It's the year 2180 on a highly advanced earth a few decades removed from the discovery of element zero,its affects on the body and technology as a whole. Humans were now amongst the stars soon learning that they weren't indeed the only intelligent lifeforms in existence. Currently fighting literally and politically to get on even footing with the top civilizations in the alien council.
Of the many powerful human organizations two stood out on top Cerberus and the Alliance of nations. Cerberus grew to be the one that would do anything to push humanity to that next step. Creating new technology, experimentation, and terroristic methods to advance the human race not approved by the morally superior Alliance of nations.
On the roof of a brightly lit industrial building in northern Japan a black clad figure was crouched peering through the glass ceiling revealing his entrance into the facility. Pointing a finger over the glass a fine red laser shoots out of the top cutting through the glass like a knife through butter, making a circle and activating the suction on his black and white gauntlets the figure quietly puts down the glass.
With one smooth motion he climbs through the hole dropping down into a brightly lit hall. The figure appears in the light to be in a skin tight durable black and red armor with white and black gauntlets. A red x is glowing on his chest and he has a steel colored belt filled with a red substance connected to the belt is a metal Cylinder with two open ports on the side and one in the top. He stood about 6'3 with a long tattered cape behind him a black and white skull helmet covered his face a red glow shone through the eye holes.
Urgently moving through the hallway the man takes out the patrolling guards with an sticky red x adhesive that shoots from his hands covering their mouths and constricting their arms.
Quickly moving pass the immobilized men the man in the suit hacks the control pad on the door at the end of the hall. The padlocked doors whirl and hiss as the locks disengage, revealing a room filled with servers of data and terminals to access said data.
"Well done Abir Shepard well done" the man now know as Abir chuckled to himself long strides quickly bringing him up to a terminal. Adeptly typing away at his omni tool the schematics to a new state of the art weapon that his employer was coveting ever so much if the exuberant amount of money he was given was anything to go by; flashed across the display showing its download was complete.
Stepping away from the terminal and wiping his hands like he just got done with a hard task he pressed the red x on his belt fazing away like he was never there.
Miranda Lawson smiled to herself a sight that her underlings and even superiors were rarely treated to. Yes she was privy to her running nickname as the ice queen but she preferred it that way. Getting business done always came first to her, feelings and comroderie a distant second. This Attitude towards life and her unique abilities skyrocketed the operative through the ranks until she was in the illusive man's inner circle trusted with complete confidence in operations like the one she was currently smiling at.
At her desk in her pristine all business no fun office,A halo vid of a break in at Cerberus facility 147118 was playing showing the thief and assassin known as red x easily maneuvering through the building's security to get to the data center. Now normally if she had seen how utterly futile their security was to an intruder there would be all hell to pay but this was a special occasion.
When she first got assigned to this project she was curious to see how or if it would work. Abir Shepard the second oldest son of Hannah Shepard and Yasahi Shepard but that's not what brought the illusive man's attention to him. Abir was also the younger brother to humanities brightest star now known as Cammander John Shepard.
Most believed that John Shepard was an earth born orphan with no family who dabbled slightly in crime before enlisting with the Alliance military, no doubt the handy work of the Alliance higher ups, but information was something the Illusive man and Cerberus speacilized in they knew the truth.
Hannah and Yasahi Shepard were successful business people to the public having several different businesses on Earth and Mars. As was the case throughout history the families true wealth came from years of drug and weapon selling the weapons were provided by Cerberus.
Life for Abir Shepard was a world wind according to Miranda's reports his family trained him in the life of crime and violence, but never truly made him a member they needed one family member on the straight and narrow. So sports was his calling and duty to his family he stayed relevant in the public eye taking attention away from his families shadier businesses practices.
His life was one of grandeur one minute being mvp of the alliance league sports tournament able to get anything he wanted the media's darling boy, to suddenly being brought down to earth. As his family's empire was torn asunder by the authorities as it was brought to the public's eye by a tip from Cerberus. His parents had gotten greedy taking cuts and hiding shipments. Name tarnished and parents in prison. A young red x took to the streets training and becoming a skilled thief he was hired throughout cities in states across North America.
That was when Cerberus came into play seeing a optimal asset that could be used for the good of humanity in Cerberus' vision and related to humanity's greatest hero in the alliance military maybe greatness ran in the family it was worth a try. So They began molding Abir from afar a job for a client to break into a Cerberus facility to get the red x armor and power blade the correct decision to fleece the deal and take said armor for himself. Another job for a Australian mob boss to sabotage the transportation network of their rivals business. Utilizing the suit and showing off his newly acquired equipment.
Lastly tonight a recap of his maturation with the tools he was given.
