Isrieal - Project X
The Queen of the Chessboard...
Isrieal - Project X
The Queen of the Chessboard...
"I feel like I have amnesia, but I know it's myself I've lost."
Isrieal’s story begins when she wakes up in the labs after suffering mako poisoning from falling into a pool of mako in a reactor she had snuck into. For curiosity's sake she wanted to see the life stream and how it was harvested, the reactor was shut down for construction and the railing broke, sending her toppling into the pool below. A team of scientists found her while surveying the reactor to sneak in connections to siphon mako to the labs while no one was manning it. Professor Hojo instructed them to bring her in. The fact she was not quite dead gave him hope that she may be the one to test a new experiment on.Her resilience even furthered that notion as she recovered from the mako with little harm to her body, though it did steal away her memories prior to the accident. Her new life begins when she wakes up behind the glass wall. It wasn’t long after that Hojo began to inject her with Jenova cells in small doses at a time. Many who were injected with pure cells before her failed or died, but although they burned through her veins and made her ill she always pulled through. It was his goal to recreate Jenova as she once had walked the planet in the past by using Isrieal. A doll-like idol in her creation. She was a success and she stands as the experiment infused with the most Jenova cells to this day. His secret experiment became known as Project X.For years he kept her locked within the labs slowly manipulating her mind to believe that she needed him in order to survive. She had once been adamant on escaping and running, her fear and hatred of him but over the years he twisted her psychologically to become dependent on him. He calls her his ‘perfection’ and threatens to brand her a failure like the rest if she does not obey. Stockholm Syndrome plays a role in her psychopathy these days and she believes that since he saved her life that she owes him, to keep him alive.When she showed more loyalty he eventually let her wander the labs and soon the ShinRa building itself. To mask what she was, he made her assistant Director to the labs, trusting only her to help him run them and hide his secrets. Many do not know what she truly is and she likes to keep it that way by playing the role of assistant. Although she would never betray him she doesn’t always agree with him. Her relation to him is a toxic one and they often get into fights over morals. She doesn’t always let him push her around and is perhaps one of few people not afraid to stand up to him. They are in a constant game of chess and she is known to play him as much as he manipulates her.This makes her useful to others who work within ShinRa if they want to stay off his radar. She loves to make deals and extend her services and skills to others in a trade for something she can benefit from as well. From her days as a tormented experiment she has become a power figure within ShinRa.
Isrieal - Project X
The Queen of the Chessboard...
SHINRA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
LAB FILE: PROJECT XProject X - Jenova Hybrid Experiment
Jenova's cells synthesized into her near perfectly, keeping her from breaking down or falling subject to the alien's mind control. It took her time to learn to control her powers as oftentimes emotional outbursts would, and still do, lead to the unintentional use of her telekinesis. Lights break, objects get thrown across the room or shatter. Telekinesis is not the only trait she gained from the cells. She has the ability to read and influence minds and transform herself partially or fully.A full transformation is rare because of the pain and the severe drain of energy upon her. It only happens if she is at the brink of death and the cells decide to take over to survive. However, she can partially transform and manifest biomechanical tentacles with electric nodes upon them that allow her to manipulate her element of electricity. She can also extend her nails into claws. She never shows off these traits, unless in battle or if she needs to. She has always tried to keep her alien side a secret.The cells give her regenerative properties however when she takes too much damage the regeneration no longer works until she has rested and restored her reserves. They also make it that she does not age and is not susceptible to most human diseases.When it comes to telekinesis the heavier the objects lifted or the stronger the force exerted can lead to excruciating headaches and she only uses such force if direly needed, or if her emotions get out of control in an outburst. Telepathy allows her to speak into others minds or influence memories. She can also slightly manipulate others, more so those who share the cells.Hojo's experimentations have imbued her with the element of lightning, the sole element she can use without use of a Materia and she has not been seen using any other elements. She is resistant to the element and hitting her with lightning will only power her own attacks. She also fights with a pair of black steel knives that snap open into fan-blades. She can use her telekinesis to guide the blades through the air, the steel also infused with electricity when snapped open, that unleash a burst of lightning on impact.Her files notate that she has a weakness to fire, an element that can destroy cells and keep them from easily regenerating.Once again, she does not fight unless she or the Professor are under threat. She is a strong protector to have on your side or a dire enemy if you cross her. I am far more interested in story over combat that leads to killing.
Isrieal - Project X
The Queen of the Chessboard...
