#badlandstask

The user can create illusions that are so realistic and powerful they can cause physical effects (cuts, bruises, burns, etc) to appear on the target and affect surroundings as they were real.

Imagine waking up from a dream, except you can’t really remember what you were dreaming about. As you stretch and look around yourself you begin to feel a rush of emotion that seems out of place. That whispers of danger and desire right around the corner. After a few moments you start to question yourself and what you are seeing. Had you ever woken up at all?

Alec’s ability is an interaction with the somatic systems of other beings, preying upon their consciousness to create realistic illusions. The illusion can be as grand or as small as he wants to make it, although the larger or longer lasting an illusion is the more energy it drains from Alec. 

Due to his time in The Brotherhood, Alec has been forced to learn how to use his ability in ways he has never before. The Brotherhood believes in mutant dominance and uses their powers to subjugate humans. Mutants in The Brotherhood that cannot control their powers or do not push themselves to their max are often considered weak and tormented for it.  Alec endured long days of training, countless bloody noses and dizzy spells from over exertion, and restless nights as he fought for control of a power that had once consumed his life. Through this training he became cold and callous, like those he worked with, but had learned how to use his powers with a proficiency like no other. Alec has learned how to use his power to make duplicates of himself, hide himself or others from being sensed, induce emotions in others, and create realistic training scenarios.

While quite fool proof, Alec’s powers do have their limitations. His ability cannot harm or fool most technologies, such as cameras or scanners of any sort. The illusions are limited to a certain distance within his range of sight. Although once you are trapped in an illusion, Alec can keep you in it until he is out of range to do so. This is because of a lasting effect it causes in the neurology of the brain. Other abilities can see through or penetrate his illusions, such as Caleb’s telepathy. Alec can see his own illusions but can decide if he is effected by them or not. Due to the focus Alec must keep on his victims in order to keep the illusion in place, if he becomes incapacitated while casting an illusion it will be interrupted.