The bitterness and frustration of not being able to go back to Martial Art being the most dominant force in the world was undoubtedly one of the things that drove them to wanting to get rid of the new path that they saw within Arastia.
The biggest impediment was, of course, Rui.
Despite making it clear he understood and sympathized with their sentiment, he also made it clear that he was absolutely committed to his protection of all blood children around the world. He would not allow for the genocide of one million children of the hemosapien race.
"So, does that mean that you intend to just watch Martial Art become extinct?" Matriarch Nephi asked her grandson with a sharp gaze. "Will you allow your family's prophetic legacy to simply disappear. Will you allow Martiality to cease to exist?"
The Martial Sages gazed at Rui with deep, piercing eyes as they directed all their attention to him.
His response would determine the future of their relationship with him.
