Chapter 3


Tonks sighed to herself as she was forced to listen to Umbridge's attempt to teach her class. She was really considering on using a stupfy spell on Umbridge in order to make her stop. Her methods of teaching were completely useless. They only comprised of a book about trying to peacefully negotiate with a wizard/witch using the dark arts and a whole bunch of other useless information that had nothing to do with actually defending one against a dark wizard or witch. She understood the reason because Kingsley told her. The ministry, mainly Fudge, was afraid that Dumbledore was raising an army against them and, as a result of that fear, had Umbridge teach the defense against the dark arts class as a means to prevent that. Unfortunately, that also meant that the students of Hogwarts would be completely defenseless against the Death Eaters and other dark forces that may come at them because they weren't taught proper spells that could help them survive. Sighing to herself in irritation, she watched as Umbridge smiled that sickening smile to her class, watching with satisfaction at them obeying her. Tonks shivered in disgust as Umbridge made her way to her. Sighing in content, Umbridge gave a fake smile to Tonks before speaking.

"See how the class is behaving?" Asked Umbridge as the two looked at the class, reading their book and taking whatever notes, they can find on it that was of actual worth. "This wasn't as disciplined when you were attending Hogwarts, correct?" Tonks wanted to say that her class was worthless and that previous teachers were better at doing her job than her, but given that it would cause Umbridge to request Tonks to be replaced, she simply nodded. Seeing this, Umbridge smirked and whispered to Tonk's ear. "I see that you have at least some manners, unlike the rest of your kind." With that, Umbridge left the fuming Tonks alone in order to oversee her students. Tonks glared at Umbridge's back, really hoping that something bad would happen to her. As soon as class was over, the still fuming Tonks was walking alongside Umbridge, who as carefully looking her surroundings in case something happened to her. As she was doing this, Tonks wondered where this murderer was. They hadn't caused anything for awhile now since she took up her bodyguard assignment. Umbridge kept her around as insurance, though Tonks had a feeling that she despised the fact that a Metamorphagus is guarding her. If they're still around, she hoped they weren't planning something sinister.


Meanwhile


Zed sighed to himself as various students from Slytherin were investigating his temporary living quarters. They, along with a few others, were ordered by Umbridge to weed out any dissents amongst the students and to inform her of any suspicious activities. Apparently, someone had the bright idea to investigate any and all rooms in Hogwarts, including the ones rarely used by anyone, because now they were investigating his living quarters. Fortunately, there was nothing that added to the suspicion that anyone was living there as Zed grew accustomed to sleeping on a hard floor. After they left, Zed began his usual task of investigating Umbridge as well as checking up on the D.A.

In the past few months, the group was performing well for teenagers and were steadily getting the hang of some of the more advanced spells being taught by Harry Potter. He missed the first time because he didn't know that the room would disappear as soon as the last one entered, but he soon entered the room without difficulty and was now observing them train. He also noticed with interest that Harry was acting a bit close to one of the female members of his group, Cho Chang. He recognized the acts between them. He himself was acted the same way with some of the female ninjas of the old Kinkou order when he was young. Now, he had no reason to love again. Plus, he doubted anyone would want to be with him. As he was walking to their usual location where they train, he narrowed his eyes when he saw one of the members taking a different path. She was acting suspicious enough that made Zed follow her. He knew this girl. She always looked reluctant to cast anything and seemed to be conflicted at doing anything. He had seen this behavior many times from her and he suspected that her loyalties are conflicted. As the two walked, Zed realized that she was going to Umbridge. Thinking that she was going to betray the group, something that he couldn't allow yet, Zed quickly emerged from the shadows behind her. Before she knew what was going on, Zed quickly grabbed her neck and squeezed the pressure points there, knocking her out quickly. Sighing to himself, he hid her in a girl's bathroom and quickly left.

