Re: Waterfall
Siphon deliberately took a moment before replying.
"Merphok was, and I stress the word was heavily, a member of the Alveran military. Some years ago, we were at war with a powerful alien race, the same one we believe may have ultimately started the undead epidemic that destroyed most of my people. Merphok claimed he had, after being given orders to conduct some recon, information that the two of us could use. That information led us to believe a band of hostages were open for rescue. Julia, my former commander, she sent Anthansaia's Father, who was host to Talvesh at the time, and myself to bring them home. Only the hostages were long dead, and it turned out Merphok had struck a deal with the enemy to spare his own stinking hide. In exchange, he'd lure as many soldiers into traps as he could to thin our lines, ensuring their victory."
He paused, rage visible in his eyes.
"Athanasia's father lost his life, Merphok murdered him. Wounded him gravely after we'd smashed our way towards the escape zone, through enemy lines. Before he died, he and I struck a deal. Talvesh needed a host to relay information he had uncovered in our time there, and they both knew the host would die. I agreed to host him, on the understanding that it be temporary. Ultimately, circumstances led to it becoming permanent, but one of the few things I learned was that Merphok had confronted him face to face, stabbing him just below the symbiote pouch several times. Merphok did this to ensure a slow, agonizing death, believing he could take me on by himself. That particular day, he did not get the chance. When I had the time after proper mourning and reports, I went after Merphok alone. We fought for gods know how long, in the end I destroyed the platform he was on with a spacial grenade, a technology lost to us now due to the dimension change. I saw that son of a bitch explode with my own eyes ... I don't understand how he could be alive. However, Grace was there when it happened, and you said that Harrel identified it as some form of Alveran but with a strange tint to it, similar to me. Which might mean he's undead. Something you need to know Elissia. Merphok is highly unstable mentally, and he's not afraid to slaughter millions if it will help him achieve his goals. He won't hesitate to kill Isabella if she proves to be no use to him. We have limited time to rescue her, for whatever it is he wants from her, once he has it and can control it himself ... her life will be forfeit. We must plan very carefully our next move, for if we make the wrong one ... Well, let us not think of that."
Sho and Elissia could both tell every fiber of him wanted to race off and rip this man apart ... again. However, with another life on the line other than his own, he was forcing himself to stay calm and rational. However, if he got the chance, there was no mistaking what he was willing to do, if it stopped this man once and for all.