Marcus Zephanie's Brother

'3… 2… 1… '

It was at these last three seconds that Richard Zephanie had chosen life over death. Abruptly, he expanded the magnetic energy surrounding him, letting go of his hold on the two detectives, and instead focused it on the Lumin that was causing the bright light.

At these last three seconds, his life flashed before him. 

He was born and raised in a loving home. He had everything that he would ever need. He loved his brother. That is until he realized that he was not appreciated like the way Marcus was.

Marcus seemed to always have the attention of everyone in the room while Richard seemed to be ignored. It was the same with their parents. Marcus would be praised for doing better than he ever did.

For all those years, Richard received the love the people around him could give. He knew that Marcus had received more. He pretended that it was fine and kept his anger to himself.