A little kid. That's what you are. Just some kid Kyo picked up on the travels. You aren't bound to any family or duty. You fallow your heart, and your heart leads you to Kyo. For four years I have thought that. Four years ago, has it been that long? Seems like only yesterday that Kyo left us, abandoned us… not that it matters now. Four years ago, that little kid you were was torn, ripped, and shattered when Kyo left. He broke you. He broke all of us. He shattered that one moment of happiness we all felt, shattered our hopes and our faith in him. When he left us, it left you traumatized, you couldn't speak for weeks. We all were like that. Unsure of where to go or what to do, so we separated down different paths. We left the path of the Shiseiten and became no more than useless rodents among the masses. We stepped down from our high perch of power and left to the shadows. We never would have thought it would come to this. The same one who shattered us all, and left your heart barren and colder than before, reappeared in all of our lives. He didn't expect any of us to be to happy when we saw him, I believe he thought we would hate him. And we did, or at least we held a grudge. You confronted him yes? And asked him WHY he left. He didn't answer you fully did he? Instead he probably just gave you one of his partial non sense making answers like he always use to back then. He treated you like the child you were. But you aren't that little kid anymore are you? No. You are now far greater. Back four years ago you relied on –all- your senses, eyes, ears, smell, touch, and taste. Now you have been stripped of your sight. Why? Who can say? But because of your lack of sight you have grown. Four years ago… we all treated you like a kid. You didn't mind though, you just kept proving to us that you had earned your rank as one of the Shiseiten and belonged there. We were all relying on each other, brothers in arms I think is what they call it. We were certainly close enough to be called brothers… but no more, huh? Things change. Things have changed so much. Once we were all burning to fight for ourselves and prove to everyone that we were the strongest and no one could stand in our way… now we fight amongst ranks under the command of others. And you? You are left deceiving people to get what you want, what you deserve. The truth, that is all you want. Or is it? But now… you want something more, something you have never had before. Love? Family? Strength? A reason to lift your blades? Who can say except you? Akira, you've grown up… more than any of us can tell. You still try to prove your strength to us, but there is no need. I think that now we have all finally acknowledged you as something much greater. Even though we never said it, we are friends. Brothers in arms then? Nah. Brothers in arms for ever.