Confrontation

"You've been acting really strange over the past few days, Rui," Master Ceeran lightly remarked.

"That is true," Rui smiled.

"And you've been keeping it a secret," Master Ceeran peered at him suspiciously. "Just what kind of mischief are you up to?"

"Like I said, you'll find out soon enough."

"Perhaps we could be service if you inform us, Your Highness," Master Zentra remarked. 

Rui smiled wryly. "Look, I get-"

Suddenly, they froze. 

Something had changed. 

It was the world.

The very world seemed to change.

It shifted.

It shifted, warped under a powerful force.

Heaven and earth bent under the weight.

The Martial Masters stiffened, growing grave. Each of them recognized this sensation. They had long grown familiar with it after reaching the Master Realm.

It was the power of a higher Realm.

And it was getting closer and closer.