Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang opened his eyes deep in the night. Due to the Day of Chaos, Shang had decided to sleep again.

The last couple of days had already been a pain. The bloodied face had returned from time to time in the last couple of days. It wasn't nearly as bad as back then, but it was still very noticeable.

The last night had been horrible. Just like before, Shang felt his entire world break down as he tried to sleep. Everything had appeared hopeless and senseless.

But, eventually, Shang managed to go to sleep.

He wasn't sure what he had dreamt about, but he was pretty sure that he had dreamt of something bad.

Why?

Because Shang found spots of blood on his bed.

He guessed that he had probably scratched himself bloody during his sleep, and due to his high tolerance for pain, he didn't even wake up.

However, as a new day began, Shang felt much better.

Last night, he had felt horrible, which stood in stark contrast to how Shang felt right now.

He was alert and full of energy.

Shang stood up, showered, and shaved.

After getting dressed, Shang looked at his bed.

It was filled with dried blood, and it smelled quite badly.

He had done that.

'Moment of weakness,' Shang thought. 'I have to get used to the crueler side of the world. The more used I get to everything, the easier my life will become.'

Shang kept looking at the bloodstains.

To him, it felt like he was leaving his old self behind.

Shang dissociated from his past self last night.

"Well, doesn't matter. Let's go," Shang said to Sword.

Yes, that was the name of Shang's sword, Sword.

After they had trained a couple of times, Shang had found out that he didn't know Sword's name, which was why he had asked.

Sword simply said that it was a sword, and it wanted to be called as such.

Shang had asked why Sword didn't want a unique name.

Sword's answer was that its name would eventually be unique.

One day, if someone said the word sword, they would think of Sword.

It was not a sword.

It was the Sword!

wanted to be called Sword. He found it a bit weird to refer to a

courtyard of the academy. It was still dark, but Shang could already see several

There were about 50.

the best of the best in

The best hunters.

The best officers.

The best soldiers.

were the best in theory

them were the best when

the best students in

there was one very

50 students wore

was nearly

the academy, but nearly all of

quickly

had said that he had five spots and that he could only take five people of

only look at the Advanced Grade. What about the Intermediate or

the Beginner Grade here, which was understandable. They were still too

students of the Intermediate, Late, and

grade, he was the reason why

moment,

uniforms are only very rarely amongst other students. They rarely talk, and they rarely visit other lessons. They are also the only ones that have a Vice-Dean

almost like they are completely separate from the other

the school, but we still mingle with other students and share lessons. But the

they are the most

previously, but as he saw

special focus on the red

like they were the most

"Shang?"

looked over at Astor, who looked

"Yes?" Shang asked.

doing here?" Astor

took out the token he had received and

looked with shock and confusion

It was real.

But how?

he also knew

but since he was so young, he

emblem, one needed to be

he also knew that Shang

very weak, and he couldn't have been here long enough to learn everything was to know about the surroundings. That meant that he also couldn't have been chosen by a teacher who only taught

Shang was weak.

nothing about the

how did Shang manage

he actually some hidden progeny

of the King of the Skythunder

anyone unless the other side could be

Mages were

was just as surprised