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

at stake, you are not even

you will destroy absolutely anything that

earlier, I was still uncertain about the image I had of

confusion, concern, and worry, I only saw hostility and hatred in your eye. You looked at me

Shang heard that, he felt a stinging pain

a while, Shang didn't

this Affinity?" Shang asked. "Working towards

stronger, everyone I care about will

to fear for my own life. The more people

choice!" Jerald shouted. "Your choice was not the world

but what point is there

there to power when you

when the long time you have is wasted on so much training that years pass by like

the horse, Shang! We don't

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

as you don't train, you

training except for

but I'm the only one that's not allowed to?! Do I not have a

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

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

looked at each other for

greater purpose to

Jerald's eyes narrowed.

SHING!

appeared in Shang's right hand, and Shang threw it to the ground in front

purpose," Shang

furrowed his brows as he looked at the long letter Shang