Death said
the hooded being slowly came to a stop about two meters from Rachel, when she asked her inquiry's the being remained silent for a few seconds before answering
"...yes..."
the being responded in a dark and intimidating voice
"...I was present during the time you were attacked... and I am nether friend... nor foe.. I was their for I was seeking the soul of the one who lead those angels... he has cheated me in the past... and I was simply there, to reclaim his soul for it is long overdue..."
The being said as he slowly looked over to Spartan before looking back to Rachel
"...because of my inability to reap the angel leaders soul... you have been cursed by his magic... therefore i am responsible for your pain..."
the being said to Rachel as it turned away from her
"...I've only come to tell you that i am sorry, there is nothing else I can do to help, but if it eases your pain, I will hunt down and kill the leader of those angels, ..."
it said as it slightly looked back to Rachel
"...best of luck with your mission..."
it said as he began to make its way to the door

"Hey wait!" Rachel called out to the hooded figure as he turned towards the door "Um..thanks I guess for at least trying to help and coming to apologize but you didn't have to, but if you want you can stay here with us and the others. there is no doubt that the angel will be after me again soon, It will be easier for you and me to find and take him down if we stuck together or something along those lines" The hybrid shrugged as she suggested this to the dark character.
"I mean you don't have to, it's just something to think about, the others won't mind as you can also hep us with our other major problem as well" She continued, who ever this person was he seemed like he would be a good asset to the team.

Stryder said
Marcus looked toward Archer with a small smirk on his face, he wasn't bothered at all that she wasn't there, he had already known. "Yeah, I know.." He said to her, glancing up at her with his red piercing eyes as he leaned against the wall. He wondered if the armory was finished with his suit's modifications. "I was just waiting on you..." He grinned, getting off of the wall and standing up straight.

" I know, now ce de mes nombreux services avez-vous besoin ? ( What of my many services do you need ?) Or have you just come around trying to seduce me ?" Archer asked in a blunt tone.

Spriggs27 said
" I know, now ce de mes nombreux services avez-vous besoin ? ( What of my many services do you need ?) Or have you just come around trying to seduce me ?" Archer asked in a blunt tone.

"None, none at all Dr.Archer..." He smiled, looking down at the female and smirking a bit as he heard her next set of words. "I wouldn't try madam..." He smirked, simply walking away and heading to the armory, he didn't even glance at her. The wonder of this third party that interfered in his "brother's" war etched at him.

" Oh so like a child you wanted to show me that you are trying to be different than Kori, am I right ?" she asked before he got out of ear shot.

Marcus was a good ways away from her already but he did pick up her words, he did an about face movement. "Hmm, the armory can wait..." He said with a smirk as he walked back toward Archer. "Well I've already done one thing I know that the real Kori wouldn't, I don't think you'd be able to handle any more.." He said with a small smile, his eyes fixed on her.

Archer scoffed and walked over to the Kori Clone, " Yes you may have, but you still can be absorbed by Kori later on. See I know the genetic code, just because you change your outside looks doesn't mean you won't just be absorbed later on by Kori if he needs the extra energy or power, and don't give me that whole, he'll never need it, or he's never going to resort to that, because sooner or later he may need it or something may happen where he does it by mistake. Just changing your outward appearance doesn't do shit." Archer said to him.

Marcus' grin never faded when she spoke, he didn't even frown, he just kept his smile as if there was no problem to what she had said. "You may have a point and I'm sorry but do you know Kori's thoughts? No? Only me?" Marcus spoke, having a pretend surprised expression that she didn't know what Kori thought. "I don't think you know our genetic code, you may be a scientist, a beautiful one at that and a doctor, but you can't read people on a molecular level. I mean, I appreciate the concern but what do you care?" He asked, an eyebrow raised in slight question. "Even still, I'd only need one thing from you, take away my powers..." He said seriously.

" Actually your partially wrong, I can read people on a molecular level, atomic even if I cared about things that small, I don't really care what Kori thinks really that's his head and he can do what ever he likes with it, thanks for the compliment, but I think I may leave you the way you are though, I could change your entire genetic code with the slap of my hand, or swap your gender with the shot of a dart, but I don't think I will do it." Archer said to Marcus," Not till you come forward to why your pulling a rogue move."

"A rogue move?" He said in question, trying to play oblivious and act as if he didn't understand but in truth he did and he had his reasons. "Hmm, unlike my....'brother', I want to find the people who destroyed our home, originally I was meant to speak with you when I was copied out, but the freedom of no longer being trapped within Kori is too good. At this point, if he tries to take me from this world, I'd kill him..." He said, looking down at Archer. "I won't beg you to help me..." He said seriously.

Archer turned her back to Marcus," Well that doesn't really convince me." Archer told him before she twisted around and quick shot a gender bend dart into Marcus' forehead, she turned back around not facing Marcus," Don't worry it will change your gender, but it will also not allow Kori to absorb you once again since your chromosomes are different now. When it's tomorrow and the mission is about to begin, I'll change you back and twist your G-code up. Right now I'm tired and need my rest." Archer said before walking to her room.

"What the fu-?" He stopped as the dart made contact with his forehead, at first shocked and when he heard what Archer said, slightly angry. "Don't worry?!" His voice was now at a different pitch, a feminine tone of voice, causing him to cover his mouth. His whole physiology began to shift and change until he became a woman, Marcus was now a female. "No! You fix it and you fix it now!" She yelled at Archer, storming into the doctor's room and placing two hands on her upper set of clothing, gripping it tight and bringing the female to her own face. "I'm not asking, Archer..." She said darkly.

