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.

it was time for Rui to make

Rui nodded as they headed out of the

paths of the mountain.

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 silent than a standard motorized chariot that burned special esoteric substances that caused

motion in the surroundings with his

of the G'ak'arkan Tribe,')

convoy as they made their way up

that they wouldn't use long-range techniques to try and snipe them from a great distance away. The fact that they hadn't probably meant that the G'ak'arkan Tribe was not unwilling

of the Martial Tribes, it had taken quite a long time of occasional but

then did the Martial Union begin the diplomatic missions to try and negotiate a way to try and obtain their

no intention

top of the mountain. Rui could have skywalked to the very top very quickly, but he didn't want to leave behind

so much so that even Rui paused for a

turned back, he saw

were visible

he took slow

much so that one could nearly cut it

and relaxed, yet inwardly he was

and they mattered

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

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

least, so they thought. Rui was the only one who knew

man stepped forward amongst all of the approaching warriors