The Martial Unity

CLACK

The door closed behind Rui after he exited the throne hall.

He beheld the outside world in a daze.

He wasn't even sure what to do.

"Rui."

Master Ceeran's voice broke him out of his reverie as he descended from the sky, standing before Rui at the closed entrance to the Kandrian Throne Hall.

"…Master Ceeran," Rui smiled at him, tired. "…You didn't need to wait for me."

"I chose to," Master Ceeran smiled back, patting him on the shoulder.

They walked down and away from the throne hall silently. Neither of them addressed the enormous elephant in the room.

Master Ceeran tactfully avoided bringing it up immediately.

"Man…" Rui heaved a sigh. "Today had been a crazy day."

"Indeed," Master Ceeran replied, nodding. "Not even in my wildest dreams could I have imagined what happened actually happening…"

Martial Union's reaction?" Rui

had yet to sort his thoughts and emotions from the information dump that he had been smacked in the face with, it was still a good job to understand the ramifications of the Emperor's decision. He could not

to ask?" Master Ceeran's voice betrayed a hint

right. It was a

his mind that the Martial Union as a whole was extraordinarily shocked and even more overjoyed at the revelation

uniform within the Martial Union, and there certainly were bound to be some elements of the powerful organization that weren't entirely pleased by this outcome, there was no doubt that an overwhelming majority

boy, and now he had the power to ascend the

Raijun went to sleep

taken the liberty of emergency protecting your family," Master Ceeran remarked. "Several Masters have volunteered to stand guard on a temporary basis, secretly, of course. The Martial Union acknowledges the importance you place in

Masters that

of right now, it's Master Zentra and Master Vericita," Master Ceeran said. "Along with Master Krakule, who had previously stationed himself close by quite some time ago, as you know. The three of them

all of them.

summoned an emergency meeting recalling as many Martial Masters back to the Vargard

"…Oh boy," Rui whispered.

Master Ceeran remarked. "All of the upper echelons of Kandria are shaken. Each of the power blocs of our Empire is having their own emergency meetings to discuss the shocking

major bidder for the throne that had earned the Emperor's approval and heirship was an enormous deal for the future of

or force within the Kandrian Empire was unaffected. He had no doubt that these rich, powerful, influential,

that's still not

not," Rui

vested interests in the outcome of the Kandrian Throne War,"

felt an enormous headache coming

Master Ceeran remarked. "The revelation is slowly starting to spread to the common public; after all, you have been added to the official public

Rui just hoped the ground would open up and swallow