The Project Rakia
[picture- an hexagram styled as a Star of David, surrounded by different Hebrew letters- on the right top corner is Reish, after it there is Zain, in the bottom is Yod, next is Alef, then is Lamed and on the top there is another, smaller Hexagram]
Somewhere in Israel, there is a secret factory. Each of it's workers are selected after a strict inspection, and each knows that what he or she is doing is made in order to protect their land. Yet, they don't know what is it that they are doing and from what it's going to protect- each does exactly what he is told to do, like a cog in a great machine. They also know that there is a room to which their products go before they are "finished". It is said it is in order to find bugs and flaws- however, no one remember that a flaw was ever found. Still, after the product leave the room, it become what it was meant to be- a beautiful weapon, its serial number and company logo imprinted on the dark, unknown metal from which all the products are made.
Somewhere in the US, a young woman is chased by a dark creature of the night. The thing, which looks like a combination between a man and a beast, seem to be amused from the fear and the despair his victim express. After few minutes of a chase, both the hunter and the hunted get into a dead end. The woman face toward the creature, which is drooling from its strange, bestial smile. The monster start to get closer to the woman, slowly, enjoying the moment, while the woman screams for help. Suddenly, a bright light pierce through the monster's heart, like a shining spear, and then it fades- leaving a big, bloody hole behind. The creature collapse, and behind it stands a smirking man, many weird gadgets are hanging from his belt while and in his hands he holds a strange, mechanical bow.
Somewhere, a lone hunter from Network Zero is watching through one of his secret cameras on a meeting of Cheiron Group's Director Board. This time, they seem to discuss a report they got about a rise in the number of dead field agents. The reason seems to be connected to the agents of another company- one which attack the Group both by killing their agents and by using financial tactics- backing trials against the firm, donating money for protest organizations, even trying to buy their stocks and taking over their resources and sponsors. The name of the company is Raziel Ltd. After mentioning the name, the picture in the camera flickers, and, without warning, turns black. Tonight, that hunter will experience weird dreams which will rush him to check this company at any cost.
Raziel Advanced Defense Systems Ltd, or simply Raziel Ltd or just Raziel, is a weapon company. While they have started to gain global influence lately, their origin, and main base of operation, is found in Israel. Most of the citizens of Israel know the company as weapon factory which work together with the IDF in order to find new systems and military products, helping their country to do the best it can in the great arms race that Middle East is trapped in. What a few people from outside the company know (including in the government), is that the company has another "side project". They believe this is some prototype research project, one which is specialize in finding and using new energy sources- and while they are not entirely wrong, this is not the truth either. Actually, the military products and systems ARE the side project of the company, a source of money so they could invest their resources on the real purpose for which the company was founded- the mysterious Project Rakia.
Raziel Ltd was officially founded at 1958. At first, they started as military project founded by the prime minister David Ben Gurion, which turned into the Advanced Defense Systems Project. The name Raziel will only come latter. At first, the project was focused on the creation of weapons and military systems, yet the ones at the head of the project seemed to lack the vision in order to get the best out of the project. While they succeed at making new developments at the military research, they still had problems at adjusting the new weapons at shorter time and better performance.
Until, at 1973, Ronen Sukenik joined the project.
Many people wonder how Ronen Sukenik had such an insight for the development of the company. A descended of a famous archaeologist, Sukenik didn't seemed to share his father's passion for the past and instead decided to shape the future. He joined the project only few months after the Yom Kippur War, with a strong determination to make sure that Israel will never be caught again off guard. Under his guidance, the project has started to prosper, and it was his decision to turn the project into a private company named as Raziel. When people asked for reason for the act, Sukenik simply responded that it meant "the authority for identify future threats" (or, Ha'Rashut Le'Zihui Aiumim Le'Aatid). Quickly, Raziel Ltd started to become bigger and stronger, finding new discoveries and products for military use. However, Project Rakia was yet to be founded. No, the project will start only at 1995, when Ronen Sukenik retired and his son, Daniel Sukenik became the new head of the company- for a few days before Ronen retired, he told his son his real intentions for the company.
