Saul Harvard (Phobia)

Weight: 200

Apparent Age: 65

Archetype: Cybered Adept: Circle Unknown

Preferred Weapon: DAOD Crossbow (Modified)

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Bio: Well his name means fear and this is exactly what Phobia is all about he is the total package when it comes to being a hunter, stalker and killer trained by one of the best ghosts in the trade Phobia has truly maintained his status of being a true legend of fear. Phobia has managed to keep his records secured and his activities are mostly speculation and rumour, though what we do know is even the mention of his name can send chills through many who could one day be a victim. The only known factor is that Phobia can make even the most sublime target famous, just by making them a victim and sending the poor soul to an early grave, this man is considered the grim reaper and he chooses the manner and time of someone’s death. Where Phobia came from is unknown and his past has been all but erased do to government cover up and the crash of the information super highway, this has allowed Phobia to remain a ghost and slowly pick off his targets one by one almost unnoticed. If it wan’t for his signature weapon and style of murder, his killings could be ruled circumstantial and accredited to any other assassin that stalks the cold dark night.

       Phobia initially emerged on the scene some time around the early 2010’s and back then he wasn’t as careful as he is today and he was still developing his signature and styling, so I was to gather some information through old coroners reports and police records that survived the crash and compare them to the current reports of Phobia and verify that this man has been in operation for almost sixty years and he doesn’t seem to be slowing down any time soon. Phobia is a consonant professional and one of the nations best killers for hire, once employed he will not rest till his target is rendered deceased, though till then he uses his special training to strike terror into the heart of his victim. According to the legend, Phobia enjoys hearing the screams and cries of his target and exploiting the mistakes made by a subject overwhelmed with mind shattering fear. A vast majority of times he would never actually have to lift a finger to bring down his victim and their own body would do it for him, many of Phobia’s victims would perish from a self induced heart attack brought on by overwhelming panic. He actually uses fear to kill his targets and walk away clean, and this is one of the reasons we can’t get an actual account of the true number of victims Phobia has brought down, since death through a cardiac event is normally ruled as natural causes and not a homicide. What we have to do is look deeper into the victim and the police reports on the investigation to determine if it was a natural heart attack or one brought on by over taxing the body and sending them into a fear related cardiac event.

      Though this is not the only way this man kills and he is quite skilled in many different forms of combat and he will use many of the different tools of the trade to take a kill if he doesn’t want to wait for nature to take it’s course. Though he does have a few signature weapons and these are as well a path to determining a true Phobia kill versus a copycat killing. Though I suspect after this article is published local law enforcement will be inundated with multiple murders all pointing to the legendary Phobia, thus creating a further panic and exasperating the legend further. Though this article is needed to bring the truth to the people about Phobia and the most dangerous thing to do is to ignore and forget about a killer that lurks within the shadows, remorselessly hunting and killing those he deems unworthy. According to the legend Phobia looks down upon us as nothing more than insects crawling on the planets surface and he is the exterminator, removing the stain and taint of our corrupted existence.

      Well back to Phobia and his signature killings, this man has a few preferred forms of killing that are all nearly untraceable and highly lethal. This seems to be a trend with these Architects as they pray on the fears of the unknown and for Phobia this is his forte. One of his most dangerous attacks comes from the dreaded crossbow he slings, this comes from the personally modified crossbow bolts that one would assume inject a lethal toxin and game over. Well that would be half right, the bolt itself does inject a lethal substance into the target, but its not a poison. This bolt is made of an obsidian glass shaft with a diamond coated barbed tip that tears into the target and tears through armour, flesh and bone. Though that is not the biggest issue either, yes the bolt itself is quite lethal and can do some serious damage, though it’s the demon hiding within the shaft that is the problem. First once the tip of the bolt pierces the target and begins it’s decent into the body it breaks away from the shaft as the barbs grab hold of the bone and soft tissue, thus causing the shaft to shatter inside the target. Once the shaft of the bolt shatters, it deposits a lethal amount of powdered glass directly into the blood stream of the target thus causing tearing and irreversible damage to the body and making both medical and magical healing an impossibility without a large scale hospital and a team of well trained surgeons at hand. In the field the target will have only a few minutes at best before the shattered obsidian and powdered glass shred the heart, lungs and brain and bring about death. This highly specialised ammunition is only part of Phobias arsenal, but is one of the reasons he is so feared, seeing that even a non lethal shot can bring about very painful death. This might seem very similar to the specialised form ammunition used by the Director, and you would be correct seeing as that Phobia was personally trained by him. Though the crossbow is not the only signature that Phobia uses, he as well is highly skilled with a blade and this is where those pesky toxins come to play. He uses a highly addictive substance that is as well a severe hallucinogenic as his primary way to help bring down the target and as well induce those terror inducing thoughts into his subject. They already know that someone is trying to kill them and even after medical treatment is received the toxins will continue to work there course and cause terror inducing hallucinations that continue to traumatize the subject for many hours while permanently damaging the brains cognitive functions, as well as happening the subjects very will. The subject will normally pass away from fear and suffer a massive cardiac event long before Phobia actually returns to finish the job, though for those that are sturdy and have a strong resolve the torment will continue as the withdrawals grab hold and send the victim into a series of violent and traumatic hallucinations causing paranoia to grab hold and allow for Phobia to strike at a confused and frightened target.

