Xander was hailed as The Swordmaster on earth. When it came to blades, he held no equal. It didn't mater what category or how experienced his opponent was. He was just better, and none could deny it.

Yet all it took was a bullet to end his life.

All that hard work, all that talent. All of it gone because of an idiot with a gun.

So Xander was naturally indignant against the reality of it. What was the point, then? What was the purpose of achieving such mastery if his life could be snuffed out so easily? His final thoughts were filled with resentment and regret.

And so he closed his eyes.

Only to reopen them again. But not in a hospital. But in an entirely new world, filled with magic and mages. Xander thought that in a place like this, his dream of making swordplay relevant would be possible. But he was dismayed to learn that not only had the body he transmigrated to been incredibly weak and untalented, but the act of swordfighting was heavily looked down upon. Made obsolete by mages who chanted powerful spells and unleashed them from a distance

Yet on the verge of losing hope, he discovered something. This world, it's understanding of swordfighting wasn't just rudimentary. It was PATHETIC!

Elite knights only knew how to swing harder and faster! There was no technique! No order!

Offended, Xander made to use a blade. Even if the path was dead, he would not allow something so sacred to him be insulted so thoroughly.

However, in the throes of his swordplay, he made a discovery, one that would shake the very foundations of the world as everyone knew it.

Swordfighting wasn't obsolete. No, it was simply unexplored! 

And Xander, with his adequate knowledge on how to wield a blade realized...

"The usage of swords with proper technique, is a form of magic in itself."

And so begins the story of a man who decided to turn the entire world of magic on its head, with a Blade.

If you asked Xander why he so fell in love with swordplay in the first place, he'd find it difficult to actually give you a concrete answer.


After all, one day as a child, he was watching television and saw two people duel with swords. It was a tournament, and it seemed to be the finals.


He hadn't really been paying attention to what was on before then. His father hardly watched anything that caught his interest. Most things didn't, really.


Yet there was something about seeing the way those two combatants made use of their weapons. The swift yet calculated manner in which they swung. Their stances, their technique. All of it appealed to a part of Xander's brain he didn't even know existed.


The thing was, there was no specific THING that made Xander go, "I love swordsmanship."


If it were another person, they might say they like how it looks. Some light just like the swords themselves. Others might say it gave them a sense of power to learn. And so on.


Chapter 96 - Bloom II