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PROLOGUE

Meet, Jackson Osiris age 21, born in 2033 to a powerful family in America. His entire childhood living in the penthouse atop the Osiris tower, surrounded by luxury that felt more like a cage. His world was a collection of untouched possessions: a state-of-the-art gaming rig he barely used, designer clothes he didn't care for, and an automated housekeeper that filled the void of human warmth. This wasn't always like this when he was young, his mother & father would live with him in that penthouse, and that penthouse wouldn't feel so empty as it is now, it would be filled with joy & warmth. His father would play video games with him till past bedtime. 

Then everything changed. At the age of 12, his father Robert Harrison was an ex-USMC and died during a failed extraction mission in the Sudanese conflict. The loss was devastating for both Jackson & his mother Roberta Osiris, she usually read him bedtime stories, attended his school events when she could, and even took him to the office on slow days. But as the loss of her husband & demands of the business grew, so did the walls around her heart. Jackson grew up in the shadow of his mother's empire. His childhood was a blur of sterile rooms and distant caretakers. He learned about his mother not through conversations or shared moments but through news articles and corporate reports. His father was a heroic figure, immortalized in memorial plaques and company lore. His mother was a titan, a force of nature whose presence loomed over every aspect of his life, even when she wasn't there.

He tried to connect with her. As a child, he would leave her drawings in her office or wait by the elevator, hoping she might spare a few minutes. But Roberta was always too busy, her mind consumed by profit margins and military strategies. By the time he turned 16, Jackson had stopped trying. He focused instead on his studies, training and hobbies, though even those felt hollow in the absence of purpose.

During this time, Jackson studied the art of war and business at Osiris Academy of Science & Business. He would train at Osiris Training Camp near Fort Knox during his spare time, where he would meet Captain Elias Scott. Elias Scott saw potential in Jackson and took him under his wing. Elias suggested that Jackson join their special operative and security unit. Jackson agreed, sensing this was a chance for his mother to acknowledge him.

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