See, Ronen knew something many other people didn't- that the real threat was not the Arabs or other countries who wished to see Israel destroyed. The real threat was hidden- there really were monsters in the dark, although many people at the government try to ignore or deny that information. It was Daniel's responsibility to reshape Raziel into a new form- an organization which will protect Israel at night while the IDF protect it in the day. However, they must keep making weapons and systems for the military in order to gain the financial support of the government. Understanding the will of his father, Daniel agreed and took his father's place. Under his guidance, new weapons kept being created, while a new project has started to form- Project Rakia, the project which will investigate supernatural powers and phenomena and train agents to fight the monsters. While they didn't succeed at first, the great breakthrough came with the discovery of "empyrean phenomena". No one really knows for sure what are those phenomena (except, maybe, Daniel), but Sukenik, together with the help of some mysterious sponsors and engineers, learned how to manipulate that power and create new weapons- ones that will be used in order to hunt and destroy the enemies of mankind. After the discovery, Raziel grew in power and became an international cooperation, buying other weapon companies in the process. They still worked together with the Israeli government, but the power the government once had over the company has became weaker and weaker.
It was during 2004 that the company discovered that other international organizations who hunt monsters also exist- holy agents of the Catholic Church, a "family" who claim that the blood of the devil itself run in their veins, an ancient conspiracy of relic collectors.. and Cheiron Group. While most of the other organizations are mostly left alone, there are two exceptions- the first is the Lucifgue, which seem to have some kind of Love-hate relationship with Raziel. The other is Cheiron Gorup, for Daniel and the "Finale Engineers" (or the "HaMehandesim HaAaharonim", as Sukenik's helpers and workers who give the "final touch" for the weapons and "check them for bugs" are called) seem to decided that their destruction is one of top priorities of the company. No one really know the reason for that, but it really doesn't matter- for the hate seem to be mutual, and just as Raziel Ltd do their best to destroy the Cheiron Group, the Director Board do what they can to destroy the weapon company, and every person who dare to ask why seem to find himself in the next clash between those two, strong companies.
[picture- an hexagram styled as a Star of David, surrounded by different Hebrew letters- on the right top corner is Reish, after it there is Zain, in the bottom is Yod, next is Alef, then is Lamed and on the top there is another, smaller Hexagram]
Somewhere in Israel, there is a secret factory. Each of it's workers are selected after a strict inspection, and each knows that what he or she is doing is made in order to protect their land. Yet, they don't know what is it that they are doing and from what it's going to protect- each does exactly what he is told to do, like a cog in a great machine. They also know that there is a room to which their products go before they are "finished". It is said it is in order to find bugs and flaws- however, no one remember that a flaw was ever found. Still, after the product leave the room, it become what it was meant to be- a beautiful weapon, its serial number and company logo imprinted on the dark, unknown metal from which all the products are made.
Somewhere in the US, a young woman is chased by a dark creature of the night. The thing, which looks like a combination between a man and a beast, seem to be amused from the fear and the despair his victim express. After few minutes of a chase, both the hunter and the hunted get into a dead end. The woman face toward the creature, which is drooling from its strange, bestial smile. The monster start to get closer to the woman, slowly, enjoying the moment, while the woman screams for help. Suddenly, a bright light pierce through the monster's heart, like a shining spear, and then it fades- leaving a big, bloody hole behind. The creature collapse, and behind it stands a smirking man, many weird gadgets are hanging from his belt while and in his hands he holds a strange, mechanical bow.
Somewhere, a lone hunter from Network Zero is watching through one of his secret cameras on a meeting of Cheiron Group's Director Board. This time, they seem to discuss a report they got about a rise in the number of dead field agents. The reason seems to be connected to the agents of another company- one which attack the Group both by killing their agents and by using financial tactics- backing trials against the firm, donating money for protest organizations, even trying to buy their stocks and taking over their resources and sponsors. The name of the company is Raziel Ltd. After mentioning the name, the picture in the camera flickers, and, without warning, turns black. Tonight, that hunter will experience weird dreams which will rush him to check this company at any cost.
