The night was quiet in the village of Kyomento. It was pitch black, but the moon and the stars kept the night bright. Nothing made a sound and the homes of the villagers were asleep. Tadashi walked on the gates of the village, searching for anything suspicious. As he walked, there was nothing in the sky besides the stars and the moon. He glanced at his home. It was a simple village where everyone is kind. They were known for their building talents too, but not only that. The village was also known for their famous restaurant called Lucky Cat, owned by his Aunt Cass.

Suddenly, Tadashi heard a sound. He took out his sword, turned it around, and raised it up into the air. Then he stopped and blink. In front of him was a girl with long black hair that reaches to her waist with brown eyes, and wearing a pink kimono. The girl was about fourteen years old. She smiled, showing a gap between her teeth. Tadashi sighed and put back his sword in it's sheath. He crossed his arms and stared at his sister.

"Hiro, what are you doing here?" Tadashi demanded. "You know it's dangerous to be up in this hour."

"I just want to see if anything happens." Hiro said.

"Go home-"

"Um...Nii-chan-"

"If Aunt Cass finds out you're gone, she's going to kill me."

"Nii-chan!"

"What?"

Hiro pointed to over to the gate. Tadashi glanced up. Despite being dark, he could see several shadows in the distance. His eyes widened. Tadashi knew these people are from the villages of Nagangeles and they have grudges against Kyomento for some reason and now there's a war. He raced over to the bell tower and rung it. The guards from each side of the gate woke up and took out their swords. Tadashi pursed his lips as he pushed Hiro down the ladder. She tried to drag her heels down, but Tadashi was too strong for her. Before Hiro could climb down the ladder, she gave him a sad face. Tadashi raised a brow. He wondered a few times why his sister is the opposite of the girls here. The girls in Kyomento are sweet, kind, and do what she's told, while Hiro is the opposite. Maybe it's because Tadashi mostly raised her and he got his boyishness in her.

"Really?" He stared at her blankly.

"Can I-"

"Hiro!"

"Fine..."

Just as Hiro was about to climb down, there was a snapping sound. The ladder broke in half. Hiro scream, but Tadashi caught her wrist. He pulled her up to him. Tadashi glanced down. There were raiders, wearing long black armors. They pointed their fiery arrows at them and shoot. Tadashi slammed him and Hiro against the floor. He could feel the sizzling flames passing them. Then there was a scent of smoke. Tadashi lifted his head. The gate was on fire. Many of the guards jumped down to fight off the raiders, while some are just escaping from the flames.

"Are you alright?" Tadashi asked.

Hiro nodded. "Yes."

"Good, hang on."

Before Hiro could say anything, Tadashi scoop his sister in his arms and jumped off the bridge. They both crashed onto the ground, being unharmed. Tadashi could hear the sounds of swords clashing through his ears. He settled Hiro next to him and glancing for other raiders. All of the village guards came out and were fighting the raiders. There were only ten of them, but they seemed very skilled. Some of the villagers turned on their lanterns as they peered outside. They gasped at the shock of raiders attacking their village. Tadashi knew Hiro can't go home by herself unless she's escort by a guard. During these raids, no one can't go out unless a swordsmen or a guard is with them.

"Help!" Someone yelled. "Somebody please help!"

Tadashi pulled out his sword as he raced towards the fire, but something grabbed his wrist. He looked back. Hiro was on the ground, holding his wrist. Her big eyes were pleading him not to go. Tadashi glanced at the fire and back at Hiro. He cared about his sister deeply since they're orphans, but it's also his job to help people and he loves helping people. Someone is in that fire and they need his help.

"Don't go." Hiro said. "Nii-chan please!"

Tadashi crouched down and kissed his sister on her forehead. "Someone has to help."

He took off his necklace and put it in her palms. Tadashi gave her a smile as he turned his back to her. With a deep breath, he charged inside. As he disappeared into the fire, Hiro got up and stared at the fire. She shook her head. She knew this was risky, but in all of their raids, this had never happened before. Clenching her fist, Hiro took a step, but an explosion came. The fire burst out at her, causing her to leap back, hitting the ground. Hiro groaned, rubbing the back of her head. Her eyes widened with fear. All of the guards and villagers took out their buckets, pouring water on the fire. The fire was still going and everyone was here, except for Tadashi.

"Nii-chan!" Hiro called. "Nii-chan!"

She was about to run into the fire, but someone seized her. Hiro didn't bother to look back. She didn't care who was holding her down. Her eyes were only on the fire. She tried to get out of this person's grip, but they were too strong for her. Tears streamed out of her eyes. Hiro stopped struggling and fell onto the ground. Tears dropped onto the dirt. Hiro buried her hands onto her face as she shook her head. She didn't want to believe what just happened, but she can't. This really happened. Her brother. Her only older brother is...

"No." She cried. "No!"

"I'm sorry." The person said. "Your brother is dead."

Hiro tried to get those words in her head, but she was still crying. She clenched on her brother's necklace tightly as if any minute now he's going to come back all ashed up and giving her a soft smile, but she knew that's not going to happen. For all of her life, her brother was always there for her and now he's not here anymore. He won't see her grow up and live a good life with each other like family.

Tadashi Hamada is dead.