The Martial Unity

"Where is the corpse?" Prince Randal growled.

"It is as I said," The Voidreaper firmly pacified. "Identity first. Rui Quarrier later."

"Why should we trust you'll keep your word?" Princess Ranea glared at him.

"Do you trust the sixteen Martial Masters behind you?" The Voidreaper tilted his head. "That's all you need. I cannot violate my agreement, not if I want to get out of here alive. But you can. You have all the leverage and I don't. That is why you will fulfill your end of the agreement first, as agreed. Then, Rui Quarrier will be delivered to you."

"We cannot let you leave without providing the body after you have seen our identity," Princess Rafia remarked. "There is no guarantee you'll return with the body."

The Voidreaper stared at her. "I am not leaving to fetch the body. The body is coming here."

His eyes flashed across them. "If you want the body, you'll have to divulge your identity. You'll never get the body from me otherwise. You can even threaten or torture me all you want. But you will never get the body."

His eyes were widened.

A glint of insanity sparkled across them.

"Reveal your identities. And I will give you the body. This is what we had originally agreed upon. I have no need for the body. It is useless to me. It only serves as insurance that you will follow through with your end of the agreement. After that, it is useless. I will readily fulfill my agreements. I have a reputation of credibility to maintain. Reputation is everything in the Underworld."

His voice was clear, firm, and even earnest. None of the Martial Masters could detect even a hint of deception.

"How long will it take to come here?"

"Not long,"

The four royals glanced at each other.

He had probably handed it over to a trusted subordinate outside of the town.

It was possible for them to deploy a Martial Master to scan the city, but…

It was better to just go through with the agreed plan.

No fuss, no hassle.

time-consuming affairs of extracting information. The probability of something going wrong by the time

quickest way of getting the body was agreeing

all, there was no way he could escape. It would take more

top of that, his death was

may, he was not leaving here

long. No, we won't even let you die. We will stuff your body with healing and rejuvenation potions forever. You

The Voidreaper nodded.

glances with each of his siblings before heaving a

his mask, revealing his

stared for several

one of

turned to the

by one, bearing their

nodded. "Pleasure doing business with each

I don't like your answer, you will not leave here

The Voidreaper echoed his question. "Funny you should ask

grew enormously

been standing in this room

snapped her finger, releasing

misdirection and stealth techniques she had been simultaneously applying this entire

herself, of

higher stage of mastery; she could freely apply

bound to sear itself as the most horrifying moment in the entirety of Prince

was bound to get nightmares of the things he saw after those words

was something that was bound to change each of the four royals

emerged on Prince

seat, physically impacted by what followed

the true meaning of fear

notoriously rational, logical, and unemotional Princess Rafia was not unmoved. For the

that

to them," Rui Quarrier remarked

was

had appeared