Mid-Knights

Episode 24: A Piece of History

"There were no warning signs...." Hitomi continues her story with a tone of voice as expressionless as her face. "We weren't prepared for the kind of attack they brought. They began ambushing in by the dozens at every possible angle you could hit Amalur.... eventually it became Thousands and then hundreds of Thousands..." Hitomi's fists clench hard as she continues to recall these events.

"Hundreds of our kind killed and devoured by those creatures." She spits out that last part as her closed fist begins to shake with rage. "I was the same age you are now... as I watched so many of my neighbors... close friends... even my family members... die for the sake of those beast's hunger... you see... Amalur is built in Zones. The Outer Zone is where the poor would stay and live. The Inner Zone is for the middle class... The Center Zone is for high class. We all co-exist in peace; the rich visit the poor, the poor visit the rich.... My parents and I.. we lived in The Outer Zone... which is where the attacks were most Harsh....and while The Council had their political debates on how too deal with the threat...with the Military on hold....we were getting destroyed very..very quickly..."

Mitsuki's eyes grow wide taking a moment to take everything in. "Hahaha! That sounds wonderful! Rampaging through villages, devouring souls, leaving nothing but death and destruction behind! These sound like my kind of monsters!" Akuma laughs from within enjoying the history lesson. Mitsuki grits her teeth and lets out a very almost inaudible growl. 'Shut. Up.' She thinks to herself directing it at Akuma.

"Tch...whatever..." Akuma replies annoyed as Hitomi continues "Eventually they raided my own home.....tried to eat me and my parents. This was before I officially started training for the Lycan Force. One held me down and bit into me....." she reveals her large scar from one end of her shoulder down to her lower back "I thought I was a goner....I thought my parents were goners......Until something happened.....something... unexpected...a miracle...." she says with a strangely nostalgic smile as she hides her scars.

"What Happened?...." Mitsuki questions her curiosity peaked high, as she grips her knees, tense from the suspense.

"Blood....spills onto my hair and face......as I open my eyes.....a blade, shining as bright as the full moon. It had been pierced straight through its chest......inches away from my face" Hitomi recounts the tale with full detail "The Wendigo screeched in pain and agony as it was lifted off of me, high in the air and with a single swing, it was launched off the blade, slamming straight into the wooden wall of my home breaking it completely..... I was so shocked... I couldn't believe it. My life hadn't just been saved, but who ever it was killed the beast as if it were a fly in his way..... finally.... I looked up to see my savior...."

Mitsuki smiles slightly and speaks under her breath "Nii-San....."

"His bright blue eyes, burned with fury but his face stayed void of emotion, he licked the corners of his mouth from the blood of the beast as if to satisfy his own blood lust...." Hitomi continues proudly "the rest of the Wendigos that night noticed him and attacked him in waves......... with each wave more and more of them arrived abandoning their other slaughter grounds.... it was an all out war against one Lycan....... Byakuya Hayabusa. He slaughtered them all, striking something that had never been done before into those mindless creatures. Fear. They retreated back into their territory.....but Byakuya wasn't finished, his insatiable hunger for blood.... violence... death grew even larger and he followed them along with some others. He lead the final assault into their nest and killed them all..... no remorse... no hesitation, the only thing was his eyes... they never shifted... they stayed the same..... a true beast...... a true Lycan warrior...... From that night forward, among all Lycans he became known as the Shinigami of Amalur..."

"Wait.. Wait? Nii-San? Killed them? My Brother? The one that goes to Monsuta High School? Hold up, I know he tends to have temper issues when it comes to me and I get that he saved your life but.... Hunting and slaughtering an entire species seems...... not like him....." Mitsuki says clearly in disbelief to what she has just heard "and how does he go from being this great Lycan warrior, to a rich high school kid?"