BACKGROUND: Sometimes the conspiracy theorists are right.

For example; a society of sorcerers who move unseen amongst us, their powers used for purposes both noble and petty.  Among the noble are a select few who attempt to protect the world, usually through agents.

Mr. Hang was one of these sorcerers.  Part of his duties included the formation of a super hero group known as 5th Power, augmenting the bumbling 4th power with a fifth member and getting them a job as defenders of Windsor, Ontario.  He created an artificial being known as Anne, who had the ability to mimic the powers of others.  There was not a great deal of personality to Anne but the longer she spent in the company of others the more "self" she developed.  Within a few months she was a true person.

After 5th Power disbanded Anne moved to San Diego to join The Pacific Guard.  It was here that she met her demise.  Or a metamorphosis.

The PGs were in combat with their old nemesis Riptide, a modern-day pirate.  Riptide attempted to use an experimental disintigration cannon against the team.  Analog had been mimicking Corona's powers and the two swept down for a strafing run on Riptide's submarine when the disintigrater went off.  Both women banked but Analog was caught in the blast.  It was as if a layer of her body had been peeled away from her and it fell into the Pacific.  In a rage Corona let loose with her full powers, blowing up the disintigrator and giving Riptide horrendous burns.  Deluge managed to rescue Analog and get her to shore.  Analog awoke and seemed unharmed.

Meanwhile Analog's essence retained some element of cohesion.  The bizarre soup of matter drifted South and west to the shores of Hawaii where a girl named Eko Lau had been surfing.  The quasi-biological soup swept over her, infusing her body with the abilities that Analog once possessed.  Gabrielle went into shock and almost drowned but was rescued by a life guard.

She spent several weeks in the hospital and was released.  Her hair had turned red.  At first she thought that was the only result of her exposure to the toxic material but a day or so later she was witness to an attack from a super villain known as Magma.  Like everyone else at the mall Eko ran, but she tripped.  Then she felt her body transform, mutate.  Soon she found herself much like Magma, a pile of animated molten rock!  Magma was shocked that a duplicate was now facing him.  He attacked Gabbie and almost knocked her unconscious with the first blow, but she defended herself long enough for the FPBI to show up and subdue the menace.  They almost subdued her as well but she reverted back to normal.

Eko discovered she could mimic the powers of others and she joined The Dynamics Project. She served for some months until the project was shut down after it was attacked by the Graves minions.  Soon afterward she was given an offer from Loki to become her new host.  Eko decided to take her up on it.

But there were going to be a few ground rules set...
 

POWERS/SKILLS: Eko has learned basic police procedure from her time in The Dynamics.  She has also been taught basic piloting and rudimentary hand-to-hand skills.

Loki is an elemental, with power over fire and to some extent earth.  She can fly, project a protective force field and fire bolts of searing flame.  As she flies she does not become insubstantial but she does become very light.  As a result strong winds can upset her in mid-air.  Her other power is to increase her density, becoming tremendously strong and resilient to damage.  The down side is she weighs several tons and her flesh becomes searing-hot, and her reflexes suffer.  She is able to alter the level of density to some extent, so it is not all-or-nothing.  Loki is able to control flame to some extent, igniting fires and putting them out.  However, the larger the fire, the more difficult it is to control it.

Loki has a limited knowledge of the modern world, much of it is taken from Eko's subconscious.  That is how she is able to speak modern English and has a rudimentary understanding of the world around her.  She has an extensive knowledge of the ancient world around the bronze age and before, although whatever she claims about that era must be viewed with at least a little skepticism as she greatly enjoys embellishing her history.

Loki is able to see well into the infra-red portion of the spectrum.  Loki is also resistant to temperature extremes, although extreme cold and water attacks can neutralize her powers for a short time.  Being Loki’s host has also seemed to have made Jessie healthier and has slowed her aging.

Loki has some sense of the supernatural, but being a capricious being she has not focused the talent to any great extent.

DESCRIPTION: Eko is of mixed Hawaiian and Japanese heritage and it shows in her dusky skin and almond shaped eyes.  She is a pretty teenage girl with an athletic figure borne of lots of swimming, who keeps her now-red hair short.  She has warm brown eyes and is prone to smiling.  Loki stands just a hair taller, with hair that looks like it is living flame dancing about her head.  Her eyes are bright orange and her skin becomes red, as if she had been dipped into liquid latex.  She does not wear a costume, as the effect of her skin suggests she is wearing one.  Her voice takes on a huskier, more sensual tone and her features change subtley to suggest a more Middle-Eastern heritage.  Loki does look slightly different now than when Astrid was her host, and she is a bit shorter and her voice is slightly different.  This suggests the host does have an effect on her appearance.

PERSONALITY: Eko is a friendly girl who feels both a little overwhelmed and excited beyond words over her new abilities.  Becoming a super hero is like some dream come true.  But at the same time the thought of being in combat, and worse, not being the powers of whoever she is mimicking frighten her.

When she had her mimicry powers Eko was also a little put out that her effectiveness relied upon others, that she was only a super hero for as long as she was with other paranormals and can never stand on her own for any length of time.  This was why she agreed to join with Loki.

A total extrovert, Loki loves to flirt and to get into all sorts of trouble.  Despite his/her mythological background he is not wholly evil, merely selfish. She is influenced by her host’s personality, and her chaotic nature has been curbed first by Astrid’s basic kindness and sense of responsibility, and now by similar traits found in Eko.  As a result Loki is a force for good.

Loki and Eko are able to communicate mentally while one controls the body and the other is forced to remain subservient.  Loki is more than willing to allow Eko a normal life, as she needs her rest as well.  Loki and Astrid got along fairly well, but her relationship with Eko is still being worked out, and it seems for some reason the teen is having an easier time handling the elemental.