The Martial Unity

"That idea seems increasingly alluring," Prince Raijun remarked. "I, for one, find it hard to imagine that all four of them had a massive shift in priorities simultaneously. It is much more likely that there is a common causal factor between them."

"We agree," The advisors nodded. "That is our analysis on the matter as well. We believe that there is a common cause behind their aggressive shift towards you."

Prince Raijun nodded, narrowing his eyes. "I just am unable to imagine who or what it could be; these are truly mind-boggling events."

"There are some possibilities, but there is one that stands at the top of the list..." One of his advisors signaled to an assistant, who promptly supplied Prince Raijun with a report document.

"What is this...?"

"Something you haven't heard about yet. We saw fit to hand it to you ourselves to minimize an information leak," His advisors explained.

Prince Raijun raised an eyebrow as he went through it.

His eyes widened. "Father...has awoken once more?"

"His Majesty, Second Emperor Rael Di Kandria, has awakened from his Eternal Dream sleep, perhaps for the final time," The advisors solemnly informed him.

The atmosphere was severe.

Kandria was the man who elevated Kandria to a

Emperor of Harmony in the

the one and only ruler in the

of the most universal political phenomena during the early half of the

the civil wars were the ruling political establishment that had been in power since long before the age of Martial Art.

new age who broke free of the control of the existing political establishment. These were younger Apprentices, Squires,

earliest phase of the Age of Martial Art, which itself was an era marked by the beginning of the first

to the old monarchy falling, replaced by a Martialocracy. The Sekigahara Confederate was a state where Martial Artists grouped together, selectively breeding with each other to create their own bloodlines, resulting in clans that swept the militaries of the aristocratic clans that previously ruled the Sekigahara

Kandrian Empire was the only nation in history that

It had come close.

oppressing Martial Art and even signed the Kandrian Martial Pact and the Covenant, he did expect loyalty from Martial Artists. He refused to give up the right to conscript

to immense friction between him and the

bound to lead the

before he could pull

immediately formed agreements with the Martial Union with a

expertise in law and administration created a system of governance that worked around the Martial Union and slotted perfectly

regarded as the man who saved all of Kandria from destruction and elevated it to power and dominance, earning the respect

His name invoked silence.

lying if they did not have an immensely favorable

should have stayed asleep. Better yet, he should have