Azure 0: Rebellion Sequence/A2E7: Captives of Choice

Captives of Choice is the seventh episode in the second arc of the series. In it, Nex, Nozomi, Cerea and Locke get brought to Iwasu for an interrogation, and Locke ends up brutally injured, while Imyo and the other mercenaries look for a way to free them.
==Episode Blurb==
Nex and Locke have been captured by Serza and Arcius, with Nozomi being dragged along as well. In the fortress of a city known as Iwasu where the Marshal’s word is law, Nex tries to come to a decision on how to get everyone out of this new predicament. Until an opportunity presents itself, the only choice may be to play by his opponent’s rules. All the while, Imyo finally learns what's happening to his missing teammates, but with Iwasu having never been invaded successfully, their chances of rescue seem slim to none.
==Appearances==
*Nex
*Imyo
*Cerea Anderson
*Nozomi
*Serza
*Rythrean
*Arcius
*Faulhier
*Locke
*Spence
*Switch
*Lukain Necaros
*Yami Akuhei
==Major Events==
*Nex and his allies are brought in by Serza and Arcius, left in a prison block to be interrogated in the presence of Marshal of the NOS, Lukain. 
*Lukain reveals that Nozomi was in an agreement with him, and that she was never in any danger. Shocking Nex as he realizes they were led into a trap. 
**Nozomi was hiding in the City contributing to certain research over her Relic and its power, in return for the Marshal not unveiling Nozomi's own secrets to the public, as she is believed to be dead from the Shukuto incident. Lukain holds a theory that Nex's Grimoire can effect her possibility somehow, but the instant he suggests this, Nozomi refuses to continue working with him if it involves Nex. 
**Instead, Lukain offers Nex an opportunity to fight for his and only one of his ally's freedom by participating in the annual Supremacy of Souls event. Arcius also enters, wanting the chance to fight with the Azure. 
*An interrogation begins on Locke to try and learn how the mercenaries have been able to navigate the Marshal's cities and effectively protect Nex up to now. This leads to the unveiling the nature of Exitium to be weapons that require certain things from their wielders, as Arcius uses Belial to bloody the prisoner. Serza likening them to a beast that needs to be fed or they will simply take what they need instead beyond their wielder's volition. There is some parallel with Nex's Grimoire as well. 
*Imyo contacts Nicaiah in the hopes of her being able to devise a means to locate and help his allies, learning from a signal from Nex's regulator that they're in Iwasu's branch, a normally near-impossible fortress to break into. 
**Nicaiah comes up with the idea to use the Marshal's esteemed event of the Souls of Supremacy as the opportunity to get into Iwasu's main branch. 
*Faulhier and Rythrean notify their partner, Serza of the mercenary's locations. 
*The interrogation doesn't progress smoothly, Locke refusing to talk, leading to Akuhei arriving and after several brutal measures, uses Leviathan's ability to tear through a victim's mind to locate and pluck out memories of their conversation with Nicaiah. 
*When the interrogation ends, Locke is sentenced to death the following day, much to his companion's concern.
*Nex is left unsure of how to save everyone from the predicament they're in, feeling his power will do nothing but bring harm, but decides to fight for their freedom in the Marshal's game. 
*Nicaiah finally settles on the plan, giving it to Imyo and the others, with Switch agreeing to make false IDs to get into the event as citizens, and use the teleportals which would be available to the public to transfer in and out of the Marshal's branch, the mercenaries then prepare to initiate the plan tomorrow to try and free their allies. 
==Navigation==
Category:Rebellion Sequence Episode