Project Isobel

Project Isobel: The Hive’s Secret

Deep within the ice-crusted expanse of the Tennin Institute, hidden under the shimmering bio-dome known as Bio Vault, a silent war is being waged. Officially, Tennin is a research facility specializing in genetic enhancement and bioengineering. Unofficially, it is the birthplace of Project Isobel, a classified experiment designed to unlock the deepest secrets of the genetic code and rewrite evolution itself.

The goal was simple yet terrifying—create a self-replicating viral weapon capable of hijacking human DNA. The key to transmission? Bees.

The Hive’s Design

By weaponizing genetic splicing techniques, Tennin scientists developed a virus capable of embedding itself in an individual’s genome, lying dormant until activated. The perfect vector was found in genetically modified honeybees, cultivated in the vast, isolated Honeyfarms housed within the Bio Vault. These farms, outwardly a sustainable biotech initiative, were in reality the breeding ground for a new form of biological warfare.

The virus, carried in the bees’ honey and venom, could be ingested or delivered through a sting—untraceable, undetectable, and utterly lethal once triggered remotely by Tennin’s encrypted signals. With a single command, entire populations could be silenced.

The Agent: API-S Keeper Isobel

Overseeing the project is API-S Keeper Isobel, an operative with clearance beyond that of even Tennin’s board of directors. Isobel is more than just a handler—she is the virus’s failsafe, its guardian, and, if necessary, its executioner.

Isobel ensures that all knowledge of Project Isobel remains locked within the institute’s walls. Any unauthorized breach is met with swift and deadly response. Those who dig too deep disappear, their existence erased as if they had never been.

The Secret War

But something has gone wrong.

Rumors are spreading through the net—whispers of "The Hive" and "The Queen’s Sting" being circulated by rogue runners. Someone has seen too much, and now they are getting too close. The viral blueprints, the genetic sequencing data, the fail-safe activation codes—if leaked, the consequences could be catastrophic.

Tennin is moving quickly, deploying barriers, assassins, and black-ops countermeasures to contain the breach. Every piece of ice and security upgrade is another layer of the hive’s defenses, designed to keep the truth buried deep inside the Bio Vault.

But runners are relentless. And the Hive is starting to crack.

Will Isobel contain the leak before the virus falls into the wrong hands? Or will the secrets within the Tennin Institute finally be exposed?