The most silent out of all the seven royal factions was, undoubtedly, the Raijun Faction.
Prince Raijun sat at the head of the table, listless.
His eyes were depressed.
His demeanor was soulless.
He glanced around the weakly. "…Have they yet to come? Perhaps they're delayed…"
A weak laugh escaped his mouth.
He had called for a meeting, but a whopping sixty percent of his most invested stakeholders and patrons had chosen to skip it.
Not a single one of the members of the Martial Union had chosen to participate.
When he left the Kandrian Throne Hall two hours prior, he had been extremely determined.
He had been incredibly resolved.
He would not allow the damage to grow too far. He immediately called for a meeting with all his patrons to reaffirm his intention to dedicate his heart and soul to becoming Emperor and turning Kandria into a Martial Supremacist nation.
A strong head-on affirmation was bound to ensure that as few stakeholders would choose to defect.
In fact, while the revelation of Rui's royal bloodship and heirship had shaken him to the very core of his soul, he had taken it in a very positive manner.
A challenge.
one of his stakeholders would
Yet, they never came.
realized
everybody to excitement. This was especially true for
Raijun couldn't even begin to compare to Prince Rui as
and accomplishments, potential and progress, as well as overall utility and competence, Rui was overwhelmingly superior to Prince
Everybody knew that.
Raijun didn't really care about that. After all, that didn't mean he could ascend
however, it was all but
look at both of them as Martial Artist princes and pick Rui
for Rui aiding him and holding his hand every step of the way all the way to Squire
to skip the meeting to attend the emergency meeting held
Prince Raijun smiled weakly. "Right. I'm sure they'll be here at
was trying to convince
yet people were ready to dive
heaved a sigh as a hint of hope flashed in
He wasn't entirely done.
Not yet.
spent enough time with his half-brother to know that the man
able to win over the Martial
if he actively worked against their ambition for a Martial
he didn't think he would
he had made rapidly ever since he started
and he could lose all of these new
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