The Martial Unity

The impacts of the second Senior-level conflict between the Kaddar Treaty Organization were vast. Far more vast than anyone partaking had expected.

"What did you say?" A deep masculine voice boomed across a large throne room adorned with ostentatious decorations.

The throne room was adorned with many seats, each more extravagant than the last the further towards the opposite end of the entrance they went.

The king of the Graheria Empire sat on the giant gold and silver throne at the very end.

General Dereftar gritted his teeth and endured the reproachful eyes of the many royal dignitaries who presided over the meeting.

"General Dereftar," The king addressed the Martial Senior. "I asked you a question. How did Senior Ferin perish?"

"…A fourth Martial Senior of the Floating Sect killed her before we realized it." The man clenched his fist as he squeezed the words out of his mouth.

"I'm afraid I don't understand," The king replied simply. "How did the three of you fail to notice an attack from the enemy until after it killed Senior Ferin? How did Senior Ferin fail to miss such a lethal attack?"

Yet the general knew that the king's mood was anything but simple.

Or perhaps it was simple.

Simply furious, that was.

"It was… a sound-based attack, your majesty," The general straightforwardly.

not impressed by that statement, it meant nothing to someone who wasn't deeply

us to have not noticed it means that the Martial Senior could not have launched it within half a kilometer of Senior Ferin, otherwise our senses would

the Martial Artist that killed Ferin had to be

something that only a Martial Senior could do. To hit a bullseye from

He hesitated.

king asked, narrowing his

close-range, and had absurd endurance and healing. I suppose it's possible that he was an all-rounder, but all-rounders aren't supposed to be that powerful in each individual field, so I can only speculate that the fourth Martial

your operation…" Pure fury could be heard in the king's voice. "But a Martial Senior of our kingdom was killed, resulting in the loss of one of our precious few national treasures. On top of that, the Floating Sect now has an

Dereftar winced inwardly, the reproach from the king was crystal

The

is correct,

allowing

in anger and frustration in a manner that was

worst outcomes possible. The probability

him that such a thing was impossible was

to get up from his throne, walk down there, and chew him out face to

him to even risk going too far with his aggressive criticism. He did not want to risk losing another

was the problem with Martial

just weapons, they were also people. If they were disenfranchised, they would simply

because he was a loyal member of the military. Loyalty was something that was well-trained in the military. He had risen through the ranks as a Martial

The

"Yes, your majesty?"