Sword God in a World of Magic

Nothing happened while Shang was flying southward.

The sun shone brightly in the sky.

People were doing their daily chores and meeting with friends.

Warriors were hunting in the wildernesses in teams.

It was a busy day like any other.

In comparison to 75 years ago, the current Storm Kingdom was much better off.

People didn't seem nearly as worried, and they had already returned to their previous selves before the Council had started to suppress the warriors.

The Kingdom had transformed into how it had been when Shang had just arrived in this world.

Growth.

Innovation.

Progress.

Prosperity.

These were the perfect words to describe the current Storm Kingdom.

Jerald had done an amazing job.

Just as expected.

Shang flew across the Thunder Horse Zone and looked down.

He could see the Thunder Horse walking around inside one of the cities, several children playing with it.

Shang remembered how Jerald had given his best to shield Shang from the Thunder Horse's eyes.

After a while, Shang left the Thunder Horse Zone and entered the Adamantite Behemoth Zone.

Shang saw a new city about ten kilometers away from the Adamantite Behemoth's horn, further away than the previous one.

Shang remembered how he had destroyed the city.

Back then, Jerald had told Shang that he was sorry. Jerald said that he was responsible for the deaths of all of these people and that Shang shouldn't blame himself.

After some time, Shang reached the Empress Cobra Zone.

George had died to the Council here, and Shang also remembered his conversation with Jerald while traveling to King Skythunder for the first time. A big part of the conversation had taken place here.

For the first time during his journey, Shang stopped in the air.

Then, he flew toward the west, toward the Ice Wyvern Zone.

Shang passed by the three-way border and entered the Ice Wyvern Zone.

Shang saw the city where he had exchanged the ice wood, Blizzard's Edge.

He saw the Southern Wild, where the guard had warned Shang of the bandits.

saw the Central

Wild, the place where he had nearly crashed with

the place where the village with the ice

was no village here

Shang saw

was gone, but everything else seemed to be the same

the Pest Cats,

through tremendous physical pain in an effort

physical pain over the emotional

expressionless face towards one

he

careful of him, and he had looked up to

was where

have expected that the little boy Jerald had found in one of his gardens would grow up to become

moment, Shang

was the emblem Jerald had given him when he had

Shang flew towards

passed over

passed over the Farm Line, where he saw a couple of the

the

remembered the Storm Eagle's offspring, the General Stage Vanishing

youth had been painful, but it had also

saw the Wasteland and remembered accompanying Sarah, Astor, and Elver in the

Shang and putting the three of them under a

Shang reached

all the

gate during

and

Vice-Dean Soran.

Viera.

Vice-Dean Ranos.

George…

of these people

Teacher Mervin…

had had with Teacher Loran and Teacher Mervin

be your primary goal, but you can't

I do,

Try not to deny an invitation if

I only suggest that you try it, and I won't force you. Even if you decide to ignore everything I said today, our relationship won't change.

remembered

future had not been

the options available

Shang only looked at the

had been his home

flying toward

Exploding

into the sky to avoid the

the place where all the True Path Stage

He continued flying.

a while, and Shang even started to see humongous and terrifying

Archbeasts.

avoided looking at them

didn't pay

there were no more beasts