End of The Line

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Emperor Rael's gait was stiff and measured.

It was tense.

His expression was calm, yet the light in his eyes was fierce.

Over the past two days, the preparations for a nigh complete mobilization of the Upper Realms were hastily being achieved. It wasn't easy getting all these Martial Masters and Sages free of commitments and ready for something that might evolve into the single greatest war that East Panama has ever seen.

The Martial Union, in particular, struggled to get all its people in one place. It needed to pay severance packages for many agreements that were binding their powerful Martial Masters.

Yet, as painful as it was, they went ahead of it, freeing all their Masters and Sages of all commitments for an untimely and hasty callback and redirection.