BASICS
{ AGE }
17
{ GENDER }
Male
{ PARTNER }
Lydia
ABILITY:
{ Empathic Healing }
Similar to his twin sister, Rezia has the ability to heal others. While Lydia can heal the physical body, Rezia has the capability to heal mental wounds and burdens. This can range from a variety of mental illnesses, negative emotional states, and stressful burdens. To do this, Rezia needs eye contact rather than physical contact. Once he has someone's gaze locked with his own, he is able to take on their emotional and mental problems onto himself which then manifests as physical pain for him. As he takes away the persons sorrows or whatever ails them, Rezia is able to give them a sense of peace. It is almost like he is draining away the negative and injecting the positive. They start feeling uplifted about their present state and a numbing of any emotional pain they are feeling. They gain a positive outlook on their future and are able to sift through their problems without all the negative icky stuff holding them back. However, as stated earlier, Rezia takes in all of that negative energy and he physically feels the pain for hours after the healing takes place. The more serious the emotional burden, the worse pain Rezia feels and for longer periods of times often leaving Rezia depressed, irritated, and reactive.
Like his sister, Rezia's power resides in his eyes. Rezia also exhibits an eye color change like his sister when he is using his ability. Unlike her change however, his eyes fade from their natural golden hue to near white. It often changes from amber to pale yellow and so on until the hints of color fade away making it look like he has lost his vision. He is the most drained when his eyes are white, indicating that he has taken up a lot of negative energy and has spent himself completely. As he recharges, his eye color shifts to grey and slowly regains its amber color.
Again, similar to his sister, he is able to form the connection and heal a person with much less strain if he has performed a healing on them before. He requires trust and a steady rapport with his patient if he is to delve deep enough into someone's emotions to do them any sort of good. He often can not 'suck' up all of the negative energy in the first session and requires a couple of treatments before the person's hurt has been healed. This doesn't mean the person will never face problems and bouts of depression. He can only take up the overwhelming flow and help a person improve for a few weeks. It is up to the person to change their lifestyle.
{ Weaknesses }
Rezia has a couple of downsides to his ability. The first of which was described above. The emotional pain he takes from others becomes physical pain for him. The more intense the emotional pain, the more intensely he physically suffers. He doesn't gain any physical scars from this but the pain leaves scars in Rezia's own mind. It often leaves Rezia a bit numb emotionally or in bouts of depression a couple of days after the healing. Right afterward and if the pain lasts a couple of days, he becomes rather irritable and reactive to others. He has even snapped at his sister on occasion.
The second limitation of his ability is the fact that he can't really turn it off. Though he needs eye contact to actually heal someone, Rezia is empathic and can feel the emotions of those around him. It often leaves him wondering whose emotions he is feeling; his own or someone else's? Lastly, Rezia cannot heal himself, though he has tried by looking into a mirror. His ability doesn't allow him to heal his own mental wounds.
{ Containment }
The scientists have often covered his eyes with a bandana or some other binding to keep him from starting a healing session since the more Rezia has used this ability the less control he has over it and often slips into healing mode with direct eye contact even without the will to do so. Rezia doesn't often use his ability of his own volition since it causes him pain and he doesn't much like pain. He often does get emotionally overloaded around others so he has also been contained through solitary confinement not out of fear that he would do something but as a way to get him to calm down. It allows him a space to get his rage out and be 'one' again without having intruding emotions clouding him but he doesn't much like small spaces. He has also been restrained with a straight jacket because of his pain induced rage until he calms down, or rather, until he falls into depression. He has never tried to escape or cause any real harm so all of this is mostly for his protection.
PERSONALITY:
17
{ GENDER }
Male
{ PARTNER }
Lydia
ABILITY:
{ Empathic Healing }
Similar to his twin sister, Rezia has the ability to heal others. While Lydia can heal the physical body, Rezia has the capability to heal mental wounds and burdens. This can range from a variety of mental illnesses, negative emotional states, and stressful burdens. To do this, Rezia needs eye contact rather than physical contact. Once he has someone's gaze locked with his own, he is able to take on their emotional and mental problems onto himself which then manifests as physical pain for him. As he takes away the persons sorrows or whatever ails them, Rezia is able to give them a sense of peace. It is almost like he is draining away the negative and injecting the positive. They start feeling uplifted about their present state and a numbing of any emotional pain they are feeling. They gain a positive outlook on their future and are able to sift through their problems without all the negative icky stuff holding them back. However, as stated earlier, Rezia takes in all of that negative energy and he physically feels the pain for hours after the healing takes place. The more serious the emotional burden, the worse pain Rezia feels and for longer periods of times often leaving Rezia depressed, irritated, and reactive.
