Sword God in a World of Magic

The world continued to change as more years passed.

Shang kept being isolated from the world, only hearing some news from Jerald.

Jerald's jovial and polite demeanor had vanished to a large degree after even his son had died.

Around 60 years ago, Jerald had been friends with basically all the different Dukes, had been on good terms with the Council, had George as a close friend, and had a son.

He had been at the prime of his life, and he had even owned quite a lot of Zones.

Everything had been going great.

And then, over the next 60 years, everything he owned began to vanish slowly.

He still had his personal power and wealth, but that was about it.

He only had one Zone now.

He was enemies with the Council.

He was enemies with all the Dukes.

George was dead.

Mattheo was dead.

Some of his close subordinates were dead.

And, worst of all, he knew who was responsible, but just like Shang, there was nothing he could do at the moment.

He could only swallow it until it was time.

Jerald's goal of becoming King had shifted.

Now, vengeance was above his goal of becoming King.

He wanted to kill all the people that had taken everything from him!

And the key to all of that was the weak little boy he had found inside one of his gardens around 60 years ago.

As more years passed, it became harder and harder for Jerald to keep up the mask.

At some point, he even started to completely ignore all the orders the Council sent to him.

This was already a grave violation of his position, and it was enough reason for the Council to take the Storm Eagle Zone away from him.

Yet, the war and impending civil war were the primary focus of the Council's mind. They couldn't afford to anger another Late High Mage with incredible power.

In fact, the situation was so bad that even two of the members of the Council had died on the frontlines.

with several exceedingly powerful High Mages attacking them at the same

years later, the Council did something that no one could

a seat

High Mages but poor with

candidates for being a Duke, but only very few for being a member of the

extended an olive branch

meant that Jerald's past conduct would be swept under the rug, and he could join the Council as a

a vast amount of authority

also represent the

was the only reason why there were even so many powerful warriors in the first place, and the Storm Eagle Zone still acted as a safe haven for all the warriors that didn't

been on the frontlines yet, and if they found one of the warriors, they would be forced to fight

except for the

if Jerald accepted the invitation, that safe

do when

He didn't answer.

three more invitations, but Jerald always blew them off,

was stuck in limbo. However, they would never

they would take

between the

the Council even sent out a decree that people should avoid

running his Zone like they wanted him to, but most people had already seen the

and most powerful Dukes, and he could probably even

Jerald was below the Council, but unofficially, he had assumed a position opposing

Storm Eagle Zone had quintupled in size. There were even two True Path Stage

anyone under orders of the Council or another Duke tried to enter the Storm Eagle Zone, they would be dissuaded in a very

anyway since he was delivering orders from the

was executed on

after that, public outrage

Whirlwind a deserter and

the Storm Eagle Zone was made illegal,

the Council still didn't dare to

actually attacked, they would lose many High Mages, and they couldn't afford

until after the war was

to demand Duke Whirlwind to give the land he illegally occupied back to the

proof that they were the reasonable ones and that it was Duke Whirlwind that refused

dangerous time, Duke Whirlwind was not helping the Kingdom but putting its citizens

power-hungry, selfish, and had no

react to these

and over 50% of

most of these people

the Mages, one would see that over 90% of them had left the

Mages, the Storm Eagle Zone now

nearly vanished. Essentially only Adepts and

difference in the war, which was why they couldn't stand up for what they believed in. Some of them wanted to remain, but when faced

were three High Mages left in the Storm