Experimented since he was five, but still loved by his scientist mother. When his father told him stories of the Empire, he grew infatuated with it. But when Alexander's mother is killed, and the corruption of the Empire is revealed to him, it sets...
Within the capital, Erickson was working in his workshop. He had just developed a new schematic for a new type of generator. With him was his daughter Melissa, who was building her vending machine prototype.
Melissa: Hey papa?
Erickson: Yes Melissa?
Melissa: Those big armored men, the super soldiers, how did you make them?
Erickson: Well that's a bit of a secret sweetheart
Melissa: I know, but can you tell me a little bit?
Erickson: Very well, I made them off the genetic template of Alexander
Melissa: General Alexander, the nice man Sheele once told me about?
Erickson: Yes him, about a month or so back I asked for three samples of his blood. I used one of those samples to help make the astartes, the super soldiers
Melissa: Wow, but why not make more?
Erickson: I haven't standardized the process yet exactly. It's rather complicated and the gene seed amongst the astartes is extremely unique. Then again Alexander's blood itself is unique
Melissa: Wow, so in a way they're somewhat related to him? Or is it different?
Erickson: Different, they themselves have their own DNA. But it is Alexander's blood mixed into them in a certain process that allows me to make them into astartes
Melissa: Wow, is there anything that I can know about them papa?
Erickson: They are extremely loyal to the Empire and General Alexander
Melissa: Cool, also where's that floating skull thing you had? I need it to help seal part of my machine papa
Coincidentally, before Erickson could answer his daughter the very thing she mentioned entered the lab. It was a skull with mechanical parts attached to it and seemed to be levitating off the ground.
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Erickson: Ah, I think the servo skull heard you Melissa
Melissa: Yay! Although the skull is a bit unsettling papa
Erickson: Eh, I chose to repurpose certain parts of dead prisoners
Melissa: I guess it makes sense, we don't want to waste anything
Erickson: Exactly
The servo skull then began welding some of the machine shut for Melissa. She smirked and began attaching a panel to the side as Erickson put his schematics away. He then thought back to the book he translated for Martin.
Erickson (thoughts): I only ever read a part of the book after translating it. The texts mentioned something about a being called the Anathema.....
