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

nothing

space has become

change, time has become

means that there

means that

'There is just nothing!'

silent as he looked at the ground with his

become more powerful? What

destroying everything around

sure what he was

thinking about something, but he didn't know what

knew that

was trying to untangle this

he was trying to

He didn't know.

But, eventually, Shang sighed.

to lay on his back as he

only looked

This arm couldn't create.

It could only destroy.

would my rise to power affect the

'I don't know.'

just looked at his arm for a

Then, Shang sighed again.

of this. I

I can still help others,

that something I

is? Not sure. 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?"

managed to move his weak body to look at the

It was the jester!

one that always struck the bell with his

was standing beside Shang, hammer still in

now, it looked like a cheap

a lot of work into this puppet! Don't

eye widened in

He didn't say that.

He only thought-

'Oh. It's him.'

jester said with a wide and creepy grin. "I always had a fond spot for jesters. They're

best not to disagree with the God in

are you

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

silent for

"I noticed," Shang said.

definite implication in the way he said

jester said as he walked

entertain me? Is that it?" the jester

Shang didn't answer.

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

tightened, but he didn't even think

nothing

God was just

Storm Eagle

Why did Shang exist?

Shang

was Shang's