Sword God in a World of Magic

Right now, Shang wasn't sure what he should think or feel.

He wanted to say that he was hurt and that he was shocked that Jerald would think that Shang would kill him.

Yet, Jerald's concerns were actually correct.

Why hadn't Shang told him?

Because Shang was afraid.

Not afraid of what Jerald would think of him, but afraid of Jerald killing him.

Shang wanted to tell Jerald, but he wanted to become powerful enough to resist Jerald first.

"I never wanted you to find out," Shang said slowly.

"Well, now I know," Jerald answered with furrowed brows.

After a while, Shang looked to the side. "You are the only friend I have left in this world, and I didn't want everything to break down between us."

"You are willing to do some bad things for your own power, Jerald, but you still have morals, and you care about the greater picture," Shang said. "I was afraid that if you knew about the reality of my Affinity, you would tell the world. I was afraid that you would sacrifice me for the world."

"Is that such a bad trade?" Jerald asked with a deadpan voice.

"Of course it's not a bad trade," Shang said. "Nearly everyone would choose to make that trade. Why would you want to doom millions, if not billions of people, to die early just so a friend of yours can continue on the path to power?"

"And that's why I couldn't tell you. You would do what's right, but what's right is not what I want," Shang said.

Jerald snorted. "Power? For power, you are willing to sacrifice the entire world," he said with some disdain. "You don't even need to die. You could just sit back, create a family, and live your life out in peace."

only thing you can't do is to become more

at stake, you are not even

about yourself, and you will destroy absolutely

crossed eyes earlier, I was still uncertain about the image I had

hatred in your eye. You

that, he felt a

a while, Shang

selfish with this Affinity?" Shang asked. "Working towards my goal means

Abominations kill people, and I can't control every single Abomination that appears in this world. As I become stronger, everyone I care about will be under more and more risk

life. The more people spend time with me, the more likely they are to find out

not the world or your goal. Your choice was actually your life

all, but what point is there to power when you

you feel

there in living for a long time when the long time you have is wasted on so much training that years pass by like

cart before the horse, Shang! We don't live to become powerful. We become

anymore would not only save millions, if

don't train,

your training except for the reason that

"Everyone else can become powerful, but I'm the only one that's not allowed to?! Do I

you don't," he said slowly. "Not when it literally risks the

point of becoming powerful when everything around you will

at each

want a greater purpose to

Jerald's eyes narrowed.

SHING!

hand, and Shang threw it to

your purpose," Shang said

his brows as he looked at the long letter Shang had just thrown to the