Sword God in a World of Magic

When confronted by death, many people would think about their life and reevaluate past decisions.

What were their regrets?

What would they have changed?

Maybe they shouldn't have been so strict with their children?

Maybe they shouldn't have broken up with their first love?

If they hadn't taken out that loan from those dangerous people, their children would have something to inherit today?

Naturally, Shang wasn't any different.

Should he have been more amongst people?

Should he have accepted the Sweeper's confession?

Should he have spared Jerald?

Shang thought about all of these things.

And he acknowledged something.

He would be happier if he had someone with him.

It would feel nice not to be alone right now.

Everything was so painful, exhausting, dark, and lonely.

Shang knew that he would feel better if he hadn't been so brutal and inflexible in his past.

However, did this mean that Shang would have changed his past actions if he could?

No.

If he hadn't killed Lash, the Grandmountain Kingdom might have killed him.

If he hadn't killed Jerald, he would have eventually caved in and told someone.

If he hadn't declined the Sweeper's advances, Shang wouldn't have had enough time to comprehend his form of Void Casting or the Concept of Twilight.

Yes, he felt lonely, and he wished that someone was at his side.

However, Shang knew that this luxury would come with a price he wouldn't want to pay.

And then came another thought.

So what?

Since everyone would die, it didn't matter what one accomplished in their life.

Might as well die happy and surrounded by loved ones, right?

However, that was only true when death was a certainty.

At this moment, Shang kept putting in effort.

Shang still had hope.

if there were loved ones around

they feel horrible by

they tell him to give up and

would Shang do

Probably.

person that told him to just rest might

loved one at his side

transform his likely death into

kill him and believe that this was the right

was his

had the right

end, Shang was glad that there was no

He didn't want them.

He didn't need them!

would make

what if he was about to

least he

kept focusing on his body,

But he kept breathing.

He kept fighting.

One more year passed.

And another year passed.

maximum lifespan of someone at the Fifth Realm, and any other person would have long since

wouldn't give

He would never stop!

it

More years passed.

became 1010

muscle in the last ten

Mana in

was a corpse that was unwilling

He couldn't do anything.

even

But he wasn't dead.

was agony, but he still kept

Was this living?

to most people's

be considered

Shang, this

still existed, he would be

as he could

couldn't interact

entire perception was confined

counting himself as alive, but in truth, he wasn't doing

Was it life?

No.

Was it death?

No.

something between these

was neither alive

It was limbo.

Or Purgatory.

This was Purgatory.

Shang had

state, Shang

be understood by people that went through the