        This single strike from Phobia’s blade can cause a victim to suffer for many nights before he returns to finish the job and bring the sweet embrace of death to the suffering victim. Though this is just one of his many ways to terrorize the subject and break down their very will to live, this man doesn’t use the normal tactic of targeting the family and friends. He will only focus on the target and the spend his energy in making sure, the victim suffers prior to death. Phobia’s targets always perish and most are never ruled murder, and hence they never see justice seeing that a single nick from his knife is all that is needed to start the psychotic break and causing the victim to retreat from the world around them as they dive deeper into the madness network of their own mind. Separating themselves from their loved ones and friends, and opening themselves up to there final destination at Phobias hand. When he comes back to take the final kill, it is always highly calculated and prepared, he is cautious and premeditated the victim will almost always perish in some unusual manner. Victims have been found floating in there pools, stuffed in clothing dryers, hanging from rafters, mutilated beyond recognition from self inflicted wounds, and the weirdest of all is the victims that stuffed their own heads into there auto cooker system. This is just a small listing of the manners of death of some of his victims, that survived the initial slice of his blade comparing the police records of the many victims proves that Phobia was behind these killings just zero physical evidence to put him at the scene and connect him directly to each and every murder.

       Thus the final aspect that makes this man a true cold blooded killer, is that he has acted as a hit man on a number of occasions. Phobia will use the tactic of the broad daylight public killing, were he will rely on the citizens fear of self preservation to fog their very mind. He will use a small calibre untraceable firearm normally covered by a newspaper or jacket, that he will simply wipe down and toss to the side of the victim after putting a single round into there head. Phobia will then use a old world quarter and place it into the would between the victims eyes, using there own limp hand to put it in place thus leaving zero fingerprint evidence behind. This one piece of evidence is the only physical connection left behind by Phobia and still the police have no way to truly connect him to a single murder, everything is just circumstantial. The reason behind the quarter is simple, “Call someone who cares.” back before the great crash, there were payphones that would use those old world coins to place telephone calls. We still have payphones today but they are all equipped with credit readers and not coin operated anymore, thus proving that Phobia is from the old world and older then we actually think. Phobia is a true professional assassin by trade and it is no wonder he attracted the attention of the Director and the Post Office, thus bringing this killer directly into their fold and making Phobia the legend he has become.

      Lucky for most of my readers they will never have to deal with this man, seeing that he targets only those directly connected to the UCAS and fighting on behalf of the government. He has been well trained like Frostbite for a specific reason and some deadly goal, and one can only assume it is to ring forth the triumphant return of the Presidents Men and it seems the Architects will replace this now defunct and nearly extinct unit. Phobia the heartless killer is the perfect fit for this unit of assassins and if the goal of there return is at hand, then we will have a serious issue in the coming days. Since this unit is the last bastion of the Old America and proof that sometimes the old is not always good seeing that they were an elite unit of ghosts that served the nation and removed anyone that was considered a threat to national security. These men would murder anyone the President would wish removed and even strike down the President if he was deemed unworthy of the post, framing an innocent citizen of the crime thus keeping the identity of the unit a secret. When the United Canadian American States came to be the first thing they did was attempt to remove this illegally operating assassins from the record and destroy any trace of the fabled Presidents Men. It seems that some survived the purge and have been quietly and secretly restoring the order with some of the nations most deadly and dangerous killers, that all hold a serious grudge against the UCAS for unfounded reasons.

      Why Phobia was targeted for recruitment and training is unknown, but one can assume that it is do to his callous and calculating nature His blatant disregard for human life and some deep seated hatred that he harbours towards the new government. Though unlike many of his peers, we have no idea what his situation is and why he holds the current administration with discord. Though we do know that the Watcher and Director have been preparing for something, and it can only be the election of Lyndon Kingsbury and the return of the Presidents Men. If this were to happen, their is no saying what will be done and who would feel the wrath of these assassins and patriotic president that as well works within the shadow. We know that his running mate is the felon known as Enigma and as well a member of the Architects. So the stage is set and soon the United Canadian American States will be shrouded in the fear of the unknown, thus ringing in the dawn of a new age the age of Phobia.

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