Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Who is Yuri?


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The True Origins
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''Welcome right hand of the Protectorate, here is the classified intel of Yuri Grigorov. As always this information is FOR THE EYES OF THE TRUSTED ONLY. Any leakage of this information will result in termination.''

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''Archivist Note: To be honest many of the Protectorate Triumvirate had outright wanted to erase these records. The only reason we have this is because Yuriko herself demanded that we record this, even if this leakage would cause a major uproar and destroy her reputation. She even took on the task of gathering as much information of Yuri she could with the help of the Shinobis and even reviving the few people who knew Yuri before he became Psicorps general, and after you finish reading you'll see why she did this.''

Born in the sleepy village of Ksmo in the year 1939 V.C., Yuri Grigorov was noted to be special even as a kid, being the first known psychic outside of the Heralds. The manifestation of his powers often has him saying he could hear voices in his head, blurting out secrets he shouldn't know, knowing what a person felt, and his extreme revulsion to hunting and a vegetarian diet, which he kept to his death, as he could feel the animals dying thoughts. The last two cases were because Yuri was one of the rare psychics to possess the gift of natural empathy, rather than having to train it like most psychics have to. And said empathy was also the strongest, as he is able to feel the emotions of every living being within a mile, and couldn't shut it off, the best he could do was make an empathy dampener which became his signature headgear. While his gift had a major part in making him the infamous manipulator, it was also noted to be the likely reason for his descent into the infamous commander.

For the first ten years, Yuri had a relatively normal life, though his powers made it hard for him to socialize but made it easy for him to help others. Until the revolution came. And when a corrupted group had come to ransack his hometown and held him at gunpoint Yuri had unintentionally used his powers for the first time by taking control of the guard who held him. Unfortunately, since it was the first first time he'd used his powers, and in a panic no less, the guard had went mad instead and began rampaging through the village, the ensuing panic had also caused Yuri to accidentally fire off his powers again, causing half of the soldiers and the villagers to fall into a blood driven frenzy. The event, while repelling the soldiers, had destroyed almost all of the village and killed off half the population, one of the casualties being Yuri's father, the first casualty in fact as the mad soldier fired at random.

Afraid of his powers and driven by anger. Yuri's mother and the villagers immediately banished him, calling him a cursed pariah.

Were it any normal children they would have died within a day. But Yuri, through a mixture of betrayal and determination, survived. And had spent the next four years learning and controlling his powers, often using it to find food, pacify or intimate predators that would kill him, and in desperate times take control of a small animal and then order it to kill itself so that he could eat, despite his disgust.

By twelve Yuri had started to interact with the more modernized cities. Using his powers to swindle and steal for survival, yet he also using it to apprehend criminals, saved hostages, and even talked down suicidal people, still desiring to use his powers to protect the weak. And had gained a wealth of knowledge, despite not having a proper education, though using his powers to look into a person's mind to learn, though this method had meant that he struggled in applying his knowledge in practice in his youth.

By fourteen Yuri would be one of the many youths conscripted to fight under the Garleans banner. Where he used his self-taught skills to full effect, not only killing coutless enemies but also saving his comrades, which eventually led to him being noticed by Emet. And after showcasing his powers to the party was elevated to the head of the new psychic research branch, where he would spend the next five years studying and learning about his powers, eventually leading him to find out about the Heralds as he realized that the Heralds knows about his power more then he does.

Unfortunately, his research was cut short by the end of the war when Cherdenko took the role of Premier upon Emet's assassination. As his first action as Premier was the complete purging of his branch with his blackguards entering his labs and gunning down every staff and razing the lab. Fortunately, Cherdenko had underestimated Yuri, who had secretly made a small army of psychics in fear of Emet betraying him, and had managed to hold off Cherdenko's raid and managing to evacuate nearly all of the staff and their research data before going into hiding, making it very sure that Cherdenko thought he succeeded.

In the aftermath of the purge, Yuri and the researchers went into hiding, many scattering themselves to the other nations in the hopes that they could use their technology to further their research, with Yuri himself going to Ulthuan.

Archivist Note: To be honest, this section was basically the sole reason why we chronicled this under Yuriko's order

Using the power of glamour and mind control to create a fake ID, Yuri managed to masquerade as a Katsuragi scientist, and war orphan, Yoshi Matsui, and began using the Protectorate resources to further his research. During this time, he met a woman, Kokoro Nakamura, who was a botanist he met by accident. And, despite Yuri's doubts, they became friends.

For the next year, it was the happiest Yuri had been, to the point that Yuri would eventually reveal his true identity, further strengthening their bond. Eventually, Yuri realized two things. The first was that she was a psychic too, though she had the rare gift of dampening the powers of other psychics, and soon convinced her to help him in his research. The second was that he was falling in love with her, and knew she was falling for him thanks to telepathy, and eventually, they started dating and marrying not long after.

''Archivist Note: You might not believe it. But what records of Yuri's marriage we have said that it was the happiest moment in his life, second to only the birth of his daughter. He was a completely different man before that tragedy came...''

And around a year later Yuri and Kokoro would have a daughter, the commando of the Psionic Division Yuriko Omega.

The next four years were the happiest moments for Yuri with everything looking up. No one, save his wife and fellow researchers, knew his true identity, the Voshkod thinks he was dead, he was making good progress in his research, and he had a loving wife and daughter. But, like his youth, tragedy seems to follow him as if a curse.

