Nathaniel Malick

"Dad... was swapping this stone during the ceremonies and feel for the notch, to make sure he never drew it from the bag...- Dad, was afraid to be the traveler. He was a coward, and a cheater. Everything he said to us was a lie."

Nathaniel Malick was the brother of Gideon Malik. The two lost their father to a ceremonial tradition that was passed down from generation to generation which evolved into the creation of HYDRA and their goal.

Nathanial and Gideon had made a promise to each other that instead of using the stone their father used to cheat the ritual, their intent was to stick together and let fate decide on who shall be the the next traveler. Gideon then seemingly threw the stone in a body of water.

When the moment of ritual came, Gideon revealed that he never threw the indented rock, and instead used it in the ritual hoping to save himself. When is came to the last two to pick a stone, Gideon noticed that the indented rock and a regular were the last two. Gideon proceeded to make the decision to save himself, and sacrifice his brother.

Nathaniel reached into the bag, and immediately realized that it was the exact stone that his father originally had used to cheat the ceremony, and

knew immediately that his brother had betrayed him.