Sword God in a World of Magic

As soon as the Keeper asked that question, Shang was thrown into a problematic situation again.

Yes, he was supposed to trust them and tell them truthfully about his powers, but he couldn't possibly tell them the real truth right now.

Obviously, Shang decided to go with Addition and Subtraction first since that represented the concept of Entropy better. Additionally, the contrast between Addition and Subtraction made it more fitting for a dual wield style. Twilight and Temperature didn't fit very well.

Lastly, comprehending Temperature would have been extremely difficult since Shang would be focusing on two Elements that weren't related to his Affinity.

Addition was related to Shang's supposed Twilight Affinity since it included light.

Subtraction was related to Shang's supposed Twilight Affinity since it included darkness.

But Temperature?

Fire and Ice?

How was that related to Light and Darkness?

So, Shang couldn't possibly be honest.

"Because I want to keep it as a joker," Shang said.

The Keeper furrowed her brows. "Explain."

"I have four States, and my goal is to reduce them to one."

At that point, Shang's mind had to come up with a possible explanation he might have used to explain why he had four States.

This wasn't easy at all, and it put Shang's mind under a lot of pressure.

He was walking a tightrope right now, and if he lost balance, he might die.

He couldn't lie, but he also couldn't be completely honest.

had to be perfectly in the

"I noticed that the way others reached the True

expression

since perfecting one Path wasn't enough for me. Because of that, I decided

to come up with a believable lie that he had also used during a time he didn't remember

of my States since I knew that fusing them would be the easiest. The

with parts of my Affinities. That should

of the two components, I would be left with one State that I have a great

Addition and

absolute best, but he still hesitated and stuttered slightly in a couple

much he had to

looking at Shang, not reacting

of silence

was beyond

Then, the Keeper sighed.

like we can't

you talking about?" Shang asked with

were not,"

because you have four Affinities. You told me, and the reason why you chose Addition over Twilight is that you can't train in your Fire and Ice Affinities without revealing that you have them," the Keeper said

I don't," Shang said. "Yes, I know that I am extremely powerful, but I refuse to believe that there is

with a dark and threatening voice. "I didn't make this up. You told me. You were the

but that simply

you

the only explanation," Shang quickly

raised

absolute certainty that I do

what I said,

have four Affinities at

I do not have a Temperature Affinity!"

silent as