The remains of tritons and chaos troops scatter the area. Jobaber investigates them all. During his little tour he finds a bunch of rocks lying in a pile. With an inhuman hunger it rushes over to it and starts to eat little pebbles that surround it. After each pebble it consumes it becomes larger and larger. Soon it is two and a half feet tall. Jobaber stops eating and surveys the battlefield again. It seems a lot smaller than it did before it thinks.

With it's curiosity fueled by its new size Jobaber inspects the remains of a destroyed triton. It picks up a few peices of metal and places them in a pile. Inside of the triton it finds heavy duty wire and it rips them out and places them in another pile. Jobaber then sits down with the two piles in front of it and starts to construct armor for itself. The sound of bending metal and snapping wire can be heard as it diligently works on its new duds.

"Hello everyone, I do not nkow where this temple you are talking about is, but if you want me to I will change back into golem form and let you guys get a ride on me."

*Jharm then sees Fei decimate the chaos troops and almost destroy the city. He also notices that it will be daylight soon.*

"Whoops...almost daylight...if you guys will wait until night time returns I will give you a ride, either that or you can give me directions to the temple and I will catch up with you tomorrow night, it does not really matter to me.

*Jharm waits for the groups answer and then uses his inhuman strength to burrow undergorund and begin to regain the health and energy that he lost during the fights with the chaos troops.*

*Sabre Soldier lies sleeping in the ground. After having several reoccuring dreams, he wakes up, unable to get back to sleep.*

Dragon: I see you're having those dreams again eh?

Fei: What would you know.

Dragon: You know...I may seem like a cocky arrogant son of a bitch...as Tamrissa would say, but I know exactly what you're going through.

Fei: Really? Like it matters. I don't give a damn about this planet or it's people. I don't know what's stopping me from destroying it. I don't care about anyone of these so-called friends. They all are in it for the same deal. To get a thrill out of battle, saving another planet, and they use each other for the same goal. Not one of them give a damn about the other. They all are their own vampires in a way I guess. Using each other to get to their desired goals. To achieve that one thing they have their eyes set on, not caring the fate of each other.

Dragon: I don't think that you see the whole picture. They may stick around for the thrill, and for the company, but they do care. They care because they need each other if they want to reach that goal.

Fei: Then why do I stick around? As long as Tamrissa is alive, then I'm fine. What other goal do I have in this eternity? What is my reason to stay? I was better off not coming back. I am far to different. I don't have a concience as they do anymore. I'm a cold hearted creature of the night that puts on an act to satisfy the them. The others couldn't comprehend what goes through my head. I cannot feel my old emotions. I cannot mourn death, or praise life. I'm stuck in this grey area that everyone passes, but does not realize that it exists. Coming back was far worse than any hell I've been to.

Dragon: Well Fei, maybe you can force yourself to care. As long as I've existed, I've realized that what you act, is what you become. Tell the others about yourself. The real you. Not that image that doesn't look back in the mirror, but the one that does look back. Set your goal as getting your concience back. You're already part way there. Because if you didn't care, then you wouldn't worry about all of this so much. Why don't you wish the others a good luck or something, to show appreciation. You've all earned it, and maybe your input may be worth something. Well, see you tonight. You're lucky I'm in a very good mood. Next time I may not be so generous.

Fei: Well fine then. By the way, when did you become so...smart?*Mindspeaks to Tamrissa*

Well...I couldn't sleep. Just thought that I'd say..um...Good Luck. Don't get yourself killed. And....Sorry for being so stuborn and being an arrogant son of a bitch..heh. Tell everyone else good luck from me. To tired to contact them all, and..oh yeah.. take care of our guests till I come around...Well, I guess I already mentioned that. I'll be around come nightfall. Till then, keep your head on.*Speaks to the dragon*

Fei: I hope your happy.
Dragon: Yes...Very Much So Slave.

Kawanua walks up to Soul.

" uh so what are we doing? "

kawanua waits for a answer but see's Soul busy with his own things

"As of right now, I'm unsure. Jobaber has been destroyed, and Ella cannot get in without his aid. It seems we will need another plan."

He notes several wounds on Kawanua's body, and the scorched appearance of his wings.

"It might be best if you sat out this battle, Kawanua. Once you are rested, you can rejoin us. But now, I will take care of our predicament."

He walks over to Tamrissa.

"Tamrissa, if you don't mind, I would like to try my own method of pursasion on the Chaos spy. This will be unpleasant, so anyone with objections to brutality would be well advised to raise their concerns now... or at the very least, turn their heads away."

Silence greets him.

"Very well then."

Soul Reaver walks into the rough building where the chaos spy lies dazed on the ground. He is just awakening from his uncounciousness when a harsh, cold gauntlet seizes him by the back of his shirt. Protesting, he is dragged unceremoniously along the ground, and thrown up against the wall outside. His vision blurred and senses still muddled, he thinks he is being manhandled by Tamrissa.

