[Open] I am Nosdyn 2.

[Hayate_Amatsukami]

“Yes Lord Osiris.” Hayate obediently answered as Shinsou spoke about his upcoming mission. It hadn’t been long since the young Amatsukami boy found himself in the tutelage of Lord Osiris, but it had been filled with excitement. The time that the lord of Yukon spent away from Akashima had all but changed the boy from a board young noble to a full-fledged member of the Brotherhood. Shinsou, the do factor leader of the Brotherhood, had opened Hayate up to the idea that there were people out there in the world that made his measly power and allegiances look positively trivial.

Can we really trust this guy? a voice echoed through the young lord’s psyche like an intercom. It was the voice of his partner Yamato, a powerful spirit bound to Hayate by his noble blood. He seemed concerned and not yet ready to accept Shinsou as a suitable replacement to the Shogun of Akashima. If any of the other houses back in Yukon would find out about switching sides like this blood will be spilled.

I’m well aware of that Yamato.

How can you stay here in Radasanth meandering around like you haven’t a care in the world? the voice intensified. Yamato must have been feeling uneasy since their last Citadel match.

Silence,Hayate barked stopping Yamato’s whining. I am still the head of the clan, you need to treat me as such!The voice in his mind went quiet and the young lord was once again alone with his thoughts.

Hayate had gotten a little distracted conversing with his partner and lost track on what Shinsou was saying to him. The two of them had been walking through the lower district of Radasanth as they discussed the purpose of the brotherhood. Hayate was pleased to hear that they worked on the side of the people, and for hours listened to the laws that governed the group of soldiers. He hadn’t yet met anyone other than Shinsou but from the way he described it the Brotherhood was a decently large organization.

“… It’s your job to deal with him.” Lord Osiris went on and on about a man who had registered in the Citadel. He talked about him like he was a very dangerous man and a sure fire target for the Brotherhood to keep an eye on. Shinsou went on about how this man was wanted across the land for a number of murders, but decided to hold up here in Radasanth for some reason. It was really remarkable the info that Lord Osiris was able to come by with his connections.

Later Hayate found himself standing in front of the large ornate doors of the Citadel facing the same pit in his stomach as he did the first time he was here. He still needed to be cautious about his identity until he could make his way back to Akashima and wrap up the loose ends he’d left there. But until then wore his mask of bone over his face and covered his head with a white hood. The monks of the Citadel must have been used to many other doing much the same thing and never gave him a second glance before the activated the doors.

As the large stone tablets moved apart the young lord could feel the sheer amount of chaos emanating from inside. He could smell the smoke and carnage before ever stepping a foot inside the arena. Then as he took his last breath of fresh air Hayate leapt through the magical portal and was whisked away. He reappeared standing atop a war ravaged Radasanth, burning and crumbling all around him. Hayate was on a large building overlooking a perpetual war zone that stretched as far as his eyes could see. After a quick look around he spotted a figure looming behind him. This was presumably his opponent, and in the back of the young lord’s head he began to feel uneasy. Sounds of battle seemed to fill his ears as the world around him raged on.

“I suppose that you must be my man,” Hayate yelled across the smoldering rooftop to Nosdyn. “Did it have to be so depressing in here?” he said in jest as he pointed all around him.