The Martial Unity

"I think... we might not die today." The head researcher shook his head.

Subject SQ007 had been woken up, briefed and dispatched. There was a set of loud terrifying explosions later before silence reigned again.

The surviving researchers were too terrified to leave the confined of their little hideout, but they had begun to suspect that perhaps the job was done.

After all, she was a Martial Squire. There was no way she would lose to Martial Apprentices. The researchers were well aware of her shortcomings and drawbacks. She did not possess a single Squire-level Martial Art technique, only the Apprentice-level techniques that were no longer compatible with her. Furthermore, she had only very recently completed her breakthrough and wasn't too familiar with the power of a Martial Squire.

Still.

She was a Martial Squire.

There was no way she would not win easily.

Right?

"Not unless there's an extraordinary grade-ten Martial Apprentice with an unbelievable Martial Art..." He pondered, before shaking his head.

There was no way that could happen.

Suddenly;

RUMBLE!

"Woah!"

The very facility began shaking as the researchers fell to the ground losing their balance, scrambling fear.

"What is happening?!"

On the other end of the facility, a horrifying conflict had commenced.

BOOM!

WHOOSH

She had crossed the distance between her and Rui in the smallest of instances. Her body twisted as she generated unprecedented power into an attack.

The very air shivered in fear as she launched a devastating attack.

Yet, to her surprise;

WHOOSH

Rui managed to evade her attack.

A combination of prediction based on center of gravity and distance analysis, Primordial Instinct, four maneuvering techniques and one breathing technique just barely allowed him to avoid the attack cleanly.

Yet, she wasn't done.

BAM!

speedy kick

BOOM!

guard in time. She immediately lashed out after him, swinging yet another

POW!

on her face,

had tried to throw

eyes immediately shifted to Kane despite the Void Step technique. Yet before she could

BAM!

had caught up, landing

Hever immediately arrived, trying to prevent her from

of the Martial Artists were clear on one

because he was clearly the strongest among them. That was true,

grew stronger the longer a fight

accurate and precise the predictive

for as long as possible and ensure

had an immense amount

WHOOSH

another attack, yet

to exploit the opportunity, aiming to kill him

Yet;

POW!

BAM!

intervene in time, launching powerful and swift blows

blocked both of them,

sent shivers

as she flung them away, yet before she could even

BAM!!!

tremendous blow landed on her

as Fae's single most powerful attack had just barely managed to bruise her flesh, pushing her away as

CLASP

arm. His extreme muscle memory activated as it furiously executed the improved Meteor Swing

BOOM!!

swing the Squire with as much

"Insignificant."

gravitas of her voice shook him as

She was unharmed.

BAM!!

coughing blood, as a swift kick

out at her. Yet before her strike could

CLASP

caught her

WOBBLE

body stumbled as Rui activated Flow Flux at the

WHOOSH

threw missed Fae

more fragile than it normally would be because she wasn't accustomed to it. She had not developed the muscle memory of active balance maintenance for her new body. Thus, Flow Flux was especially

turned to Rui with a murderous glare as she charged him, looking for a takedown. She would be