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 at

the cloak made out of Stalker hide. Even

and quickly pulled

with a bitter smile. "Honestly, I'm not

a bit, but he still spoke to Alex from several meters

what do you want?"

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

man got surprised, but

are you?" he

I should be 15,"

15!" the man shouted. "You look

aback

sighed. "Let me just take my cloak off. Maybe I

man didn't answer and only looked

quickly pulled his cloak off and threw it to

beneath his cloak was absolutely disgusting, dirty,

find better clothing that had been

pity at Alex. Surprisingly, his

good armor and good clothing.

wear something like

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

simply because they hadn't fully gone through

couldn't explain the differences, but with enough life experience, one would immediately see that Alex was a teenager, not

was just

the man

Alex's sword looked weird.

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

just incredibly straight, except for the tip where the sword suddenly narrowed down into a

could tell that the

story made a

lived in the

you lived in the wild for so

of relief when the man calmed down. "To

Silence.

quite some determination," he said.

his sword

ground, and the man looked at Alex

man walked forward and lifted

had thought, and he had to

he couldn't possibly swing it,

at the sword

you throw your weapon over to me?" the man

I don't have any bad

as he

easily thrown it

like the

this sword if you had

Alex said with a

worth is this display of yours?" the

in frustration and rubbed the back

want to play these stupid games. Obviously, you now know of my strength. If I wanted to do anything to your village, I wouldn't be talking

honestly getting annoyed at the