Like his sister, Rezia's power resides in his eyes. Rezia also exhibits an eye color change like his sister when he is using his ability. Unlike her change however, his eyes fade from their natural golden hue to near white. It often changes from amber to pale yellow and so on until the hints of color fade away making it look like he has lost his vision. He is the most drained when his eyes are white, indicating that he has taken up a lot of negative energy and has spent himself completely. As he recharges, his eye color shifts to grey and slowly regains its amber color.
Again, similar to his sister, he is able to form the connection and heal a person with much less strain if he has performed a healing on them before. He requires trust and a steady rapport with his patient if he is to delve deep enough into someone's emotions to do them any sort of good. He often can not 'suck' up all of the negative energy in the first session and requires a couple of treatments before the person's hurt has been healed. This doesn't mean the person will never face problems and bouts of depression. He can only take up the overwhelming flow and help a person improve for a few weeks. It is up to the person to change their lifestyle.
{ Weaknesses }
Rezia has a couple of downsides to his ability. The first of which was described above. The emotional pain he takes from others becomes physical pain for him. The more intense the emotional pain, the more intensely he physically suffers. He doesn't gain any physical scars from this but the pain leaves scars in Rezia's own mind. It often leaves Rezia a bit numb emotionally or in bouts of depression a couple of days after the healing. Right afterward and if the pain lasts a couple of days, he becomes rather irritable and reactive to others. He has even snapped at his sister on occasion.
The second limitation of his ability is the fact that he can't really turn it off. Though he needs eye contact to actually heal someone, Rezia is empathic and can feel the emotions of those around him. It often leaves him wondering whose emotions he is feeling; his own or someone else's? Lastly, Rezia cannot heal himself, though he has tried by looking into a mirror. His ability doesn't allow him to heal his own mental wounds.
{ Containment }
The scientists have often covered his eyes with a bandana or some other binding to keep him from starting a healing session since the more Rezia has used this ability the less control he has over it and often slips into healing mode with direct eye contact even without the will to do so. Rezia doesn't often use his ability of his own volition since it causes him pain and he doesn't much like pain. He often does get emotionally overloaded around others so he has also been contained through solitary confinement not out of fear that he would do something but as a way to get him to calm down. It allows him a space to get his rage out and be 'one' again without having intruding emotions clouding him but he doesn't much like small spaces. He has also been restrained with a straight jacket because of his pain induced rage until he calms down, or rather, until he falls into depression. He has never tried to escape or cause any real harm so all of this is mostly for his protection.
PERSONALITY:
Rezia used to be a very loving and open individual. He loved life and all the wonders it could offer. He even loved the company of others around him and talked to them often, always interested in how he could help. Even as a young child he seemed to bring a smile into the room with him and understood others on an emotional level. He had always been someone others could talk to and get their mind off things or for a little pick me up though at the time, Rezia didn't realize that was his gift and curse. His main concern was always making his sister smile and support her when she fell down. He was her supportive 'big' brother. That was what he was supposed to do and he took joy from being able to fulfill that duty to her. He never wanted her to miss anything in her life.
The longer Rezia spends in the facility however, and the more he uses his power, the more he has changed. Like his sister, his power has eaten him up. Though Lyda's power devours her physically and makes it quite plane how it destroys her, Rezia's power destroys him from the inside out. It is just the nature of the twins; the yin and yang. Rezia continues to try and support his sister and keep her safe but he sees her pain, can feel her pain. He knows more than anyone that he is her life line and she harbors great sadness, just going through the motions of living. These emotions often leak out to him and he tries to make her smile, using a bit of his own ability to cheer her up and take some of that negativity away but her sorrow is deep and he can't take it all away. His desire to protect her has forced him to hide his own pain for fear that by talking about it would put more strain on her delicate balance so he swallows his own pain and just supports her. In all reality however, he needs her support and is faking more of his personality and emotions than feeling them.
