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 is to

you are not even willing to make such a small sacrifice," Jerald

yourself, and you will destroy absolutely anything that stands between you and your

was still uncertain about the image

hostility and hatred in your eye. You looked at me

that, he felt a

a while, Shang didn't

cold and selfish with this Affinity?" Shang asked. "Working towards my goal means endangering everything I care

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

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

you didn't have a choice!" Jerald shouted. "Your choice was not

great and all, but what point is there

there to power when you feel nothing but

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

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

one little sacrifice of not training anymore would not only save millions,

train, you don't need

no point to your training except for the reason that

shouted back with a narrowed eye. "Everyone else can become powerful, but I'm the only one that's not allowed to?! Do I not have a right to become powerful like

said slowly. "Not when it literally risks the continued existence of the

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

and Jerald looked at

purpose to my training?" Shang

Jerald's eyes narrowed.

SHING!

Shang threw it to

purpose," Shang said

his brows as he looked at the long letter Shang