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

Entropy, nothing

movement, space

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

I become more powerful?

I start destroying

sure what

he didn't know

knew that he

was trying to untangle

he was trying to make sense

He didn't know.

But, eventually, Shang sighed.

on his back as he held his last arm

only looked at his

This arm couldn't create.

It could only destroy.

to power affect

'I don't know.'

looked at his arm

Then, Shang sighed again.

of

mean, I can

that something

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

Silence.

looked at his

'I don't know.'

"Finally done moping around?"

noise and barely managed to move his

It was the jester!

that always struck the bell

standing beside Shang, hammer

looked like

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

eye widened

He didn't say that.

He only thought-

'Oh. It's him.'

said with a wide and creepy

not to disagree with the God

are you here?"

the jester asked with a smirk. "This is my world. I can do whatever I

remained silent

"I noticed," Shang said.

definite implication in the way

the jester said as he walked around Shang's atrophied

you have to entertain me? Is that it?" the jester

Shang didn't answer.

the jester shouted as he loudly laughed. "Then be mad! It won't change

tightened, but he didn't even think about disagreeing with

was nothing Shang could

God was just like the Storm

existed because the Storm Eagle didn't want to

Why did Shang exist?

Shang

was Shang's purpose