Nikolai Solonik

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What did it take to be a Solonik? More than one would think.

Alexander Viktorovich Solonik was anyone's worst nightmare. A true hitman. Nicknamed the "Superkiller." Born in the Russian city of Kurgan. Sure, we could go on about his life - but it's not about him. He only plays a part. Known for having a few children, and rumored to have more. Nikolai Solonik is one of these. Rather than be known publicly, he was hidden away in the shadows. Along with his twin brother, [Data Missing] Solonik. Nikolai and [Data Missing] were born in Moscow, Russia. Raised in a life of crime - mothered by prositutes (when they're not working, of course) and showgirls. Along with their "fathers", of the Orekhovskaya and Solntsevskaya Bratva. By the age of twelve, Nikolai had commited his first crime. Stealing. From then on, he kept on. Casted by the devil upon his left shoulder, when the angel on his right shoulder seemed to be missing.

It wasn't long before he dealt everything. Weapons, drugs, lives, and taking them away when it calls for it. Countless times, he's committed murder. Though none of it was proven - even after he was imprisoned time and time again. Hell, most of his late teens he spent there, and early 20s. He was one of the youngest to gain authority in the Solntsevskaya Bratva - though his brother, [Data Missing], always seemed one step ahead. He was never caught. Nikolai was the fool. Playing girls, honestly, he shouldn't have messed with in the first place.

If you're in a Russian crime mob, you better have a tattoo. No one is respected without them. Nikolai has countless. And each one, has a meaning. Mainly gained in prison, or when he was promoted for another clean kill. Hell, even for how much of a "ladies man" he was, he gained a tattoo for that. Nicknamed "Handsome Nik" for the longest time, until those scars came about - never really seeming to make his "handsome face" that much handsome anymore. Though, some women find it attractive still. Kinky women.

He lived a life, not knowing a single person who didn't have at least one ink imprinted upon them. Even the women he met, had some sort of symbol upon them. Every. Single. Tattoo. Has a meaning. A life story behind it. And if you play our cards right, perhaps you might know Nikolai's just that bit better. Many use an encyclopedia on Russian Mafia Tattoos, to understand the man covered in them better. Sure, you may learn a few secrets. But there are always those originals, that you could never find out what they meant. And you wouldn't consider yourself much a lucky person once knowing.

A few ones to spot are stars. If they're upon the shoulder, it shows honor. Diginity. And if they're upon the knees? It usually means they've been promoted to captain. And they'd never fall on them. Cathedral, Church or Monastery. Usually on the chest, shoulder, or back. Depending on the number of steeples or towers are shown on the tattoo, it translates to the number of years, or number times an individual has been incarcerated.

The number of symbolism is countless. There have been books and documentaries, and even movies upon them. But even then, it cannot add up.

(WIP)