Sword God in a World of Magic

Before Shang left his inner world, he thought about Lucius' words again.

'I'm not sure how to feel about what I've read,' Shang thought as he furrowed his brows.

'The world is not bad? Maybe, but I don't know. I've felt the effects of the persecution of the other Paths personally.'

'I've seen how the Council and the Dukes suppress the warriors just because they fear their power.'

'The Skythunder Kingdom would be the most powerful Kingdom as long as the Council supports the warriors. The warriors didn't even want to rise up initially, but everything the Council had done over the past decades has pushed them away from them.'

'Everyone is only interested in their own power, and I'm not any better. To achieve my goal, I'm even willing to push the world into a calamity.'

Shang was not someone that loved the world as much as Lucius.

Someone of Lucius' power didn't need to fear anyone, and he could appreciate the beauty of the world.

But Shang was in the middle of a huge war just because he was not a Mage.

A moment later, a different thought entered Shang's mind.

'Although, Jerald is not like the other Mages. Mages, as well as warriors, are willing to follow him. The only reason why we have so few Mages is that they are afraid of fighting against the Council. No one wants to join the side that is most likely to lose in a war unless their very lives are on the line.'

'King Skythunder also doesn't seem to care a lot about warriors and Mages, but that's understandable. From what I know, he has once been a barbarian before he became a Mage. He has a different outlook.'

At that point, Shang thought about the world he had seen around 70 years ago.

The farmers in the Farm Line had peaceful lives, and the students of the Warrior Academy had been in high spirits. They were young children that looked at the future with bright and glowing eyes.

The hunters and Mages had no big conflicts back then, and Warrior's Paradise had been bustling with activity and life.

As Shang thought about the time he had been a teenager, he could imagine finding the world beautiful.

For a while, Shang only evaluated his own thoughts.

'I don't know if I find the world beautiful or not,' he thought. 'Lucius' words don't change a thing.'

'However, if I actually have a chance to get rid of the Abominations without jeopardizing my own growth, I will do it.'

Even though Shang felt a deep connection with the Abominations, there was still a fundamental difference between them.

The Abominations wanted the world to stop existing.

Shang didn't want that.

in a lonesome void of nothingness as the only living being was not something Shang

live, the vast majority of things around him also had

connection, the Abominations still counted

'Nothing changes.'

making up his mind, Shang left his inner

deep underground, Shang opened his

"Welcome back."

over and

keeping watch over Shang's body while he was undergoing the trial.

and stood

with furrowed eyes

feel different," he said. "I presume this has

That means that I also won't be immediately hunted down by the first beast that

"That is great to hear, but it doesn't sound like

could have chosen two other rewards that would have increased my power, but

succeed is definitely important, but it is only of momentary importance, and it only functions

"Sorry," Shang said.

Jerald said. "I would

had waited for the trial was for

something that increased his power even more,

like the wait had been

at least it had given him a

immediately. After all, the purpose of the plan was

also knew that he couldn't force his

Jerald with his life, and Jerald didn't want to betray that

mentioned some of the stuff he had learned from Lucius' letter. Naturally, he didn't tell Jerald about

everything that happened in the trial from Shang,

said. "Your power should be enough for the

most of the time, but I cared for George and the entire Storm Eagle Zone. The prosperous and lively land from back then no longer exists, and I'm not a big fan of

smiled a little bit. "That's good to

atmosphere in the Storm Eagle Zone

across the entire territory, and every person was meticulously investigated all the time. The oppressive power and authority of the stationed soldiers intimidated all the normal citizens to the point where they only left their houses

Warrior's Paradise, and a cloud of grey uncertainty and fear hung over

been an oddity in the past, now it was

ever, but there

increased sizes of classes and urgency eradicated joyful

students no longer viewed their future with colorful and bright eyes but with cynical, grey eyes filled