Matthias Geist
In Reality Z-25 31-H, Commander Matthias “Mal” Geist was a Neo-Atlantean and the captain of the Nyhshea Eternal, and the brother-in-law of its first mate and medical officer, Rhomerho Kel Llurian.
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Powers & abilities
Matthias had “flaming elemental wings” of fire which he could summon and dispel at will. They actually allowed him to fly, (PROSE: Angel Falls: Vengeance Sought) and also had a six-winged, “Seraphim” variant — both abilities seemingly stemming from his “spirit animal” being the phoenix. As a “warrior shaman”, he could also sense traces of other's presence, and even made their trails visible for others via an act of will. He wielded a retractable energy blade with his right hand, and his left gauntlet was inset with vibratastones. He could also summon a different set of magical gemstones which had the ability to channel the power of a volcano. (PROSE: Angel Falls: Vengeance)
Biography
Matthias was the commanding officer of the Nyhshea Eternal, a Neo-Atlantean ship. His brother-in-law Rhomerho Kel Llurian served as First Mate and head medical officer.
The ship was dry-docked in Atlantis when Prince Ozarion received news that Matthias's lover and fiancée, Ms. Blitzen, had been attacked in Angel Falls by a mysterious alien parasite. Informed by the ship's A.I. Navatu shortly after Rhomerho, he flew across the world to Angel Falls. After telling the bedridden Blitzen that he would teach her to use her powers even more effectively in future to avoid this happening again, he also promised her that they'd get properly married as soon as the parasite was taken into custody.
Later the same night, he joined Rhomerho, PhyreFrost, Hailey Storm and Ozarion on a rooftop near the Angel Falls police headquarters and agreed it was time to begin their hunt for the alien creature who had injured Emily. After making sure the call would not be intercepted by the authorities, Ozarion contacted Navatu again, asking him to track their movements remotely just in case something went wrong. (PROSE: Angel Falls: Vengeance Sought) The group found Kate's trail easily enough, but also felt that two other presences had been to the crime scene before them: junior heroes Novastar and Wyldchild, whom they had to catch up with and confront before they continued their hunt. Though Geist gave the two a strongly-worded dressing-down, they couldn't afford to escort the wayward youths back to HQ and let the trail go cold, so they agreed to let the join the possé.
Meanwhile, Kate had been attempting to replenish her and the symbiote's strength, devouring multiple homeless people she found in the alleyways of a decaying industrial area by the coastline. However, she didn't find enough nutrients to allow the symbiote to regenerate more than the covering of her arm. She was testing out what she could do with that alone when she was cornered by the four avengers, who had been joined by Wyldechild and Novastar. What followed was not so much a battle as a one-sided beatdown as the symbiote-possessed human was hit with a blast of Ozarion's electricity, then a fireball from Hailey, then a point-blank shot from Rhomerho's arcane shotgun which “literally” melted the symbiote's “molecular structure” off her arm, and finally got knocked off the roof by joint “force blasts” from Wyldechild and Novastar.
Before Kate could get away, she was cornered by the avengers. Despite the others' uncertainty with the extent of his wrath, Matthias insisted on getting further revenge on the defeated Kate, inflicting terrible pain on her through the symbiote using the vibratastones embedded in his left gauntlet, as well as another set of supernatural gems through which he channelled the heat of a volcano, and finally stabbing Kate with his energy blade in the same spot where she'd stabbed Emily. Only then, he calmed down, admitting that he went too far and that “his wives” would be disappointed in him. He left Kate with one final threat of even worse vengeance if she should harm his loved ones again, but refrained from killing her, leaving the others to take her into custody while he stomped off. Hailey quickly encased what remains of the symbiote in a crystal sphere, leaving the wounded Kate human and defenceless once again; she was soon delivered to British authorities ready to transport her back to the UK. While Ozarion returned to the Nyhshea Eternal and Rhomero found Maddie again, Matthias stuck around Angel Falls to help Emily through her recovery and plan out their wedding. (PROSE: Angel Falls: Vengeance)
Behind the scenes
Matthias Geist was the creation of another DeviantArt user than James Bridger, ‘Knight3000’.
