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.

extremely elaborate traps with several exceedingly

years later, the Council did something that

Whirlwind a

was rich with High Mages but poor

were plenty of candidates for being a Duke, but only very

this move, they extended

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

amount

also represent the

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

frontlines yet, and if they found one of the warriors, they

except for the Storm

invitation, that safe

do

He didn't answer.

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

that, the Council was stuck in limbo.

calmed down, they would take

now, the relationship between the Council and Jerald had become

out a decree

because Jerald wasn't running his Zone

powerful Dukes, and he could probably even look

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

had quintupled in

Duke tried to enter the Storm Eagle Zone, they would be dissuaded in

anyway since he was delivering orders

was executed

after that, public outrage occurred, fueled by

called Duke Whirlwind a deserter

to the Storm Eagle Zone was made illegal, and powerful guards were stationed at

still didn't dare to

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

wait until after the war was

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

Council used these incidents as proof that they were the reasonable ones and

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

selfish, and had no concept of

react to

many people believed the Council, and over 50% of the people living in

more, most of these people

one would see that over 90% of

True Mages, the Storm Eagle Zone now

vanished. Essentially only Adepts and Apprentices

up for what they believed in. Some

High Mages left in