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The heirs of the two guilds and three martial sects move on to the semi-finals.
And so did the heirs of the Four Ancient Martial Families and the Four Heavenly Kings.
Unlike the previous five, these eight heirs had deeper backgrounds, more stories, and more resounding reputations throughout the city.
The Vermont and Kupkha families were famously at odds against each other, but not to the point of war. They just look down on each other based on their fighting style.
Vermonters fought elegantly. They are graceful and skilled and treat martial arts as a real art form that needs to be expressed profoundly.
Meanwhile, the Kupkhas fight almost instinctively. They have beastial instincts that they honed through real battles. They often move recklessly, abandoning style if it means getting the same conclusion—victory.
This is what separates them and the root of their major disagreements.
The Vermonts see the Kupkhas as barbarians, while the Kupkhas call the Vermonts sissies.
