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.

several exceedingly powerful High Mages attacking them at the

later, the Council did something that no one

offered Duke Whirlwind a seat on the

was rich with High Mages but poor

Duke, but only very few for being a

move, they extended an olive branch to

that Jerald's past conduct would be swept under the rug, and he

vast amount of authority over

represent

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 want to join the

across the entire Kingdom, searching for warriors that hadn't been on the frontlines yet, and if they found one of the warriors, they would be forced to fight for the

for

the invitation, that safe haven would

do when

He didn't answer.

invitations, but Jerald always blew them off, telling them that he needed more time

that, the Council was stuck in limbo. However,

calmed down, they

between the Council

Council even sent out a decree

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

oldest and most powerful Dukes,

below the Council, but unofficially, he had assumed a

years later, the guards stationed at the borders of the Storm Eagle Zone had quintupled in size.

orders of the Council or another Duke tried to enter

messenger tried to pass the border anyway since he was delivering orders

was executed on

that, public outrage occurred, fueled by the

called Duke Whirlwind a deserter

Eagle Zone was made illegal, and powerful guards were stationed

the Council still

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

wait until after

sent several people to demand Duke Whirlwind to give the land he illegally occupied back to the Skythunder Kingdom, but the messengers were always turned

proof that they were the reasonable ones and that it was Duke Whirlwind that refused to let things end

such a dangerous time, Duke Whirlwind was not helping the Kingdom but putting its citizens in even

selfish, and had no concept of

react to

50% of the people living in the Storm Eagle Zone

of

Mages, one would see that over 90% of

Eagle Zone now had only around 15

Apprentices had nearly vanished. Essentially only Adepts and Apprentices directly

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

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