The Martial Unity

Once the ship hit the island, the protocols were to immediately set up an elementary preliminary security perimeter around the ship. The ship was the most important asset to the mission as that was the only easy way back home. Thus the Martial Union had stuffed her up with enough Martial Artists to protect her at all costs.

The second step in the chain of protocols was to construct a temporary preliminary base on neutral territory.

The base, of course, was no more than a set of tents that would be guarded by the security team. The necessary supplies and personnel would be escorted by the cliffside by the skywalking Martial Squires.

"Just a day, correct?" Rui asked.

"Yes sir," A man behind nodded. "As soon as that is done, we initiate the diplomatic negotiations."

Rui nodded as he turned back to face the mountain at the center of the island.

The development proceeded quickly, as Rui and the diplomatic team completed the final steps of preparation for the diplomatic endeavor.

A day later, it was time

"Are you ready, Stemple, Zeyra?" Rui asked the two people behind him.

The two of them were dressed in highly professional attire themselves. They carried briefcases that contained files and documents that were translated into the Vilun Dialect.

Rui turned as he breathed deeply.

The time for the first swing had arrived.

now it was time for Rui to make sure he executed

Rui nodded as they headed out

paths of the

sure to not give the G'ak'arkan Tribe any reason to dislike their little convoy, and that included not harming the natural environment of the mountain that they cared so much about. It was narrow, flexible, and even far more

sense motion in the surroundings with his sharp senses and techniques. Several

of the G'ak'arkan Tribe,')

distance from the small convoy as they made their way up a

a great distance away.

with all of the Martial Tribes, it had taken quite a long time of occasional but regular contact with the Martial

missions to try and negotiate a way to try and obtain their highly-guarded techniques. Which led to the history of diplomatic failures to succeed with

had no intention of joining

the top of the mountain. Rui could have skywalked to the very top very quickly, but

top of the mountain was scenic and picturesque, so much so that even Rui paused for a moment

saw several humans walking toward

distance were visible signs of a

he took slow and measured strides

tense, so much so that one could nearly

demeanor was calm and relaxed, yet inwardly he was sweating

impressions mattered, and they mattered a

He was basically a glowing beacon that irresistibly drew the attention of the

Martial Squires, yet every Martial Artist knew that they were all weaker than

they thought. Rui was the only one who knew that

here?" An older man stepped forward amongst