Matis Dominykas Jr.

About
Matis Dominykas Jr. (aka Matthew Dominic Jr.) is a Lithuanian former scientist at the New Vilnius Research Facility and the leader and founder of the Bistonian cult, The Void. He was also the author of the book with the same name. He was assassinated in late 1960 by a team hired by the St. Ark Federation.

Early life
Matis Dominykas Jr. was born in 1925 in the city of New Vilnius, Republic of Crimmitonia. His father, Matis Dominykas Sr. was a well known researcher dedicated and well known for his inventions and achievements in science, and Matis would be given better education due to his fathers reputation. In 1943, Matis Dominykas Jr. graduated from a academy, however he would be unable to enroll in college due to the Second Great War, as allied forces had been constantly bombarding New Vilnius. He eventually catched a flight and fled to the United States of Megaton and Columbia with the help of his father.

Crimsonian Civil War
In late 1946, Matis Dominykas returned to Crimmitonia after spending 3 years in exile in the United States of Megaton and Columbia, however he was in the wrong time as in during 1946 the Crimsonian Civil War had broke out. He soon found out that the following day he arrived in Crimmitonia, his father was then executed by Crimmitonian authorities as part of a government plan to prosecute people who were known as brilliant researchers. However, he was still not allowed to return to mainland Bistonia and he continued to live in mainland Crimmitonia until he was captured by partisans.

Crimsonia
In 1949, Crimsonian partisans stormed several buildings and detained Matis Dominykas in the process, and he was transported to a government building where he was forced to be assigned to the Crimsonian science sector. During his position as a researcher in Crimsonia, he dedicated to the knowledge of science and research in the sectors, and was well known within the Crimsonian government.

Bistonian Conflict
In 1957, the Bistonian Conflict broke out and the Crimsonian government was overwhelmed during the conflict, however this gave Matis an advantage point and prepared documents to leave mainland Crimsonia, in 1960, after Bistonia gained independence, Matis Dominykas fled the People's Republic of Crimsonia in order to save himself and for better work, including avoiding prosecution and interrogation by the authorities. Crimsonian authorities took notice of his actions and stormed his house the following day, however it was too late as Matis had already fled to the mainland. This caused a deep impact in Crimsonian science, as Matis would now be seen as a traitor more than person who had contributed to science. The Crimsonian government placed Matis under the Crimsonian watchlist days later.

New Vilnius Research Facility
After Matis Dominykas fled to the Republic of Bistonia in 1960, he was nearly detained by the authorities. Because of his fathers reputation, Bistonian scientists approached to the authorities and bailed him out of prison due to his fathers career and reputation as a brilliant researcher. He was given citizenship including a job as one of the leading scientists in the New Vilnius Research Facility at a young age, which was under construction at the time. During the construction of the facility, he designed several sectors intended for the facilities purpose and research. Several sectors were also named after him.

Because of his fathers career, the administration landed him in one of the biggest projects funded with the help of the Bistonian government and the new chairman of the New Vilnius Research Facility. This project was called the Void Project, a project funded by the government to create a deadly nuclear bomb with special elements contained inside. Deadly chemicals and elements were also created and the Void nuclear bomb would be estimated to devastate an entire region for nearly 5 years. Like many other leading scientists, Matis Dominykas Jr. saw this as an opportunity and he was immediately assigned to the project. Because of the value of the project, an entire sector was designed and constructed and intended to be used for the project, with level 5 scientists assigned to working together to make the project.

During the early phases of development on the project, Matis analyzed many of the chemicals involved and had begun to realize that the deadly weapon could bring devastation of civilization to the earth, and had become paranoid of the project. Matis had done nearly everything to overwhelm many of the personnel working on the project, and after convincing several of his colleagues, many of them formed a group together in order to stop the project and cancel it, however before they could potentially put a full stop to the project, personnel from the sector had caught them red-handed transporting important crates containing elements and it was reported to the chairman. Matis and the rest of the crew were detained by security and sent to the chairman's office. They were shouted and yelled at and the chairman had decided it was enough and decided to fire them from the facility for misconduct.

Concept of The Void
After Matis Dominykas Jr. was expelled from his work, along with many of his colleagues, he had lost nearly everything, however his citizenship continued to remain and he became depressed for a while not being able to work or halt the project. He then went insane and as a result something had appeared in his head 5 days later. Matis Dominykas then decided it would be the time to create a book. He then met one of his colleagues and they together decided to help eachother with the book. His colleague was responsible for handing him paper so that Matis could write paragraphs, and in the following day Matis Dominykas formed the movement called "The Void".

