Lord_Streak
SaberOx123:The dying Emperor? Or perhaps someone working for the transcendent who made that prophecy?
Crazy theory: What if the martial squire that the orphanage hired to break down the tree was also planned/ manipulated in order to set Rui on the path of martial artist. After all, how could an orphanage that struggled with buying food have the funds to hire a martial squire just to cut down a tree?