Sword God in a World of Magic

Alex ran towards the village. He actually didn't need to run since he had plenty of time, but Alex just couldn't control himself after arriving in an area without an overwhelming number of trees.

'I can run so fast!' Alex thought with exhilaration.

As Alex ran down the hill, some birds living in cold climates flew above him. They were searching for prey, but there was not much prey during the cold.

The winter was slowly making way for spring, but spring wasn't completely there yet. If Alex had to put a month to the current weather, he would say it would be the end of February or the start of March.

Alex ran for about fifteen minutes, and he arrived at the village far too early.

In a sense, Alex had wished to run more.

'I can always run more later,' Alex thought with a smile.

As Alex came to the village, he noticed that there were no guards.

There were also no pedestrians.

In fact, there was no one.

Alex blinked a couple of times in confusion.

'That's weird. I was sure I saw some people walking around.'

Alex looked around the abandoned village and thought of something.

'Is it me?' Alex thought.

Alex looked around the village. It was currently in the middle of the day, and all the villagers should be working.

"Who are you?!" someone suddenly shouted.

Alex looked to the front and saw a burly, middle-aged man walking past a house.

He had a spear and wore some simple leather armor. His hair was brown, and a long and scruffy beard adorned his face.

Alex immediately associated that man with a smith.

He looked like the typical smith one would find in movies and shows.

"Hello, I'm… Shang," Alex said nervously. He had nearly wanted to say his original name again.

"What do you want?!" the man shouted aggressively. "We don't have any money, and we are protected by the Northern Wild!"

Alex smiled in embarrassment. "I think you misunderstood me. I'm not here to do anything to you."

"Lies!" the man shouted. "You charged at our village! Speak the truth, or I will kill you myself!"

Alex scratched the back of his head in embarrassment. "I ran because it felt good."

"It felt good?" the man asked in surprise.

"Yes," Alex answered. "I've been in a forest for the past six months, and this is the first time I'm at a place not filled with trees. Running down the mountain and feeling my new power after my trip just felt too good."

The man eyed Alex suspiciously. "Is that why you are dressed like a thief?" he asked coldly.

"Like a thief?" Alex asked in surprise.

looked down

cloak made out of Stalker hide. Even part of

pulled his badly sewn hood down, revealing his black

wasn't thinking," Alex said with a bitter smile. "Honestly, I'm not here to do anything

relaxed a bit, but he still

you

money to pay for an entrance exam in that warrior school in

got surprised, but

old are you?" he

15," Alex said. "I didn't really

man

aback by the man's

just take my cloak

answer and only looked at Alex

quickly pulled his cloak off and threw it to the

disgusting, dirty, stinky, full of holes,

since they could find better clothing that had been

with disgust and pity at Alex.

normally wear quite good armor and good clothing. After all,

wear

noticed that Alex's body really looked like the body of

bodies from adults. This was simply

enough life experience, one would immediately see that Alex was a

was just

the cloak was removed, the man

Alex's sword looked weird.

the blade itself was way too straight and uniform. Swords usually went from thick to thin, thick

the tip where the sword suddenly narrowed

the man could tell that the sword was very

made a lot

looked like someone that had lived in

wild for

sigh of relief when the man calmed down. "To become

Silence.

away. "That's quite some determination," he said. "Can

simply took out his sword and

slid on the ground, and the man looked at Alex

man walked forward and lifted

thought, and he had

but he couldn't possibly swing it, not even with

at the sword and then

your weapon over to me?" the

don't have

furrowed his brows as he

had easily thrown

like

you had bad intentions towards the village?" he

said

worth is this display of yours?"

and rubbed the back of his

of my strength. If I

getting annoyed at the