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?

the orb be

probability of that was far too low. This was a matter centered around the Royal Family; there was no room for

truly be that he

know who his father was and had never given it much thought. As far as

he first gave birth. Despite her exhaustion and pain, her eyes lingered

she a royal

not make me repeat

Rui out of his frozen reverie, propelling him forward as he obeyed the Emperor's

STEP

STEP

STEP…

took, he became increasingly aware of all the

was anything

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

hadn't even reached the point of considering whether this was good or bad, they were still utterly bewildered by the revelation of the

even more

royals had lost all dignity as the deepest of horror overtook their

crumpled with horrified

to age

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

teeth apprehensively at the revelation

stunned by the revelation. It was clear that not even the Beggar's Sect had been

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

experienced true terror and fear

expression and his

of guests and toward the royal family that had gathered a short

each step he took, the

he took, the burden on his

each step, it grew

felt like the weight of the entire Empire

him, squeezing his heart, crippling his

"Rui Quarrier Kandria."

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

Gentle.

beheld the

the powerful and domineering persona of the Emperor of Harmony. All Rui saw

He didn't understand.

didn't understand what he

are a son of

declaration