Mark Yslenski

"Oh Joseph you ignorant fool... when will you realize your true potential and power?"

- Mark, talking to Joseph, his son.

Mark Yslenski, better known in the modern day as The Omnipotent Blood is Joseph Yslenski's father and the leader of the WhiteBloods, a terrorist group in Munijoch that seeks to enslave the country for their bidding. He became acting leader when Joseph was sent off to the WhiteBlood Training camp, and is partially the reason why Joseph was sent there.

Arrival to Munijoch
In 1978, Mark was then a lawyer with a hobby in archaeology. He had an interest in running a country, however, and sought to apply his skills. He found an old WhiteBlood pamphlet and felt intrigued by the opportunity. At around the same time, he met an enigmatic young lady that was equally interested in archaeology. The two quickly found each other compatible and married the very next month. From their marriage later came a young boy named Joseph, who would later become the President of Munijoch. In 1980, they moved to Munijoch, where Mark began to find out the true extent of the magic that lies within the land he knew was full of opportunity.

Procurement of Power
In 1980, Mark happened upon his wife's artifact collection, which were a collection of runes that were already depleted. Curious, he began to research more on these weird artifacts, eventually leading him to an untouched Zescorian cave filled with different artifacts. Once there, he intensely studied them, using his research to learn basic runes, and artifact wielding. After a year of on and off training, Mark emerged from the cave wielding the Staff of the Maddening Maw, a staff that is imbued with Abyssal and Cosmos runes. He kept this a secret from his wife, however, and continued to study the runes, eventually compiling a self-made book on all things related to magic that he could find. Unsatisfied still, he sought out the greatest source of magic on Munijoch: The Infinite Engine.

Atonement to the Infinite Engine
In 1981, Mark took a trip to Mt. Graxxar with a caravan under the cover of night. Avoiding the guards, he crept into the chambers of the Infinite Engine, sat, and took in its presence. The Engine quietly hummed, as if expecting Mark to do something. Frustrated, Mark began to leave, until the Infinite Engine shot a powerful beam of magic at Mark, nearly killing him. When he rose back up, he found that he could use runes without the need of an artifact or slate to write them on, a feat only capable by those born with the ability to do so. Impressed by his newfound powers, he returned to the caravan and headed back to the city, empowered and ready to take on the world.

Word of his newfound powers shook the WhiteBloods to their core. They knew that they found their new leader, as those that can withstand the Infinite Engine had the resolve to be the Omnipotent Blood, and with that, they began to try and contact him in the interest of becoming the leader of the WhiteBloods.

Betrayal
When he returned home, his wife looked at him funnily. There was something off about him, besides his pupils glowing yellow. She sensed a great evil lurking in him, and began to feel apprehensive about being near him. This kept up for years, until 1994, when Joseph was sent to a military academy. Mark's wife promptly fled, not knowing that all this time, Mark was the Omnipotent Blood, the same one that she has been trying to fight to keep magic alive. In the end, Mark grieved when she left, not knowing if she was targeted by 9, or if she fled the country. He knew, however, there was no turning back.

Usurped from Power
Facing certain annihilation, Mark retreated during the Munijoch Civil War, led by his own son and Victor Malkov. He ran back to the place where his adventure all started: Mt. Graxxar. Subsequently, Mark began to prepare for his return, building up both a love for magic and a desire to rule over the land he once had around his finger. He has been contacted (and fought) by both agents from SI:9 and the Nightwardens, despite all sharing a similar cause.

Powers
He is able to use magic at his disposal due to his atonement to the Infinite Engine. He can also use artifacts without any hardships due to the amount of material he has studied on each type of artifact.

Weaknesses
Due to the fact that he is older, he has a tougher time moving around, and lost muscle mass over the years. In addition, he suffers heavily from nightmares from the power he absorbed from the engine, sometimes resulting in portals to vacuums being opened in his sleep.

Appearance
Mark is a well rounded figure, boasting jet black hair with brown eyes often hidden by his cloak, which envelops him fully and makes his eyes yellow underneath it. He barely shows his age, yet speaks with great wisdom.

Relations
As far as Joseph knows, his father is dead. With this, Mark tries to hide his true state by appearing behind "proxies" of figures in the WhiteBlood tower of power, systematically weaving together lies. Victor, however, knows Mark is Joseph's father, since they worked together in the past prior to becoming WhiteBloods, being his apprentice.

Quotes

 * "Time makes the world go round, but space corrupts it."
 * "It's called a war kilt you uncultured swine!"
 * (while in the Fallen Gladiator's Vision) "Joseph, are you seeing red? I see the purity of truth."
 * "Some men can change destiny."

Trivia

 * Mark is based off of Kevin Flynn from TRON, and his personality being CLU 2, from the same movie as well.