficient in eliminating enemies with brutal efficiency. Nidoy was an excellent marksman and deadly on the battlefield. Together, they were a force to be reckoned with.

When Zane turned 17, he discovered the truth: it was the U.R.E. who attacked their village, disguised as police and military personnel, in order to easily manipulate the children when indoctrinating them to the cause. Zane told Callum about this, but both brothers didn't act, believing they were too far gone. One day, the U.R.E. suddenly decided to eliminate the recent batch of recruits, believing that the government had placed a spy among them. This is what caused the brothers to act and try convincing their friend, Nidoy, to help them free the other children and escape.

Nidoy was already fully integrated into the cause and was heartbroken when the brothers tried to convince him to leave, thinking they were the spies and traitors. Because he was already loyal to the cause, he told the U.R.E. about the brothers. Both brothers fought the organization, and Callum had no choice but to kill his friend Nidoy, gaining a scar on his right eye. Zane also gained his own scar on his right eye from fighting one of the higher-ranking members. With difficulty, both brothers managed to escape, badly bruised and injured, but alive.

After their escape, Zane discreetly sent the location and information of the organization to the authorities, making sure that it couldn't be traced back to him. The U.R.E. later got disbanded and eliminated; only a handful managed to escape and are trying to rebuild their former glory.

Ash Kieran:

Susan Keiran was a bright and warm girl who lived with her grandparents. She was sweet, nice, basically a pure soul that seemed too good for this sinful world. Unfortunately, her life took a dark turn when she was kidnapped by a pervert named Scitan Sarangayan, who brought her to his basement. I'll leave the details to your imagination. There, she spent seven years until she gave birth to Ash.

Even in their dire situation, Susan proved to be a good mother. Although she attempted to escape and failed, tragedy struck again when Susan developed cancer. Ash had to watch his mother's health slowly degrade while enduring mistreatment from Scitan until she eventually passed away. Before her death, Susan gave Ash her red scarf, a birthday gift she treasured dearly. Ash, in turn, held onto the scarf as a precious memento.Following Susan's death, Ash was sold to a sketchy organization with an interest in conducting experiments on children at a young age. Their goal was to manipulate evolution and create the ultimate and perfect human, or the future human.During the experiment, the people conducting it callously took Ash's red scarf, the only tangible connection Ash had to his mother, and threw it away. As a result of the stress his body endured, Ash's hair turned permanently white. He used to be a redhead like his mother. The sclera of his eyes also darkened over time due to the chemicals injected into his body, which increased melanin in his sclera, and he developed elf-like ears. During his time in the facility, Ash made his first-ever friend, who tragically died because his body couldn't handle the experiments anymore.Fortunately, a worker in the facility developed a conscience and decided to expose them. This led to the shutdown of the organization. As for the kids, some were left to fend for themselves due to deformities from the experiments. Those without physical changes were sent to homes for help and rehabilitation.