The Martial Unity

"The perfect assassination." The professor murmured. "Incredible. This is game-changing."

Rui smirked. He was quite proud of the technique that he had come up with. This technique project had reminded him of the satisfaction of developing powerful techniques from scratch and developing his Martial Art.

It had been therapeutic and refreshing to develop his new technique from scratch. He didn't even care if it was something as dark as assassination techniques, a success was a success.

"So, next target," Rui remarked.

"Wait, we have something to discuss." The professor remarked. "My superior wishes to speak to you."

Rui raised an eyebrow. "About what?"

"About your recent assassination, of course," The professor snorted. "He has invited you to a meeting."

Rui considered it for a moment, before shrugging. "Sure."

The professor nodded, before nodding at a library staff member stationed in the room. "She will guide you to the meeting."

Rui left the room following the woman down the many corridors deep into the Libraries of Gehu, before eventually reaching an enormous lecture hall of sorts. Rui wondered what was even the point of having such a thing at a library.

Perhaps they invited genuine guest writers from time to time and had them give speeches on their literary works.

Regardless, there was a man who sat down alone in the front row of the lecture hall, reading a book. The staff member shut the door behind them as he felt his senses being strongly hampered.

Rui glanced at the man, taking note of his physical appearance. He had an incredibly aged appearance, one that conveyed the wealth of his experience.

here." The man remarked. "Good, come

heard you wanted to speak

course." The man

he propped himself over beside

wasn't the one that sought

book, right here?" The man closed it, showing Rui

[The Birth of Darkness]

one that couldn't

meta-analysis on the impacts that the discovery of misdirection Martial Art techniques had on the world in the year ninety-seven." The man remarked. "It had many impacts, but it first and foremost gave rise to a whole new branch of assassination techniques. It gave rise to a whole new breed of assassins. The first assassin who mastered

narrowed. "Because he wielded the most powerful techniques of his era. He became the greatest Martial Art assassin of not just his era, but all eras to come after. It all

Rui silently listened.

he

this book because I was recently reminded of it." The man remarked. "Another assassin who came to grab hold of a field that may very well have the same impact on

glanced at Rui, making eye contact

shook his head. "I just have someone I need to

amused expression. "And in the process developed an unprecedented technique based on unseen principles

don't do

to increasingly learn that in our correspondence with you." The man broke a smile. "If you don't do things half-heartedly, then perhaps you would like to consider a decision that

waiting for him to get to the

man remarked. "We could use a

his eyes. "That wasn't what I

"Life has a

that if I do accept membership, it will