The Martial Unity

Rui opened his eyes slowly. An clear sky entered his field of vision.

He frowned.

Where was he?

He got up to his feet as he gazed forward, squinting as his eyes adjusted. A beautiful landscape extended as far as the eye could see as he gazed down at the breathtaking sight, appreciating its beauty.

But he was still confused.

He turned around, glancing at what was behind him, yet what he saw shook him to his very core.

He saw a path.

A path with profound depth.

A path he was on.

Yet what shook him wasn't the path itself.

No.

What truly shook him was treacherous calamities the path winded through.

Monsters.

Earthquakes.

Meteorites.

Land-breaks.

A torrent of devastating catastrophes littered his path.

It was a horrifying sight that inspired primal terror.

And yet, it inspired awe.

Through his terror, he could see profound boundless beauty in that path.

enchanted him, mesmerizing

a path he wanted

took his first step, the world shattered into countless pieces

a shock, jerking upright

spotting his squire instructors

completely confused. It took him a few moments to remember what

dream again...') He

my match?" His eyes widened as he glanced

silent

inflicting a critical wound. But the damage you took from her last strike had crossed the threshold, you fell

Rui sighed, closing

He had given that fight his everything, but not even

breath as he

it's of any consolation." Squire Dylon said. "Your performance surpassed my every expectation. You're not even a two-year-old Martial Apprentice and you went against a monstrous prodigy that has been cultivating techniques for six years. The odds were stacked against you in every way, in every possible parameter, yet you managed to

before the preliminary contest. Your Martial Path extends far beyond the Martial Contest, this is merely a checkpoint in your life. Do not let this halt or hinder your journey. You will one day achieve power that beggars the

The fact that Rui was already half-way to being a Squire Candidate at the age of fourteen was truly astonishing. Furthermore, he had fulfilled the harder and more

her era, yet even

Voidbringer...') She mused. ('How

failure hold me

a slight smile cracked

was possible and what wasn't. It expanded his view of Martial Art was

all the various techniques he would master

already left the past, greedily

* * * * * * *

as she gazed outside the window of her room, as she

sat atop a

be an honour and a matter of boundless prestige,

pensive mood, unsure of what she

she knew what she felt. She wasn't sure about how she

ended, she was declared the Martial Champion and given that cup as the crowd went berserk

KNOCK KNOCK

in~" She absentmindedly

"Miss." Her butler bowed.

"What is it?"

summoned you."

nodded,

towards the center of the Roschem Family

study of Sage Damian Roschem