"Bitch! Get your hands -"

He quickly falls silent as his vision returns to reveal a grim looking male face staring him in the eyes. Flecks of crimson crackle in the brown irises. Though little emotion can be seen on his visage, the spy knows he is facing something very upleasant.

"Your tongue is vile, puppet of chaos! That surely is no way to refer to the lady."

The chaos spy swallows loudly.

"Now, I believe that you may be able to help me. I am currently faced by a dilemma - I need to enter the temple of the Chaos Lords. I know that you know what I am talking about. However, unless I'm mistaken, there is a force field around the base. I need to know how to get through it. Your assistance would be appreciated."

The chaos spy spits in Soul Reaver's face. He is disconcerted to note that Soul Reaver does not even blink when this happens.

"You won't get anything out of me!" he snarls. He is obviously speaking more out of false bravado now than actual courage. His voice is quiver.

Soul Reaver stands back slightly. He wipes his face with the back of his hand.

"I see. I asked you kindly the first time. Now, I suppose I must use the art of subtle pursuasion."

Soul Reaver reaches into the small leather pouch by his side. He draws out a small steel ball, smaller than his fist. It is completely smooth, and reflects the spy's sweating face.

"Do you know what this is? No, I thought not. This is a device of my own creation... it is called a Thorn Sphere." as Soul Reaver speaks, the Thorn Sphere begins to shift. With a metallic crackling, numerous razor-sharp barbs begin to rise from its surface as if it were some sort of malleable liquid. They grow steadily, branching into more and more spikes as they grow. A quiet crackling fills the air. Suddenly, all the spines withdraw, and Soul Reaver is holding a plain sphere again.

The spy is shaking.

"Will you tell me what you know?"

The spy rudely informs Soul Reaver of his answer.

"Very well."

Soul Reaver's eyes blaze crimson, and the spy suddenly finds his right hand rising of it's own accord. It closes over the Thorn Sphere, and rises, shaking madly, to his mouth. His eyes wide in terror, he places the Thorn Sphere in his mouth... and swallows it painfully.

The burning light in Soul Reaver's eyes subsides, and the spy jerks backwards. He places his hands on his stomach.

"What have you done??!!"

Soul Reaver says nothing as he raises his fist into the air. Slowly, he spreads his fingers.

The spy begins to gasp, then scream. He collapses to the ground, clutching his stomach, and rolls around in agony. He begins to cough up blood.

"Enough?"

The spy continues screaming. Soul Reaver clenches his hand back into a fist.

"Well?"

Sobbing, the spy answers:
"Shoulder insignia! That's how you get it!!"

"Go on."

"Every soldier from inside the temple wears a chaos insignia on his right shoulder that can cancel the field in a localised area! It's true! I swear!"

Soul Reaver looks down at him emotionlessly. He gestures once, and the Thorn Sphere materialises in his hand. He casts a quick healing spell over the spy.

"Fortunately for you, you won't have any lasting effects from the Thorn Sphere. However, I will leave your fate in the lady's hands."

Soul Reaver gestures Tamrissa over. Her face is somewhat whiter than before.

"You can decide of what to do with him, although I think he has received punishment enough. And we now know how to enter the temple... we merely need to ambush one of the temple guard troops patrolling outside."

--To fight is to live... and my battle is eternal--

(Thank god the battle is over for now. I can't wait to get those chaos scum. Sandra I will not fail you.)

You know we have to kill all those human scum. We can't let any live. They are inferior to us. They shouldn't be allowed to live.

(Damn, just because, we haven't fully merged yet does not mean you are allowed to use my body. Next time you do that I will kill myself.)

You called on the power and I granted it. What else do you want from me.

(I want you to leave my body alone. I am supposed to have full control remeber. Just because, my wounds haven't fully healed yet does not mean you can take advantage of me. Now go back to sleep or I'll hurt myself. You know we both share happines and sadness, but best of all we both share pain. Now shut up.)

He walks over to Soul.

"So, we know how to get in. But, I have one small question. What are we going to do about Asaki? I sense she is not Asaki."

"I fight for the love of the people and the peace of the world."

"If worst comes to worst, I will handle it. She is my student, after all."

More softly, he adds.

"Please, do not kill her."

"No I will not kill her. I will not kill her because, I know she is good. I can see it in your eyes. But, I will kill the man that has enslaved her. If you want to I will not touch the man and let you deal with him. Deal."

Dom puts his hand out to let Soul shake it.

She watches Soul Reaver throw the man against the wall. A smirk forms at the corner of her lips as he tells the man that he shouldn’t refer to her in such a way.

“I’m used to it, Soul. A woman doesn’t become what I am without hearing that a few hundred times.”

