Shang had just finished his last match.

The long trial was finally over.

After 22 fights, excluding the executions, Shang had finally finished the trial.

But at this moment, Shang didn't even think about the trial.

He only thought about his Affinity.

'Entropy?' Shang thought as his last eye looked at his remaining arm.

Silence.

'What kind of Affinity is this?!'

What did Shang think about when he realized his Affinity?

The power?

The potential?

The uses?

No, Shang was thinking about something else.

Shang had tried to convince himself that all his opponents had to die for his goal.

They all had to die!

Yet, why was Shang even trying to convince himself?

If he truly thought that, he wouldn't need to convince himself.

He would just accept that everyone had to die and would do it.

Why put so much energy into convincing himself?

It was hard to acknowledge, but right now, Shang realized that he hadn't truly believed that sentence.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be feeling as he was feeling right now.

Just mere moments ago, Shang felt like he had a choice.

It had been his choice to act this cruelly towards everyone opposing him.

But now that his choice had been taken away, he felt a feeling of regret.

'How am I supposed to interact with anyone when I am the very antithesis of their existence, their goals, and dreams?'

'Fire can destroy, but it also leaves behind nutrients that plants use. Additionally, we couldn't even survive without the sun.'

'Water and Earth can destroy, but they are the very basis for life.'

'Wind brings movement into the world. Additionally, oxygen is also important for life.'

'Ice? So what if it's cold? There are enough animals that can live in a tundra.'

'All our bodies use lightning to function.'

'Metal? Who doesn't need iron and magnesium for their body?'

'Light is just life, and darkness can also protect.'

'Entropy?'

'What can Entropy do?'

antithesis of everything we

nothing

movement, space has become

time has become

that there is no

means that there is

'There is just nothing!'

he looked at the ground with his remaining

become more powerful? What

start destroying everything

a while, Shang wasn't sure what he was thinking

something, but he didn't know what he was thinking

knew that he was

was trying to untangle

to make sense of his

He didn't know.

But, eventually, Shang sighed.

on his back as he held his last arm

only looked at

This arm couldn't create.

It could only destroy.

to power affect the world around

'I don't know.'

looked at his arm for

Then, Shang sighed again.

I'm overthinking all of

mean, I can still help others,

is that something

thinking about these

Silence.

only looked at

'I don't know.'

"Finally done moping around?"

barely managed to move his weak body to look

It was the jester!

always struck

now, the jester was standing beside Shang, hammer

it looked like

a lot of work into this puppet! Don't

widened

He didn't say that.

He only thought-

'Oh. It's him.'

said with a wide and creepy grin. "I always had a fond spot

disagree with the God in his

are you here?" Shang

a smirk. "This is my world. I can do whatever

silent for a

"I noticed," Shang said.

in the way he said

said as he walked around Shang's atrophied body, every step making

entertain me? Is that

Shang didn't answer.

jester shouted as he loudly laughed.

tightened, but he didn't even think about

was nothing

was just like the

the Storm

Why did Shang exist?

Shang

was Shang's purpose

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