The Martial Unity

The official of the Shadow Association claimed that there was a solution that could satisfy all the parties at hand. That was rather hard to believe for most listeners, given that the Voidreaper seemed to bear some sort of grudge against the Shadow Isles.

Yet the speaker appeared confident.

"The hierarchy of assassins in the Shadow Isles is dependent on the strength of the various assassins within the sector. Better assassins make better money, power, influence, and living. They also have greater prestige." The speaker explained. "You might be wondering why I'm explaining something that is so basic and well-known to all of you who are a part of the Shadow Isles and have been for quite some time."

They undoubtedly were. No one was sure where he was going with this.

"While all of you know this. Someone who isn't a part of the Shadow Isles may very well not know it." The man explained. "Someone like the Voidreaper."

The name mulled in the air like the calm before a storm. No one was sure what was coming.

"An assassin with their skills is an extremely powerful one. There is no doubt to anybody that the Voidreaper is a powerful assassin of perhaps the highest caliber within the Senior realm. There is no doubt about that." The representative of the Shadow Association continued. "Thus, we invite the Voidreaper to join us, and ascend the throne of the Shadow Association as the Assassin King!"

A ripple of shock spread through the audience. None of them expected that the Shadow Association would go down such a route and try and recruit the very assassin that had caused them such a headache, to begin with.

It was almost shameless on their part considering the suffering that the Voidreaper had put them through.

Yet at the same time, it was completely grounded and highly practical.

the Voidreaper. They hadn't been in a position to fight the Voidreaper even when the Shadow Isles

him now? They were much smaller and weaker and had only three Martial Seniors

bad idea. Instead, they chose to woo him with incentives and have him join them. That was the idea that the various

they offered him a title as

well as they could. None of them actually gave

the archipelago. With some help from the Crina Foundation, they managed to set up incredibly profitable

once the realization that he could bring them even more profits set in, they were more than willing to forget their grudges as

the security detail had grim and severe expressions on their face. They had been informed ahead of time

either live with it

Or die.

they chose to stick around. Being the only Martial Senior assassins still remaining meant that they would be forgoing enormous benefits that came from being in demand if they

The only downside was the Voidreaper hunting

status, privileges, benefits, wealth, authority, and opportunities. As the most powerful Senior-level assassin in the Derschek Region we invite the Voidreaper to join the Shadow Association and take on the mantle of Assassin

to what

Shadow Isles and the Voidreaper, thus they didn't have a way of reaching

willing to put aside his continuous targeting of the assassination industry and ascend the throne to take over it

For if they were in the Voidreaper's stead, they would have accepted the offer in a heartbeat. There was

our greatest partners and allies, and has agreed to prioritize the Assassin King's interest in the search for