My name is Alexander. My name was originally Alexsandr. I am of Russian heritage. For three years I lived in comfortable living off of a soviet soldiers income, but I had little understanding of my importance. When I was four years old my whole world changed. I lost my family, my home, my city, and almost my life.
My father was a Russian soldier. He was on guard duty when his life was ended. He was one of the lucky ones, as he died painlessly. My mother had a small kitchen that she cooked from. She survived the initial blast of the reactor meltdown only to die two days later from the radiation poisoning. I had one brother, he was just playing with me near the kitchen when the blast reached our house he was gone. They never found a body.
Now you might be wondering how I survived a nuclear explosion at four years old. Well I think it was Gods mercy. I know it sounds insane, but because of the Chernobyl meltdown, that was the explosion that gives me my powers I have saved many lives and defended my new country, America. I know more confusion, let me explain, I am getting ahead of myself.
Americans came to examine what happened and a young man found me. I was in the ruins of my house living from the little food I had. I was decontaminated and cleared to be adopted by him. He had a young wife and they wanted a child and I was it. It was God watching over me again, because if I discovered my abilities in Russia or the Ukraine I would have been executed. I would have been executed for being the incarnation of Satan.
I lived a normal life until I was 10, but then at 10 I changed. I didn’t really notice but I could touch a hot stove and be unscathed. I thought it was weird but I didn’t tell anyone. Then my mom signed me up for a self defense class. Another landmark in my young life. The teacher was a martial artist named Linus who studied everywhere he could to enhance his skills. The thing was I was his only student. I was a skilled learner I was fast, I had lots of energy.
He offered me a lunch one day I accepted; we had lunch in the studio. I could touch the hot pan without flinching, he thought it was interesting. Then my master lit a match and put it to my hand. I was perfectly fine, no pain no burns. He was amazed; he had only seen that in hands that had been injured and had no more nerves and he knew my hands were fine.
Then he asked me to try to control the fire and I could. My training went half self defense half fire manipulation for five years. I was fifteen when I completed the entire course he could think of. Then he called a friend. His friend had a very private dojo and he trained special apprentices only. His friend said he would try me to see if he would take me in or not.
We then went to the sensei’s dojo. It was only four blocks from my house and three from my school. When I entered the door I was instantly attacked by two assailants I dispatched them easily. We were then greeted by a man in his 80’s.
We shook hands and I was put on the mat to test my abilities. My opponent was a boy. He looked like he could be sitting next to me in school. We spared then I first witness powers other than my own. I felt cold and I saw ice covering my feet so I countered with a simple fire attack. He used an ice shield but it didn’t work. My fire went right through it. The sensei said I passed then he gave me his name. His name was Nolan, no last name.
He agreed to take me on. I trained there for two more years I had mastered my powers, I thought. I could make shields, weapons; armor, fireballs, whatever I want, and then I pushed myself too hard one day. This accounts for another landmark in my young life. My fire had changed to black I pushed myself even harder. I then pushed harder and I received the next “level” of my powers. I had command of blue fire. I stopped there afraid what I might get at the next level without training my two new levels.
I went to Nolan my master. He said I was just tapping power I never had tapped before. I trained for three more years of intense training. By then I had mastered many martial art forms and also mastered my fire manipulation, regular (stage one) black (stage two) and blue (stage three).
I could even hover using gases in the air. I could manipulate fire that already existed or make my own. My stage three fire was so hot I could be soaking wet and light on fire no problem. I could concentrate my fire into the size of a marble and have enough power to vaporize a human being.
By the time I was 18 I had mastered many forms of self defense. All of the forms did not use my powers. When I turned 18 I could be legally taught forms used to kill a human being. That included the Israeli form Krav Maga which is designed to kill with little injury to self and maximum damage or death to your opponent. I then incorporated many forms into my powers. I taught myself how to make a blade from fire deal a fatal blow and dissipate the weapon before anyone could see it. I could make knives and throw them with precision into an assailant’s heart. I imagine the feeling would be like thrusting a scorching knife into someone. I could change direction of the fire weapon with my abilities.
