The Martial Unity

He was not surprised that the Sage Council of the Martial Union had sought to personally tackle this case by themselves instead of leaving it to the Master Council or the Union Assembly.

They were ill-qualified to deal with a Martial Sage.

Frankly, so was he. But he had special power and influence in this case.

There was no doubt that the Silas Clan and its Martial Sage matriarch joining the Martial Union was nothing short of a shock to ten Martial Sages of the Martial Union. They probably would not have personally undertaken this case if Matriarch Nephi had still been a Martial Master.

Naturally, the power of prophecy was deeply attractive, but a Martial Sage wielding prophecy was something that definitely earned their personal intervention.

He was grateful for the deference they had shown him by not rushing in to intervene the moment the Silas Clan entered the Martial Sage after the confrontation with Sage Farana. They had waited patiently for him to finish his initial guidance of the Silas Clan around the Kandrian Empire.

However, they would undoubtedly seek an explanation and understanding of what had happened.

In fact, most likely, the same could be said for the Kandrian government and the military, as well as the Kandrian Security Agency.

The difference was that he was more powerful than most people who sought explanations from him. He didn't need to answer them with the sheer amount of political capital he had.

The only forces he could not brush off were his father and the Martial Union.

STEP

He exhaled deeply as he arrived before the Martial Union national headquarters in the Town of Vargard along with his eight bodyguards.

It wasn't long before he found himself standing before the gate to the Sage Council Hall of the Martial Union.

His expression grew grave.

It took every ounce of self-control to prevent himself from quivering under the sheer pressure that permeated from deep within the hall.

He could almost hear heaven and earth screaming in agony under the weight of ten Martial Sages.

It was as though the weight of their being exceeded what the world around them could bear.

RUMBLE

The world shivered unsteadily.

reaching the open

CLACK

him with powerful, deep stares the moment the gates opened. The ten of them were seated on extravagant thrones on an

himself with his strongest Mind Mask to weather the passive pressure that their presence generated within

effortless on

part of

more than what Rui was able to

STEP

STEP

STEP

towards them, reaching the center of the great hall, before bowing deeply to the ten Martial Sages

and respectful tone. "I am

"-Cut the crap."

Sloth Sage's lazy voice echoed through the

sleepily. "You can save that for royal stuff, and

but it was worth a

Your Sagehood," Rui straightened

his Martial honorific rather than his royal one. "You must be aware

His tone was formal.

eyes were sharp,

though a single knuckle on his

a leader

Your Sagehood," Rui

the clear voice of a little girl echoed through

at the Flickering

looked to be no older than eight. She would fit

from her, as well as the fact that her physicality distorted

matter of nanoseconds conveyed the impression that her body was

seems, Your Sagehood," Rui sincerely replied. "After my father, Emperor Rael, revealed my kinship with the Silas Clan, I

RUMBLE

feet as the Martial Sages narrowed their eyes, peering