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.

do you

appeared on Wester's

thought for a bit. "I

makes it your home?" Gregorio

side and thought about his

hadn't truly thought

outward and encompassed a big

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

variety and beauty

as he continued reading his book. "You know, I also

their answers?" Wester

of them

where they had

of them even

that Emilia?" Wester

chuckled. "Yes,

we all View Aterium as our home, but we all view it as our home for different

know what Abaddon is

noticed that if Abaddon succeeds, not everyone will

but he will also recreate it, and it is even possible that the variety of life will even increase. Additionally, he will very likely also create humans

Wester. "If Abaddon succeeds, would you lose your

at Gregorio. "Have

as he looked at this Empire with melancholy in his eyes. "All the others wanted

know what Abaddon has planned. And yet, they

are the only two that didn't

so wrong to give them what they

I wouldn't have thought that you had such a sense

Gregorio didn't say anything.

what they want?" Wester repeated. "Let

Wester politely chuckled again.

like something an ancient Emperor would do. That sounds more like

subjective, and yet, there are things that nearly everyone can agree are wrong. I would say destroying the world is among these things.

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

Silence.

a duty?" Wester asked. "Don't you think, as the

gave us a chance to reach our current power. I believe the least we

"But you already knew that.