Twenty minutes later, SG-1, Rafgar, and as much of the SGC cecurity force as would fit in the 
gate room stood ready. Everyone in the room, save Rafgar, was armed and had weapons aimed at 
the gate.

The iris, now white hot, started to liquify and slag off the gate. Rafgar raised his hands 
towards the gate and, as the last piece of the iris hit the ground, shaped his wil into a 
telekinetic wall where the iris had been. Seconds later, he felt an impact on his wall, the 
another larger one. He dropped the wall and Jaff'a warriors started pourting through the 
gate. As quickly as they appeared, they fell to the floor as the room filled with gunfire 
and energy blasts from Teal'c's staff weapon.

Not one to be left out, Rafgar sent psi-bolts to joint the bullets, blowing holes the size of 
softballs in enemy Jaff'a. Warrior after warrior fell for long minutes.

Then, he came through.

At first, Rafgar thought he was just another Jaff'a and fired a psi-bolt. Then in a split 
second, two things happened. First, he noticed bullets bouncing off a force field before they 
could impact on the man himself. Then, he felt his psi-bolt dissipate harmlessly against the 
field.

Hammond's voice came over the intercom. "Withdraw and seal the gate room."

Reaching out, Rafgar touched the general's mind. What is this guy that you're so afraid of 
him?

"Rafgar, I'm assuming that's you in my head." came Hammond's voice as the other shuffled 
out, laying down cover fire to get away. "He's a Gou'ald. We don't have the weaponry to get 
through that shield."

"I do."
 
Grimly, Rafgar stalked forward. He heard the blast doors slam shut, sealing the room as he 
faced the man Hammond had identified as a Gou'ald. Hatred dripped from his words as he spoke. 
"So, you're one of these slaving bastards I've been told about."

"I am Crynth, human." the Gou'ald smiled sadisticly. "Bow before me and I may let you live 
despite that blasphemy."

Rafgar grinned humorlessly. "I'm not human." A blue flash covered his body, starting at his 
head and going down over his body to his feet. A second later, a blue field of light in the 
shape of a blade appeared in his hand.

Crynth raised an eyebrow. "I see. Haup'Taur. So, Nirrti's experiment succeeded after all. 
Surely you must realize that even you can not defeat a god."

Rafgar snorted in disgust. "You're no god. Hell, I've seen dogboys more impressive than you."

"ENOUGH!" Crynth held his hand before him and Rafgar went flying through the air to impact on 
the wall and slid down.


O'Neill winced. "That had to hurt."

"It's interesting," Daniel said thoughtfully. Everyone in the control room looked at him in 
disbelief. "The blade. None of the Haup'Taur we've encountered before have been able to do 
anything like that. And that flash of blue looked almost like a hand device generated force 
field."

Carter looked out therough the window, concerned. "Do you think he has a chance?"

"He claims to have been to six different versions of hell." Teal'c said. "Any man who can 
survive that can surely handle a false god."

"Let's hope he can." Hammond said. "Otherwise, we'll have to contain the threat with other 
means. Major, set the self destruct mechanism."


"Is that the best you got?" Rafgar picked himself up off the floor.

"Impressive, Haup'Taur. I may just take you as my new host."

Rafgar grinned and motioned Cryth forward. "Give it your best shot."

The adversaries rushed each other full speed. Crynth slammed his fist into Rafgar's gut as 
Rafgar sliced through his with his psi-blade. Both attacks bounced harmlessly off forcefields 
as the two spun to face each other again. They circled each other warily, looking for an 
oppurtunity to attack.

"Leave the body you've enslaved, parasite, and I might just let you live."

"Oh, I will. I've already found a better host." The Gou'ald brought his hand up over Rafgar's 
forehead and activated the hand device.

Rafgar screamed in agony as his world exploded in a burst of pain.


"Um, that's not good, is it?" O'Neill asked sarcasticlly. "Looks like our boy's losing."

"He's still got a chance, right?" Daniel asked.

"You sould know better Daniel Jackson. You have felt the effects of such torture before on 
many occasions. He will not be able to concentrate on his defense. Already his telekinetic 
weapon has vanished. It is only a matter of time before..."

The watched in horror as another blue flash passed over Rafgar's body.

"Major, start the countdown."


"And now, foolish Haup'Taur, you're mine." Crynth crawled out of the mount of his host and 
lept onto the back of Rafgar's neck, burrowing in. Both bodys fell limp to the floor.

 
"Sir, if we hurry, we may be able to stop him before he wakes up."

"Right." Hammond sent the call out over the intercom. "Security to the gate room. Restrain 
Rafgar and Crynth immediatly." The SGC security force rushed the gate room and put both in 
straight jackets, then carried them off to holding cells.

"We should interrogate Crynth's former host." Teal'c said.

"Not until after Dr. Fraiser has examined him, and Rafgar." He picked up the intercom phone. 

"Dr. Fraiser, keep Rafgar heavily sedated. He's just become a host to Crynth." Finally he 
turned to Carter. "I think we can safely abort the countdown Major."


"What is this!" Crynth exclaimed as he looked around. He was in his old host, not the 
Haup'Taur as he had expected.

"This," the Haup'Taur's voice said from behind him, "is my mind. And here, I am the one with 
the powers of a god."