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.

were extremely time-consuming affairs of extracting information. The probability of something going wrong by the time they extracted information from a veteran assassin increased the longer they

quickest way of getting the body was agreeing to

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

top of that, his

was not leaving here

narrowed his eyes. "However, if you deceive us...your death will be painful, excruciating, and long. No, we won't even let you die.

The Voidreaper nodded.

with each of his siblings before

his mask,

Voidreaper simply stared for

recognize you as one of the alleged clients

to the remaining

masks one by one, bearing their

nodded. "Pleasure doing business with each of

like your answer, you will

Rui Quarrier?" The Voidreaper echoed his question. "Funny you should ask

tone grew

standing in this

her finger,

stealth techniques she had been simultaneously

herself,

had reached a higher stage of mastery; she could freely apply them to anybody anywhere, anyhow,

to sear itself as the most horrifying moment in the entirety

on, he was bound to get nightmares

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

on Prince

Raemina shook in her seat, physically impacted

fear that day as chilling terror gripped her

unemotional Princess Rafia was not unmoved. For the first time

event that seemed to defy

it to them," Rui

was he

had appeared