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.

be perfectly in the

know," Shang said slowly, "I noticed that the way

expression

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

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

two ends of my States since I knew that fusing them would be the easiest. The problem was fusing everything

Affinities. After that, I would be left with two things, each with parts of my Affinities. That should

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

why I chose Addition and Subtraction," Shang

best, but he still

he had to

at Shang, not reacting

of silence

atmosphere was

Then, the Keeper sighed.

can't trust

talking about?" Shang asked

were not," the Keeper

Addition over Twilight is

refuse to believe that there is someone with four Affinities out there.

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

that simply

Keeper snorted. "Are you telling me

like that's the only

raised an

can tell you with absolute certainty that I do not have a

what I

four Affinities at once. It's not

not have a

silent as she