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 Path Stage was

Keeper's expression didn't

wasn't enough for me. Because of that, I decided to use Ice and Fire as secondary Elements. Ice is related to Darkness, and Fire is related

lie that he had also used during a time he

I knew that fusing them would be the easiest. The

After that, I would be left with two things, each with parts of my Affinities. That should theoretically make it easier to fuse. The Concept of Twilight will then be used as a bridge to

the Concept of Temperature, and since I have no Affinity for either of the two components, I would be left with one State that I have a great Affinity for and one with

chose Addition and Subtraction,"

he still hesitated

he

only kept looking at Shang,

of

was

Then, the Keeper sighed.

we can't

are you talking about?" Shang asked with annoyance. "I was

you were not," the Keeper

Twilight is that you can't train in

I am extremely powerful, but I refuse to believe that there is someone with

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

but that simply isn't

"Are you

like that's the only

Keeper raised an

remember our conversation, but I can tell you with absolute certainty that I do not have

said what I said, but it

good lie! Nobody can have four Affinities at once. It's not even clear if there's someone

you that I do not have

silent as she looked at