Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-25389303-20190127200805/@comment-25389303-20190511225238

Helldrix's eyes narrowed as he considered Nobel's question. His quiet, observant nature inclined him towards careful, secretive practices - especially in regards to his work. However, until a comfortable, formal working arrangement was established, he decided it was best to appear transparent.

"My...strained...relationship with the Decimari was the result of the botched deal made between myself and your former employer - one Decadere Diaboli."

Helldrix's face darkened at the memory.

"I'm sure you're aware of what deal I'm talking about. In exchange for a substantial fee, I agreed to sell him an army of androids for his illusive expedition to the far east. What he was looking for, he never said. All I know is that he never turned up to collect his order. Instead, his lieutenant did - a green-haired freak with a scarred face. Your fellow lieutenant, Smiler."

Helldrix suddenly rose from his seat, and was suddenly very interested in a section of the airship's metal hull. Even as his distant gaze drifted away, his mouth never stopped moving.

"We made a simple arrangement. I'd give my army to him instead, in exchange for the money he stole from Diaboli after the war with the Valean mob. A condition was that he'd kill Diaboli, and make a clean getaway. Unfortunately that didn't happen.

"When the Decimari pried the remains of my androids from the wreckage of Borbeck Tower, it wasn't long before they traced them back to my company. In order to avoid a life's sentence for unwittingly supplying a terrorist cell, I was forced to accept their offer - to find a way to augment high-risk criminals and turn them into a low-cost and incredibly dangerous private army, for the Decimari to use in a bid to rid Mistral of crime once and for all."

Helldrix turned and leant against the wall, arms crossed over his chest and a dour expression adorning his face. "In a few months time I might have been successful. Any criminal captured would have been turned into a new soldier for the Decimari to unleash on those that remained. By extracting me from that prison, you prevented that. Whether or not Remnant will be the better off for it, I suppose it is all a matter of opinion."