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.

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man

reached the Immortal

he had

also wished that he could exit Aterium and enter an

had to finish his

business card from the shadow, he had followed the instructions

later, Mr. Bauer appeared

Bauer told Alex where he

that Aterium was a Cosmos,

essentially huge balls of Mana, which was actually

Energy was surrounded by a force called Balance, which had the ability to separate Energy from Entropy,

force of Destruction was called Brutality, and the infinite Brutality outside

and only Heaven Breakers could survive in it

of Energy of Aterium, Alex was about five major Realms

to a certain

never find out why all of this had

which was the Realm Alex was currently in, had managed to learn quite a bit about Balance and

far too weak to actually create a fully functional Cosmos, and

space with Energy but with no way of gathering more

the silver wall, which

that simply

almost impenetrable barrier, and it

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

have ever found

if Alex's inner conflict hadn't

and Gates of

anything since the "seat

useless instinct

with the Gates of Death across all

had been the silver

Alex would still be stuck

at the creation of this peculiar Cosmos, he had simply integrated it into his