Rezia no longer smiles. He pretends to smile and the rare sorta smile he gives his sister is just to try and cheer her up though happiness almost feels foreign to him. He lives in pain and most days he can bear it and ignore it. Sometimes though, his facade slips and he breaks down into depression and wishes for nothing. He just sits in a corner and wishes the world would go away. And the worst part isn't even the depression; it's the frustration. The intense pain right after a healing or prolonged healing make him snappy and he has often turned that venom to his sister who is the only person who interacts with him during these mood swings. He never wants to hurt Lydia and yet, he hurts her with his words if she comes to him. Lydia calls him her life line, her protector but it is Lydia that is keeping Rezia mostly sane and struggling to try and remember himself. He wants desperately to be the way he was before but the pain is hollowing him out and turning him bitter and lost.
{ Passions }
❖ His sister is his passion. She is his only family and she keeps him sane. He always wants to ensure her safety and well-being, regardless of his own problems.
❖ Painting - Painting is an outlet for Rezia. It allow him to focus on one thing and forget the swirling emotions around him and gives him a sense of peace. It is almost like self-therapy since Rezia is able to paint out his own emotions and feelings and get rid of his own negativity since he can't heal himself with his ability.
❖ Music - Music is another form of therapy for Rezia. He often blasts music if he is allowed and drowns everyone else out. Besides listening to music, Rezia adores playing the violin.
❖ Organizing - Rezia found that he really likes to organize things and making sure they are neat. He always wants to keep busy and organizing is a great way to do that.
❖ Card games - Rezia actually enjoys playing card games with others. Some may call it cheating, but he calls it being able to read your opponent. He can feel the emotions of his opponent so he can play his hand accordingly. As such, he hasn't lost a card game yet. It is the only time his ability helps him with anything. He is eager to play with someone who he can't read to see how good his gaming ability is without the use of his empathy.
{ Dislikes }
❖ Being restrained - he hates feeling out of control and being restrained means he lost emotional control of himself.
❖ Pain - Rezia absolutely hates pain and does what he can to try and avoid it though it is kind of hard to do when your ability causes it.
❖ Testing - This goes without saying; he hates being poked and prodded and studied. He is human after all and would rather forgo all of that and just live.
❖ Seeing others suffer - He doesn't like to see others suffering, especially when it is his sister. Though he doesn't like pain either, he will offer his help to alleviate some of the pain others are going through. He can feel their pain as his own after all and he wants it to end.
❖ Fish - They are nasty and smelly and slimy. Why would anyone like fish? Food or otherwise.
❖ Rain - He is very much like a cat. He doesn't like rain and getting wet for no reason. He'll even become prickly and moody in the rain since he is not fond of being cold. One could even swear he hisses.
❖ Cold - Hence one of the reasons why he hates the rain so much. He doesn't like being cold and often gets sick pretty fast.
❖ His sister's ability - Rezia hates it when his sister uses her ability since she doesn't then turn around and use it on herself. He can't heal himself so knowing that she takes on injuries and then doesn't heal herself though she can pisses him off and he hates it when she takes his wounds. He wants to protect her, not cause her pain.
❖ Sam - Rezia doesn't exactly fear Sam since Sam hasn't hurt him or his sister too badly. All of the stuff the scientists due... that is just normal to Rezia since he doesn't know anything else. He doesn't like Sam however and ensures he does what he is told just so Sam would go back to leaving them alone.
{ Weaknesses }
Rezia's main personal weakness would have to be his sister. Without his sister, he would be alone. She is the center of his world and he does what he can to keep her happy and safe. Though he is empathic, he doesn't often get very close to other people because he doesn't want to feel their emotions. It takes a lot out of him and he is used to his sister's emotions floating around. He had a much higher tolerance for her emotions though he hates to feel her pain and will often heal her regardless of his personal cost. If his sister is threatened, he would cave and do whatever was asked of him.
{ Fears }
❖ Rezia is afraid of losing his sister. She is the only family he has and the only one who really understand him. Without her, he fears that he would be lost and alone. He loves her dearly and the reason why he'll suffer anything that comes their way.
❖ Rezia is afraid of losing control. In reality, he is afraid of losing himself. His abilities change his emotional state and his personality has shifted dramatically and fears that in the end, he will be a completely different person and he doesn't like what he is becoming.
