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."

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

with an entire world at stake, you are not even willing to

selfish, Shang. You only think about yourself, and you

crossed eyes earlier, I was still uncertain about the image

worry, I only saw hostility and hatred in your eye. You looked

heard that, he felt a

while, Shang

not be cold and selfish with this Affinity?" Shang asked. "Working towards my goal means endangering

become stronger, everyone I care about will be under more and more risk unless they stand beside me all

actually stand beside me, I need to fear for my own life. The more people spend time with me, the more likely they are to

didn't have a choice!" Jerald shouted. "Your choice was not the world or your goal. Your choice was actually

great and all, but what point is there to power when

to power when you

time when the long time

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

of not training anymore would not only save millions, if not billions, of people but also allow you to live a

train,

to your training except for

so bad?!" Shang shouted back with a narrowed eye. "Everyone else can become powerful, but I'm the only one that's not

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

the point of becoming powerful when everything around you will

Jerald looked at each other

a greater purpose

Jerald's eyes narrowed.

SHING!

something appeared in Shang's right hand, and Shang

purpose,"

at the long letter Shang