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

the Council did something that

Whirlwind a seat on

Skythunder Kingdom was rich with High Mages

Duke, but only very

they extended an olive

the

gain a vast amount of authority over the entire

would also represent the

only reason why there were even so many powerful warriors in the first place, and the Storm Eagle Zone still acted as

for warriors that hadn't been on the frontlines yet, and if they found one

for the

accepted the invitation, that safe haven

did Jerald do

He didn't answer.

invitations, but Jerald always blew them off,

stuck in limbo. However, they would

the war calmed down, they would take care of

now, the relationship between the

time passed, the Council even sent out a decree that people

the surface, it was phrased like an embargo because Jerald wasn't running his Zone like they wanted him to, but most people

one of the oldest and most powerful Dukes, and he

had assumed a position opposing them at the

Zone had quintupled

under orders of the Council or another Duke tried to enter the Storm Eagle Zone, they would

pass the border anyway since he was delivering

messenger was executed

that, public outrage occurred, fueled by

Duke Whirlwind

Zone was made illegal,

the Council still didn't dare

many High Mages, and they couldn't

wait until after the war

to demand Duke Whirlwind to give the land he illegally occupied back to the Skythunder Kingdom,

the reasonable ones and that it was Duke Whirlwind that refused

was not helping the Kingdom but putting its citizens in even

and had no concept

didn't react

and over 50% of the people living

of these people

at the Mages, one would see that

Storm Eagle Zone now had

Adepts and Apprentices directly related

they couldn't stand up for what they believed in. Some of them wanted to remain, but when faced with the Council's

there were three High Mages left in the Storm Eagle Zone,