❖ Rezia fears being utterly alone. Though he is more at peace without people crowding around him, Rezia can't bear to be alone. The thought of never interacting with anyone makes him very depressed and he misses the fact that he used to love being around people.
APPEARANCE:
The longer Rezia spends in the facility however, and the more he uses his power, the more he has changed. Like his sister, his power has eaten him up. Though Lyda's power devours her physically and makes it quite plane how it destroys her, Rezia's power destroys him from the inside out. It is just the nature of the twins; the yin and yang. Rezia continues to try and support his sister and keep her safe but he sees her pain, can feel her pain. He knows more than anyone that he is her life line and she harbors great sadness, just going through the motions of living. These emotions often leak out to him and he tries to make her smile, using a bit of his own ability to cheer her up and take some of that negativity away but her sorrow is deep and he can't take it all away. His desire to protect her has forced him to hide his own pain for fear that by talking about it would put more strain on her delicate balance so he swallows his own pain and just supports her. In all reality however, he needs her support and is faking more of his personality and emotions than feeling them.
Rezia no longer smiles. He pretends to smile and the rare sorta smile he gives his sister is just to try and cheer her up though happiness almost feels foreign to him. He lives in pain and most days he can bear it and ignore it. Sometimes though, his facade slips and he breaks down into depression and wishes for nothing. He just sits in a corner and wishes the world would go away. And the worst part isn't even the depression; it's the frustration. The intense pain right after a healing or prolonged healing make him snappy and he has often turned that venom to his sister who is the only person who interacts with him during these mood swings. He never wants to hurt Lydia and yet, he hurts her with his words if she comes to him. Lydia calls him her life line, her protector but it is Lydia that is keeping Rezia mostly sane and struggling to try and remember himself. He wants desperately to be the way he was before but the pain is hollowing him out and turning him bitter and lost.
{ Passions }
❖ His sister is his passion. She is his only family and she keeps him sane. He always wants to ensure her safety and well-being, regardless of his own problems.
❖ Painting - Painting is an outlet for Rezia. It allow him to focus on one thing and forget the swirling emotions around him and gives him a sense of peace. It is almost like self-therapy since Rezia is able to paint out his own emotions and feelings and get rid of his own negativity since he can't heal himself with his ability.
❖ Music - Music is another form of therapy for Rezia. He often blasts music if he is allowed and drowns everyone else out. Besides listening to music, Rezia adores playing the violin.
❖ Organizing - Rezia found that he really likes to organize things and making sure they are neat. He always wants to keep busy and organizing is a great way to do that.
❖ Card games - Rezia actually enjoys playing card games with others. Some may call it cheating, but he calls it being able to read your opponent. He can feel the emotions of his opponent so he can play his hand accordingly. As such, he hasn't lost a card game yet. It is the only time his ability helps him with anything. He is eager to play with someone who he can't read to see how good his gaming ability is without the use of his empathy.
{ Dislikes }
❖ Being restrained - he hates feeling out of control and being restrained means he lost emotional control of himself.
❖ Pain - Rezia absolutely hates pain and does what he can to try and avoid it though it is kind of hard to do when your ability causes it.
❖ Testing - This goes without saying; he hates being poked and prodded and studied. He is human after all and would rather forgo all of that and just live.
❖ Seeing others suffer - He doesn't like to see others suffering, especially when it is his sister. Though he doesn't like pain either, he will offer his help to alleviate some of the pain others are going through. He can feel their pain as his own after all and he wants it to end.
❖ Fish - They are nasty and smelly and slimy. Why would anyone like fish? Food or otherwise.
❖ Rain - He is very much like a cat. He doesn't like rain and getting wet for no reason. He'll even become prickly and moody in the rain since he is not fond of being cold. One could even swear he hisses.
❖ Cold - Hence one of the reasons why he hates the rain so much. He doesn't like being cold and often gets sick pretty fast.
❖ His sister's ability - Rezia hates it when his sister uses her ability since she doesn't then turn around and use it on herself. He can't heal himself so knowing that she takes on injuries and then doesn't heal herself though she can pisses him off and he hates it when she takes his wounds. He wants to protect her, not cause her pain.
