Adrik Vibentis

Stoner

Iger

Khenti-Amentiu

22 (as of 4023)

Igeru

Nemes Weneg (uncle)

Charmian Vibentis (cousin)

Hannu Vibentis (cousin)

**Adrik Vibentis** is the Setepnetjer of Osiris (Setepenosiris) and second son of Kashta Vibentis, sister of Nebet Alara Vibentis of Hamunaptra. He resides in Per-Vibentis in Hamunaptra, Khalem.

He is part of the Brotherhood of the Sun and Moon.

## Biography

### Early Life

Adrik Vibentis Meadows was born to Kashta Vibentis, younger sister of Nebet Alara Vibentis, and Jakiah Meadows as their second and last son on Pashons 2 in the year 4000 in Khalem, Waset. As protocol, Renenutet and the Seven Hathors appeared in his parent's dreams. Renenutet proclaimed him as the Chosen One of Osiris, god of the Underworld, and gave him the name "Adrik" meaning "darkness". Pronouncing his *shai*, the Seven Hathors declared he would live a great portion of his life "drowning". Kashta and Jakiah did not know what that exactly meant, but considered every possibility.

Since childhood he had a rough relationship with his father, who had a very sexist mindset and wanted him to constantly "act as a man". This psychological abuse was shown from the start in minimal things, like being bothered about him being too sensible or not letting him play with toys that were marketed towards girls but that he wanted. He always put Jafa, Adrik's older brother, as an example for him to follow, and gave him a kind of love he never gave to Adrik. For that reason, Adrik saw his uncle, Raneb Vibentis, more as a father figure than Jakiah. Raneb was good to him, understood and listened to him. He treated him like a son along with his own daughter Hannu.

Both of his parents supported him being trained by the Medjay as a Setepnetjer together with Alarick Ankhaf Egyps and Aleah Takhat, two other Setepnetjeru born on the same year as him. The three of them went to the Thutmose Academy and befriended Eyra Locksley, Dannae Ptolemaios and Khian Lupaster.

### Loss and Drug Addiction

One morning, at 11 years old, Adrik was witness of the tragic death of Raneb from a stroke, by finding him dead in the kitchen floor. The only person who defended him against Jakiah was gone. This event would mark him very deeply throughout his life.

For a time he became a bully in middle school, mocking boys for being too feminine, just like his father did with him. Nevertheless, he never bullied Alarick. Growing up he stopped, but he had caused sufficient trauma on his victims.

Around this time, Adrik was diagnosed with depression and he began taking anti-depressants, which he began to take even when he didn't need to because it made him feel good.

In 4016 Adrik and Dannae started dating. Adrik liked her and was willing to be with her too so he could have an escape from his father's constant abuse. The same year he started buying drugs from Loghan Bienekes, a popular dealer in high school.

At first, Adrik was trying other types of escape and euphoria, aside from cigarettes, but he started to abuse his drug consumption when he realized that in that drug-induced state he had visions of a strange place that very much looked like the real world, and he wanted to keep seeing it. Adrik hid this from everyone, but Dannae became aware and tried to help him. Realizing he was not willing to recover by any means, Dannae broke up with him after two years of relationship just as they graduated from high school.

In the meantime, Jakiah cheated on Kashta and they divorced. Adrik had an excuse to avoid his father. Kashta discovered her son's drug addiction and understood what the Seven Hathors' premonition meant. She forced Adrik into a rehab facility. On his part, Adrik lied to his friends saying that he was going to the Free University of Meroë for a few semesters. He spent several periods of time there, but he never wanted to recover. In the end he decided to lie to his mother about his sobriety, and he enrolled into the Seshat University of Khalem to study psychology. He confided only in Alarick about his stays in rehab after his last time there, but Dannae always suspected it. In reality, the whole circle of friends knew about Adrik's drug usage but never said anything.