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.

had been the victims of extremely elaborate traps with several exceedingly powerful

did something that no one could

offered Duke Whirlwind a seat

Mages but poor with

Duke, but only very few for being a member

extended an olive

under the rug, and he could join the Council

gain a vast amount of authority over the entire

represent the stagnation

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

hadn't been on the frontlines yet, and if they found one of the

for the

invitation, that

do when

He didn't answer.

sent three more invitations, but Jerald always blew them off, telling

was stuck in

calmed down, they would take care

the Council and Jerald had become

passed, the Council even sent out a

Jerald wasn't running his

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

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

years later, the guards stationed at the borders of the Storm Eagle Zone had quintupled in size. There were even two True Path Stage warriors

or another Duke tried to enter the Storm Eagle Zone,

anyway since he was delivering

executed on

after that, public outrage occurred, fueled by the

Whirlwind

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

the Council still didn't dare to

Mages, and they couldn't afford these losses during

until

Duke Whirlwind to give the land he illegally occupied back to the Skythunder Kingdom, but the messengers were always turned away at the

reasonable ones and that it was Duke Whirlwind that refused to let

helping the

and had no concept of

react to these

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

of these people were

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

Storm Eagle Zone now

only Adepts and Apprentices directly related to the 15 True Mages were

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

there were three High Mages left in the