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.
would ensure that not a single one of his stakeholders would leave the
Yet, they never came.
realized
had driven everybody to excitement. This was especially true for the members of the
even begin to compare to Prince Rui as a
and accomplishments, potential and progress, as well as overall utility and
Everybody knew that.
After all, that didn't
was all but overwhelmingly
at both of them as Martial Artist princes and pick
for Rui aiding him and
chosen to skip the meeting to attend
I'm sure they'll be here at the
he was trying to convince himself more than anything
even announce his bid for the throne, yet people were ready to dive into his faction, a faction that didn't even exist
a hint of hope
He wasn't entirely done.
Not yet.
time with his half-brother to know that the man was certainly not a Martial Supremacist and deeply disliked the
be able to win over the Martial Supremacist Faction much, if at all,' Prince Raijun
support them if he actively worked against their ambition
he would lose
that he had made rapidly ever since he started progressing towards the
truly begun gaining the approval of many sectors of the Martial Union after that recently, and he could lose all of these
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