Then I graduated from the school with many combat skills, survival skills, and weapons forms. I was trained in firearms, swords, knifes, hand to hand, and also control of my powers. I went to a normal collage according to my parents wishes. I got good grades and used my powers little. I when to the dojo to exercise every day I could, but not much more that that.
I only had to use my training only once in its designed purpose during my collage years. I was coming home from a brutal math exam and I was mugged by a man who must have been my age. Well he attempted to mug me. I had his arm behind his back and had grabbed his other arm when he tried to grab my wallet. Then I deiced to scare him a little bit. I pushed his arm almost to breaking point then I told him if he ever tried to rob another person I would find him and kill him. I don’t normally threaten people, but like I said it was a brutal exam.
I graduated then the second landmark in my adult life and the future of my career entered my life. I was told in collage to become an officer in the United States Navy. I went into the Navy. I survived boot camp in one piece.
I outshone my comrades. I sergeant saw I was good so I was the example. But because I was so good I was the one on the shortest leash. I was brought up for a self defense demonstration. I told the sergeant I didn’t want to come up but I was forced to. By forced I mean my comrades picked me up and carried me to the mat. I didn’t bother to resist.
He told me to hit him as hard as I could, I having my senses with me I hit him with little force. He then countered and grabbed my attacking arm (right) and tried to put my arm behind my back, but I countered with using my left arm to hit him in the neck. I hit the sergeant right in the neck and was released from his grip. I then when to an attacking position but did nothing. I asked the sergeant if he was ok. He said he was. He said I had nice reflexes. I thanked him.
He said we would go back to the first move and the counter. He said I didn’t need me to practice but to supervise and help the men who were struggling. I did and at one point a recruit was being beaten by another recruit.
The recruit couldn’t counter and his opponent was using full strength. I stopped the assailant and told him to cool down. I then showed the recruit how to counter the attacks. He thought he couldn’t do it, but I convinced him. I asked him what his name was he said Tom. I told Tom my name was Alexander, Alex for short. I bought the other recruit in and told him to go ahead and try Tom now. He tried to hit him with all his force, but Tom countered perfectly and using a move I showed him he was facedown eating the mat. Tom had gotten over his doubt.
We spent 1 week on hand to hand and knife combat. I had to show Tom a lot but he mastered it all. We also learned a lot on demolitions and E.O.D (Explosive Ordnance Disposal.) We ended boot camp and became real sailors. I was put on the carrier USS. John F. Kennedy. Tom and a few other recruits came with me onboard as crewmen. I advanced in rank until I became a full Lieutenant.
I then applied for the Navy SEALs. I thought I would be able to apply my full abilities there. I went though the training and survived. I even made it though Hell Week. Hell Week is where the SEAL trainees have the toughest trials, worst treatment, and little sleep. Most of the trainees drop out sometime during Hell Week. I didn’t buckle at all. The training helped an immense amount.
I graduated as a Navy SEAL soon after. I had earned my “Budweiser” (The Budweiser is the SEALs emblem.) I could unleash my power if I wanted to. I could kill if I was released but I had a slight problem. It showed up during a physical before being declared fit for duty. It was a mandatory decision. I knew then I was in boiling water.
