▁S inc la ir . ▁▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁later , ▁K ellan ▁has ▁been ▁brought ▁up ▁by ▁S inc la ir ▁and ▁has ▁become ▁the ▁young est ▁Sh adow ▁Marsh al ▁within ▁the ▁Ve kt an ▁Security ▁Agency ▁( V SA ), ▁while ▁S inc la ir ▁has ▁become ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁V SA . ▁Sh adow ▁M ash als ▁are ▁spe cially ▁trained ▁soldiers . ▁Their ▁main ▁mission ▁is ▁to ▁preserve ▁the ▁peace ▁between ▁the ▁Ve kt ans ▁and ▁Hel gh ast ▁and ▁prevent ▁this ▁from ▁decl ining . ▁During ▁his ▁travel s ▁between ▁V ek ta ▁and ▁across ▁the ▁Wall ▁into ▁New ▁Hel gh ast ▁as ▁he ▁undert akes ▁miss ions ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁possible ▁Hel ghan ▁thre ats , ▁he ▁comes ▁to ▁realize ▁that ▁New ▁Hel ghan ▁is ▁full ▁of ▁civ ili ans ▁who ▁are ▁innoc ent . ▁He ▁also ▁meets ▁a ▁Hel ghan ▁Int elligence ▁Oper ative ," E cho ", ▁a ▁half - bre ed ▁who ▁is ▁Chan cell or ▁Vis ari ' s ▁daughter . ▁K ellan ▁is ▁imprison ed ▁and ▁tort ured ▁when ▁he ▁is ▁caught ▁in ▁New ▁Hel gh ast . ▁E cho ▁helps ▁him ▁escape ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁that ▁ ▁J or han ▁St ahl ▁has ▁a ▁" we ap on " ▁designed ▁that ▁would ▁anni h il ate ▁Ve kt ans ▁and ▁half - bre eds , ▁which ▁he ▁cons iders ▁tra itors . ▁When ▁K ellan ▁is ▁in ▁reach ▁to ▁kill ▁St ahl ; ▁St ahl ▁is ▁shot ▁in ▁the ▁head