Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang looked at his sword with a lifted eyebrow. Earlier, he had assumed that his sword didn't like the technique because he hadn't perfectly used it. After all, the sword had only been mildly disgusted, not completely.

But apparently, it was the opposite.

The sword really didn't like the technique.

"What don't you like?" Shang asked.

He still felt a bit weird talking to his sword like it was another person or a pet, but he knew that he should get used to it.

Of course, the sword didn't answer.

Shang had a couple of suspicions, but they would need further testing.

So, Shang tried the second technique. All of these techniques were short, singular movements. They weren't a complex array of complicated moves or something like that. At most, they described how one should move one's arms generally and how one should move their legs. One could call these techniques even basic instruction manuals.

When Shang finished the technique, his sword gave feedback again.

It felt a bit weird.

It was like it was eating something with an unknown flavor. It was like it wasn't certain if it should like that flavor or not.

After unleashing the strike and feeling the sword's feedback, Shang stopped with a frown.

He felt the sword's feelings to be familiar.

'Actually, I felt similar to the sword,' Shang thought. 'Although, during the first technique, I wasn't as disgusted as it. However, I still didn't like it.'

'Why is that? Why do I not like this technique?' Shang thought as he scratched his chin.

back to the first

first technique was an upward slice with a simultaneous jump to the back. The purpose of this slice

of the two sides was very often the aggressive one, while the other one had to react. The reason why one side could be aggressive in

the offensive in a

strike during one's offense, no one

performed a subpar block,

could theoretically continue attacking forever. They only had to wait for

technique to get one out of such a bind. The upward slice would include nearly all of the power of the user, and since it went from the bottom to the top, it basically went

also block a strike, as long as they used a fitting strike during that

own attack blocked, the user could jump back, resetting the fight. At that point, the opponent would lose their momentum, and the two of them

sword had hated that technique, and Shang also hadn't been the biggest fan of it. However, he had still been willing

don't I like the first technique?' Shang thought as he scratched

passive situation, it would definitely be useful. Just looking at

thought about this situation a

with a frown. 'I mean, it is strong. I can't

just feels wrong. It's like it's disrupting my flow

'I mean, that's the point, right? It's supposed to

is that I simply don't like it. It's like some amazing series TV

don't

at

technique? I can

about the second technique? The sword felt unfamiliar with this technique, and I know

really used something like

technique had been a feint. Feints had the goal of making the opponent move in a certain manner, which would make it harder for them to react to unsuspecting attacks. In

the right side, but on a lower level. This left

the feint, they would have either

slashed towards the feint, they would be caught off-guard, literally. Their equilibrium and power would be fully focused on their front. If they decided to block, they

enemy could simply unleash a quick counter. If a boxer just suddenly started pulling