Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang took a deep breath after he finished the letter.

The contents of this letter were beyond shocking.

Then, Shang read the letter again to make sure that he hadn't missed anything crucial.

"If you are reading this, it means I am dead."

That was how the letter started.

"My name is Lucius Volstad, and I am the Mage God, formerly known as the Mage Emperor."

Shang remembered the corpse the God had kicked around the room.

This was a letter from this person.

This was a letter from a person that was on the same level as the God of this world.

"If you can read this, it means that you are the successor to my legacy."

"Just like you, I have been cursed with this Affinity that binds me to the Abominations. I have control over Fire, Ice, Light, and Darkness."

"You and I are known as the Children of Calamity in this world. The more powerful we become, the more powerful the Abominations become."

"Our rise to power is their rise to power."

"If we are weak, only Abominations up to the Third Realm appear, but if we are powerful, even Abominations of the Ninth Realm can appear."

"If a Child of Calamity in the Ninth Realm doesn't help the people of this world, an Abomination Emperor will destroy the world."

"As you probably already know, the Abominations are also our source of power, and we need them just as much as they need us."

"In the eyes of the world, we are the enemy. We are the very thing that threatens the existence of the very world we live in."

"The solution the world has come to is to keep the Children of Calamity as weak as possible for their entire lives. If a Child of Calamity is found, they will be given a home, plenty of wealth, freedom, longevity, and status."

they are not allowed to become more powerful. For if they become more

seconds. The Children of Calamity can't be eradicated, or the world would

come up with is to simply keep

not the solution I have

solution of the world will only delay the inevitable, while I want to stop

if one of us were to reach Godhood, we would find a solution to the

has to be a solution

refuse to watch the world I love crumble around

means that I have failed and that I am most

am asking

want you to reach Godhood and

rid of the debilitating disease this world is suffering

lot to ask, but I hope you love this world just as much

Being cursed with this Affinity forces us to sacrifice millions of innocent lives just to

feel that your very existence makes

little sting when he read that

worked and became

To them, I am only

to save the world!

tell that Lucius, the Mage Emperor, was

person was begging a True Path

a lot if he

pride in their body, but he was willing

wish or not, but I will assume you

you

another

for the first time, his entire

that achieving Godhood is impossible. They believe that it is simply impossible for a normal human to reach the

top, the Kings

to achieve Godhood,

Path have to be so powerful that not even a single person in the entire world

allow yourself to fall from the peak even once. The very thing that will break your Path will leave an eternal stain on it unless you

letter, I am the