After arriving at his temporary home, Zed contemplated his next actions. The problem with the girl was held back temporarily, but she would not stop until she tells Umbridge the truth and he couldn't keep knocking her out. Someone would get suspicious and start investigating. Sighing to himself, he wondered if he should give all the evidence he's gathered from Umbridge to Dumbledore. It wasn't much, but it did prove that she sent a Dementor after Harry once, which should be enough to get her into some trouble. His thoughts then went to Umbridge's bodyguard, Tonks. She was placed in Hogwarts as Umbridge's bodyguard under orders from the ministry due to his attack on her. However, recently he discovered her sneaking out of Umbridge' office and going to Dumbledore's tower, a place he didn't risk enter yet on the high possibility of it having various detection and protections spells surrounding the office, as well as talking with him against Umbridge's back. These acts made him believe she was working with Dumbledore. Humming to himself, he began to formulate a plan.


Later

afternoon


Tonks sighed to herself as she slumped down on the bed that was provided to her while she was protecting Umbridge. She honestly didn't know if she can keep this up. Just being around Umbridge made her sick. The fact that she consecutively insults her for her heritage and her abilities and she couldn't do anything made this job worse. She was about to take a warm bath when she heard something. Bringing out her wand, she scanned the room for any intruders. Frowning but still on guard, she inspected her room for any hidden intruders. After searching every part of her room and casting a reveal spell as insurance, she chalked it up to paranoia and was about to go about her business when someone grabbed her from behind, a blade on her throat.

"Scream or cast a spell and you'll be dead before you can even register what happened." Said a deep voice as an armored hand grabbed and removed her wand from her person. The assailant then throwed it across the room. "Allow me to speak with you and I'll let you live. Say no," The assailant then pressed the blade tighter against her throat, allowing blood to spill. "And I'll slit your throat. Nod your head in understanding." Fuming, Tonks nodded her head reluctantly. Seeing this, the assailant let her go. After gasping for air, she turned towards the assailant. Upon seeing him, she widened her eyes in shock. The assailant was huge. Not as huge or tall as Hagrid, but taller than most humans. He stood at around 6 feet 4 in. His entire body was covered in armor with red cloth covering his back and neck as well as the entire back of his head. The cloth also covered the back of the helmet he wore. The helmet itself covered his entire head and was obviously designed for intimidation. The slit-like eye holes revealed red glowing eyes that looked at her with such ferocity that she thought she was facing a werewolf. She then looked at his hands and saw the blade that was used against her was attached to a device on his wrist and was twin-pronged blade, something that she never saw before in real life. The assailant then crossed his arms.

"If you're done gawking, we can begin." Said the assailant as he paced around the room. After recovering, Tonks glared at the man.

"What do you want?" Asked Tonks, thinking that this was the murderer everyone was talking about.

"Nothing much." Said the assailant as he stopped and looked at Tonks. "I'm simply providing you the means to remove Umbridge from Hogwarts." Tonks widened her eyes in shock at this.

"What do you mean?" Asked Tonks. She knew that Dumbledore and most of the staff would like Umbridge to leave, but they didn't have anything that could force her to leave. If what this man is telling the truth, then they could have something that could do that. But then again, he could just be saying this to get Dumbledore in trouble. Umbridge could have hired him to reveal her as an ally of Dumbledore and get Dumbledore in trouble.

"Umbridge sent a Dementor on Harry Potter, trying to make him look bad." Said Zed. Tonks looked surprised and shocked at this. "If you want information on it, then look in this." He then threw a journal at Tonks, who caught it with one hand. It was the same journal that Umbridge used to catalogue what she did among other things. He acquired it from her office as soon as he was able to, figuring it was needed to convince Tonks. After some hesitation, Tonks began to read the journal. After finishing, she sighed to herself.

"Alright, I believe you." Said Tonks as she placed the journal down on a table. "It's Umbridge's writing alright. And only she can make me vomit just by reading someone's handwriting." Zed chuckled at this, but then went back to glaring at Tonks.

"Then we're good?" Asked Zed sarcastically. As expected, Tonks just continued to glare at him.

"No. I still got some questions for you." Said Tonks as she walked closer to Zed, who stayed relatively calm. "Did you spill blood and that head to Umbridge a few months ago?" Upon seeing him nod, Tonks glared at him. "Why?" She demanded.

