Sword God in a World of Magic

The Lightning Emperor remained silent for a while, and Shang patiently waited for him to speak.

Finally, the Lightning Emperor sighed, accepting the situation. "What's there to do?" he asked with a tone of resignation. "I've known this all along, but I didn't want to face it."

The Lightning Emperor glanced to the side, seemingly lost in thought.

"Anti-Magic doesn't exist. It's merely the power of the Abominations. I should know. Lucius taught me a little about it."

"He taught you?" Shang inquired, sounding somewhat surprised.

The Lightning Emperor nodded. "Yes, he gave each of us a lesson in what he called Anti-Magic. I was the only one who gained anything from it. I learned how to transform Mana into what you call Entropy. Unfortunately, the Mana I use is consumed entirely, and I can only release about 30% of the stored power."

"People know that I killed Adam, but they are unaware of the extent of the destruction I caused. Well, the people there know, but those in the Lightning Manor don't. They aren't aware of the details," the Lightning Emperor explained.

"You can use Entropy?" Shang inquired.

"Entropy?" the Lightning Emperor repeated.

"That's what I call it," Shang clarified. "I need a Mana vacuum to demonstrate."

The Lightning Emperor raised an eyebrow, but he obliged and created a barrier around Shang, pushing all the Mana out.

SHING!

The Lightning Emperor took a deep breath upon seeing a High Abomination appearing beside Shang.

While he had accepted that Shang was the Child of Calamity, witnessing him summon an Abomination was still shocking.

Moreover, the Abomination didn't even act hostile; it simply stood next to Shang obediently.

The Lightning Emperor had never considered himself a villain. He valued honesty and fairness above all else.

However, now he found himself conversing with someone who could control beings destined to destroy the world.

to

Shang used his Domain of Entropy to split the High Abomination into Mana and what he called

hand reached for the ball of

I

the ball of Entropy with

we've never managed to separate the Mana from the other force," the Lightning Emperor remarked. "Shang, you've created something that

take a closer look

Mana away from

nodded in return, and the ball of Entropy floated towards

then recited several complex words,

Entropy started to heat up,

ball of Entropy kept increasing

Emperor summoned

of these devices touched the ball of Entropy,

the Lightning Emperor let out a

supposed to test this ball of Entropy?" he muttered, sounding half-rhetorical. "I've only learned one thing: it destroys any

almost everything is made of Mana,"

DING!

tossed a hard piece of

Lightning Emperor raised an eyebrow, but he noticed

attracted to each

need to respond; the Lightning Emperor's

why the Abominations come

he arrived at a

the God can't even control

gave you your Affinity,

but my control isn't absolute," Shang

Emperor became increasingly intrigued. None of the Children of Calamity, apart from Lucius, had managed to become as

control and summon them," Shang explained, "but I can't dismiss them or prevent them from appearing. If I sense an Abomination

Lightning Emperor

God can't do that?" he

entirely sure, but it's