Joshua Cronen killed Lord Draconus you liar... He already disliked Shinsou. Maybe that man was part of the attack part with Cronen, but Nosdyn knew his history. He knew the history of the people who defeated his ancestors. This...man...is all flash and he intends to kill me...the fool. Nosdyn was already angry at that point. It was not enough that the man refused to straight up fairly fight him, but he was all pomp and flash. No real skills there. So when the "finishing move" began to surround Nosdyn, he braced himself.

He knew he could and would survive.

When the sphere of energy, white matter, attempted to crush Nosdyn something else happened. He knew the man would not attempt to fight him on fair grounds. At that point he realized that The Citadel, a place of combat and warfare, on their terms...was not for him. When the sphere had passed, a storm...there was one realization. Nosdyn had lived.

The son of a bitch had lived. His eyes narrowed and he was bleeding profusely. "I know you're a coward now." Nosdyn began. "A coward AND a liar. Know this. Your student ran too." He said and held on just a moment longer to taunt Shinsou deliberately. He made sure the man knew that he could not kill Nosdyn.

"One day I will be powerful enough to kill you and your student. Be ready for that day. Shinsou Vaan Osiris. Telgradian..." He cursed that last part. Nosdyn knew, Shinsou had made an enemy that day...a potentially very powerful enemy. So once Nosdyn bled out from his serious injuries he was knocked out. He was a warrior through and through, a survivor and he deserved to fight not cowards like Shinsou. He wouldn't fight me directly... Nosdyn was knocked out but not killed. He'd won in his own way.

Somehow the son of a bitch's laughter echoed in the air of their citadel chamber.

That laughter would weigh heavily on all who heard it...

~The End~