"She was using a convicted criminal to spy on Harry Potter and not doing it herself. I just merely rectified her error." Explained Zed. Tonks just glared at him more for that remark.

"That doesn't justify your murder of the man." Said Tonks. "And are you with the Death Eaters and what is Harry Potter to you?"

"I care little for the boy and I have no affiliations with those elitist morons." Said Zed. He then dashed his way to Tonks, surprising her with his speed. "What I do care about, is joining the right side and it appears that Dumbledore is the right side for me at the moment. So, unless you want to lose a potential ally, you will stop threatening me and tell Dumbledore that he has a temporary alliance with me."

"And why should we trust you?" Demanded Tonks, suspicious of the man. She got her answer when someone grabbed her from behind and placed a blade next to her throat. To her shock, it was an exact duplicate of Zed, but was covered in dark shadows baring from his red eyes.

"I could easily have killed you during this conversation." Said Zed as he looked at the girl. "I didn't because I wish to be your ally for the moment. So, unless you want me to kill you and your family, I say you drop the attitude." Tonks, while glaring at Zed, nodded her head. With that, the shadow clone of Zed let her go, causing her to land to the ground. Upon seeing Zed offering his hand, she slapped it away and got up herself, glaring at him all the while.

"We're not friends." Said Tonks firmly.

"No, we're not." Said Zed. "But for now, we're allies. Is that journal enough to arrest Umbridge or at the least removed from Hogwarts?"

"With all the stuff she wrote in there, definitely." Said Tonks, happy that she wouldn't need to be around Umbridge anymore. She then frowned in though before looking at Zed. "What do you want in return for this?"

"Simple." Said Zed while pacing around the room. "A position in whatever organization Dumbledore has and for my presence to be known to those Dumbledore trusts. Do this, and the journal is yours. And don't try to steal it from me as you'll be dead before you can try. Do we have a deal?" He then held out his hand. Tonks just stared at the hand before shaking it.

"I can't guarantee you'll get a position in Dumbledore's group." Said Tonks. "I just don't have the authority, but I'll recommend it."

"That is fine. Do you need an escort?" Asked Zed, smirking when he saw Tonks glare at him.

"I'm not a damsel in distress." Said Tonks as she grabbed her wand and Umbridge's journal. "I can take care of myself."

"Of course, you can." Said Zed sarcastically before disappearing in puff of shadows. Huffing to herself in irritation, Tonks marched down to Dumbledore's office. She was halfway there when Draco and his cronies saw her. Groaning internally, she braced herself when the three Slytherins marched to her, acting all smug and mighty.

"Why are you not around Umbridge, Auror?" Asked Draco, looking at her suspiciously. Tonks just scoffed. She knew all about Draco Malfoy. A pompous rich kid that acted like the world revolved around him. She also knew that he was her cousin, but she refused to acknowledge he was family and vice versa. After all, her mother was disowned by her entire family because she married a muggle-born wizard, which probably also meant that she wasn't even registered in the Black family tree.

"She ordered me to leave her alone, Malfoy." Said Tonks, lying a bit as Tonks just told her she needed a break. Malfoy just frowned at her, glancing at her warily. "Don't you have people to bully or arrest so Umbridge can punish them?" Draco just glared at her before seeing the book on her person.

"What's that?" Asked Malfoy suspiciously as he reached for the journal. Tonks, however, just held the book tighter to her person.

"None for your business." Said Tonks. She then attempted to leave when Draco pulled out his wand as well as his cronies.

"Give me that journal." Ordered Malfoy as he pointed his wand at Tonks, who began to scoff in amusement.

