The Martial Unity

Rui found himself in a barren land where the overhead sun shone brightly over them on a hot afternoon. Dry winds blew over him, almost sucking the moisture out of his body. While the heat got so intense that the light passing through the atmosphere itself seemed to boil, distorting his view of the world.

But what drew his attention the most was an astronomically titanic giant seated in the very epicenter of the continent.

“You are here.”

The voice of the Suneater boomed at him, causing pressure waves to blast him with just the action.

Rui tried for a smile. “I’m here indeed.”

The calm, but enormous eyes of the Suneater were devoid of any irrationality. He simply studied Rui with intrigue in his calm, rational eyes. “Why have you come?” He asked with a hint of curiosity.

“I came here to get your cooperation on a very important matter,” Rui replied. “We are dealing with an existential threat to the true world. We need the cooperation of all seven civilizations in the true world to minimize the risks and dangers.”

“That sounds concerning, but what exactly is this threat?”

Rui began explaining everything, with some bits of information kept secret. He couldn’t explain some of the most important pieces of information or where he got it from, and he needed to change the location of the hostile alien entity capable of causing even a creature like the Jormungandr great terror.

By the time he was done, the Suneater looked quite curious and intrigued. “So you mean to tell me that the thing that caused the Epoch of Evolution a hundred and eighty-seven thousand years ago is the same thing that caused your continent, and is alien in nature because you guys have an alien tree?”

“…Pretty much,” Rui admitted. “I know it’s hard to believe, so I will definitely humor you with evidence and proof if you so wi—”

“No, I believe you.” The Suneater nodded simply at Rui. “You wouldn’t lie about such a crazy story. If you wanted to fool me, you would have used a story that is more believable and normal. But the fact that you’re coming to me with such a crazy hypothesis can only mean that you truly believe it.”

Rui raised an eyebrow. “And that’s enough for you to fully believe me?”

“It is,” the giant leader admitted. “So what cooperation do you want from us exactly? I’m not sure how we could possibly help, but we’ll do everything in our power to ensure that the worst does not happen.”

“One of the biggest risks at the moment is the highly destructive deep seismic activity that could emerge from the depths of the planet,” Rui replied. “If not dealt with adequately, it could wipe out all life in our world.”

The Suneater frowned. “Do you expect that to happen?”

“It’s too much of a risk to ignore,” Rui replied with a serious tone of voice. “If this alien entity lashes out in a violent manner, we have reason to believe that it could spread destruction across Gaia.”

The Suneater paused as his eyes wandered around in thought. “…If that is the case, then perhaps confronting yourself as you are now might not be prudent.”

Rui smiled at his capacity for thought when he wasn’t hungry or thirsty. “I don’t intend to necessarily attack it the moment I identify something suspicious, but I do intend to investigate and gather more information, if nothing else.”

“That might cause the world destructive consequences you mentioned, too.”

“That’s a possibility, but I believe that the alien entity has designs for this planet, designs that almost certainly are not compatible with our interests and, more to the point, designs that should make it reluctant to destroy the planet for no reason,” Rui replied. “And all things considered, I think the balance of risk will tilt towards not investigating being more risky than investigating.”

The Suneater paused for several moments, digesting the information before nodding. “That makes sense… I suppose it is prudent to take measures to mitigate deep seismic activity. But unfortunately…”

The giant’s expression grew troubled. “…we don’t have such continent-wide measures. Only a small portion of our species lives in a technologically sophisticated civilization, free from rationality. We don’t have the civilization-wide systems that the others have.”

The way he said it sounded like it bothered him a lot.

“We can have the elves help you in that regard,” Rui remarked. “Their biotechnology is specialized for rapid, large-scale mass production. They can even cause changes on a continental scale in a relatively short period of time. Allow them to temporarily arm your continent with seismic shielding measures.”

The Suneater nodded. “Ok.”

“…Alright, is there anything else you want to know?” Rui raised an eyebrow with amusement.

The Suneater directed a pointed gaze at Rui. “Are you confident you should be the one to take on this threat if it’s really that strong? If you wish, I can take it on.”

The Suneater had reason to be confident in his power. The giant had broken through the equivalent of the Master Realm for giants. Rui couldn’t even imagine just how strong he was. He would have even loved to take him on a serious battle at another time, but he knew that the giant was not fit for the job. Not only would it be impossible to send him to the point of maximum terror where they strongly believed the source of the Fear was. But any battle involving the Suneater would cause mass destruction without any shadow of a doubt.

“No, I’m probably most fit for this situation,” Rui replied. “An adaptively evolved solution is most likely the best way to go forward. I’m the most suited man for this job.”

And all other jobs, he thought to himself internally. “Very well then, let’s go through with it.” The Suneater nodded.

“Cool, Mother Maeria will contact you for the rest of the details,” Rui waved at him. “I’ll have to get going now.”

“Farewell and good luck, Dawnbringer.”

WHOOSH

Rui teleported away from Samarkha, this time teleporting to Moridia.