Miranda was astounded by how thorough the illusive man was at manipulating this young man's life into what he wanted from a distance. From the opportune run in with a bio cybernetic enhancer to upgrade Red x's vision. To mixing even the food he bought with experimental proteins and fibers when he was away on missions enhancing his body's durability and ability. Yes Red x was a pet project she grew rather fond of.
'Ring ring' Miranda's halo pad notification went off, standing up stretching her long curvy body she moved to the pad pressing her Omni tool to play the message.
"We are ready to move Onto the next phase of project red x" the illusive man appeared in front of Miranda pacing while smoking on a cigar he had the appearance of a wealthy man in an expensive suit and jewelry. His most striking feature however were his lightning blue eyes.
"This is all the training we can do from a distance. Miss Lawson your job is to capture and secure our asset by any means necessary you can chip him for all I care. The two of you will become humanity's greatest weather he wants to or not." With that said the hologram of the head man of Cerberus vanished. Orders received Miranda swiftly went back to her desk to plan how she would capture Shepard.
Uptempo electric music was thumping each note designed to make one want to move their body, sweating people on who knows what substance and flashing neon lights is what greeted Abir as he walked through the entrance into club Vanity. It had been a couple days since his last job and he hadn't had time to unwind.
'What's the point in stealing money if you're not gonna spend it' Abir thought to himself as he moved through the packed club finally making it to the bar.
"Hey barkeep get a round for everyone here it's on me!" Abir said to the bartender a man a few years older than his own 20 years. Sighing Abir leaned his back against the counter looking at the scene before him. The bar was raised up a flight of stairs giving view to the dance floor filled with women and man alike trying to live the night as if it were their last.
Abir spotted many eyes looking in his direction for two reasons, either his outfit a red and black short track jacket with a long white and black undershirt black jeans with red shoes was clearly one to gawk at or they realized now who bought them their free drinks.
'Ehh maybe it's both' the merc with a mouth said to himself sipping on his whiskey as people came up to converse with him over the night. The most interesting was a group of college aged ladies that practically took him inside the club on the dance floor. There was also a young tan man with a forgettable face that came to thank him for the drink. Turns out he was a wet behind the ears alliance soldier shell shocked from his first kill a couple days prior. Those two events stuck with him the most because they reminded him of his past selves the party boy child prodigy mvp famous around the world and the shell shocked young man after everything fell apart killing his first mark.
If Abir was honest with himself his life's twists and turns seemed like something straight out of those 20th century comic books he saw on the web. Trained throughout life to run a crime empire, trained to be the best athlete on earth, old life crumbles only for his new life to require his past training. Raising his glass to his lips he had to drink to that.
'Honestly I should make a movie about myself!' The dreadlock man thought to himself setting his now empty glass down. Music still thumping he begins to leave when he feels a hand sensual but firm grasp his arm. Following the arm he see's it's attached to a amazon of a woman easily meeting his crimson eyes with electric blue, black hair hanging in front of her angelic face. Eyeing the woman further he see's she was wearing a white skintight jumpsuit that hugged every curve of the woman's body.
Abir was instantly captivated raising an eyebrow he said "Don't want me to leave?" With a smirk. The woman leaned in so close that he felt her soft but surprisingly toned body pressed against his.
"I just don't want you to miss out on the best night of your life" She whispered in to his ear her breath tickling his ear causing him to gasp slightly.
"You don't want to miss it do you?" The vixen added suductivly.
Shifting into a more confident stance Abir leans back against the bar.
"Well if you put it that way babe how can I resist . Abir said smugly she took his hand leading him to the dance floor . A night of dancing and fun came and went.
Abir woke up to what some men might think was a vision from heaven but he knew better than most he was greeted by the sight of a naked Miranda Lawson putting on her white armored outfit that he'd come to appreciate so much over the last three months.
She was an icy lady to others but to him witty seductive funny and understanding he guessed that came with her age at 29 he teased her rather relentlessly for robbing the cradle. Over the months that the thief had gotten to know her he had come to find out that she was a special agent for the alliance of nations at first he thought she was going to arrest him but she assured him that they could care less about him when they had intergalactic issues to deal with.
" Abir honey?" Miranda said facing him dressed and ready to leave to go to her commanding officer to get intel. "I may need your help this evening could you stay ready?"
"Sure thing babe!" With that Miranda left she had asked Shepard a few months ago to help with a mission to a moon near the Pluto mass effect relay a group of batarians were making slaves out of the civillans in that outpost.
It was there that Abir had learned just how powerful his girlfriend was. She could naturally move almost as fast as him and when she used her biotics she greatly enhanced her physical abilities to the point that fighting her in straight hand to hand would be a mismatch in her favor.
Not to mention the deadly shot, impressive intelligence and sheer biotic power she was in a tier above him he was man enough to admit that he almost felt like the missions she asked for help on she was surveying him and how he fought. Shaking his head of those thoughts Abir hops out of bed putting on the x belt changing into the suit he leaps out the window.