"You think you can handle an Auror?" Asked Tonks as she placed a hand on her wand. Draco just smiled arrogantly as the three snakes surrounded her. Tonks just looked around her as she contemplated what to do. If she attacked, Umbridge would fire her and have her career as an Auror ruined. Plus, if she knew that she had her journal, she would then legitimize her, finding out Tonks's real allegiance, thus giving the ministry a reason to arrest Dumbledore. She was about to say screw it and fight when suddenly, three shadows figure of Zed came out of nowhere and knocked the three-snaked unconscious, hitting vital pressure points in their necks. With their task completed, the shadow figures disappeared, taking one of their places was the real Zed.

"Didn't you say that you're not a damsel in distress?" Asked Zed as he saw Tonks staring in shock at what happened. After recovering, she glared at Zed.

"Are they alive?" Asked Tonks. She didn't like Slytherins, but that didn't mean she wanted them all dead.

"I don't kill children." Said Zed. "Even I have limits. Now, go before someone gets suspicious." He then disappeared again, leaving Tonks alone. Sighing to herself in irritation, she ran to Dumbledore's office, hoping to get distance between her and the crime scene.


Later


Zed chuckled in content as several Aurors were escorting Umbridge away from Hogwarts as many students were cheering silently as Umbridge was taken away. The evidence from Umbridge's journal that Umbridge sent a dementor on Harry prior to the school year along with some other questionable actions and orders she did during her time in the ministry and in Hogwarts was enough for the ministry to remove her from Hogwarts and for an investigation on her activities to occur. After everything calmed down, Zed spotted Tonks alone in a hallway. Seeing this, he silently made his way there, careful not to attract any unwanted attention. He then surprised her by appearing right in front of her.

"You've got your part of the deal." Said Zed as Tonks recovered. "Now, what about mine?" After recovering, Tonks glared at Zed again for the hundredth time.

"You're insufferable, you know that?" Said Tonks. Seeing him stay silent, she spoke. "I already told Dumbledore the deal. He said to meet him and our group tonight at 12 Grimmauld Place. Here the location." She then passed a piece of paper to Zed, who read the information on it. "The place is under a Fidelius charm, so Dumbledore had to write the location in order to you access. I'll escort you there. He's putting a lot of trust into you, don't break it." She then took off. Zed just watched her do so before taking off himself. Laughing to himself on a job well done.


Later that night

12 Grimmauld Place


Zed just twirled his shurikens as he waited for the remaining members of Dumbledore's organization to enter. He'd arrived some time ago with Tonks. There he'd meet her cousin first removed, Sirius Black and Remus Lupin, someone he noticed Tonks look at with interest, Severus Snape, who treated him with disdain, and Dumbledore himself, who greeted Zed with respect as opposed to the first three men, who treated him with disapproval and suspicion. Soon, everyone else arrived. Once the last person was seated, Dumbledore spoke.

"As most of you are aware, Umbridge has been removed from Hogwarts as Defense against the Dark Arts teacher for sending a dementor against Harry Potter along with various other crimes." Said Dumbledore before Kingsley spoke.

"As a result of Umbridge's corruption, the ministry has removed her ministry status and she's now spending time in Azkaban." Said Kingsley with satisfaction. He'd never liked Umbridge. And based on the looks of amusement and approval from everyone in the room, he wasn't the only one.

"So, who's taking the position of DADA teacher, Albus?" Asked Minerva.

"For now, Kingsley will take over for the remaining school year." Said Dumbledore. The man in question bowed and promised to do well. "However, that's not the reason we're here. We're here to discuss our guest." He then motioned to Zed, who was leaning on the wall, making everyone uncomfortable with how his unnatural red eyes were glowing and how evil they looked. "It was because of him, that he managed to remove Umbridge from Hogwarts in exchange for membership in the order." Upon hearing that, many protested at that.

"Are you insane, Albus!?" Asked Sirius, refusing to allow Zed to join the order. From the moment that he set his eyes on Zed, he sensed such evil and cruelty that reminded him of you-know-who and Bellatrix, but much more refined and had a sense of intelligence and cunning that both dark wizards lacked. Remus, also sensing the darkness within Zed, nodded in agreement.

"We can't allow such a detestable being into the order, Albus!" Protested Minerva, remembering what Zed did to Umbridge several months ago. Everyone else just stayed silent, some agreeing while some wanted to give Zed a chance.

