Sword God in a World of Magic

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

Entropy, nothing

space has become

time has become

means that there

means that there is

'There is just nothing!'

remained silent as he looked at the ground with his remaining

if I become more powerful? What

start destroying everything around

while, Shang wasn't sure what he was

but he didn't know what he was

knew that

he was trying to untangle this

to make sense

He didn't know.

But, eventually, Shang sighed.

over to lay on his back as he held his last arm towards the sun

only looked at

This arm couldn't create.

It could only destroy.

my rise to power affect

'I don't know.'

just looked at his arm

Then, Shang sighed again.

I'm overthinking all of this. I don't

can still help

that

I mean, I am thinking about these things right now. If I didn't care, I wouldn't think about these

Silence.

only looked at

'I don't know.'

"Finally done moping around?"

and barely managed to move his weak body to look at

It was the jester!

struck the bell with

now, the jester was standing

it looked like a

lot of work into this puppet! Don't

eye widened in

He didn't say that.

He only thought-

'Oh. It's him.'

the jester said with a wide and creepy grin. "I always had a

his best not to disagree with the God in his

are you here?" Shang

can't I be here?" the jester asked with a smirk. "This is my world. I can do whatever

silent for a

"I noticed," Shang said.

in the way he said

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

entertain me? Is that it?" the jester asked with a wide

Shang didn't answer.

shouted as he loudly laughed. "Then be mad! It

jaw tightened, but he didn't even

was nothing

was just like the

the Storm Eagle didn't want to destroy

Why did Shang exist?

was Shang

was Shang's purpose