The Martial Unity

Chapter 2030 Untethered

The Martial Sage simply stared at Rui silently, earning a frown from him.

"With all due respect, Your Sagehood, I am extremely busy."

Sage Sayfeel closed his eyes. "…I have one last thing to inform you."

His tone grew graver.

"I didn't think it was appropriate for me to be the one to inform you, but…"

A severity accompanied his gaze.

"…it's more important than all the aforementioned matters."

Rui raised an eyebrow, puzzled. "…and just what might it be—"

"—Your mother."

Sage Sayfeel cut into his question.

Rui's eyes sharpened. "Which one?"

"…Your adoptive mother, Lashara."

"…I find it concerning that you felt the need to bring her up at all." The endless darkness within Rui's eyes stirred. "What about my mother?"

Sage Sayfeel's eyes closed. "She passed awa—"

—A horrifying tsunami of bloodlust and peril flooded the Martial Sage, stunning him silent.

It was pure, unadulterated darkness.

"I'll kill you." Rui's voice resonated with the emotional maelstrom within.

Yet, Sage Sayfeel's eyes only grew melancholic.

For all he could see was pain.

"…My condolences, Your Highness."

"No…" His voice shook. "…I don't believe it."

His eyes burned with defiance.

"I don't believe it."

BADUMP!

Martial Heart and Martial Mind blazed into full power even as his eyes flared

WHOOSH!!!

away from the Royal Palace, surging through Kandria as he moved at extraordinary speeds,

stress he subjected it to, while muscles burned as his

in his body could not even begin to compare to the pain that he felt

expression crumpled with grief and

refused to

would never utter a

single remark

"No."

was as though he was trying to will reality to his

WHOOSH!!!

each step, he surged faster and faster.

he brought about

the first time since becoming a Martial Artist, he cursed the heightened perception

second was an

An eternity of hell.

merely a minute later, he had arrived at the Quarrier

in place for protection did not take kindly to the rapid arrival of what could only

stiff with shock when they saw the identity of said hostile Martial

unadulterated shock, emerging from their spots as they surged into the air to confirm what they were seeing.

voice

STEP

arrived at

his powerful senses scoured the

larger in the past three years, almost becoming its own little village as a new generation of young adults had also moved out of the orphanage. While many of them had moved to the town of Hajin, many had also chosen to take the steps of those

own yet had given birth

didn't care for that

only fixed on the original

They scoured its depths.

spotted many familiar faces,

couldn't

his powerful

didn't find him

"Look, it's Uncle Rui!"

"Woah, he's finally back!"

adolescents noticed him first, growing more excited.

Alice opened the front door with an amazed smile.

She was visibly older.

Her energy had declined.

excitement. Yet her youth had long gone over the years. Before him was an older woman who was