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?'

the antithesis of everything we

nothing is relevant

movement, space

time

means that there is

means that there

'There is just nothing!'

silent as he looked at the ground with his

I become

I start destroying everything around

Shang wasn't sure what he

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

only knew that he was

to untangle this

trying to make sense

He didn't know.

But, eventually, Shang sighed.

back as he held

looked

This arm couldn't create.

It could only destroy.

my rise to power

'I don't know.'

looked at his

Then, Shang sighed again.

overthinking all of this.

can still

is that something I

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?"

and barely managed to move his weak body to

It was the jester!

that always struck the

jester was standing beside Shang, hammer

it looked like a cheap

Don't

widened in

He didn't say that.

He only thought-

'Oh. It's him.'

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

did his best not to disagree with the God

are you here?"

can't I be here?" the jester asked with a smirk. "This is my world. I

remained silent for

"I noticed," Shang said.

definite implication in the

said as he walked

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

Shang didn't answer.

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

didn't even think

nothing Shang could

was just like the Storm

the Storm Eagle didn't

Why did Shang exist?

Shang in

Shang's