The Martial Unity

1560 Commence

With two important events coming up, Rui quickly got to work, forming the presentation rapidly. The mode of the presentation was going to be an analog slide show where he would need to draw out each slide and it would be upscaled onto larger paper on a bigger board for the actual day of the presentation.

It appeared that digital technology in this world had not reached a stage where he could actively work on a screen and create a digital slide show. But that was fine as far as Rui was concerned.

A few days passed when Rui finally got a message from Kane stating that he had made his mind up, and wanted to meet.

Rui decided to oblige him.

"Kane," Rui addressed him as he sky-walked down.

"Rui…" He murmured.

Rui had immediately noticed a change in his temperament.

His eyes were sharp. Sharper than he had ever seen them.

His normally easy-going demeanor and body language were gone. Yet he wasn't stiff, there was only one thing that radiated from him at the moment.

Conviction.

Rui sensed the resolve in his eyes.

"Good, I see that you're well-prepared. I wouldn't have allowed you to go through with this is if you had half-baked determination," Rui remarked.

The two of them had been communicating remotely over the past few days as Rui informed Kane more of what was necessary.

Kane had truly taken

"If we go through with this, I'm going to give

him to even utter those words, but Rui had insisted that it was the bare

through to the Senior Realm required being pushed past your limits, something that couldn't happen unless one was giving it their very best to eliminate their opponent. Not even aiming to incapacitate or restrain was enough since avoiding dealing lethal blows

Ieyasu had seriously aimed to kill each other in their

be away for a

"I'm ready, Rui.

Rui cut him off. "I've told you. You're risking a fate worse than death for us

grew sharper as he clenched

prepared a few supplies, purchasing some potions and a food pills for their journey away. He was only going to get started after he was certain that he wouldn't be discovered by the Kandrian

out far and wide, heading west of the nation. Neither of them exchanged many words through their travels. Rui wasn't even interested in the journey itself. He

was willing to

them reached a deserted wasteland that was

had specifically aimed for this place because of this feature. He couldn't detect the presence of even the slightest

let's get prepped," Rui said, burying

wasn't too long before the two

drew his knives, taking

his body after

is your last chance to pull

see this through," Kane declared

"Well, I hope that's true. As I said, that was

bloodlust

very air curdled under the peril that he

been wrung taut from the sheer pressure

Kane's eyes narrowed.

beg me to