The Past
Mako had always curiously drawn her attention and she so badly wanted to see the glow of the lifestream herself that when a reactor was closed off for repairs, she took the opportunity to sneak it and see it for herself. Fate played a cruel game that night for as she was gazing into the hypnotic flow the guard railing broke, sending her plummeting into the pool of Mako below.She was unconscious at the edge of the pool when the scientists found her and were instructed by Professor Hojo to bring her back to him. ShinRa covered the 'fatality' at the reactor and cleared Hojo to do what he wanted after checking her background, she belonged to no one of importance who would come after them.For days she was in and out of consciousness, hooked on IV's until she pulled through. Her resilience astounded the Professor himself and gave him the idea that she could withstand the transference of Jenova Cells into her body when most prior to her had failed. For months he slowly injected them into her, crafting her into a living reincarnation of Jenova, his own doll that resembled the entity that had become his life's obsession. It wasn't long before Isrieal became his obsession as well.The first few years were grueling, and she always tried to escape, only to succumb to his torment and threats to abandon her. He psychologically conditioned her to need him, building her up by calling her Perfection and threatening her when she stepped out of line to brand her as a failure and discard her. Her mind had eventually bent itself to shove the trauma in the past, to overlook his harm and begin to admire him.She felt she owed him her life, that since he saved her own she would always protect his. It was time that turned her into what she is today. An assistant, a pet, or whatever the newest rumor among ShinRa happened to be. None would truly know but her.
The Present
Her years spent with Hojo led her to learn all his secrets and study his traits. She became just as good a manipulator as him even threading him around her own fingers. They both held each other in a trap, a perfect stalemate of hatred and need. Of admirable obsession.She clawed her way to the top, from mere experiment to Assistant Director to Professor Hojo. She helps with his twisted experiments, seeks human candidates from Wall Market for testing, and helps run the department by handling public affairs thus freeing up his time to continue with his own projects and not having to deal with people.She's gained a specialty in Bio-Genetics and drug synthesis the latter of which she has used to create her own type of sedative that dulls her emotions. If she feels too much that it becomes on the verge of panic from her repressed memories, she injects herself to dull it back down. Due to this her emotions can be quite volatile. For the most part she comes off as cold to others, guarded and uncaring. Though if anyone manages to break through her walls they will find her to be loyal and caring.She is someone who doesn't have a side and plays the field as needed to survive or to gain the best outcome. As long as no one messes with the labs or the Professor they are often not regarded as a threat. The rumor around ShinRa is that she lifes to make deals, exchange services and crafted drugs for employees who can grant her favors in return.She has also taken her projects upon herself. The study of AI and Consciousness Theory. Over the years she finds a way to transfer consciousness digitally and is responsible for creating the program that Hojo uses to upload himself in the end.
Isrieal - Project X
The Queen of the Chessboard...
FFVII ORIGINAL:
In regular FF7 verse Isrieal is a Jenova hybrid experiment (same for any verse) and loyal guardian/assistant to Professor Hojo. She not only sees him as someone who gave her life and power but the only one who can help her when she needs it. She used to hate him but through the years began to bury the hate and gained the twisted mentally of needing him to survive.In this verse she is his most trusted assistant that helps run the ShinRa labs. Rumors of fear and speculation surround her for being what she is. In most cases she isn’t out to harm unless someone poses a threat to the science department or to Hojo himself. She’ll do what she can to gain information and to keep watchful eyes around ShinRa or Midgar.POST FFVII - REBIRTH:
In this verse she is the one who took Hojo’s body and ran off to ShinRa manor after the collapse of ShinRa in midgar. It was here that she was able to restore him to a sustainable state and bring him back to life. It’s a great excuse for anyone wanting to play him after the games events. In this verse some may seek to hunt her down and try to stop her from bringing the monster back.WANDERING SOUL:
Verses in which she no longer resides confined to the labs or Shin-Ra. It could take place after the fall of ShinRa when labs no longer truly exist, or also if someone convinced her to leave and what life would be like outside for her.DETERIORATION:
In this verse she has succumb to a nasty case of Geostigma that threatens to destroy her body and where she relies on her more primal alien instincts to consume and survive. Here its possible for someone to find her and save her, guide her down a new path or maybe you’ll just end up another victim. In note - she hates the loss of control and the potential harm she may bring to others in order to survive. It’s psychologically scarring but so was a lot of other things that she’s been through.FUTURE:
Coming soon....