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 of

nothing is

space

time has

there

means that there is

'There is just nothing!'

silent as he looked at the

I become

start destroying everything around

a while, Shang wasn't sure what he was

but he didn't know what he was thinking

that

to untangle

to make sense

He didn't know.

But, eventually, Shang sighed.

on his back as he held

looked

This arm couldn't create.

It could only destroy.

power

'I don't know.'

looked at his arm for a

Then, Shang sighed again.

all of

mean, I can still help

is that

think it is? Not sure. I mean, I am thinking about these things right now. If I didn't care,

Silence.

only looked

'I don't know.'

"Finally done moping around?"

a squeaky noise and barely managed to move

It was the jester!

always struck the bell with his

jester was standing beside Shang, hammer still

now, it looked like a

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

eye widened

He didn't say that.

He only thought-

'Oh. It's him.'

a wide and creepy grin. "I always had a

did his best not to disagree with the God in his

are you here?" Shang

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

silent

"I noticed," Shang said.

implication in

as he walked around

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

Shang didn't answer.

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

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

nothing

was just like

only existed because the Storm Eagle didn't

Why did Shang exist?

Shang in this

Shang's

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