Sword God in a World of Magic

Eventually, the world fell back into something that some people might call peace.

Even though Shang was dead, Gregorio was still a massive threat since he could free the Archivist.

So, no one wanted to push Gregorio too far.

For now, it was best to keep things calm and wait until the fateful day.

The war essentially stopped, except for a couple of minor conflicts between some Empires.

The population of Mage Lords started to recover.

No one attacked the Lightning Manor anymore, and the Lightning Manor also didn't expand further than their original borders.

The war was over.

Well, officially, the war was still going on, but nobody was actually fighting.

"You seem quite calm, sir," Wester said as he brought some tea to Gregorio.

Gregorio was reading a couple of books with quite a lot of speed. All of these books were related to Abominations and ways to stop them.

Wester had noticed that Gregorio was reading these kinds of books all the time while also writing several.

Under normal circumstances, this wouldn't be anything strange. After all, that was what Gregorio was doing most of the time.

But these were not normal circumstances.

Shang was dead, and Abaddon was bound to become a Mage Emperor in 24,000 years.

Wester thought that Gregorio would seem more gloomy or pressured.

Yet, he didn't seem different than any other time.

Gregorio raised his eyebrows in surprise and looked at Wester. "Do I really look calm?" he asked.

"You do, sir," Wester said. "Frighteningly so."

Gregorio just chuckled a bit and looked back at the book without answering.

Wester just raised an eyebrow at Gregorio.

what do you think of

on Wester's face. "That's an odd

for a bit. "I would

makes it your home?"

the tea to the side and thought

truly thought about these

outward and encompassed a big portion of

could see children playing, parents talking, criminals committing crimes, Mages fighting, warriors training, beasts patrolling, and all other facets of

and beauty of

as he continued reading his book. "You

their answers?" Wester

them

one said because this is where they had been

of them even said

Emilia?"

chuckled. "Yes, it was

View Aterium as our home, but we all view it as our home for different reasons," Gregorio said as

what Abaddon

have you noticed that if Abaddon succeeds, not everyone will lose

the world, but he will also recreate it, and it is even possible

at Wester. "If Abaddon succeeds,

concern at Gregorio. "Have you

with melancholy in his eyes. "All the others wanted to kill and stop

what Abaddon has planned.

I are the only two that didn't completely follow

"Is it so wrong to give them

I wouldn't have thought that you had such a sense of humor," Wester said with

Gregorio didn't say anything.

they want?" Wester repeated. "Let the entire world be destroyed

Wester politely chuckled again.

would do. That sounds more like a teenager

the world is among these things. Something like that is as close to being objectively morally wrong as it

fine with destroying the world because one of your plans didn't work doesn't sound like something the eternal Emperor

Silence.

a duty?" Wester asked. "Don't you think, as the most powerful people, we

a chance to reach our current power. I believe the least we could do is to not

"But you already knew that. After all, you were only