Zexok Zdraleked

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Sasha is rather fixated on his trade, to the point where he may be considered ignorant of what is actually happening around him. You wouldn't think him the bad guy straight off the bat, his biggest problem would seem to be from incorrectly managing his priorities. Oh, just you wait though.

The 2.0 manuscript of the "Zdraleked Plot":
"Sasha appeared to deal with conflict over the disappearance of his brother Adom.
He continued experimenting on new Chaos-based technology. Due to part of his secretive nature, he had a universal kill-switch for all his devices in case of emergencies. He insisted in passing that what had happened to Adom was his fault for some reason. Sasha felt that his girlfriend Vlen did not fully understand the magnitude of the circumstances. He shut himself in his basement workshop regularly. Hiding who knows what. Vlen begged for more time together, thinking it may also help Sasha process things, but no agreement was met between the couple at the time.

After the events of Zeimek, Adom made a miracle of a return, but would still take time to fully recover. Majj accompanied Adom in the hospital early on. Once he was identified it wasn't long before Sasha showed up and wanted him home and Majj out the way. Majj slipped Adom a note and whispered in his ear before hospital staff insisted she leave since she wasn't family. Sasha promised there and then to take better care of his loved ones, and would use the recovering Adom as an example. A seemingly excellent apology was then shared.

Adom was allowed home shortly later, though he was still unable to speak or move much. Strangely Sasha began trying to hide Adom from Vlen as well as his work, informing her to stay on the ground floor whenever she was visiting. Vlen obeyed the downstairs-only rule indefinitely. Sasha had become increasingly busy in his laboratory again. When he did go up to tend to his brother, he mocked him. Going as far as to take the note Majj had given Adom, and ring her number which was attached. Sasha would then impersonate Adom and say obscene things to her. Eventually she stopped picking up the phone to him. All Adom could do was wince helplessly in his bed. A while passed and a day finally came where Sasha cracked and asked Vlen to go upstairs to aid Adom. It was realised Adom was able to move and verbalise again.

He asked if Vlen would call someone on her phone and tell them something along the grounds of "stay on the line" and " it's the real Adom about to speak", when asked why these specific instructions were needed, he couldn't bring himself to tell her the whole ordeal. It was simply "a friend". She had to say that it was the real Adom because "someone had been impersonating him". He did not have a phone of his own because "it was lost during the incident". Vlen was rather perplexed by all this. But she wanted to do the best she could to help, mainly for the sake of getting closer with Sasha that is. Once she'd dialled and said the line, the person on the other side stayed put yet nervous, Adom then asked for the phone plus a couple minutes of privacy. Vlen gave a concerned look, didn't bother asking any more questions, and left the room.

Despite being an extremely vengeful character who had suffered at his own brother's hands, Adom was unsure whether to take action on Sasha. If he'd truly wanted revenge he would've called the police and explained everything in front of Vlen right then and there, but in all honesty he just wanted to be with Majj again. That's who he'd called of course. It was only for a minute or two. *Yet that's all it needed to be.*

In the knick of time he'd done all he'd wanted to do, he sunk deeper into the bed pillows, and seconds later Vlen came back in with a glass of milk and some cookies for him, she smiled warmly. He thanked her and really wondered what her intentions were; it seemed proven when she suddenly snatched he phone back and rushed out the room towards the sound of Sasha coming up the basement stairs.

Alone. Listening out.

Sound of movement downstairs. Something in the kitchen. Happy chatting. Then pleading. Vlen came in to retrieve the leftover cookies and milk. Sasha could be heard going back down to the basement. Vlen sniffled a little as she collected the plate and cup. Adom just pretended to sleep, but from sound alone he knew she was stifling tears, and the next series of sounds would astound him more so.

A ring of the doorbell.

Vlen sighed and hurriedly went to check it.

Majj was at the front door, *and everyone already knew it*.