"I know that most of you will refuse to allow such an individual like Zed to join the order based on what we know of him." Said Dumbledore. "But we can't judge Zed on just those actions alone. We must give the man a chance to prove himself. If we judge him just on his actions against Umbridge alone, then we're no better than the Death Eaters." Everyone just frowned at that thought before sighing, knowing that Dumbledore had made up his mind. Dumbledore then turned to Zed. "Before I induct you to this order, do we need to know anything about you?" Zed just scoffed before speaking.

"If you must know, don't try and stop me from killing someone." Said Zed. He noticed some tense at that and glare at him in disapproval, but he continued. "2nd, don't try and give me lessons on morality or try to change my ways. I'm firm in my beliefs and it would be a waste of time for you to change them. 3rd, don't reveal my presence to anyone outside this organization unless I permit it. For the unseen blade is the deadliest." With that Zed went back to leaning on the wall. Dumbledore just sighed before speaking.

"Very well. Zed, welcome to the order of the Phoenix." Said Dumbledore. Zed scoffed at seeing some people look at him in distaste and disapproval before doing the same with Dumbledore. "Now, is there anything else?"

"I need a place to rest. Somewhere no one will try and look for me." Said Zed.

"Then Sirius's home will suffi…"

"No! I refuse to live in the same roof as him." interuppted Sirius, glaring at Zed in suspicion. "I can take him joining the order, but I refuse to live with him."

"Same with us, Albus." Said Molly Weasley. "I don't want him anywhere near my children."

"And I refuse to allow him to be in the school, Albus." Said Minerva with Severus nodding his head in agreement. Kingsley, Remus, and Moody just shook their heads as they couldn't take him in as well for one reason or another. Albus just frowned at the stubbornness of his allies. He was about to speak when Zed spoke.

"Then that leaves your youngest member, Tonks." Said Zed. "I'll take it." Sirius, upon hearing that, got up and glared at Zed.

"I refuse!" Yelled Sirius. "I won't allow him to be anywhere near Tonks!" Tonks blushed a bit at Sirius standing up to her, but frowned at him for thinking she can't handle Zed. She was about to speak when Zed just laughed.

"If you believe that I'll hurt her, you're wrong." Said Zed, looking at Sirius with indifference. "She's my ally and I don't kill my own allies without reason. Besides, if you didn't want me near her, you shouldn't have refused to allow me to live here." Sirius just glared at Zed and pulled his wand. Before he could cast anything, Zed immediately summoned a shadow behind Sirius before swapping with it and then placing his strong arms around Sirius's neck, pulling hard. Everyone then got out their wands and were ready to help Sirius should this get out of hand. "Don't try and attack me again, wizard. Or else you'll die faster than you can even register it." He then let Sirius go, who was coughing for air. He then looked at everyone before him. "Anyone else?"

"Enough." Said Dumbledore with such authority that caused Zed to look at him in surprise. "I ask you to not attack your allies, Zed."

"He tried to attack first." Said Zed as Sirius went back to glaring at him. "I merely just defended myself."

"While true, you nearly killed him." Said Dumbledore before sighing. "I'll talk with both of you for this," Sirius then looked at Dumbledore in shock, who ignored it. "But for now, since everyone else refused to allow you to live with them and Sirius doesn't want you to be near her, you'll be staying with the Tonks. Is that fine?"

"Tonks?" Asked Zed in confusion.

"Tonks real name is Nymphadora, but she goes by her last name." Explained Dumbledore as he ignored the glare from Tonks for revealing her real name. "Her parents should be willing to accept you so long as you behave." Zed just grunted. Dumbledore simply smiled before turning to Tonks. "Tell your parents that they'll be having a guest for a while. Tonks, while reluctant to have her parents around Zed, complied with the order. "With that, this meeting is adjourned." The Order of the Phoenix members all then left, giving Zed a look every now and then, leaving Sirius, Dumbledore, Zed, and Tonks alone. With Tonks being there because she had to escort Zed to her parents' home. Sighing to himself, Dumbledore then berated the two men for their fight.


