Hearing the others speculating on what their next move should be prompts Kellus to do the same.  "I do agree that it's risky, but I'm not sure what other option we have.  Right now we're operating with little to no knowledge of what they're doing, and that could hurt us badly.  I do have ways of...mitigating the danger, though."  As Arkain and Jaku start to tease each other, he feels a pulse of jealousy from Marc.  Looking over at Marc, then back at Jaku, Kellus figures that there's a lot more going on between him, Arkain, and Jaku.<br/><br/>As he turns back to Jaku, he's just in time to see her pull herself open.  He's been around for a long time, but he's never seen anything like this before, and his train of thought gets momentarily scrambled by what he's seeing.  Shaking his head to clear his mind a bit, he listens as Jaku makes her proposal, and what she intends afterward.  "Well.  That's...it's honestly the first time I've ever had someone offer me something like that.  And...I...I would be happy to join your family.  I know how much it means to you to offer, so I will oblige you.  However, in the meantime, there's something else that I can probably help you with in the meantime, concerning what you said about holding on to souls."<br/><br/>Standing up, Kellus pulls off his shirt, and reveals that the tatoos that had shown on his arms are actually part of a much larger, extremely intricate design that covers most of his chest.  Circular in design, it looks almost like some king of overlarge symbol.  However, one aspect of it instantly sets it apart from just a normal, if elaborate tattoo, is that there are 7 symbols that weren't inked, but rather<span style="font-style: italic">carved</span>into his skin, 6 arranged in a circle with the seventh in the center of his chest.  "What you said earlier wasn't entirely correct, about me having a history with the Chimera Project.  However, I had a similar relationship with another group of people, and this was the result.  I was overconfident, they caught me, and did this.  Trying to explain what they did would take a while, so I might as well show you."<br/><br/>Closing his eyes and making an odd sign with his hands, the symbols on his chest suddenly light up with a subtle blue glow.  At the same time, what look like a second set of eyes and a smaller copy of the 7th larger symbol, composed of the same blue flame, open about an inch above his own.  "This...is Azlant.  It's not a fury, per se, but it's close, and...well, I might as well just let it tell you."  Pausing for a second, when Kellus starts speaking again, there's an odd undertone that makes it obvious that<span style="font-style: italic">he</span>isn't the one speaking.<span style="font-style: italic">"Greetings.  As he said, my name is Azlant.  I am a spirit, and I have something of an...affinity for the energy that comprises most people's...souls, for lack of a better word.  Thus I can manipulate it in various ways; including removing it from whatever it may be currently residing in and adding it's power to my own.  My host also benefits from the process as well; you wouldn't guess it but he's close to nine hundred years old."</span><br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">"Enough about us, though.  Let's see what we have to work with."</span>Turning to Jaku, Azlant's eyes widen slightly.<span style="font-style: italic">"Oh, my.  I haven't seen one such as you in a very long time.  You...you are something very special."</span>