Shaheed – 'The Brother Beside the Throne'

“He speaks of peace because I stand ready for war. That is the balance — the light and the shadow. For a true brother doesn’t speak over you — he stands beside you. He is the judge, and I the executioner of his will - and as long as I breath he will never be questioned."

In the hush before conflict, when breath tightens and hearts betray their bearers, one name stills the restless: Shaheed. Warlord of the Kobel. Chief among the Oji’s fiercest. He walks just behind Bo’Masi—not beneath him, but beside him, in shadow and silence.

Their bond was forged in their youth, a brotherhood of contrasts. Bo’Masi, the voice of reason. Shaheed, the weight behind the silence. Where Bo’Masi speaks of unity, Shaheed believes in dominance. To him, love is fleeting—but fear lasts generations. Yet still, he does not oppose his brother. Not in the open. Not where it would fracture what holds the Oji together. Instead, he supports every decision, every word, with the quiet patience of a warrior who knows power isn’t always loud.

Shaheed does not seek peace, but he honors Bo’Masi’s pursuit of it. He believes the feud with the Rheyns can end—but only when they accept what is already truth: that the Oji stand above them. Always have. Always will. Still, he waits, poised as always, watching for the moment when restraint must end.

As a father, he walks a finer edge. Jewbul, his blood-born son, mirrors Bo’Masi’s gentleness. Stemarza, the adopted son, burns with Shaheed’s own fire. Two sons, two legacies. He teaches them both the same code: walk with dignity, command with presence, never beg for loyalty—make it inevitable.

Shaheed is no tyrant, instead he is the quiet at the edge of storms. A pillar of power who wins not because he is loud, but because he is never unprepared. Among the Oji, his name is not shouted. It is spoken low... revered, and always obeyed without hesitation.