The Martial Unity

Rui smiled calmly. "An astute observation and one that I have a solution for. Good thing it is that already know about her."

Sage Sayfeel narrowed his eyes. "...'her?'"

"The Silent Shadow," Rui remarked. "You know, Master Reina Cara. She possesses the ability to transform her body to mimic the appearance of anybody; she also possesses the ability to mimic their body language, demeanor, and microexpressions to the T. She can do it to a degree that not even non-sensory Martial Masters can discern. It's one of the reasons she's among the very best of the best as far as Master assassins go."

Sage Sayfeel's eyes widened as he understood the depth of Rui's plan. He realized it was quite impressive. "You plan to create a faction, and once you've created the bulk of it, you then intend to have Master Reina Cara serve as a stand-in to mimic you to maintain your faction while you secretly leave the Kandrian Empire."

"Indeed," Rui closed his eyes. "If I am unable to return to the Kandrian Empire with the Divine Doctor before Emperor Rael succumbs, then the Rui Faction, maintained by the disguised Master Reina, will stop any of my insane half-siblings from ascending the throne."

"And then what?" Sage Sayfeel narrowed his eyes. "Someone needs to ascend the throne."

"...I'll figure something out," Rui narrowed his eyes. "Now, tell me. Where is the Divine Doctor."

"Figure something out?" Sage Sayfeel's displeasure grew. "Figure what out? You tried to figure something out, and that failed, didn't it?"

"It's only a problem if I fail," Rui sharpened his eyes. "I don't intend to fail. Where is the Divine Doctor?"

"You will fail," Sage Sayfeel narrowed his eyes. "That is why I demand to know. What will you do when you fail?"

"Why are you certain that I will fail?" Rui growled. "If you've watched me for much of my life, you should know what I am capable of."

His eyes grew more intense.

"I can see the past and the future."

His tone escalated.

which gave my father hope that he could find the

undoubtedly aware of the Angel of Laplace. He also undoubtedly witnessed Rui using it in action when he used it to track stealthy Martial Masters from the future,

stealth was a feat that would shock the entirety of the Martial

he said he hadn't been shocked and silent that

him with askance. "What do you know

capable--highly capable--more so than any Senior that I

His tone grew grave.

you think you can find the Divine Doctor within the entirety of the

widened with shock. "...Half a year?! What is a human doing in the

what he

highly perilous and highly expansive. The idea that a human could walk into it and survive for long periods of time

within the Beast Domain; it was truly a hellish place

is verified and vetted," Sage Sayfeel remarked with resignation. "He is somewhere in

find and bring back the Divine Doctor

"…I didn't know he has half a year left. Is that why you said

shortly after you departed. I was prepared to announce it shortly after you made

phase, where the patient entered a deathly state where they would be indistinguishable from death, barring a scarce

returned to Rui. "You haven't answered my

His tone was demanding.

grew fiercer. "Do you think you can even convince him to help the Emperor when he is known not to defer even to Martial Sages? Only Martial Transcendents and so-called 'kindred souls'

he does not budge. Martial Artists have killed him for his impudence in the past, yet eventually, he simply returns from the dead. How are you going to compel such a man

expression appeared

strange possibility