With time, Kian’s skills, devotion to the Goddess led to his appointment as an Apostle: one who converts with the sword rather than the word. However, Kian also made enemies: during his teen years, he rescued a girl called Alayna from a gang led by a man called Vamon, whose paths would cross with Kian’s multiple times in their lives as they both joined the Azadi army and rose through the ranks.
Taking him in, Utana taught him the word of the Goddess, sponsored his education, and for decades served as the closest thing he had to a parent.Īs he grew up, Kian’s potential came to the attention of other high-ranking Azadi, including then-commander Hami and Garmon Koumas, who took him under their wings. Kian grew up an orphan, a 'motherless boy' who lived in the streets of Sadir when he was found by Utana, then a young Sister running a small temple in the city.
