Russel

Concept art of Russel

A boy who doesn’t seem to be different than any other elemental, an joyful and friendly florist who is willing to serve all of his customers. Despite his desire for a normal life, but unfortunately, he will soon get dragged into the mafia underworld.

## Early life

Russel's life was very normal, a caring father, a nice house and bunch of friends. His mother died on her way home for his 6th birthday, and ever since, his father was taking care of him. His father was in the army so Russel was spending most of his life with his grandfather and friends. Although he can’t remember a lot of things about his mother and his father wasn’t around him, he had a happy life. Since childhood he wanted to be a doctor or a rescuer, he always believed in saving lives.

## The Special Forces contract

When he heard about the elemental program, he thought it would be the best chance to be with his father, but he wasn’t into joining the army, but of course peer pressure came in. He was forced to choose between making his father proud, or grasping onto his dreams for his future career. He signed the contract believing that it’s just a training that lasts few years, but he was wrong. In fact, he was being used for injections experiments. By the age of 12, he was given the “Nature” injection, his body had few struggles which caused for his left arm to mutate, but it got stable in the end, his body took the injection and became what he is today.

## Life after the experiments

When he was in the facility, he met Elena Sweetwater, who thought she was a selfish girl, like many other people in the facility. But in fact, she was different, Russel saw the purity of heart and innocence in her eyes, they both became friends, and then soon became lovers. When he was at the age of 16, he promised to meet her again as soon he settles in. And when was sent to the outside world, the first thing he did was heading to his father’s house and tells him everything, he searched his house and he found nobody home, he later found a message in his house written by his grandfather. Saying that him and his dad have passed away, Russel felt so sad and alone, but his grandfather gave him what he needed to get a new life. It was written in the message that he hid 1000$ and an old friend will give him a free place to settle in. Since he cannot live in his family’s house.

## Powers and weaknesses

Years of learning his powers in the facility and improving it in the flower store, Russel’s powers are limitless and he can have multiple tricks on his sleeves. First of all, his left arm made of strong veins and tree wood that makes it impossible to be cut down by any tool, unless they are from other elemental powers, however, he can bring it back and re-grow it in case of losing it. He can make weapons from his left arm using some harmful plants, so far he is able to make: (A thorny Fist, a sharp blade made of strong wood, he can also shoots thorns coated with toxin from a flower that paralyzes the victim for approximately 1 hour).

He’s also able to grow, destroy any plant in the range of 40 meters and he can control some plants, he can also stretch his left arm 10 meters maximum to get to high places. He can grow small plants on his arm, like sprouts and flowers.

Russel’s powers gets more effective with water and sunlights, he’s able to drink water from his left arm too. However, using his powers for a long time without drinking water would make him weaker and ill, using it more while in weakness might be lethal and might cost him his life. Just like plants, his powers gets limited from pesticides, smoke from fires, cigarettes makes him a bit ill and he gets exhausted faster.

Things to consider: his arm reacts depending in his emotions, happiness will cover his arm in flowers. And when he gets angry, his arm will be covered in thorns. But when he falls in love, his arm will be covered in blossoms or roses, and so on. making some moments kinda awkward, and maybe even making it harder to lie during interrogations.

However, Scientists believes that Russel's capabilities never stopped there, and they think there are more abilities in his arsenal. But Russel believes that even if there is, they better not be unleashed...

## Present Day

Today, he works as a florist in a small flower shop (Pots n’ Flowers), finally reunited with Elena after weeks of separation. But soon enough, he will become a target for one of the mafias…