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."

do anything you want. The only thing you can't do is

world at stake, you are not even willing to make such a

You only think about yourself, and you will destroy

I was still uncertain about the

and hatred in your eye. You

heard that, he felt a stinging pain

a while,

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

that appears in this world. As I become stronger, everyone I care about will

life. The more

shouted. "Your choice was not the

is great and all, but what point is there to

there to power when you feel nothing but

is there in living for a long time when the long time you have is

the cart before the horse, Shang! We

millions, if not billions, of people but also

as you don't train,

except for

a narrowed eye. "Everyone else can become powerful, but I'm the

a deep breath. "No, you don't," he said slowly. "Not when it literally risks the continued existence

point of becoming powerful when everything around you will turn into a dead

at each other

purpose to

Jerald's eyes narrowed.

SHING!

Shang's right hand, and Shang threw

your purpose,"

he looked at the long letter