Sword God in a World of Magic

"Sir, do you remember the negotiations regarding the warriors?" Wester asked.

"The ones that are happening right now?" the Lightning Emperor asked.

"They ended a couple of years ago," Wester corrected.

"Huh, already? That's fast."

"Sir, we negotiated for 20 years," Wester commented.

"Oh, that much? I guess time flies when you're having fun," the Lightning Emperor added.

"The negotiations have been finished, and we have received the warriors today. There was also the warrior amongst them that effectively created all the other warriors in the Twilight Dusk Family's territories."

"Wait, you're not telling me that he died, right?" the Lightning Emperor asked.

"No, sir, he didn't die," Wester answered without any annoyance audible in his voice. "In fact, he is standing near the throne room right now."

The Lightning Emperor blinked a couple of times in surprise. Then, he looked at the throne room and directly at Shang.

Shang didn't feel any of this.

"Oh, wow," the Lightning Emperor said in surprise. "Yes, I can see why you're here now."

"Goodness, that's faster than I expected. Did I accidentally get distracted for 10,000 years again?"

"No, sir, you didn't," Wester calmly answered.

"I wonder how he managed to get a fivefold Spirit Sense without another Empire helping them. That seems almost impossible. Say, Wester, did we have a hand in that?" the Lightning Emperor said.

"He was already like that when he got here, sir," Wester answered. "I can ask him about how he managed to do that."

"No," the Lightning Emperor said with a voice that hid a bit of excitement. "I hadn't had the chance to use this Spell in a long time. Let me have some fun."

"Of course, sir," Wester answered.

Then, the Lightning Emperor closed his eyes, and his mouth very slowly recited complex words.

to change, but Wester could tell

the Lightning

didn't notice any

and a moment later, they traveled

had different forms and different colors

but there

seconds, all the waves vanished, and the Lightning

the Lightning Emperor

book away and put his

but deep inside,

to actually take things seriously. Most of

rare to see

remained

"Difficult," he said.

do you mean,

"He is almost as apathetic as a cold piece of steel, but he is also the most motivated person I have ever

a bit. The Lightning Emperor was over 300,000 years old, and he had seen a lot

in the throne room was the most motivated person the Lightning Emperor

include the

Emperor nodded. "Lucius might have been very hardworking, but he also enjoyed

has zero interest in anything else. Power is the only thing that interests him in any

"For what?" Wester asked.

for power's sake, an empty goal. He is

gets a chance to increase his power in exchange for betraying everyone he

becomes the first Warrior King in 300,000 years,

continue refining his power, and he will do everything in

entire world and

Emperor took a deep breath. "If he survives, he will one day bring a calamity unto Aterium. In a way, you could also give him the

we nurture him, he will end up endangering the entire

Silence.

sounds familiar," Wester

nodded with a frown.

became so strong without

Silence.