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."

thing you can't do

world at stake, you are not even

only think about yourself, and you will

earlier, I was still uncertain about the image I

worry, I only saw hostility and hatred in your eye. You looked at me like you would look at an

a stinging pain coming from his

a while,

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

single Abomination that appears in this world. As I become stronger, everyone I

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

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

but what point is there to

when you

the long time you

cart before the horse, Shang! We

only save millions, if not billions, of

you don't train, you don't need to be

point to your training except for the reason that you want

powerful, but I'm the only one

"No, you don't," he said slowly. "Not when it

becoming powerful when everything around you

Jerald looked at each other

purpose to my training?" Shang

Jerald's eyes narrowed.

SHING!

and Shang threw it to the ground in front

your purpose,"

at the long letter Shang had