Disclaimer I do not own the character Illumina. She is part of Capcom. All rights reserved to the original owners. So no killing the author.
Prologue Illumina's memoires.
It has been centuries since my last activation for the second time. Last time, I followed orders and felt trapped in a body without any mind of my own. In the past of my first activation, I was destroying countless of reploids due to orders. Most were innocent people. I felt horrible but orders were orders. I was about to destroy two more but I underestimated them. Two maverick hunters had killed me and I was destroyed. I do not know how long I was destroyed, but I know I was not that long when I was rebuilt and reactivated. I found a hologram of a human person by the name of Dr. Melody Halsberg. She told me of my genetic makeup and the makeup of Zero's DNA that is still inside of me. I also heard that I may have the Zero Virus inside of me. I might not know what will happened. I do not know if she is the one who rebuild me but it sounded like she knows me from finding my parts. I do see her holding my parts and study them. I left the room and try to find who rebuild me and reactivate me. I have no orders and I do not know what to do. I felt alone. Then I started to think what I want to do. I am a weapon. I am a weapon that destroys things. I have tried not to think that way.
I was walking around lost, until a human found me, Mark Fareway. Mark is a poor musician that makes his music in the streets and a pan next to him playing. I stood there listen to his music. Thieves have stolen his money all the time and he was again hungry. I caught few thieves and gave his money back. He was grateful. He looks at me and thanks me. We talked and become friends. He even teaches me how to play songs. We both went to the street and play songs and I stop thieves from stealing our money without killing them. One day, a maverick attack happened. Mark did not stand a chance. He died. I was furious and destroyed the mavericks by making laser machinery and use the lasers. Maverick hunters had come and saw me crying holding Mark in my hands. I used all of my money and his for his funeral. I still had tears running down. They asked for my name I never gave them my name. I simply did not talk. After they release me I thought about the powers I have and the decisions I did made when I find Mark. Thanks to him I have a flute that is a memento. I started to study on how to make weapons and made two laser pistols that are made out of my lasers machinery. I also made a laser sword that I called the beam saber. It is only activated by my fingertips. With these three weapons, I was going to kill whoever messes with me. I played a song outside and try to collect some money so I can get things for me. Another maverick outbreak happened. This time I was ready. Two other reploids were attacking. One was a sniper reploid wearing all green and long orange hair in a ponytail. She snipe several mavericks they all were headshots. She is good. The other one was a hot-headed fire type who burns all the remaining Mavericks into ashes. I watch these two and the sniper was about to shoot the fire reploid until she saw a signal and put the gun away. The two did not see mechanaloid that was behind them and I destroyed that one. Later I found out all their names and what is their occupation. I joined them as one of the bounty hunters. Each of us has some type of maverick virus that is inside of us. Blaze, fire reploid, has the Sigma Virus like Sniper. I had the Zero Virus. I do not know which of ours the worst is but it seems that they are in a mission. Their mission is to destroy sigma before their virus activates. They both went to visit Dr. Halsberg for a serum. A serum that suppresses the sigma virus is what they have. However, we know it does not last long. It may last a week or two but no longer than that. I do not know how I would react but I take the serum as a needed basis. We all were mysteriously rebuilt.
Actually, Chrono a red and pink reploid that is Dr. Halsberg creation said that she rebuild Blaze and Sniper. However, she does not know who rebuild me. I did not think about it. For a long time all were fine until Sigma comes out. Blaze, was the first following him and I started to see Sniper following but fighting back. I however, have a different virus than those two and take things to my own hands. It was us three and a group of humans and reploids called the Search and Rescue team helping us. Out of us we manage survive with the skin of our backs. All the humans are dead. Only four of us survived. Blaze lost her battle with the virus and it was devastating to kill a fellow reploid that you work with needs to die. We all were about to be killed until a red maverick hunter killed Blaze. I stood there and watch her died. I did not cry this time. She was suffering and the serum did not work. I used the beam saber and destroyed any way to bring her back to life. Her entire armor was into dust particles. The maverick hunters looked at me and saw my agony. Again the four of us were brought to question. It was the second time I told who I was. Most did not believe my story that I was Illumina. To make matters worse they did not believe me that I was rebuild and reactivated. I let them slide. I finish telling my story and they still laugh at me. Axl, rookie reploid who manage to reached X and Zero status level heard me and somehow believed me. I only waited in the maverick hunter base for Sniper and then I left with Sniper. Sniper looked like her serum was about to worn out and I gave her the last batch. Athena, a little girl reploid, did some study of her DNA and a purple female ninja named Strider Hokisho. Strider had agility. She can outrun me without boosters. However, Athena and Strider found out they too have the maverick virus of Sigma. Sniper and I felt bad and willing to help them out with the virus situation. Years have passed and soon we heard that most of the maverick hunters were wiped out and all four of us went in hiding. We hide due to the fact of the creatures called Cyber Elves. These elves were killing human and reploids in wide range. I though my virus were going to explode as well as my other comrades. Athena later told me that the best plan to survive this is if we seal ourselves in capsules and let someone find us when the time is needed. Strider Hokisho, Sniper Kothari, and I said yes. I appoint my last name as Sky at that time. So the capsules read Athena Halsberg, Sniper Kothari, Illumina Sky, and Strider Hokisho. We stepped in to the capsules and hopefully stay in a peaceful rest.