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.

of nothingness as the only living being

to live, the vast majority of things around him also had to

despite the deep connection, the Abominations still counted as

'Nothing changes.'

his mind, Shang left his

humongous cave deep underground, Shang opened

"Welcome back."

over and saw

been keeping watch over Shang's body while he was undergoing the trial. Additionally, Jerald wanted to know how

and

to evaluate Shang with furrowed eyes and hummed a

he said. "I presume this has to do

real Affinity anymore. That means that I also

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

"To be honest, I could have chosen two other rewards that would

sighed. "That's not a problem. Making the plan succeed is definitely important, but it is only of momentary importance, and it only functions as an intermediary goal. The true goals we have chosen for ourselves always take

"Sorry," Shang said.

said. "I would have done

of the reasons why they had waited for the trial

that increased his power even

like the wait had

increased Shang's power, but at least it had given him a more

a reward that increased his power immediately. After all, the purpose of the plan was to take revenge for Jerald's fallen territory, his fallen

also knew that he couldn't force his own priorities and wishes on

his life, and Jerald

learned from Lucius' letter. Naturally, he didn't tell Jerald about

happened in the

my worries were unfounded," he said. "Your power should be enough for the plan.

don't care. I might seem cold most of the time, but I cared for George and the entire Storm Eagle Zone. The prosperous and lively

little bit.

the atmosphere in the Storm Eagle Zone was, but Jerald

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

Paradise, and a cloud of

been an oddity in the past, now it was a suffocating

more students than ever, but there was no

eradicated joyful training and

no longer viewed their future with colorful and bright