Author's note: For those who are having trouble with understanding the different ranks that the Servant's have (which will be more mentioned in later chapters) I will post something that has the rank and a description of which rank entitles to the holder, but thats if enough people ask!

Prologue

Night. The scariest part of the day, for many people, but, it's not for the Servants'. These Servants' are not those who work for a royal family or for any lord. No. These Servants', work for a man who has been dead for 400 years. These Servants' are expert killers with many skills that the weak of heart will not master. Some have died in the training, others have been injured badly enough to where they will never recover. But if they master the training to become a Servant, then they will be able to take the Oath and become a Servant of the Death Lord.

Many of these Servant's from the low ranking Initiate all the way up to one of the High Councilmen, also known as the Death Watchers , are trained killers, but only kill for the name of Justice and will show retribution to only those who need it. Some have died in the field and others come back with wounds. Those who do come back, come back with scars that will teach many things and will learn from their experience.

A broken leg from a tumble off a building could mean to a commoner that they shouldn't do that again. The same thing done to a Servant just means he needs to be more balanced. A sword wound could mean that the Servant just needs to be more silent and vigilant. A whipping for not following the rules just means the Servant needs to be more discreet when doing something. Any wound or broken bone could be learned and that experience could be taught.

There are currently 1,500 thousand Servants' in their Tower, and that's without counting the ones doing jobs. But out of those 1,500 Servants, there is one particular Servant that will change a young Meavacian boy's life.

Miisha Bos'Ushidu was a Spirit Rogue when she met this boy. At the age of 18, she was the youngest Servant to reach that rank. Though this "boy" may be at the age to be betrothed, he still acts like a young child.

Night descended on the town of Hotado, in the Meavacian nation. Talovaco Riedenasho was a 17 year old that everyone respected. They didn't respect him since he was one of Chief's sons. No. He was respected because of his charisma. He had this air around him that said 'if you need protection or help, I'll be there if you call my name.' he had the skills to become a great leader in the clan's warrior sect.

When the day came, his father said that since he was the oldest, he would take over and become the Chief of the clan. That day would never come. But Talovaco believed that it would come, if he kept practicing his sword forms with the curved blade that only Meavacians' are able to carry.

Sword form after sword, he practiced until he realized it was night. He put the sword back into its scabbard and walked out of the training room. He was passing another room and heard a couple of people talking about something, he didn't know what. But as he passed room, he heard small sound that sounded like something sliding, but thought it was his imagination. Then, he heard a thump sound and then confirmed something was there.

He ran back and burst through the paper thin sliding door, rolled on the ground and pulled out his blade. He saw a person bring both his hands up from both heads of the guards.

"Messy thing, this," the assassin said in a feminine voice. The assassin tore a piece of one of the guards' shirts off and wiped her two hidden blades clean of their blood.

"Who are you?!" Talovaco demanded. The assassin turned towards Talovaco.

"Me? I'm just here to burn a couple of guys and leave. There's no need to be alarmed boy. Put your sword away before you get hurt." The assassin said as he crossed his arms.

"If you won't tell me your name, at least tell me your gender."

"Now why do you want to know that? Is it because you're curious to know if a male so that you can cut me down in the exact spot at where I stand? Or do you want to know if I'm a female so that you can think 'she's just a woman so she doesn't know better so I'll let her go.' Am I right?" The assassin said as he walked towards Talovaco and placed a finger on top part of his blade. Talovaco looked down in embarrassment. The assassin just laughed.

"Just as I thought your reaction would be. Well, to keep myself safe, I'll say I'm neither so that way you can't do a thing. I must take my leave. But before I go, I'm ganna give you a little going away present from me." That assassin told him and got face to face with him, their lips almost touching. But the assassin pulled away and tripped Talovaco since his guard was down. "If you want to meet me again and defeat me in a duel, Talovaco Riedenasho, I'll see you at the Servant's Tower at the only capital of the Dragonage nation: Ohvisipril. I'll see you there within the year. Bye." The assassin said and ran off into the night. Talovaco just sat there, dumbfounded by what happened at the end.

After sitting there for ten minutes, he got up and placed his sword in its scabbard. He closed the sliding door and left. But the entire time he was thinking of what just happened and who that person was. I hate it when things get complicated, he thought as he walked back to his room.

After Miisha ran from the house and its lights became a speck on the horizon, she slowed to a stop. She panted heavily at how far she ran. She sat down in the sand and breathed deep breaths to lower her heart rate and steady her breathing. She stood up after regaining her breath, took off her hood and looked back at the lights. She thought back to what she almost did and started blushing with embarrassment. "I can't believe I almost kissed a boy." She said to herself but shook her head violently to get rid of the image. "No, I must not go gaga over a guy, especially one as cute as him." She started blushing again and placed both her hands on her cheeks.

She thought about Talovaco for the next few minutes until she finally realized where she was and headed to the inn she was staying at for the time she was there.

When she arrived at the inn, she opened up the door and entered. She then headed up the flight of stairs and came to her room. She slid the door open and closed it once she was inside. She took off her pouch belt and put it next to the bed. She took off the bracers on her arm and put them in her bag. She then took off her Bo holder and sword belt and put them next to her bed. She took off the coat she wore and the trousers. She also removed the small clothes she wore and put a towel on. She headed to the bathroom that came with the room.

