Sword God in a World of Magic

"I felt horrible because I knew exactly what he would do," Alex said.

"Alex, remember what we talked about?" an older man with grey hair said as he leaned back in a comfortable chair.

Alex sighed. "Shang is me. I am Shang," Alex repeated in a bored and practiced tone.

"Yes," the older man said. "Even though you two have been split into two, you were still the same person before that."

"There are instances where there are actually multiple people living in the same mind, body, and soul, but that was not the case for you."

"Whatever Shang was doing was also your doing. You can't just push all responsibility on Shang's shoulders."

Alex sighed once again. "I get that, but itjust doesn't feel like it. After all, I couldn't imagine doing these things. That's not who I am."

"It's not who you are, but it's partially who you were," the older man answered.

"Maybe it's easier to accept that you were Shang in the past when remembering that you are no longer connected to Shang in the present. After all, I fixed the incomplete parts of your Spirit. You are now fully your own person."

Alex nodded again. "Maybe," he said with uncertainty.

Silence.

"When can I leave?" Alex asked.

"I already told you," the older man said as he leaned forward in his chair, "after you've finished your mandatory course for long-term happiness."

"The Gravitas Mental Health Clinic has treated Sextillions of Immortals, Gods, and Heaven Breakers.

We know what we are doing, and we know what kind of problems nearly all immortal beings go through."

"The most common problem is setting power as your goal instead of as a means to an end."

"In your case, it's revenge and regret. Your hatred for Shang is too strong."

"I believe taking your revenge would be in your best interest, but first, you have to achieve a mindset that will allow your mind to heal after revenge. If you don't have that, you will only feel empty."

Alex sighed again. "I get it. All of this is for my best."

The older man nodded.

how is the Archivist

the older man said

the Immortal

he had to sigh

could exit Aterium and

he had to

Gravitas' business card from the shadow, he had followed the instructions

Bauer appeared

bit, Mr. Bauer told Alex where he actually was and

was a Cosmos, but

essentially huge balls of Mana, which

by a force called Balance, which had the

the infinite Brutality outside

Primal Chaos was endless, and only Heaven Breakers could survive in it without

Energy of Aterium, Alex was about five major Realms below

but due to a

out why all of this had happened, but Mr. Bauer simply turned back time and looked at what

in, had managed to

a fully functional Cosmos, and their will was destroyed by the

had essentially created a completely isolated space with Energy but with

Cosmoses pulled in Energy through the silver wall, which acted as a

simply didn't work

literally an almost impenetrable barrier, and it didn't have the ability to filter the

this weak and non-functional Cosmos, which had been randomly drifting in

would have ever found

conflict hadn't

of issue with Death, and Gates of Death appeared in front of "worthy"

apparently, that wouldn't even solve anything since the "seat was already

dumb and useless instinct that destroyed worlds for

the Gates of Death across all

had been the

the Gate of Death, Alex would still be stuck in an

Bauer had looked at the creation of this peculiar Cosmos,