Subject File: Project Red Veil
Real Name: Elias Veil
Designation: Project Red Veil
Status: Containment Breach – Active Threat
Overview
Elias Veil is the first and only subject of Murkoff's Red Veil Initiative, a project designed to create the "perfect soldier." Through extensive genetic rewriting, regenerative serums, and neural conditioning, Veil has achieved what Murkoff defines as "absolute restoration." His body rejects death itself—destroyed tissue regenerates instantly, bones reassemble seamlessly, and even the most fatal injuries disappear as though they never occurred.
Unlike the Wallrider host program, Project Red Veil produced a subject free of deformity or corruption. Elias's body is unmarked, unmarred—his appearance almost unnaturally flawless. His face, youthful and untouched, stands in cruel contrast to the torture he has endured.
Abilities
Instantaneous Regeneration: Any injury, no matter how catastrophic, is erased within seconds. Gunshot wounds vanish before the bullet casing hits the ground. Decapitation or organ destruction results in near-immediate restoration. His cells are locked in a state of perpetual renewal.
Ageless Physiology: Subject exhibits no signs of aging or degradation, suggesting Murkoff's procedures effectively halted cellular decay.
Enhanced Physique: In addition to his healing, Elias demonstrates increased speed, strength, and reflexes beyond standard human limits—likely a byproduct of Murkoff's "optimization protocols."
Mental Resilience: Unlike most subjects, Elias's mind remains intact. No psychosis, no dementia, no fragmentation. The truth is darker—he insists his sanity survives not because he is stable, but because he is consumed entirely by rage. Rage leaves no room for madness.
Psychological Profile
Elias is acutely aware of what was done to him. He recalls every experiment, every cut, every scream. His memory is not dulled by trauma—if anything, it is sharpened. Murkoff labeled him a "success," but Elias calls himself a prisoner of his own body.
Despite his flawless physical form, Elias carries invisible scars:
Anger: His only anchor. It fuels him, sustains him, prevents his mind from breaking under endless torment.
Isolation: Other inmates target him, drawn to his unscarred face, his "perfection." In their madness, many see him as a vessel to defile, a reminder of what they lost. This has made Elias both predator and prey within Mount Massive.
Hatred: Toward Murkoff, toward the doctors, toward anyone who dares call his condition a gift. He knows his healing will never allow him peace. Pain will always return. His body will always heal. And he will never be free.
Appearance
Elias Veil is the cruel mirror of Murkoff's achievement:
A flawless, unmarred face with piercing, intelligent eyes.
A physique honed and unscarred, a body that resets itself to perfection no matter how much it is broken.
And yet, within those perfect features lies nothing but fury—a man whose beauty is a mockery of the torment beneath.
Assessment:Elias Veil is Murkoff's greatest triumph and its deadliest mistake. A weapon with no weakness, no scars, and no reason to stop. He cannot be broken, cannot be killed. And in his own words:
"You can't call it a gift if it never ends."