Later


Andromeda was currently cooking dinner when suddenly a knock came from her front door. Curious at who would come to her home this late at night, she walked over and opened it. To her surprise and delight, her daughter was at the front of the door. Smiling in greeting, she was about to hug her when she spotted the tall, armored man next to her daughter. His mere presence froze her as she stared at his red glowing eyes. His arms crossed as he stared back. It was when her daughter coughed did she snap back into attention.

"It's so good to see you again, Nymphadora." Said Andromeda as she hugged her daughter, who groaned at hearing her first name. After backing away from the hug, she looked back at the armored man before her. "Who's your friend?" The man simply scoffed at that.

"I'm not your daughter friend." Said the man while glaring at the two women before him. "I'm merely just an acquaintance and ally of hers. Nothing more." Andromeda then glared at the man with narrowed eyes. His attitude reminded her of her family too much. "I'm also living in your home at the moment." Andromeda then gapped at that. When she turned to her daughter, she merely smiled sheepishly. A few minutes later, Andromeda and her husband, Edward Tonks, who was preparing the dinner table, were sitting in the living room with Tonks and her acquaintance Zed. Tonks had been telling them for the past half hour on what's going on, who Zed is, and why he's living here. To say they were unhappy was a bit of an understatement. After her daughter finished, Andromeda spoke.

"I don't know Tonks, I'm not comfortable with the idea on letting such an individual living in my house." Said Andromeda. Zed just scoffed at that.

"But mom, you're the only one left that can take him in." Said Tonks as she tried to convince her parents to let Zed live in their home. "Everyone else can't do it or won't."

"Plus, Dumbledore doesn't trust be enough to be on my own." Said Zed. "He wants someone he can trusts to oversee me." Zed wasn't a fool. Dumbledore, while he did allow him into the order, wasn't naïve. He needed to see if Zed is even in their side. "If you two can leave me alone when I wish to be left alone and not annoy me…I'm fine with living here and being under supervision." Zed then went left the room to get himself comfortable with his new home while ignoring the glares he got from Andromeda and Edward for his input.

"Please, mum." Said Tonks. "We need to see if we can trust him. Just let him stay here until we can determine he can be trusted." She then used her Metamorphous abilities to transform her eyes to puppy eyes. Seeing this and thinking on it for a few minutes, Andromeda sighed to herself.

"I suppose we can let him stay here for a while." Said Andromeda. Edward looked at her in surprise before nodded in agreement. Tonks smiled at this.

"Thanks." Said Tonks. She then smelled the delicious food being cooked right now. "What's for dinner?" Andromeda just smiled at her daughter, happy that she was staying for dinner. They then got ready for dinner. As soon as the food was passed, Zed filled up his plate and disappeared to somewhere else in the house. They were about to find him when Zed came back and told them he'll be eating alone in the attic before disappearing again. After dinner and the plates were cleaned, including Zeds after returning, Andromeda went upstairs to prepare the guest bedroom for Zed. To her surprise, when she opened it and turned on the lights, she saw Zed sitting on the floor in a style she had no knowledge on. His legs were tucked beneath his thighs while his rear was on the heels of his feet. He still wore the attire he brought when he was introduced, armor included. She wondered how he was able to sit comfortably in such a position with all that armor on. She was about to talk to him when he spoke.

"What do you want?" Asked Zed, his back turned to her, something she found rude.

"I just wanted to prepare this room for you." Said Andromeda as the woman looked to see the sheets were on the floor along with the pillows. "Did you prefer it that way?"

"Yes." Said Zed simply as got up. "I prefer it this way. Now, with your task done, would you kindly tell me where I can find the nearest place that sells tea." Blinking at the odd request, she replied.

"Yes, I'm planning on going there tomorrow as my tea supply is low. If you want, I can buy some for you? What do you like?" Asked Andromeda, trying to be kind to her new guest, even if he got on her nerves.

