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

from the Lightning Emperor's library and extended toward

didn't notice

seemed to surround Shang, and a moment later, they

this time, the waves had different forms

were either black or white, but there were

all the waves vanished,

the Lightning

his book away and put his

change, but deep inside,

things that could motivate the Lightning Emperor to actually take things seriously. Most of the

rare to

Emperor remained silent for several

"Difficult," he said.

mean, sir?" Wester

as apathetic as a cold piece of steel,

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

this warrior in the throne room was the most

that include the Mage God?"

very hardworking, but he also enjoyed talking to

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

"For what?" Wester asked.

Lightning Emperor answered. "Power for power's sake, an empty goal. He is living

happiness, or empathy. If he gets a chance to increase his power in exchange for betraying

grand tournament and becomes the first Warrior

refining his power, and he will do everything in his power

entire world

Aterium. In a way, you could also give him the title

nurture him, he will end up endangering the entire

Silence.

sounds familiar," Wester

Lightning Emperor nodded with a frown. "Yes, he's almost just

so strong without

Silence.