Archer yawned and looked to Fem Marcus with bags under her eyes," I can't, not till tomorrow, I can't work when I'm drowsy, last time I did I accidently created Godzilla, and before that the Krakken. So unless you want 7 eyes and five arms in your physiology, or to become a transvestic, or to be a pile of gel, I suggest you wait and deal with what you have, science takes time damn it, it cannot be rushed." Archer said sounding kinda angry.

Spartan watched with narrowed eye's, this guy gave him a bad feeling, he stayed quite as he and Rachel spoke, his stance eased up, but his fists still clenched, when he left Spartan walked up to Rachel
"so, any idea who or what he is?" he asked as looked to Rachel, he noticed the lights going back on with gave him a little less unnerved

Roughly half a kilometer from the castle that the group was calling their temporary home, the normally placid waters of a river began to thrash about and bubble wildly before a water funnel opened up. From the center a figure arose and examined its surroundings, stopping when it spotted the castle in the distance "So...that is were they've taken refuge..." the figure hissed. For days this person had travelled, crossing the ocean with speed unmatched by any aquatic vehicle above or below the sea as he'd tracked the spiritual aura of multiple powerful beings. It figured, he'd managed to avoid getting involved during the outbreak of the monstrous beings that had wreaked havoc a year ago, however, now something threatened to tear not just the world, but the entire dimension asunder meaning the time for sitting idly by was at an end. This man, Jacque Baila, sneered contemptuously, "This had better not be a waste of my time." he hissed. Jacque waved his hand upward and the funnel that swirled beneath him rose upward to encase his body, then began moving towards the castle, taking with it small a portion of the river. Jacque would put the people living in the castle to the test, he'd be doubly damned if he threw his hat in with a bunch of weaklings. The water continued to surge forward, every so often picking up debris as it made its way to the castle.

"I....you...but...Archer..." Marcus grumbled in annoyance, releasing the female and walking out of the room. She sighed and leaned against the wall, she went to the armory and picked up a second suit. "It's bad enough that I'm now a female..." She grumbled to herself, using the new Valkyrie armor to fly through the halls.

NacNak said
Spartan watched with narrowed eye's, this guy gave him a bad feeling, he stayed quite as he and Rachel spoke, his stance eased up, but his fists still clenched, when he left Spartan walked up to Rachel"so, any idea who or what he is?" he asked as looked to Rachel, he noticed the lights going back on with gave him a little less unnerved

"Yea, I have an idea who he is" Rachel muttered under her breath as she returned to trying to practice her power, she still had her weapon summoning which was good but what of her main power? Taking a deep breath and holding out her hand to try and summon her electricity to her hand, purple sparks could be seen but hardly as bright or as powerful looking as before.
"It seems like that power has been cut in half" She sighed looking to her hand, it was her favourite and best power, having less of it made her feel so weak and useless, especially not being able to use her wings. She was about to try out her teleportaion powers when she heard something that sounded like rushing water.
"Hey Spartan, you hear that?" She asked as she went to the window, opening it and looking out to find the source of this water, narrowing her eyes and spotting a huge serge of water coming towards the castle with speed. This wasn't natural she knew that much someone was causing the water to come rushing towards them, and by the looks of it the whole castle would be flooded and everyone inside would be soaked.
"Spartan, um we have a problem" She told him not letting her eyes leave the giant tidal wave that came from the near by lake, trying to look for who was causing the wave of water.

Spartan ran up to the window and looked into the dark of the night, he activated his night vision and narrowed his eye's, he seen the wave and climbed out of the third story window, activating his jets making him hover in the air, he turned and faced Rachel
"I'll try to find out what's going on, if you can you should warn the others that way they don't have to wake up underwater" Spartan said as he flew towards the closing water, when he reached it he can to a stop as he hovered in the air, he looked around the raging water to find who might be controlling it, he hovered in a fight ready stance he's eye's carfully scanning the area

Jacque smirked as someone came out to investigate what he was doing, "Good, so you people can at least detect an incoming threat. Now lets see how you fight!" he hissed from below the water. The torrent came to an abrupt stop beneath Spartan, then began to whirl around viciously before sending up eight tendrils -three of which held debris like rocks or logs- to lash out at Spartan. From the center of the whirlpool a pair of bright blue eyes were visible through the murky surface, and a garbled laugh could be heard.

"I don't think I will have time to warn them" Rachel said as she gazed towards the giant wave of water, judging the time it would take to hit and the time it would take for her to run around the castle to warn everyone, in an attempt to try though Rachel tried to use her teleportation powers to find someone.
As he tried the hybrid disappeared though she reappeared in the exact same place as she was standing, cursing under her breath and turning to look out the window again, seeing how much closer the wave of water had gotten "I can at least seal the library so the books won't be ruined" She said as she quickly shut and locked all the windows and doors, leaving the castle library and closing the main door tight.
Once she had done that Rache found another close by window and ran to it then jumped out and landed lightly on the ground then Ran to where Spartan was, deciding everyone can look after themselves, and if they could stop the wave from flooding the castle. She got her electricity ready as she knew it would be effective again the water, still knowing it was powerful enough to fight even if it was only at half her power.