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

something that no one could have seen

Duke Whirlwind a seat

High Mages

for being a Duke, but only very few for being a member

move, they extended

swept under the rug, and he could join the Council as

vast amount of authority

would also represent

the Storm Eagle

the frontlines yet,

were everywhere except for the

invitation, that safe

Jerald do when the

He didn't answer.

but Jerald always blew them off, telling them that

the Council was stuck in limbo. However, they

the war calmed down, they would take

the relationship between the Council and

passed, the Council even sent out a decree that people should avoid the Storm

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

Dukes, and he could probably even look eye-to-eye with

unofficially, he had assumed a position opposing them at the

Zone had quintupled in size. There were even two True Path Stage warriors and a High Mage

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

anyway since he was delivering orders from the Council

messenger was executed

that, public outrage

Duke Whirlwind a deserter and

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

Council still didn't dare

they actually attacked, they would lose many High Mages,

wait until after the war was

the land he illegally occupied back to the Skythunder

these incidents as proof that they were the reasonable ones and that it was Duke Whirlwind that refused to let

time, Duke Whirlwind was not helping

power-hungry, selfish, and

didn't react to

Council, and over 50% of the people living in the Storm

more, most of

the Mages, one would see that over 90%

terms of True Mages, the Storm Eagle Zone

nearly vanished. Essentially only Adepts and Apprentices directly related to the 15 True Mages were

to make a difference in the war, which was why they couldn't stand up for what they believed in. Some of them wanted

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