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

Entropy, nothing

movement, space has become

change, time has become

means that there is no

means that

'There is just nothing!'

at the ground with his remaining

if I become more

I start destroying everything around

a while, Shang wasn't sure what he

he didn't know what he

only knew that

he was trying to untangle this web of

he was trying to make sense of his

He didn't know.

But, eventually, Shang sighed.

to lay on his back as he

looked at his

This arm couldn't create.

It could only destroy.

power affect the

'I don't know.'

just looked at his arm

Then, Shang sighed again.

of this. I

mean, I can still help

is that something I

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

Silence.

looked at

'I don't know.'

"Finally done moping around?"

heard a squeaky noise and barely managed to move

It was the jester!

one that always struck

the jester was standing

looked like

lot of work into this puppet! Don't call it a

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 fond spot for jesters. They're

his best not to disagree with

are you here?"

be here?" the jester asked with a smirk. "This is

remained silent for

"I noticed," Shang said.

in the way he said these

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

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

Shang didn't answer.

loudly

jaw tightened, but he didn't even think

nothing Shang

was just like the Storm

only existed because the Storm Eagle didn't

Why did Shang exist?

was Shang in

was Shang's purpose