The Martial Unity

They all got into position, even if Nel urged rush forward and attack.

In the distance, a silhouette could be seen through the dust, walking in their direction.

STEP

STEP

STEP

It took its time.

Nothing out of the ordinary happened.

Yet, their eyes widened.

The air grew taut as an unimaginable amount of pressure crashed onto them. The air froze, and they haplessly followed suit.

Something was wrong.

Very wrong.

They felt primal fear arise from within their depths, crippling their body.

It was as though time itself had slowed down.

STEP

She emerged from the dust.

Completely naked.

Not a single shred of cloth covered her ample breasts or her pelvis. Yet the sight of her generated nothing but unparalleled fear in all of them.

Rui's eyes widened as he recognized the sensation Primordial Instinct was sensing.

This wasn't just fear.

This wasn't just danger.

Nay.

was a sensation that only those in a higher Realm of

was a sensation that only those at a far deeper depth of their path could

Rui whispered,

facility had succeeded. They had managed to discover the secret

examined them expressionlessly. Raw hostility emerged from her, crashing onto them. Rui was the only one who was able to maintain some semblance of composure. He adopted a stance in defiance. Yet, he

a bull-rushing stance,

out of his reverie.

the only one who dove to the side. The other four were frozen,

as the woman launched herself at the four

BOOM!!!

astronomic

tore the very atmosphere

she had launched herself with would absolutely have killed the

Would have.

Yet, it didn't.

ground, crashing through more obstacles until her

She... missed?

so mind-boggled he just stared at her with an

of them who had been paralyzed turned over in shocked confusion. The woman got up, unharmed. Yet she wasn't pleased, she glanced

mind flashed back to a conversation he'd

different, our techniques function mechanically different." Squire Dylon had once told him long ago when Rui had asked him about the difference between Apprentice and Squire level techniques. "An Apprentice-level Martial Art technique simply cannot utilize our full power because it is not meant to handle

with the power

had directed a pointed look at

was a test subject in this facility, which meant it was extremely likely that she had only

Rui highly doubted the Commonwealth Duchy of Vinfrana even had any Squire-level techniques

realized. ('She hasn't even gotten used to

likes of Squire Kyrie or Dylon. The combination of her

to think

analyze and rectify her whopping inaccuracy. She didn't

her mind, they were

Squire. They were going

but this worked in Rui's favour. If they had any

his mind on them.