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

nothing is

movement, space has become

time has

means that there is

that there

'There is just nothing!'

looked at the ground with

I become more powerful? What

I start destroying everything

a while, Shang wasn't sure what

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

knew that

to

trying to make sense

He didn't know.

But, eventually, Shang sighed.

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

looked at

This arm couldn't create.

It could only destroy.

to power affect the world

'I don't know.'

his arm for a

Then, Shang sighed again.

of this. I don't

I can still

that something

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

Silence.

looked at

'I don't know.'

"Finally done moping around?"

a squeaky noise and barely managed to move his weak body to

It was the jester!

that always struck the bell

standing beside

now, it looked like a

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

widened in

He didn't say that.

He only thought-

'Oh. It's him.'

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

did his best not to disagree with the God in

are you here?"

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

silent

"I noticed," Shang said.

a definite implication in

mad," the jester said as he walked around Shang's atrophied body, every step

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

Shang didn't answer.

jester shouted as he loudly

jaw tightened, but he didn't even think about

was nothing Shang

God was just

the Storm Eagle didn't want

Why did Shang exist?

was Shang in

was Shang's purpose