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.

been set, and now it was time for Rui

going," Rui nodded as

a motorized chariot that was specifically meant to travel through narrower paths of the mountain. It would cause a minimal amount of damage to the

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 a lot of

the surroundings with his

the G'ak'arkan

as they made their way up a

a great distance away. The fact that they hadn't probably meant that the

long time of occasional but regular contact with the

way to try and obtain their highly-guarded techniques.

intention of joining

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

and picturesque, so much so that even Rui paused for a

saw several humans walking toward

were

off the chariot slowly, as he took slow and

air was tense, so much so that one could nearly cut it

and relaxed, yet inwardly he was

mattered, and

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

were Martial Squires, yet every Martial Artist

Rui was the only one who knew that

older man stepped forward amongst all of the approaching warriors of the