Raziel Advanced Defense Systems Ltd, or simply Raziel Ltd or just Raziel, is a weapon company. While they have started to gain global influence lately, their origin, and main base of operation, is found in Israel. Most of the citizens of Israel know the company as weapon factory which work together with the IDF in order to find new systems and military products, helping their country to do the best it can in the great arms race that Middle East is trapped in. What a few people from outside the company know (including in the government), is that the company has another "side project". They believe this is some prototype research project, one which is specialize in finding and using new energy sources- and while they are not entirely wrong, this is not the truth either. Actually, the military products and systems ARE the side project of the company, a source of money so they could invest their resources on the real purpose for which the company was founded- the mysterious Project Rakia.
Raziel Ltd was officially founded at 1958. At first, they started as military project founded by the prime minister David Ben Gurion, which turned into the Advanced Defense Systems Project. The name Raziel will only come latter. At first, the project was focused on the creation of weapons and military systems, yet the ones at the head of the project seemed to lack the vision in order to get the best out of the project. While they succeed at making new developments at the military research, they still had problems at adjusting the new weapons at shorter time and better performance.
Until, at 1973, Ronen Sukenik joined the project.
Many people wonder how Ronen Sukenik had such an insight for the development of the company. A descended of a famous archaeologist, Sukenik didn't seemed to share his father's passion for the past and instead decided to shape the future. He joined the project only few months after the Yom Kippur War, with a strong determination to make sure that Israel will never be caught again off guard. Under his guidance, the project has started to prosper, and it was his decision to turn the project into a private company named as Raziel. When people asked for reason for the act, Sukenik simply responded that it meant "the authority for identify future threats" (or, Ha'Rashut Le'Zihui Aiumim Le'Aatid). Quickly, Raziel Ltd started to become bigger and stronger, finding new discoveries and products for military use. However, Project Rakia was yet to be founded. No, the project will start only at 1995, when Ronen Sukenik retired and his son, Daniel Sukenik became the new head of the company- for a few days before Ronen retired, he told his son his real intentions for the company.
See, Ronen knew something many other people didn't- that the real threat was not the Arabs or other countries who wished to see Israel destroyed. The real threat was hidden- there really were monsters in the dark, although many people at the government try to ignore or deny that information. It was Daniel's responsibility to reshape Raziel into a new form- an organization which will protect Israel at night while the IDF protect it in the day. However, they must keep making weapons and systems for the military in order to gain the financial support of the government. Understanding the will of his father, Daniel agreed and took his father's place. Under his guidance, new weapons kept being created, while a new project has started to form- Project Rakia, the project which will investigate supernatural powers and phenomena and train agents to fight the monsters. While they didn't succeed at first, the great breakthrough came with the discovery of "empyrean phenomena". No one really knows for sure what are those phenomena (except, maybe, Daniel), but Sukenik, together with the help of some mysterious sponsors and engineers, learned how to manipulate that power and create new weapons- ones that will be used in order to hunt and destroy the enemies of mankind. After the discovery, Raziel grew in power and became an international cooperation, buying other weapon companies in the process. They still worked together with the Israeli government, but the power the government once had over the company has became weaker and weaker.
It was during 2004 that the company discovered that other international organizations who hunt monsters also exist- holy agents of the Catholic Church, a "family" who claim that the blood of the devil itself run in their veins, an ancient conspiracy of relic collectors.. and Cheiron Group. While most of the other organizations are mostly left alone, there are two exceptions- the first is the Lucifgue, which seem to have some kind of Love-hate relationship with Raziel. The other is Cheiron Gorup, for Daniel and the "Finale Engineers" (or the "HaMehandesim HaAaharonim", as Sukenik's helpers and workers who give the "final touch" for the weapons and "check them for bugs" are called) seem to decided that their destruction is one of top priorities of the company. No one really know the reason for that, but it really doesn't matter- for the hate seem to be mutual, and just as Raziel Ltd do their best to destroy the Cheiron Group, the Director Board do what they can to destroy the weapon company, and every person who dare to ask why seem to find himself in the next clash between those two, strong companies.
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