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

in the face with, it was still a good job to understand the ramifications of the Emperor's decision. He could not avoid them after all. The sooner he

Master

wryly. "You're right.

slightest shred of a doubt in his mind that the Martial Union as

of this revelation were undoubtedly not 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 of the Martial Sects and

their platinum boy, and now he had the power to ascend the throne

was what Prince Raijun went to sleep dreaming

emergency protecting your family," Master Ceeran remarked. "Several Masters have volunteered to stand guard on a temporary basis, secretly, of course. The Martial Union

are the Masters

close by quite some

am grateful to all of them. I must thank them

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

"…Oh boy," Rui whispered.

shaken," 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

for the throne that had earned the Emperor's approval and heirship

these rich, powerful, influential, and even authoritative figures were

still not

course not," Rui

on what I have been informed of, the news has already spread to the international and foreign stakeholders of Kandria with vested interests in the outcome of the Kandrian Throne War," Master Ceeran remarked. "A variety of spokespersons, delegates,

an enormous headache coming

of getting statements from you," Master Ceeran remarked. "The revelation is slowly starting to spread

that moment, Rui just hoped the ground would open