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."

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

even with an entire world at stake, you are not even willing to make such a small

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

I was still uncertain about the image

hatred in your eye. You looked at me like you

that, he felt a stinging

a while, Shang

cold and selfish with this Affinity?" Shang asked.

world. As I become stronger, everyone I care about will be under more and more

to fear for my own life. The more people spend time with me, the

not the world or your goal. Your choice

point is there to power when you

you feel nothing but

long time you have is wasted on so much

horse, Shang! We don't live

training anymore would not only save millions, if not billions, of people but also allow

long as you don't train, you don't need

training except for the reason that you want to!"

become powerful, but I'm the only

he said slowly. "Not when

everything around you will turn into a dead

Jerald looked at each other for

want a greater purpose to my

Jerald's eyes narrowed.

SHING!

Shang threw it to

purpose,"

the long letter Shang had just thrown to