Crossing her arms, she watches. She flinches and raises her chin slightly as the man rolls around in intense physical pain. When Soul is finished, she nods at his words and looks down to the man, who is huddled against the wall, his hands over his head and one eye peering out at his two torturers.

“Traitors deserve nothing but pain and agony…and then death,” she speaks in an impassive voice, glaring at the man. “Yet, I am willing to give you a chance to turn yourself around.”

She points to the door to the building.

“There is a young woman in there that needs to be escorted to a safer place, back to her friends…or family if she has. You stay with her and protect her until this is over, forget about your days as a spy…and I will know if you do not,” she crouches down near him and he presses himself even closer to the wall. “You understand? I WILL know.”

The man nods very quickly, his eyes going between her and Soul.

“Good. Do what I have said and I will forget about you…I won’t forgive, but I’ll forget. If I see you without her by your side before we finish these Chaos Lords off, I will give you back to him,” she points to Soul. “Then, after he has broken you, I will carry out what I told you I was going to do earlier.”

She smiles sweetly and stands, grabbing him by the arm and pulling him up with her. She pushes him in the direction of the door and waits until he is on his way with the girl in his arms.

“I shouldn’t have done that…I shouldn’t have trusted him with her…or himself,” she mumbles to herself and then sighs, turning around to look at the others. “Where is everyone else?”

Her eyes move over Soul, Clutchfiend, Dom, Kawanua, and Ella.

“We know how to get in now, she is not going,” she stops her eyes on Ella. “Do not argue with me, Ella, I told your mother that I would not allow anything to happen to you and I cannot protect you when I am trying to concentrate on protecting myself! You can wait for us outside of the temple. We need someone to stay behind, someone to let us know what is happening outside and someone we can contact if things go awry inside.”

She looks at Soul.

“Don’t go against me this time, Soul. She has never been in a battle…and she doesn’t have magick like you and I…she has a gun and a few contraptions, that’s it. If we need her, we can always call her in, but if things do go wrong we will need her to go back to the city and start an evacuation...or warn Cluthfiend's marines.”

A firm stare accompanies her words, no anger this time, just stubbornness.

"This fool has just told me something very interesting. Maybe he would like to repeat it for the benefit of the group. Wouldn't you, scumbag?"

cLuTcHFieND kicks the officer in the groin. The officer screams and curls up in a ball, gasping for air. After a few seconds, he begins to speak very quickly.

"The chaos lords.....they have teamed up with the Antedeluvian....the great one.....in order to catch the sinners....Cameron Aileron......and the dark one.....the Reaver....they plan to harness the Reaver's power......and use Aileron to break into the Space Marines.....organization.......that's everything I know, I SWEAR IT!"

cLuTcHFieND looks at the officer with a strange look of hate. He picks up the officer and whips him across the room. He then draws his plasma pistol.

"Stand up, you pile of crap!"

The Chaos officer makes his way to his feet. He looks at cLuTcHFieND with fear in his eyes.

"You're going to let me go.....right? You said you'd let me go if I talked!"

cLuTcHFieND doesn't move. He keeps the pistol trained on the officer.

"Hardly. You remember two years ago? Kalana Ryoki?"

The officer's eyes widen in horror as he recognizes the name. He begins to speak, and then his head is vaporized by the plasma blast from cLuTcHFieND's pistol. The headless body falls against the wall and slumps to the floor, the severed neck shooting blood into the air. cLuTcHFieND lowers the still smoking weapon and stares at the body.

"Vengance. Vengance will be mine this day."

cLuTcHFieND holsters his weapon and turns to the group.

"He wouldn't tell me how to lower the shields. I hope you had better luck with that than I did."

cLuTcHFieND: The everliving flame.

Thanks for the advice, Soul!))

"I will no let you win Gisias...You wil pay!"

*The Triton stops for a minute and the engines grow a bit louder. Its eyes flare an erie glow hch quickly flames out energ emminated from the engine. Thn stripsof red lightflare onboth sides. Jihon inside speaks into the intercom...*

"THEY WILL PAY! I HAVE USED THE CHAOS DRIVE!!!!!"

*The evrgrowng power can be seen emminatig from all the nooks and crannys.*

*Now that it is nighttime again and Jharm is finally rested and ready for action he bursts out of the ground wondering what the group has planned to do next.*

"Hey guys, I'm back. What are we going to do now? Have you figured out how to lower the shields so we can deal with the chaos lords?"

*Jharm then sees the spy being "interrogated" by Soul Reaver and then he sees Tam tell the spy to take care of the girl.*

"Ahhhh...so that is how we get in. Hmmm...maybe one of those chaos guards that i pummeled back there where you guys first met me might have one fo those patch things intact."

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[OOC: hope no one minds that i am going to make it night again so I can have Jharm do stuff since he is a vampire (hence he can only do stuff at night) if anyone can think of a better way for me to do this please post it.]

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