Azumi Hirake

[Skyrim]

..:Back to our roots:..

Much has changed...

Yoshiko and I have become used to the peaceful life. We had been living desolate for a year now. We didn't know anything of the Hell Fires' status nor the outside world. There has gone quiet a long time now since we killed somebody, the lust for revenge had weakened. But the pirate blood within us was still alive. Still did I experience nightmares from countless battles, still did i see my enemies burning in flames, suffering, still was I in eternal debt for the Hell Fire legion, for Drake Thastus. I knew that someday I was needed again to help them, however, strangely enough they hadn't contacted me yet, after all this time...

That day, when I was lying on my bed and thinking of my past, Yoshiko knocked on the door. It sounded urgent. I quickly opened the door, and there he was, out of breath. He took a few seconds to rest, then he asked me to sit down. He took a chair and sat next to me. I understood it was something serious.

With a nervous voice he said: [color=#FF0000]"Azumi, brother. I got some bad news. It's about Drake Thastus."

"What is it brother? Has something happened?" I was beginning to feel this cold chill running down my spine.

Yoshiko starred at me with a serious look on his face and then continued: "Drake Thastus, has died..."

I was in shock, my heart stopped, I couldn't move or breath. Yoshiko quickly recognized my pain and helped me up the chair again. The bond we shared, it was so strong that we could feel exactly what our brother felt.

I began to question his claim. "No! That is not possible. He was the leader, he was the strongest out of them... how him out of all people... how Yoshiko?"

"Azumi, I feel your pain, I really do. But you must trust me. As much as I hate to say it, my sources are reliable. However, they could not tell how he died, all I know is that he has..." Yoshiko said with a sad voice.

I sat there for a moment, thinking... the one person who saved my life, the one person besides my brother who really meant something to me, is dead. Will my brother die too? Is this a curse?

"Father! I followed the signs, why am I suffering? Why?" I screamed.

"Azumi, there is nothing left for us here, in Liberty. The one we served is now dead, it is time we head back to our old roots, the Kusari."

"Yes... It is true what you say brother. We must head back..." My blood thirst had come alive once again and Yoshiko was aware of it.

"Don't worry brother, there will be plenty to kill in Kusari!" Yoshiko said with an evil smile.

And there we were packing our belongings, mounting our guns, testing the ship systems and we said a last good bye to Liberty...