I had a constant temperature of 110, when I wasn’t mad. If I was angry my temperature skyrocketed like a missile. I was always sent to the nurse’s office for a fever during school. I knew why, they didn’t. So I was put on stand by. I knew it was a permanent condition, so I quit. When I realized the military couldn’t use my skills I did the first thing any grown man would do. I got wasted at the O Club had way too much Jack Daniels. You might be thinking he’s Russian why isn’t he drinking Vodka, well that’s because I like American whiskey better. Anyway, I met an old high school and collage friend, Leah. She is landmark number three. We talked, and the more we talked the more we drank, the more we drank the drunker we got. I asked her what she was doing at the O Club. She said she was waiting for another old friend. That friend was her old high school flame, and a bully. His name was Tomas, and he sometimes beat kids at school. I protected them from it, so he made it his life to bother me. He didn’t try to hit me just scare me. I had many thoughts on “scaring” him, but never did. I asked why he invited her here. She said it was to talk about something special about some people at school. I asked if I could be there to make sure he didn’t do anything. She said she would be fine. In high school he got mad and would hit her a lot. So she broke up with him. It near broke her heart to do it, she loved him so much, but after she sent her to the hospital, well you wouldn’t go out with him would you. I comforted her a lot after that but we got though it. We never went out, I wanted to but I couldn’t do anything with her. Between school and training I had no time for a girlfriend. But she said no she didn’t need any help with him, it would be fine. I said I would stay nearby just incase. She was ok with that. She told me he just entered the door. I looked; it was the recruit from boot camp who was attacking Tom. I wondered why I didn’t recognize him then. Then I saw his blond hair was dyed black and he also had a few less pimples. He walked over to Leah’s table, I was two tables down, and sat down. They said hi, hello all that then he said “I have a business proposal for you, and the offer involves a lot of money for you. It will be a bit risky but isn’t any business to an extent.” “Ok” she said “Is it legal because if it isn’t my answer is a no.” “Well if we get it right” he said “we would be above the law.” “I don’t want to be a part of it then.” Leah said. “But with you’re…” he lowered his voice into a whisper, I could still hear though. “But with your powers, my powers, and a few friends’ powers we could do what we wanted.” “So you want to do what you want, when you want to with these powers?” “Exactly” Tomas said. “Now you understand my point.” “Ok but I don’t agree with it. We should help people and get rewarded that way.” “No, we would get a thank you and that’s it. No money no glory just a thanks. What will that buy us, nothing that’s what.” “But” she tried to argue, but before she could say anything else he hit her. That’s were I stepped in. I grabbed his hand. “I give you a small hint, leave her alone you little prick.” “Well, Well look who’s here, Mr. Weakling Protector, what you going to protect this complete stranger.” I look at Leah she shook her head so I didn’t tell him who I was. “Let’s go outside” he said. So we walked outside, and I was instantly covered in water. I knew it wasn’t raining so I looked around. I knew it must have come from him. “What you don’t look surprised that I control water.” I then knew what his power was; I also wondered what Leah’s power was. It was like she read my mind as she transformed into a wolf. I then went straight to my full stage three fire mode. My full stage means I am completely covered in my flames harmless to me, my clothes or anything I want specifically not to be harmed. For instance Leah would be fine even if she accidentally hit by me. It also gives of little light to people other than me in stage two and three. I could see fine. I surprised Douglas when I went full stage three. I probably surprised Leah to but I couldn’t tell on her wolf face. I threw a red hot knife at Douglas. He countered with a lot of water. I diminished the power of the hit. But I still hit him straight in the chest. It didn’t hit anything vital but he looked injured. Then Leah tore at his chest, giving him a massive wound. “Oh hell I get you for this.” Then he disappeared. “Well that was interesting” I said. “Yes it was. I didn’t know you had powers, why didn’t you say something, I mean I should have know much sooner.” “Well I didn’t know you had powers so I would have told you a deadly thing to tell you because you might have gone to the cops, of the military, the government. I could take the cops, I am part of the most elite military team, but the government, if I was made a high enough priority they could take me out, that’s why I didn’t say anything. I’m sorry, I didn’t tell you.” “Look I got to go ok” she said suddenly. “Ok bye” I said a little confused. I left the bar and thought about what had happened on the way back. I realized that there were others with power but they chose to abuse it. So I then swore to defend people from them. My first thought was to get some info on my enemies.
I looked at the first place people look for information, the internet.
Side Notes
Ideas and names
Protagonist Alexander=Typical Hero name means Protecting men
Antagonist Tobias " = Tobiah is his real name means “Yahweh is good” survives same nuclear accident as Alexsander, thought to be dead. Controls string theory, is insane. “Has the base code to the matrix. No delay between writing and activation.”
Leah“Ruler” Controls time, is Thobias's ex and equal in combat.
Erin “Ireland” Controls Snakes, very Irish, took all the snakes from Ireland that is why there is no more.
Douglas "Great River" Controls water
Parenthese is what the name means
Please help give Ideas im running low