During the formation of the movement, Matis had finally released his book and named it the "Concept of The Void". Most of the contents in the book described his experience within the New Vilnius Research Facility, and describing about the project, including his personal opinions on the matter, and how he wanted to stop world governments from using the deadly weapon and how it should've been destroyed, including why it was necessary to join his movement and believe in his theories.

Creation of The Void movement
5 days after Matis Dominykas was fired from the New Vilnius Research Facility and after going through insanity, Matis Dominykas formed a group called The Void. He then contacted his colleagues and most of them united to form a group in his apartment. However, the majority of his colleagues wanted to create different views and ideologies regarding the movement, and some had wanted the movement to transition into a doomsday cult, with its own ideology, religion and ideals. There were several reasons why his colleagues had demanded that Matis transition the movement into a cult was unknown, however a rumor which was created later on circulated that many of his colleagues had also lost their mind and went through the same process as Matis, others say that it was as a result of prolonged exposure to said chemicals. This contributed to The Void movement having a reputation of being a cult instead of a movement to stop world governments.

The Void then gained traction as all of a sudden, the Bistonian government and the New Vilnius Research Facility administration approached Matis and condemned his actions, denying his book as completely fake and in a statement by the Bistonian president, there was no such existence of the Void Project. The Bistonian government also claimed that Matis stopping world governments from using such nuclear weapons and the destruction of humanity was a way of his attempt to boost members within the cult to fulfill his agenda. They had also tried to capture and interrogate him for his action.

Assassination
Prior to the assassination, the St. Ark Federation, had believed in the lies created by the Bistonian government, and focused their sights on Matis Dominykas. After receiving the location of his apartment, the St. Ark Federation government created a secret plan in order to assassinate Matis Dominykas. They had organized a small team of mercenaries and the team had arrived in the city of New Vilnius, however, as the Bistonian government had been reluctant to worsen relations with the Federation, they were given passage. Hours before the assassination took place, Matis was outside of his apartment and taking walks across downtown New Vilnius at midnight when the city was in complete silence, and just had dinner. The team then arrived to his apartment using a military truck with dozens of men armed in the open. However they had failed to spot Matis. After minutes crossed by, Matis was walking near an alleyway over a block away from his apartment. There, the military truck containing the team had also arrived at the same spot. Matis had seen the truck and had suspicion immediately. He then slowly began running away at the streets. Seconds afterwards, the first shot was fired, hitting Matis in the leg, he then tripped and fell on the sidewalk.

After Matis was shot in the leg and tripped on the sidewalk, the military truck stopped and dozens of men armed with M14s and M16s came out of the truck and ran to Matis before he could crawl away to safety. Dozens of them then managed to approach Matis crawling and over a hundred rounds were fired on his back. Shots continued for over a minute until the team had finally considered him dead. After the team analyzed the body, it was confirmed as Matis. The team then soon returned to the military truck and drove away leaving his corpse on the sidewalk. Crowds ran and piled up after hearing the sounds of gunfire and some had approached his corpse. Authorities immediately arrived including paramedics and his corpse was transported to a nearby hospital. He was later on confirmed dead hours prior. After his death was confirmed, his colleagues mourned his death and as a result one of his colleagues took over the movement.

Burial
After Matis's corpse was transported to the nearby hospital, his body was sent to the morgue to analyze his death. Hundreds of gunshot wounds were spotted on his back including some of his legs and after closer analyzing of the rounds, it soon came that M14 and M16s were used in his assassination. An investigation was launched but it went nowhere as the Bistonian government halted it without providing reasons why, citing national security. An independent investigation was launched afterwarts and the results were that a mercenary force was responsible, and the investigators had put the blame on the St. Ark Federation.

After an autopsy was finished on his corpse, a funeral was held along with his open casket, and it was attended by his colleagues. He was then buried the following day at a cemetery.

Legacy
Matis Dominykas Jr. had carved a deep legacy in a short period and had a major impact in Bistonian history. His group would later on thrive with the help of his book to become one of the most largest cults in the world, and his cult including his book, the Concept of The Void, was sold nearly everywhere across the world. Dozens of conspiracy theorists became inspired by his legacy and would later on contribute to the spread. However, in the end, his motives later on became useless, as nuclear war had decimated the population later on in 2079.