The Qliphort are all machines. Living A.I. They have programming and a directive. Ultimately they weren't living or dead, they just exsisted. But what if we explore a little and say the Leo Corporation was making a creation to fight Academia. Well no plan survives first contact.
You can also find this story on Fanfiction.net which is also where updates will appear first and Author Notes will exsist. I also have another story there involving the Shaddoll, but eventually I'll be bringing it over here. On that site I'm known as Fall2Glory.