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

nothing is

space has

time has become

there is no

that

'There is just nothing!'

as he looked at the ground

I become

I start destroying

while, Shang wasn't sure what he was

something, but he

only knew that he

was trying to untangle this

trying to make

He didn't know.

But, eventually, Shang sighed.

as he

only looked at

This arm couldn't create.

It could only destroy.

power affect

'I don't know.'

at his arm

Then, Shang sighed again.

of this. I don't

mean, I can

that something

about these things right now.

Silence.

only looked

'I don't know.'

"Finally done moping around?"

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

It was the jester!

that always struck the bell with his

the jester was standing beside Shang, hammer

it looked like a

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.'

enough, it's me," the jester said with a wide and creepy grin. "I always had a fond spot for jesters. They're

disagree with the God in his

you

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

remained silent for a

"I noticed," Shang said.

definite implication in the way he said these

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

me? Is that it?" the

Shang didn't answer.

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

even think about

was nothing Shang could

just like the

only existed because the Storm Eagle didn't want to

Why did Shang exist?

was Shang in

was Shang's purpose

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