❖ Sam - Rezia doesn't exactly fear Sam since Sam hasn't hurt him or his sister too badly. All of the stuff the scientists due... that is just normal to Rezia since he doesn't know anything else. He doesn't like Sam however and ensures he does what he is told just so Sam would go back to leaving them alone.
{ Weaknesses }
Rezia's main personal weakness would have to be his sister. Without his sister, he would be alone. She is the center of his world and he does what he can to keep her happy and safe. Though he is empathic, he doesn't often get very close to other people because he doesn't want to feel their emotions. It takes a lot out of him and he is used to his sister's emotions floating around. He had a much higher tolerance for her emotions though he hates to feel her pain and will often heal her regardless of his personal cost. If his sister is threatened, he would cave and do whatever was asked of him.
{ Fears }
❖ Rezia is afraid of losing his sister. She is the only family he has and the only one who really understand him. Without her, he fears that he would be lost and alone. He loves her dearly and the reason why he'll suffer anything that comes their way.
❖ Rezia is afraid of losing control. In reality, he is afraid of losing himself. His abilities change his emotional state and his personality has shifted dramatically and fears that in the end, he will be a completely different person and he doesn't like what he is becoming.
❖ Rezia fears being utterly alone. Though he is more at peace without people crowding around him, Rezia can't bear to be alone. The thought of never interacting with anyone makes him very depressed and he misses the fact that he used to love being around people.
APPEARANCE:
Rezia is lean with a light muscular build made for agility rather than strength. Like his sister, he reaches about five feet and 7 inches; something he doesn't really like. He wished he was taller to offer more protection to his sister. He feels short and not very intimidating. His face is angular and slightly boyish, making him look a bit younger than he is. And this just serves to make him look more like a vulnerable target. His eyes are deep set and harbor an air of suffering in them and echo the struggles he harbors internally. He doesn't have a single scar on his body since his sister kindly ensures that he doesn't have any from the testing they gow through.
Unlike his sister's warm locks of gold, Rezia's hair is platinum blond and cut off at the base of his neck. She has curls and he has straight hair. At least his hair is just as soft as hers. He keeps his bangs long, letting them grow down to his nose and uses them to hide his eyes. If Lydia is light and color, he is darkness and faded and this is reflected their appearance and the color changing they go through when using their powers. Since his eyes are the portal to his power, he tries to keep them covered or look down so he doesn't accidentally lock his gaze with someone and start the emotional bonding required for his ability. Since he stares down constantly, it appears that the young man lacks confidence in himself and is weak. He slouches a lot as if weighed down by something that he can't stand up straight. He is a bit on the pale side from his lack of sun exposure. The only real 'life' and color in the man is the amber hues of his eyes, but even those fade and become haunted and hollow during his healing. All in all, Rezia looks like a man compliant for no other reason than that he feels defeated.
{ Defining Features }
Rezia sports a tattoo of a Beta symbol on his right shoulder. Rezia was given this symbol by the scientists when he turned 11. They didn't explain why he received the tattoo and didn't much mother to inquire about it. He thought it looked pretty cool at the time and doesn't realize the double meaning of the symbol. The scientists have effectively labeled him 'Beta', the second form of Lydia who is the original.
{ Weight }
145
{ Build }
Lean
THOUGHTS ON OTHERS:
{ The Dark Ones }
Rezia hates to admit it, but he is afraid of them. They can hurt him and his sister and will do so if Sam tells them to. He doesn't know their personality or their motivation but he doesn't want to deal with them. If they are forced to interact, he fears that something will happen and Lydia would be taken away from him. He wouldn't be able to fight them off after all. He's also terrified of being anywhere near them. What would their emotional states be like? If he was around them long enough, their emotions would bombard him and he really doesn't want to feel their emotions.
{ The Rebels }
Somewhere inside of him, Rezia is jealous of the rebels for their ability to go against the scientists and fight for their freedom. They aren't afraid and they have confidence in themselves. On the other side of the coin, he finds their actions stupid. Why endure more pain when you know you won't be able to escape? It is better to comply with the demands and gain the few comforts allowed. Beside, he would never risk losing his sister to hopeless dreams. He is a bit nervous about them though. What would they try and do to him and his sister? They aren't equipped to handle them and he feels they would have very intense emotions.
