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.

and now it was time for Rui to make sure he

nodded as they headed

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

harming the natural environment of the mountain that they cared so much about. It

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

the G'ak'arkan Tribe,') Rui

the small convoy as they made their way up a path

use long-range techniques to try and snipe them from a great distance away. The fact

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

the diplomatic missions to try and negotiate a way to try and obtain their highly-guarded techniques.

no intention of joining that

some time for them to reach the top of the mountain. Rui could have skywalked to the very

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

turned back, he saw several humans walking toward

distance were visible signs

chariot slowly, as he took slow and measured strides forward, as

so that one could nearly cut it with a

was calm and relaxed, yet inwardly

mattered, and they mattered

put it on. He was basically a glowing beacon that irresistibly

Martial Squires, yet every Martial Artist knew that

thought. Rui was the only one

older man stepped forward amongst all