It was around the eve of Yuriko's fourth birthday when it happened. As Yuri was slowly calming his daughter to sleep a large yakuza gang attacked, their orders were to kill them. A fierce firefight ensued as the yakuza didn't realize Yuri's powers as he fought back, taking control of their members to fight for him while he slung fireballs and shielding his family. And despite the overwhelming numbers Yuri had managed to get his family into the car and escape.

Unfortunately, Yuri hadn't realized there was more yakuza. And in an ensuing chase, the yakuza had managed to fire a rocket and destroy the car. Yet Yuri survived, thanks to his psychic shield. Sadly the same couldn't be said for Kokoro, who had also created a psychic shield to protect Yuriko. And with her dying breath, she managed to use her power to hide Yuri and Yuriko, giving them time to escape, as the yakuza came by the wreckage to confirm their death, and both Yuri and Yuriko made their way to his lab, hoping for help. and not long after Yuri would learn the horrible revelation. The hit wasn't just for him but his entire research. As where his lab once stood was now burnt wreckage and its staff, many of them he knew from his time under Garlean, were dead. And his own investigation he saw that both the lab destruction and the assassination were by the same gang. Stricken by grief and anger, Yuri vowed revenge that day, thus starting his road to darkness.

A week later Yuri and Yuriko would reappear, now with new identities, with Yuri now having the task of raising his daughter, continuing his research, and hunting the men who tried to kill his family. Eventually, Yuri would find work at the Shiro Sanatorium, which was the only one willing to hear his proposal, and began work, though under the order of Director Kakuzawa and head scientist Shinji Shimada. And in between his work and spending time with Yuriko he would hunt down the yakuza who killed his wife, eventually leading him to learn that the gang was hired by Arasaka, a rival corporation.

The day he attacked Arasaka is better known as the "Arasaka Corporate War", one largest news as the great conglomerate was razed to the ground in a single day as workers and subsidiaries suddenly betrayed each other for no reason, with violent wars in the streets consisting of PMCs, hired Syndicate soldiers, and the yakuza. All ends with Arasaka tower burning with the only salvaged footage being its CEO begging for his life to a man in the shadows.

Here is the recorded footage:

"You destroyed my life's work, killed my comrades, and murdered my wife for the sake of MONEY!"

''The CEO rose into the air and clutched his neck as if he had grabbed and lifted him by the neck despite not moving. And began bargaining, telling the man he could give him anything he asked.''

"Bargain with Asurion or whatever god you worship pig, for I have none."

''The CEO began screaming before his head exploded. The man soon vanished, as if fading into thin air.''

''Archivist note: The funny thing is, thanks to investigations taken years after that accident, we learn that Arasaka was actually hired by someone else to kill Yuri, though Arasaka saw the payment as a bonus to taking out their rival. Unfortunately, any information on the contractor leads to nothing. For all we know Arasaka was hired by Cherdenko, the Heralds, Brotherhood, Aquila, or even the mystical "Grey Order".''

From that day onward Yuri's heart had blackened. Angered by what evil and depravity man would sink to satisfy their pettiness he vowed that day that the only way to bring world peace was by submitting everyone under his control, thus began the start of the Mental Omega device, guided by good intentions, made by horrible means. Yet there was one spot of hope within him, the sole reason why he didn't become the ruthless commander of Psicorps that day. That reason was his love for his daughter Yuriko.

For the next two years afterward, things would be relatively normal. Yuri had a stable enough job to provide for his daughter, though his research was going too slow for his liking, not to mention that Kakuzawa and Shinji shared a similar sentiment yet refused to gift Yuri the necessary resources. Eventually, Yuri would realize that his daughter has psychic powers and, due to pressure from the director, brought her to his lab to test her in the hope of advancing his research, but specifically order that she is not to be harmed.

But within a week the director breaks that promise, leading to the first Shiro Sanatorium destruction. And during the fifth test, they injected Yuriko with drugs made to activate her powers but cause pain, enraging Yuri. But the lab was prepared by having the viewing room fitted with anti-psychic devices, made by Shimada himself, allowing the security to overpower Yuri, who was just an average man without his powers and tried to kill him. But before they could Yuriko activated her powers, destroying the room and giving Yuri enough time to get her and escape. But before they reached the exit the door locked itself and Yuri was nearly beaten to death to protect Yuriko.

That event, combined with the previous stresses, caused Yuriko to snap again, this time destroying the building itself with her psychic scream, unintentionally burying her father and everyone else in the rubble. But Yuri survived, thanks to a combination of Yuriko subconsciously not targeting her father and his psychic shield, and began searching for her. Unfortunately, most of the staff, including Kakuzawa and Shinji, survived and the sudden destruction caused the SDF to respond, and all it took was the director's words for the SDF to attack Yuri while Kakuzawa and Shinji steals the unconscious Yuriko.

At that moment Yuri had succumbed to his emotions and lost control of his powers, firing off psychic waves that caused the surrounding armies to either go mad, die, or kill each other in a frenzy while protecting himself with a shield, there were even hints of him using biomanipulation to heal his injuries. Losing control as he desperately chased after the director and scientist to save his daughter. But as he reached to the helicopter taking Yuriko away a stray missile struck and blew it up.

Witnessing the death of his daughter Yuri finally snapped. To those who reach the history books, this is known as the great Kamikaze, a giant hurricane that practically leveled the city and killed millions. In truth that was a coverup, as the cause of the disaster was Yuri as he tore apart the land with his powers while causing the population to fall into a state of intense bloodlust.

(lore incomplete)