HISTORY:
Unlike his sister's warm locks of gold, Rezia's hair is platinum blond and cut off at the base of his neck. She has curls and he has straight hair. At least his hair is just as soft as hers. He keeps his bangs long, letting them grow down to his nose and uses them to hide his eyes. If Lydia is light and color, he is darkness and faded and this is reflected their appearance and the color changing they go through when using their powers. Since his eyes are the portal to his power, he tries to keep them covered or look down so he doesn't accidentally lock his gaze with someone and start the emotional bonding required for his ability. Since he stares down constantly, it appears that the young man lacks confidence in himself and is weak. He slouches a lot as if weighed down by something that he can't stand up straight. He is a bit on the pale side from his lack of sun exposure. The only real 'life' and color in the man is the amber hues of his eyes, but even those fade and become haunted and hollow during his healing. All in all, Rezia looks like a man compliant for no other reason than that he feels defeated.
{ Defining Features }
Rezia sports a tattoo of a Beta symbol on his right shoulder. Rezia was given this symbol by the scientists when he turned 11. They didn't explain why he received the tattoo and didn't much mother to inquire about it. He thought it looked pretty cool at the time and doesn't realize the double meaning of the symbol. The scientists have effectively labeled him 'Beta', the second form of Lydia who is the original.
{ Weight }
145
{ Build }
Lean
THOUGHTS ON OTHERS:
{ The Dark Ones }
Rezia hates to admit it, but he is afraid of them. They can hurt him and his sister and will do so if Sam tells them to. He doesn't know their personality or their motivation but he doesn't want to deal with them. If they are forced to interact, he fears that something will happen and Lydia would be taken away from him. He wouldn't be able to fight them off after all. He's also terrified of being anywhere near them. What would their emotional states be like? If he was around them long enough, their emotions would bombard him and he really doesn't want to feel their emotions.
{ The Rebels }
Somewhere inside of him, Rezia is jealous of the rebels for their ability to go against the scientists and fight for their freedom. They aren't afraid and they have confidence in themselves. On the other side of the coin, he finds their actions stupid. Why endure more pain when you know you won't be able to escape? It is better to comply with the demands and gain the few comforts allowed. Beside, he would never risk losing his sister to hopeless dreams. He is a bit nervous about them though. What would they try and do to him and his sister? They aren't equipped to handle them and he feels they would have very intense emotions.
HISTORY:
{ Ability }
Rezia is a bit tricky to explain. Rezia wasn't born naturally but he was born with his abilities. The scientists had been wanting to craft more healers and they already had Lydia's mother. When she gave birth to Lydia, The scientists used some of her sells and played around with her DNA to create him in a test tube. The goal was to create a male version of Lydia. They didn't know if Lydia truly had the gifts her mother had so he was intended to be her replacement if she failed. If he failed, they'd just discard him and keep Lydia and try again. Though he was always empathic, he didn't really show any signs of his healing ability until the age of 10. It was very different than Lydia's gift, but it was interesting enough that the scientists decided to keep him alive and monitor his gifts.
{ Free Life }
Rezia was born in the facility so he knows of no other life. Maybe that is why he doesn't want to fight like the rebels. He doesn't know what he would be fighting for. The life outside was always just a misty dream.
{ Facility Life }
Rezia was created in the lab and Lydia was born into it. Though he was created, he and Lydia were raised together as siblings hoping that they would help each other induce their powers. It also provided an easier explanation as to why the two were very similar in both appearance, personality, and ability, though they have their own variations. They never told Rezia that he was essentially a modified clone of Lydia nor the fact that he isn't truly her brother. They kept it that way to see how their relationship and abilities developed without having one exhibit something because they were trying to copy the other.
To improve their experiment, the two were raised together and had very similar experiences. Because they were simple children, they were allowed to grow like regular children and often played outside in the lab's gardens and offered more opportunities than the other children that were brought there. They were happy children and didn't think there was anything wrong with the facility at the time. When Lydia gained her power at 7 years old however, things began to change. The scientists often took her away to do testings and there were times he wasn't allowed to see his sister. It made Rezia feel very lonely and sad. Each day that passed and he didn't exhibit his own powers, the more agitated and cold the scientists became around him and he started to feel like he was unworthy of attention and unloved because he wasn't special. He didn't realize that he'd been exhibiting his empathy for years and no one had been looking for that particular trait. They were too focused on physical healing.
