“Disease certainly forces the hand of many.”
NAME: Zachariah Wong
AGE: Thirty Five
POWER: Disease Manipulation
OCCUPATION: Up to Player
TOWN: Grimstone Point
Growing up in quite a normal household, Zachariah never thought anything of himself. He was a young boy who liked his own company, and that of his family more than the idea of making friends. His parents thought nothing of this – there was nothing wrong with a child who liked to read and play alone, they thought – and he did occasionally involve himself in games with his sisters. However, there was nothing normal about Zachariah, and that was something he and his family learned when he was just ten years old. While chicken pox spread across his school, he remained immune to the virus and when his sister got the virus, all it took was a simple touch from Zach to rid her of the contagious disease. That was only the first of many seemingly miraculous moments that happened throughout his years growing up.
It was after an incident in university that the government was alerted to the presence of Zach. Disease is something that could never be explained, both before and after the discovery of Zach’s gift, so it was always unlikely that anyone would catch on to the fact that Zach could heal and infect others. However, the sudden outbreak of Alzheimer’s in the lecture hall during a brief neurology discussion could not go unnoticed by the government. All of the good things Zach was doing would have to stop because of this one negative scenario. No longer could he visit patients in the hospital with the hope of curing them of their diseases. Zach could do nothing to help the world, not the way he wanted. The government, instead of listening to his arguments, insisted on taking him to Lake Grimstone. To which he refused. He managed to avoid it for a whole week, infecting anyone he thought to be an agent looking for him. Everything was clear: the government didn’t want to help, with his power they wanted to control him, they would have killed to find a way to utilize his gift and sell it to the world, as long as he wasn’t connected to it. At least, that’s how Zach saw it. It was the government that drove him to his current state of mind. Eventually they tracked him down and he found himself at Lake Grimstone.
Zachariah noticed that in Lake Grimstone, it would pay to have the upper hand. In an environment where individuals possessed powers that were arguably more useful or effective than his own, he needed to build a reputation and more than that, he needed people to know that he was not the kind of person that should be crossed. Soon after his arrival, he made a name for himself and though his reputation wasn’t necessarily good, it was not the worst. Zach found that finding what he wanted or needed, and people to do what he wanted and needed was easy when individuals had the right motivation. His power came in very handy for that. One wrong move, swaying from his requests or demands, and the individual in question might find themselves awfully ill – with the threat of fatal illness. People learn not to challenge someone who can torture them without even laying a finger on them – no one likes an illness. Zach never over does his demands; he is fair. He will ask for specific things or favors and he will expect one to comply. That’s the basis of the deal. Never has he intended on inflicting fatal diseases on those who do not comply; the ruthless demeanor is meant to tell others a different story, of course.
XAVIER DAILY - Zach is quite aware that Xavier does not like him and he is quite okay with that. When their paths cross they always end up in heated arguments mostly over Zach’s use of his power.
REBECCA DANIELS - She intrigues him and he does enjoy talking to her even if he would never fully admit it. Just like he won’t admit that he considers her a friend.
GABRIEL ROWLAND - Gabe is someone that Zach doesn’t necessarily consider a friend, but he also doesn’t dislike them. If ever he sees Gabe around he will strike up a conversation with them.
Zachariah Wong is a CLOSED character and is portrayed by Ludi Lin.
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