Several heavily armed men and women surrounded a warehouse. They were carrying out a terrible order, which was to kill children. The children that were a part of the Holy Sword Project. Their higher ups didn't want anything to remain of their cruel experiments. But they didn't know something was rushing towards them, as they prepared the toxic gas that was to be used kill the children.

     They hear loud rustling, and branches and twigs snapping and turn to face the disturbance, most of them drawing their chosen weapons of light. With an unearthly howl, a strange armored creature bursts from the tree line and begins to slaughter them. It's first brutal kills sow fear into their ranks, and they all turn and scatter. It hunted those that didn't manage to get out of sight, before then turning it's attention to the large building in front of it.

     It quietly moves closer to the building, before opening the doors. It spots at least two dozen children of various ages staring at it in fear. It drops it's blade and lowers to one knee. It then realizes it's covered in blood and viscera, and backs out of the building, shakes like a dog to get the blood off, and walks back inside.

     It crouches again and gently beckons to the children. A young blonde haired boy stands and cautiously approaches it. The armor stays still as the boy reaches out and takes its hand. It gently wraps its fingers around the boys hand and slowly stands, gently guiding him out the door. Slowly, the other children started to follow, filing out bit by bit. The creature even carries the youngest children in its arms. The children stare in awe at the creature, sort of living armor that glistened in the moonlight. The entity guides them away from the building, before opening a portal and guiding them through. Ok the other side, was a large mansion like building.

"Where are we?"

The figure looks at one of the small children in its arms. A soft, muffled and distorted voice responds.

"Home. This my home, and now it is yours as well."

He guides the children into the mansion, down a wide corridor, and into a large dining hall area. Multiple tables, all packed with large amounts of food.

"Were you planning to bring us here?"

"Yes. I've been planning this for years. Valper wouldn't stop at me, so just in case, I built this place and waited. I promise that I will never hurt any of you. Please, feel free to eat."

The children all swarm the tables, happy chatter soon filling the room. The armor notices that the young blonde hasn't left his side.

"Does something trouble you lad?"

"Can... can you teach me how to sword fight?"

"Of course. I don't want any of you to be defenseless, so you'll all be receiving training in combat. Now go join your friends."

The boy nods and departs. The entity then turns and leaves the room. He enters a sort of living quarters, and picks up a picture frame, and a strange string instrument. He quietly leaves the mansion and sits on his knees at a base of cherry blossom tree. He places the picture at the base of the tree, and gently plucks at the instrument, tuning it. He then a stray to strum a tune, before he starts to sing.

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Tears form where eyes would be, and he sighs shakily, before standing up and heading back inside. He watches with the frame in his hand and the instrument tied to his back, watching that laugh and giggle and smile as they eat and converse. Soon, their bellies are filled and they grow tired. The entity guides them to the upper levels, where their living areas are. They all disappear into the rooms, and the entity returns to his room. He lowers onto both of his knees and lowers his head, seemingly falling asleep.

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The figure raises his head again, as a loud knocking awakens him. He stands and opens the door, revealing a now teenage blonde boy.

"Ah, Kiba. What is it?"

"There is a young girl standing in front of the house. She says her name is Asia."

"Ah. I see. Tell her to wait in the living room, I will meet her there."

He goes back and sits down in his original spot. He inhales deeply, and the armor covering starts to recede, slowly shifting into a suit, though his scarf remains. His body looks rotted, but slowly starts to return to a normal form.

He exhales, and stand up and opens the door, and descends into the living room, where a young girl with bright green eyes in nun garb.

"Hello, young one. I am Zeke Ombre. How may I help you?"

"W-well. You see, I was hoping you would let me join your... orphanage. Both as a tenant and a helper. Please, I don't have anywhere else to go!"

"But why? Surely there must be some coven or church in any nearby town that would accept you."

"W-well... I was... expelled... from the Church."

"Oh. Oh I'm terribly sorry. How? I doubt a sweet girl like you could have committed a terrible sin."

"Well... I've been blessed since I was young with a power to heal. I discovered this when I found a lost injured puppy. I prayed and prayed, and by some miracle, I healed it! Soon, people all over town would come to be healed by me. But one night, I found an injured man. I healed him, but it turned out he was a Devil. They chased me away, calling me a witch who could heal devils."

"How typical of the Church these days. I have had much evil done to me by people I thought I trusted in the Church. I stopped believing in the Lord myself after seeing what he let his followers do to children."

"What do you mean?"

"All the teenagers and preteens that inhabit this building are victims of an evil project called the Holy Sword Project. This was allowed by the highest members of the Church. It was to find the perfect wielder for Excalibur's shards. But dozens of children were brought there and essentially tortured. Some died."

He looks down at his body, scowling.

"I was the progenitor, you see. The man who led the project, Valper, injected me with a liquid form of a unknown shard of Excalibur. Excalibur Umbra. A sword that burns the light like the light burns the Devils. A blade that should never have existed. I was temporarily under his control, and he made me kill my own son. But a few days later I managed to regain control, and remove his arms and his legs from his body. He survived and continued the project. But all he did was create monsters."

"What do you mean?"

"Exposure to the powers of Excalibur changed something in the children. They suddenly had mysteriously developed incredible powers. But it was too strong for their little bodies. So I took example of my own corrupted body, and made them metal golems I call Warframes. They now had a vessel to control their powers, but now that they're older, they can use their own strange abilities. We call ourselves the Tenno, demons that remain unbroken."

He smiles softly at her.

"If you want to, I can make you one of us. Your Sacred Gear fills in the power gap needed in order to become a Tenno. You aren't forced to, and you can work here for as long as you like, so long as you don't reveal our true nature."

Asia stares at the old man. Something about him made her feel calm, not wary. She gently nods. He holds out his hand, and she gently slips her hand into his. He smiles, and a surge of energy flows form his arm into hers, and she jolts, her hair frizzing in the air slightly. He releases her hand, sits back and smiles as a teleportation circle appears, and on of the metal constructs appears.

Sitting on it's knees, it sits motionless. Asia approaches it carefully, and strokes it's gleaming metal.

"What will you call her?"

"I-I don't know. Maybe... Trinity?"

Umbra smiles and pats her back.

"Sounds wonderful. Well done Asia! Welcome to the Tenno!"

Some of the other Tenno emerge from various areas to meet their new sister. Umbra backs away and returns to his room, where he sits down and projects a display, which shows multiple spots on a map. Several spots are crossed out, and several emblems with the faces of Warframes either retuning from some crossed out points, or moving to the unmarked points. He smiles and shuts off the display.

     But then he notices something else. He hasn't reverted back to his shambling corpse form. He pulls on his cheek, and the flesh doesn't peel off. It seems Twilight Healing healed a part of him too. He smiles. He feels as if Asia will be invaluable teammate and family member.