The Martial Unity

1752 Shocking Decision

Not a single person could remain unperturbed.

Not a single person could remain calm.

Not a single one of them could maintain their composure at the revelation that had just unfolded.

Yet the ritual did not lie.

A light identical to that of the other princes and princesses had shone from Rui.

Rui himself had been frozen in shock at the realization of what had just happened.

"Come forth..." The Emperor beckoned him forth with a knowing smile. "Come forth, Prince Rui Quarrier Kandria."

For a moment, nobody moved.

Everybody was shocked.

His acquaintances around him were stunned and speechless.

Master Ceeran, Vericita, Aroanian, Minister Varay, and several others simply stared at him like he was from another world.

The royals stared at him in shock.

The entirety of the throne hall was stunned to its very core.

Yet, none of them were more shocked than Rui himself.

"…What?" He whispered with horror. "This has to be some kind of a mistake."

Time slowed down to a crawl as his Martial fight-or-flight instincts took over. His mind, normally ordered and organized in its thought, had fallen into absolute chaos. Countless thoughts flashed through it as it collapsed into disarray.

He didn't understand.

He didn't understand what was happening.

How could he possibly have royal blood in his veins?

How could he possibly be a descendant of the Kandrian Royal Family?!

Could it be a mistake?

orb

was far too low. This was a matter

it truly be that

didn't know who his father was and had never given it much thought. As far as he was concerned, it didn't matter. It was

memory of his mother when he first gave birth. Despite her exhaustion and pain, her eyes lingered with

a

not make me

commanding tone left no room for reprieve. It shook Rui out of his frozen reverie, propelling him forward as he obeyed the

STEP

STEP

STEP…

became increasingly aware of

person was

The members of the Martial Union were truly taken aback as

the point of considering whether this was good or bad, they were

family was even more

on them, the royals had lost all dignity as the

Randal's expression crumpled

age by the

and Raemina were frozen in raw fear as they realized the nightmare that this situation was

Rajak gritted his teeth apprehensively at

revelation. Yet, even he was deeply stunned by the revelation. It was clear

first to understand the implications of this revelation. He gritted his teeth with deep fear and apprehension as he did his

terror and fear for the first time in

his expression and his

as he walked past the crowd of guests and toward the royal family that had gathered a short

step he took, the harder

took, the burden on

each step, it grew

the time he arrived, he felt like the

down on him, squeezing his heart, crippling

"Rui Quarrier Kandria."

his name like an incantation. His voice was powerful, yet his

Gentle.

the Emperor of

persona of the Emperor of Harmony. All

He didn't understand.

understand what he was

are a son

Emperor's declaration was