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Chapter 3 - The File

Then he hear a nofitication on the laptop he put on he table, a message from the Nyxvale Investigate Hunter company (or NIH.co) , he open the file have been sent by the company, a one page long of Hope information: Subject: Criminal File – Jụngiyu Sehanh "Hope" Rin

Nickname: Hope

Age: 15

Gender: Female

Source: Nyxvale Investigative Hunter Company (NIH.co)

Overview:

This report, compiled by the Nyxvale Investigative Hunter Company (NIH.co), provides a detailed profile on Jụngiyu Sehanh, known as "Hope." Despite her young age, Hope has established herself as a notable figure within the Jungiyu Criminal Organization (JCO). Current evaluations position her as a highly valuable, though volatile, asset within her network, warranting heightened surveillance and risk assessment.

Background Information:

Name: Jụngiyu Sehanh Rin

Nickname: Hope

Age: 15

Gender: Female

Known Affiliations: Jungiyu Criminal Organization (JCO)

Location of Interest: Nyxvale, the Nation of Loyalty

Subject History:

Abandoned by her father—leader of the JCO—and likely orphaned due to her mother's unexplained disappearance, Hope's early life reflects sustained exposure to hardship. She was reportedly found in a physically scarred condition, which aligns with NIH.co's assessment of psychological fragility tempered by a keen loyalty to select individuals. Her predisposition to loyalty, possibly driven by the lack of stable familial bonds, suggests leverage points but also represents potential risks if exploited incorrectly.

Project Eidos – Subject Profile:

Hope is one of 30 individuals involved in Project Eidos (Empathic Detection and Observational Synthesis), an experimental program. Through neurochemical and biofeedback enhancements, subjects of Project Eidos perceive emotional states through color-coded "auras" around individuals, with each hue signifying an emotion:

Red: Anger or agitation

Blue: Calmness or trust

Yellow: Joy or optimism

Gray: Distrust or secrecy

This enhanced perception is supplemented by heightened intuition, enabling subjects to detect minor cues in facial expressions and body language. The result is a finely tuned capacity for emotional manipulation and defensive awareness, making Hope particularly adept in high-stakes interactions.

Criminal Record:

Hope's contributions to JCO include high-level information manipulation, intelligence gathering, and data encryption. NIH.co analysts attribute her ability to operate undetected to her Project Eidos conditioning, which enables her to assess risks and evade capture effectively. Her loyalty within JCO, though selectively applied, could serve as a tactical focal point if circumstances allow.

Psychological Profile:

NIH.co's analysis highlights Hope's drive for connection, manifesting as loyalty toward individuals who display minor gestures of support. While this loyalty can be interpreted as a psychological vulnerability, it is tempered by her guarded demeanor and the conditioning effects of Project Eidos. Her trauma background and empathy-based conditioning create a unique psychological profile, blending high perceptiveness with potential instability, which NIH.co assesses as both a strategic asset and liability.

Known Skills:

Empathic Perception: Enhanced ability to visualize emotions, granting her a unique strategic advantage.

Heightened Intuition: Expertise in reading micro-expressions and body language, enabling her to infer intentions.

Information Manipulation: Proficient in secure data handling, encryption, and intelligence operations.

Technical Proficiency: Skilled hacker, particularly adept at network breaches and data manipulation.

Threat Assessment:

NIH.co categorizes Hope as a high-risk individual due to her combination of loyalty and advanced skill set. Her ties to JCO, augmented by her Project Eidos conditioning, make her a destabilizing presence, particularly in Nyxvale. Any engagement should factor in her perceptive enhancements and selective loyalty, which could complicate conventional containment tactics.

Last Known Whereabouts:

Confirmed sightings place Hope within Nyxvale, though further verification is ongoing.

Status:

WANTED – High Priority

As the notification chimed softly from his laptop, White's eyes drifted from Hope to the screen with the same measured calm he applied to everything. A new file had arrived, courtesy of the Nyxvale Investigative Hunter Company (NIH.co). Clicking it open, he scanned the one-page report, absorbing each detail with a practiced focus.

The document painted a picture as grim as the previous report, yet one threaded with a more ominous complexity. Hope wasn't merely a discarded daughter of the Jụngiyu Criminal Organization. NIH.co's findings added a new layer to her story—a calculated, chilling clarity. She wasn't just a victim but a high-value asset molded by her traumatic past and sharpened by Project Eidos, an experiment that had twisted her natural empathy into a weaponized perception.

Project Eidos. White's brow barely flickered, but inwardly, he processed the implications. Hope's involvement in the project granted her an uncanny ability to sense emotions as auras around people, each color indicating a specific state of mind. Anger, calm, optimism, distrust—she could see them all, reading the hidden layers beneath people's words and actions. An intuitive edge that, in the wrong hands, became a dangerous tool for manipulation and control. And in Hope's case, NIH.co had noted her capacity to wield this ability with finesse, making her an adept player in her father's criminal empire despite her youth.

The skills listed were impressive, if not disquieting for someone so young: information manipulation, intelligence gathering, encryption expertise, and a knack for reading micro-expressions that gave her an almost preternatural awareness. White could imagine her slipping through the shadows of the JCO, unnoticed but omniscient, the child who saw more than any adult would expect.

NIH.co's psychological assessment echoed High General Boje's words—Hope's loyalty, while selective, ran deep. Yet where Boje had seen her loyalty as a sign of resilience, NIH.co regarded it as a tactical asset and a potential liability. The loyalty she showed could serve as a bridge—or, in the hands of someone unscrupulous, a chain.

The words "HIGH PRIORITY – WANTED" glared from the screen, highlighting her status as a destabilizing force. Her last confirmed sightings placed her firmly in Nyxvale, the heart of her father's territory. She was a dangerous chess piece, someone who could change the tide if she shifted her allegiance.

White's gaze lifted back to Hope. She continued sipping her tea with a poised, restrained grace, betraying nothing of the girl described in the report. But now, armed with this knowledge, White could see her through a sharper lens. The cold, unreachable stare; the guarded aura; the way she interacted without fully engaging—all of it made sense. This was a girl who understood the weight of secrets, who had been trained to see through façades, to manipulate truths.

For a moment, White allowed himself the faintest reflection. People were rarely what they appeared, and perhaps this girl, with her hardened defenses and scars of experience, was more than even she realized. She could read people like maps, but she remained unreadable herself. If there was any chance of reaching her, of finding a path through the layers of trauma and conditioning, he would need to approach with precision. He would need to be just as cold, just as deliberate.

Folding the screen down, he gave a nearly imperceptible nod, acknowledging the silent conversation between them. Whatever game was at play, they were both fully aware that it had just begun.