Okay, I will admit, thats a pretty solid reason. But, you forget that New Order isn't above killing their own for their own goals. I only just realised something that involves both Nick and the reason he is who he is now. Short version is his dad was a higher up (more or less) and they put him on parade for the sole reason to have him killed by Nick. Then, Nick joined the New Order and the rest will remain a mystery ^_^

But, I'll leave it up to Vulkan to decide whether or not it is all clear. I was just pointing some stuff out :3