Sasha had been through Vlen's phone when she was retrieving the cutlery from Adom's room. He saw what number and knew he was running out of time. The psycho was now trying to conceal the lab as much as possible before grabbing his electric whip and heading back up. The second the front door had opened Majj started laying everything out to Vlen... until she saw Sasha standing straight behind Vlen. In the next second he had charged and was fast ahead of Vlen, crashing into Majj and sending her back out the door. They flipped out into the front garden, Sasha's electric whip booting up smoothly as he landed. It was on.

Outside the fight broke out. Sparks flying left, right, and centre.
Despite Majj's incredible skills, she was facing the unknown, and having to juggle between healing and fighting in a show-down quite literally at the cutting edge of new technology. She ended up having to enable her last resort forcefield early on. Nothing about this scenario had been expected. Around her the electric whip slashed, sparking as well as cracking.
The situation was dire to say the least.

Adom could hear the commotion too, he looked out a window at the scene. Majj was giving it her all, but he knew from when she'd protected him, the forcefield would **not** hold forever. It occurred to him only now that he might have fallen in love with this girl, and that he'd have to act on it fast to save the day. He became very aware of his reflection on the glass staring back at him desperately, and before he knew it he was racing out the front door of the house.

Majj was the first to look at him. There was an unbearable desperation in that one gaze, Sasha saw her prolonged staring and searched for the source. "Ahah!". Adom then looked at his exclaiming brother. Nothing but vengeance seemed to fill the siblings beholding each other.

Yet Adom stood there, no magic, not even a word. Sasha saw this as a chance to shake off the stalemate, and pounced at Adom without a second thought. Majj shrieked and blasted Sasha back, quickly pulling Adom into her forcefield like old times. He'd **have** to act, and darn fast at that. This had to stop. He felt duty to repay Majj. The pressure was horrendous, no matter how tight he closed his eyes to hone in, he couldn't get anything to happen. Adom opened his eyes again to see Majj facing him directly, her hand held out to him...
He took it, they held hands, it didn't seem so nerve wracking now some other force was literally trying to kill them. With this semblance of reassurance, he gently closed his eyes once more, and the crystals upon his skull began to illuminate softly...

All the while Sasha kept slashing at their defence blindly, he kept looking to the house for some reason. Something was distracting this guy, and that could be used against him. Wait for it...

He spared one too many glances. Majj deactivated the forcefield right when Sasha's mind was elsewhere and Adom was ready to unleash anguish. An explosion of glassy shards hailed towards Sasha, piercing and scraping his defences, finally there was some distance between the three fighters. Majj now focused entirely on healing and dodging, she almost looked proud watching Adom finally doing some damage as he struck back and forth with Sasha. It would seem quite a close fight on the surface, but considering Adom was recovering from injury and a complete novice, perhaps Chaos-tech doesn't match up to the real deal after all. Especially considering what happened next.

Sasha's gadgets stopped out of nowhere.

Everyone paused, not for honour's sake, but pure confusion.

Sasha seemed to know what was up after a moment though.

He looked, longingly, at the house. Followed by Vlen exiting the front door. Wrench in her hand, smiling.

"I guess it was an emergency"
"Now tell me, what's going on" - Vlen (stern)

"Vlen- These-" - Sasha (on his knees)

"..." - (Adom generated some sharp crystals all around him, almost as a threat)

"Adom, you tell her" - Majj (turning to look at Adom)

"My brother, [your boyfriend], mutilated me and left me for dead in the forest" - Adom (looking at the ground)

(all look at Sasha)

"... Then..."
"do what you must..." - Vlen (slightly tearful)

Adom stepped towards Sasha. Another one of these choices. Why was there still a part of him telling him to forgive. Let be?

**No.**

Sasha got what he had coming. And then some. I'm sure Adom turned Sasha's bones to a powdery kind of crystal. Cold to the touch, but I'm sure they always were. His heart was stone cold at least. That villain is dead. Those massacred remains were apparently placed in Zeimek for good.

As for Adom, he is free.