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.

set, and now it was time for Rui to make sure he executed it

Rui nodded as they headed out of

through narrower paths of the mountain. It would cause a minimal amount of

Tribe any reason to dislike their little convoy, and that included not harming the natural environment of the mountain that they cared so

surroundings with his sharp senses and techniques.

the G'ak'arkan

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

to try and snipe them from a great distance away. The fact that they hadn't probably meant that the G'ak'arkan

good decent, albeit superficial, relationships with all of the Martial Tribes, it had taken quite a long time of occasional but regular contact with the Martial tribes. Over many years, contact and communication slowly and painstakingly elevated from highly cautious and tense interactions to

to try and negotiate a way to try and

no intention

reach the top of the mountain. Rui could have skywalked to the very top

of the mountain was scenic and picturesque, so much so

turned back, he saw several humans walking

in the distance were visible signs of

he took slow and measured strides forward, as

that one

demeanor was calm and relaxed, yet inwardly he was

impressions mattered, and they mattered

was why he hadn't retracted his mind mask since he put it on. He was basically a glowing beacon that irresistibly drew the attention of the warriors

Martial Squires, yet every Martial Artist knew

at least, so they thought. Rui was the

older man stepped forward amongst all of the approaching warriors of