The Martial Unity

"…And thus, dear friends, the Rui campaign has effectively come to an end with a whole and complete victory in our hands." Rui smiled, raising a glass of alcohol. "Cheers!"

"CHEERS!"

An enormous hall of distinguished guests erupted in applause. Rui smiled and waved as he walked around, engaging with each of his donors, patrons, and benefactors who supported him.

An enormous wave of triumph and jubilation washed across all of them as they relished in their victory.

"Congratulations on your victory, Your Highness!"

"All hail the future Emperor of the Kandrian Empire!"

"Glory to the Kandrian Empire! Glory Emperor Rui Quarrier Kandria!"

Rui smiled with perfunctory pleasure as he acknowledged every single cheer from otherwise distinguished guests, taking the time to meet with each of them personally.

"You remind me of your father, Your Higness," one elderly smiled. "He, too, secured domineering victory before the throne was vacant. And, today, you have finalized your victory for the throne in a similar manner. Indeed, only such a man is worthy of succeeding the Emperor of Harmony."

"Your words flatter me, Minister Gregile," Rui smiled. "I would not have been able to secure the throne without your support."

"Hohoho, I believe you would have succeeded nonetheless, Your Highness," the elderly man smiled warmly at Rui. "Just as Rael had long ago."

The minister before him was one of the oldest and longest-serving high-ranking government officials. He had originally been one of the high-ranking government officials to officiate the coronation ceremony of the high-ranking government officials as the Chief Minister of the government that oversaw the cabinet of ministers.

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eyes with profound solemness. "It is the legacy that your

"Rest assured, I will not allow anything

never any need to say this. I shall retire for the night, Your Highness. An old man

Minister Gregile, have a

many guests that had joined the celebration party that the Rui Faction had thrown began to retire and depart after paying their respects and regard to Rui.

recovered, and it marked the final

sigh once the final guest

marked the end of his

else on my

Your Highness," his secretary smiled.

"I will be secluding myself in training in the Martial Union's absolute isolation chambers for several days. Ensure that I

I shall ensure that nothing disturbs

before Rui found himself sitting inside an isolated meditative training chamber, alone to himself and his

on the Virodhabhasa Faith that he needed for

had only a few hours before Sage

close, but he didn't want

Rui murmured as he skimmed through the data that he recorded in his

witnessing a pre-determined future of the Antithesis saving the world from a great apocalypse. Prophetants differed from fundamentalists in that

other words, while they believed that the Virodhabhasa was indeed a savior who would save the world, they believed that he could save the world because the prophecy prophesized that he would. The prophecy was the only reason they knew he would, and thus,

believes prophecy to actually decide, rather than merely predict, the future," Rui sharply inferred,