She poured in the hot water in the tub and got in after removing her towel. She thought long and hard about what she thought Talovaco was. Was he the man she was going to betroth in the future? Was he someone that would never treat her right? No, that can't be since Meavacians believe in honor as a code, like the Oath of the Death Lord. They have to be chivalrous whenever necessary, especially when the man is with a woman. But, is Talovaco different? No, that's also not true since he's one of Chief's sons. What if he doesn't like her though? What if he rejects her? What if he doesn't show up within the year at the Servant's Tower?

She thought a lot of things about Talovaco and if he was going to come or if she tried to ask him, would he be willing to go somewhere with her and develop a relationship with her? She knows there is no answer to any of these questions she asking herself, but she wants to make sure that he gets her feelings, but she isn't sure how. She's thought about a letter but how is he going to get it? She thought and thought and thought on what to do. Until she finally thought of a way to get her feelings across to Talovaco, other than writing him a letter. She would write him a letter and tell him to meet her somewhere and then she will confess to him. But then she thought it was a bit too early for something like that. She'll wait until he gets to the Tower that way she can figure out her feelings for him.

When morning broke, Talovaco woke up in a great mood. He had no cares right now except for one thing that was nagging his mind: would he go to the Dragonage Nation to go defeat this person in a duel or not? He doesn't know what to do, but it'll have to wait since he has to go on maneuvers with his father today.

Minutes, hours, days, and weeks passed since the meeting of Talovaco and the assassin. He's thought long and hard about heading towards the southernmost country. But just to go there just to duel someone? Isn't something there that he was overlooking? Maybe that they almost kissed holds something secret that could help him decide. He doesn't know if the assassin is a boy or a girl, but he's certain the assassin is a year older than him, at least anyway. He's not sure though.

He thought on and on until a month after the incident happened. He snapped and decided on impulsiveness that he was going to go south. But what was he going to say? He just can't say that he's going to the south to duel someone. No, that'll be suspicious. But he thought if he wanted to head south for a Journey of Solitude, then he might be able to go without his family worrying about him, and since it's a Journey of Solitude, he won't have guards to go along with him. That might just work, he thought. And as a man, we have to at least go on our Journey at least once every ten years, so I might as well as go now that I'm at the age to be betrothed. He thought and decided on it.

When the time was right, he told his parents that he's going to go on the Journey of Solitude so that he can 'Find himself.' They agreed to it but only that once comes back, he's going to betroth a girl of their choosing. He agreed to the term, but retorted that he doesn't know when he will be back and they kept with their term without any sign of budging. He agreed to it but said he wanted extra money for the Journey and they agreed.

When it was time to leave, he was ready and willing to leave. He said his goodbyes with his family and friends and left the town of Hotado. He journeyed far, went through many hardships but after many months of traveling, he made it the border of the nation called Dragonage. And at that border, he saw across the wasteland a tower that was looming out in the distance. He was overcome with joy and terror at the sight of it.

He ran hard across that wasteland, never stopping and waning, thinking the entire time that if he stopped to rest for even a minute, he was going to bring entire shame to his family. But the only time he did stop was at night to sleep.

When he finally arrived at the entrance to the tower, three people were waiting. They all wore the same clothing but one was barely there, like some of his parts were missing and the others didn't seem to notice or care.

Tal came to a stop in front of the three and bowed.

"I am Haishar, andwhy have you come here, young man?" Asked the man with that his body parts missing.

"My name is Talovaco Riedenasho, and I have come to finish something with a Servant and ask that Servant something."

"So you say young man. Do you happen to know the gender or where you saw that Servant?"

"I may be mistaken Master Haishar, but I believe this Servant to be a woman and I last saw her in Hotado, which was 8 months ago."

"Ah, so I see. You must be after Miss Miisha Bos'Ushidu then. She was the last known to be in Hotado. But will you tell me why you have come here for Miss Bos'Ushidu?"

"The reason why I have come for her is because she has challenged me to a duel and I must ask her something."

"Then you may enter if you answer one question."

"And what question is it Master Haishar?" Talovaco asked.

"Would you like to be called Tal instead of Talovaco?"

"What do you mean?"

"Why, I mean do you want to become a Servant? We have many people from every nation here. We have all cultures and we let you practice your own festivals and other cultural icons anyone does. You will be given a free room to sleep and free meals to eat, you will also to be able to advance your skills in swordplay and with other weapons you are not familiar with. You get clothing and you see on these men and you get paid just for being a Servant."

"But don't Servant's kill people for money?"

"We do not kill just for money, Young Talovaco. We 'burn contracts' – as another way of calling it – for the greater good of our world."

"But wouldn't that conflict with the honor we Meavacians' have?"

"That may be true, but we allow for the three days of Repentance for Meavacians."

"How can you know about that?"

"It may not be obvious but I too was a Meavacian. I was called something else but it's been so long since I've uttered that name, but I completely forgot it." Haishar said and looked up to the sky. "Anyway, come with me Talovaco Riedenasho, your training will start soon." Haishar said and turned to the open ground of the Tower.

"What do you mean training?"

"Didn't I tell you? The only way into the Servant's Tower is to be either a Servant or the family member of one. Since you are obviously not a Servant, and you I know for a fact that there is no Servant that is even related to your family Talovaco, you are not allowed in. But since you follow your honor vigorously, you will certainly become a Servant and duel and ask Miisha that question you want to ask her. Come Talovaco Riedenasho. A new chapter in your life is going to start soon. Why not have with it?" Haishar said and walked on. Talovaco hesitantly followed, but none the less, this new chapter in his life will be something he never expected.