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 be

probability of that was far too low. This was a matter centered around the Royal

it truly be that he

it much thought. As far as he was concerned, it didn't matter.

memory of his mother when he first gave birth. Despite her exhaustion and

a royal

make me repeat

out of his frozen

STEP

STEP

STEP…

increasingly aware of all the

was anything

most were beyond flabbergasted. The members of the Martial Union were truly taken aback as they realized their golden boy had

or bad, they were still utterly bewildered by the revelation of

was even more shocked than

on them, the royals had lost

crumpled

seemed to age

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

his teeth apprehensively at

to be inflicted with pain at the revelation. Yet, even he was deeply stunned by the revelation. It was clear that not even the Beggar's Sect had been aware of this deep secret despite

of this revelation. He gritted his teeth with deep

experienced true terror and fear

expression and

toward the royal family that had gathered a short distance

step he took, the harder it grew to

each step he took, the burden

step,

like the weight of the entire Empire

pressed down on him, squeezing

"Rui Quarrier Kandria."

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

Gentle.

the

powerful and domineering persona of the Emperor of Harmony. All

He didn't understand.

understand what

a

declaration was