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?'

is the antithesis

Entropy, nothing

space has become

change, time has become

that there is

means that there is

'There is just nothing!'

at the ground with

if I become more

I start destroying everything around

while, Shang wasn't sure what he

something, but he didn't know what he

only knew that

trying to untangle

he was trying to

He didn't know.

But, eventually, Shang sighed.

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

only looked

This arm couldn't create.

It could only destroy.

my rise to power affect

'I don't know.'

at his arm for

Then, Shang sighed again.

of this.

mean, I can still

is that

is? Not sure. I mean, I am thinking about these things right now. If

Silence.

only looked

'I don't know.'

"Finally done moping around?"

heard a squeaky noise and barely managed to

It was the jester!

struck the

standing beside Shang, hammer still in

it looked like

put a lot of work into this puppet! Don't call it a cheap machine!" the jester

widened

He didn't say that.

He only thought-

'Oh. It's him.'

enough, it's me," the jester said with a wide and creepy grin. "I

did his best not to disagree

are you here?" Shang

a smirk. "This

silent

"I noticed," Shang said.

definite implication in the way

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

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

Shang didn't answer.

what?" the jester shouted as he loudly laughed.

but he didn't even think about disagreeing

was nothing

just like the

Paradise only existed because the Storm Eagle didn't

Why did Shang exist?

was Shang in this

was Shang's