Sage Sayfeel narrowed his eyes.
The weight of his gaze pushed down on Rui.
A single question escaped his mouth.
"Why?"
Rui stared at him silently for a moment.
"I believe that I can find him."
His eyes grew more intense.
"I believe that I can compel him."
His tone grew stronger.
"I believe I can end this war by ending what caused it," His clear eyes met those of Sage Sayfeel. "I believe that I can get him to heal my father."
Sage Sayfeel's eyes sharpened into slits.
The air seemed to shift.
It seemed to be wrung taut by the escalating tension.
"End what caused it?" Sage Sayfeel whispered.
The displeasure in his voice was clear.
"Compel the Divine Doctor to heal the Emperor?"
His eyebrows furrowed sternly.
"That is not the destiny that your father bestowed upon you."
with displeasure. "That is not the will that your father bequeathed to
you. He entrusted you to rule Kandria in a manner befitting the
the Sage's powerful gaze for a moment before closing his eyes. "I am
but…"
in their
to accept the destiny or the will that he bequeathed me," Rui narrowed his eyes. "He said the choice was mine. And this is my
gave you power
STEP
towards Rui, peering into his
to reject that power that
am interested in is Martial," Rui calmly replied.
his head. "These are not
turned back to the Sage, meeting his powerful gaze.
grew more firm. "…In this life and
reject this Empire? You would reject save it from the flames
peered into
cost
"I won't
stronger. "Ascend the throne and
power of prophecy, not my father," Rui's tone was calm yet solid. "He didn't foresee anything. He used the revelation of the truth and the threat against the peace and harmony of my family that I value to
"I cannot do justice to
cannot tread my Martial Path
is a second away from my Martial Path," Rui narrowed his eyes. "No amount of thought can change
grew more
the very get-go. I know you know
Sage Sayfeel didn't respond.
his silence was
father pretended otherwise," Rui closed his eyes. "The only reason I ever considered this choice, the choice to tread the path of
absolutely central to the very essence of my identity in the manner that my Martial Path
on his heart. "Abandoning them…the very thought of it is excruciating. Just imagining it
I abandon
with pain, clawing at his chest. "…there's nothing left. Just
in his eyes
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