Science

According to her Order of Salvation profile, Annabella is a saint. She is wholly devoted to the fight against evil, and has been instrumental to the defeat of many criminals, villains and monsters. More than any other Order member, Annabella has fought on the front lines of the fight against evil, survive many encounters, suffered horrible injuries and resisted torture and coercion time and again. She is one of the Order's most dedicated, capable and efficient fighters, and well worth any praise she receives.

That is, if you believe the Order of Salvation propaganda, and you shouldn't. Annabella's actual story far, far less glamorous than what they would have you believe, and the scar over her left eye that she tries to hide with her hair isn't from battle as they claim it is. It is merely the tip of a much bigger iceberg hiding below the surface.

Cassandra Case had everything when she was growing up. She had loving parents, excellent schooling, three square meals and a karaoke machine. Cassie loved that karaoke machine more than anything else. She started singing not long after learning how to talk. And so she spent hours upon hours after school learning the lyrics to songs she didn't quite fully comprehend. Belting out songs so loudly that her parents would receive a visit from the PPD about noise violations on a regular basis. This didn't deter Cassie, she dreamt of being a famous pop star and the only way to accomplish that was to keep practicing.

Alas like many citizens of Praetoria (especially the psychically talented ones) Cassie's dreams would remain out of reach. Not long after her 13th birthday, a small contingent of PPD officers and a seer arrived at the Cases' household. The PPD Sergeant explained to the Cases that Cassie was destined for greatness as a member of Emperor Cole's psychic police force.