Commander Hel “The Wraith”

Chief of Security for Valkyrie Cybernetics

"You won’t see me coming. You won’t live long enough to regret it."

Overview

Commander Hel “The Wraith” is the cold, calculating, and nearly invisible force behind Valkyrie Cybernetics’ security operations. As Chief of Security, she commands The Pyre’s elite strike teams, covert assassins, and high-threat countermeasures, ensuring that no rogue AI, corporate spy, or insurgent escapes The Firewall.

Unlike Director Sienna Kade, who enforces order through domination and overwhelming firepower, Hel operates in the shadows, dealing with silent eliminations, black-ops sabotage, and the removal of threats before they even realize they’re being hunted.

She has no recorded past, no confirmed cybernetic records—only whispers. Some say she is more AI than human, an experimental phantom built by Valkyrie Cybernetics to be the ultimate corporate assassin. Others believe she is simply a ghost in the system, a name used to describe whoever holds the title at any given time.

Regardless of the truth, one thing is certain—if she is after you, you are already dead.

Traits & Abilities

1. Specter Protocol – The Art of Perfect Infiltration

• Hel possesses an advanced cloaking system, allowing her to phase between digital and physical space, making her nearly impossible to detect.
• Unlike traditional stealth, her presence does not register on heat, motion, or AI surveillance systems—she simply does not exist until it is too late.
• Rumors say she can appear inside security systems, “haunting” digital feeds before her arrival.

2. Reality Phase Combat – Walking Between Worlds

• Hel does not just turn invisible—she can step between layers of The Zone’s reality, allowing her to phase through walls, bypass firewalls, and move outside of physical constraints.
• She can use this ability to ambush enemies in impossible locations, vanishing mid-combat only to reappear behind her target.
• Some suspect she is no longer bound to a single body, existing as a living anomaly between The Zone’s digital layers.

3. Silent Execution – The Ghost’s Killing Touch

• Unlike the brute force of Sentinels or security enforcers, Hel operates with surgical precision—a single gunshot, a quick blade, or a “disappearance” that leaves no trace.
• If you see her, it is already too late.
• She is not just an assassin—she is Valkyrie’s silent weapon, removing threats before they become problems.

Personality & Behavior

• Cold & Efficient – Hel does not gloat, does not monologue—she simply executes the mission and disappears.
• Detached from Humanity – Some say she does not think like a human anymore, that Valkyrie Cybernetics has turned her into something else.
• No Known Failures – Unlike Valkyrie’s standard enforcers, Hel has never been recorded as failing an assignment—because if she did, there would be no record left to find.

Rumors & Theories

1. Is She Even Human?

• Some claim Hel is an experimental AI housed in a cybernetic shell, one of Valkyrie’s most classified projects.
• Others believe she was once human but has slowly replaced herself over the years, erasing everything that once made her mortal.

2. Does She Work for Herself?

• Unlike Director Sienna Kade, who is Valkyrie’s face of power, Hel operates too freely, too independently.
• Some insiders believe she has her own agenda—one that even Valkyrie Cybernetics might not be aware of.

3. Is She Immortal?

• Every few years, the reports change—her appearance shifts, her methods evolve, yet the title remains: The Wraith.
• Some believe Hel isn’t a single person, but a role that has existed for decades, passed down through cybernetic transfers.
• Others say she simply never dies.

Threat Level to The Zone