It wasn't till he was 11 that he finally exhibited anything by accident. The scientists had come in to take Rezia away and eliminate him since he was a failure and work the young boy up form his bed. They led him sleepily to an isolated room where another doctor was waiting with a preped syringe of blue liquid that would knock him out, euthanizing him much like one would a dog. Rezia was sat down and the young boy looked up at his executioner's face and without warning, the two of them froze as they stared at each other unblinking. After a few minutes the two blinked and the scientists was smiling. He even teared up in his joy and had to put the syringe down least he hit someone else. The man was just overjoyed again and his immediate problems had gone away. He couldn't even describe the relief he was feeling. Rezia however, had curled up in the chair and hugged his abdomen as if someone had slice him through.
This curious behavior lead Sam to keep the little copy and began his experimentation on the boy to see what powers he had that contrasted with his sister's. He found it fascinating that two people with almost identical genes had manifested their power differently. And since then, Rezia and Lydia were separated and threatened that if they should disobey, they'd never see each other again and the other would be severely punished. It didn't take them long to learn that cooperation was the best policy. They were able to see each other again after all, and were allowed simple pleasantries that other anomalies were denied.
OTHER
Rezia is a bit tricky to explain. Rezia wasn't born naturally but he was born with his abilities. The scientists had been wanting to craft more healers and they already had Lydia's mother. When she gave birth to Lydia, The scientists used some of her sells and played around with her DNA to create him in a test tube. The goal was to create a male version of Lydia. They didn't know if Lydia truly had the gifts her mother had so he was intended to be her replacement if she failed. If he failed, they'd just discard him and keep Lydia and try again. Though he was always empathic, he didn't really show any signs of his healing ability until the age of 10. It was very different than Lydia's gift, but it was interesting enough that the scientists decided to keep him alive and monitor his gifts.
{ Free Life }
Rezia was born in the facility so he knows of no other life. Maybe that is why he doesn't want to fight like the rebels. He doesn't know what he would be fighting for. The life outside was always just a misty dream.
{ Facility Life }
Rezia was created in the lab and Lydia was born into it. Though he was created, he and Lydia were raised together as siblings hoping that they would help each other induce their powers. It also provided an easier explanation as to why the two were very similar in both appearance, personality, and ability, though they have their own variations. They never told Rezia that he was essentially a modified clone of Lydia nor the fact that he isn't truly her brother. They kept it that way to see how their relationship and abilities developed without having one exhibit something because they were trying to copy the other.
To improve their experiment, the two were raised together and had very similar experiences. Because they were simple children, they were allowed to grow like regular children and often played outside in the lab's gardens and offered more opportunities than the other children that were brought there. They were happy children and didn't think there was anything wrong with the facility at the time. When Lydia gained her power at 7 years old however, things began to change. The scientists often took her away to do testings and there were times he wasn't allowed to see his sister. It made Rezia feel very lonely and sad. Each day that passed and he didn't exhibit his own powers, the more agitated and cold the scientists became around him and he started to feel like he was unworthy of attention and unloved because he wasn't special. He didn't realize that he'd been exhibiting his empathy for years and no one had been looking for that particular trait. They were too focused on physical healing.
It wasn't till he was 11 that he finally exhibited anything by accident. The scientists had come in to take Rezia away and eliminate him since he was a failure and work the young boy up form his bed. They led him sleepily to an isolated room where another doctor was waiting with a preped syringe of blue liquid that would knock him out, euthanizing him much like one would a dog. Rezia was sat down and the young boy looked up at his executioner's face and without warning, the two of them froze as they stared at each other unblinking. After a few minutes the two blinked and the scientists was smiling. He even teared up in his joy and had to put the syringe down least he hit someone else. The man was just overjoyed again and his immediate problems had gone away. He couldn't even describe the relief he was feeling. Rezia however, had curled up in the chair and hugged his abdomen as if someone had slice him through.
This curious behavior lead Sam to keep the little copy and began his experimentation on the boy to see what powers he had that contrasted with his sister's. He found it fascinating that two people with almost identical genes had manifested their power differently. And since then, Rezia and Lydia were separated and threatened that if they should disobey, they'd never see each other again and the other would be severely punished. It didn't take them long to learn that cooperation was the best policy. They were able to see each other again after all, and were allowed simple pleasantries that other anomalies were denied.
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