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."

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

even with an entire world at stake, you are not

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

was still uncertain about

hatred in your eye. You looked at me like you would look at

felt a stinging pain coming from

while,

Shang asked. "Working

appears in this world. As I become stronger, everyone I care about will

I need to fear for my own life. The more people spend time with

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

what point is there to power when you

is there to power when you feel nothing but grey emptiness all

living for a long time when the long time you have is wasted on so much training

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

not only save millions,

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

your training except for the reason that you

with a narrowed eye. "Everyone else can become powerful, but I'm

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

point of becoming powerful when everything around you will

and Jerald looked at each other

want a greater purpose to my

Jerald's eyes narrowed.

SHING!

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

purpose,"

his brows as he looked at the long letter Shang had just