"Hmm…what type of tea leaves are there?" Asked Zed.

"Mostly black tea. There's some other types, but that's it." Explained Andromeda. Zed just grunted as he eyed the brown-haired woman.

"I suppose I can taste whatever tea you purchase." Said Zed, knowing that there won't be any kind of tea leaves in this world that are also in his world. The best he can do is hope that there a tea leave that has similar taste to Ionian tea leave. "If that's it, I'll take a shower and retire to this room for the day." Zed then left the room, bumping into Andromeda on the way, annoying the woman as the arrogant man made his way to the shower. Sighing to herself in irritation, she went to the living room where her husband was reading the Daily Prophet, a wizarding newspaper. She sat next to him as she laid her head on his shoulder.

"How is he?" Asked Edward curiously as he looked at his wife.

"Arrogant and awful." Said Andromeda. To be perfectly honest, he reminded her terribly of her sisters, Narcissa and Bellatrix in terms of arrogance and rudeness. "We'll just have to get used to it."

"Don't worry about it, my dear. We'll pull through it, you especially." Said Edward. Andromeda just smiled at that before kissing him deeply. She deeply loved this man. Meanwhile Zed was basking himself in the shower as he remembered Kayn. He's going to pay for betraying him. He wondered how his order was doing. At least those that were loyal to him.


Meanwhile


An Order of Shadow disciple growled to himself as he ran through a forest. Once Kayn came back and told everyone that Zed had died by his own hands and that he was in command, he ordered a purge of those loyal only to Zed. Kayn, to his surprise, a great deal of the order was still loyal to Zed, particularly those that gave a sense of purpose or treated with respect when others wouldn't. Those of Demacian heritage refused to follow him due to a sense of loyalty to Zed, though a few joined Kayn out of fear. The Vastayan disciples refused to follow Kayn because they knew he didn't like Vastayans at all and treated them like dirt, as opposed to Zed, who treated them with respect and didn't judge them based on their heritage. Those from Ionian descent were the most divided. Many joined out of fear or thirst for power while others refused out of a sense of loyalty to their old master. The infighting lasted for days until finally Kayn brought in mercenaries from various states nations, forcing the remaining loyalists to abandon their former training ground and fortress. Some were caught during the escape and were killed, although a great deal still remained. After creating some distance between the temple and themselves, the surviving loyalist gathered in some abandoned ruins. Looking amongst themselves, the loyalist wondered who should be leader. Their remaining leader was killed during the final days of infighting and there was no clear line of session. Some were about to propose a duel between the strongest when one disciple marched in the middle of the group. A Vastayan female with characteristics of a bird.

"Our true master has been usurped by a pretender." Said the Vastayan as she looked at the group of survivors. "And our former brothers and sisters, turned their backs on him and joined the traitor. They've taken our temple and are using it for their own vile purposes. Yet, they only did so by hiring outside help, not through their own skill." Everyone nodded in agreement, knowing they would have won if Kayn hadn't brought in mercenaries. "This shows that they are weak and unfit to be part of the order. I say that we take back what's ours, kill the traitor, and find out true master. What say you all?" There was no cheer, just simple salutes and nods. Yet that was enough. They were all in. "If there's no opposition, I'll take command until we can find our master." Everyone just nodded, even more so when the Vastayan revealed a wooden carving of a ghost, basked in black paint as if it was being taken by shadows. This carving was only given to the shadow ghosts, the most elite of the Order of Shadows. The Vastayan then ordering people around as the loyalist began their plan for revenge. Meanwhile, in a deep secluded part of the forest, a path of destruction was being created. Trees and rocks were melted down as various animals tried to get away from the cause of destruction. A deer-like animal was running away from something when it was hit by a green glob of an unknown substance. Once it made contact with the creature, the glob began to eat away on the creature, eventually killing it. The corpse was then soon jumped upon by a shooter, who then began to devour it. As soon as it was done, it began to waddle its way to another target.

"Still hungry!" Whined the monster as it waddled to find food.


Take a guess what champion this is and what part he's going to be in this story.