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 powerful High Mages

later, the Council did something that no one could have seen

Whirlwind a seat on

Kingdom was rich with High Mages but poor with truly powerful

Duke, but only very few for

they extended an olive

would be swept under the rug, and he could

gain a vast amount of authority over the entire

represent the stagnation

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

on the frontlines yet, and if they

were everywhere except for the Storm

the invitation,

do

He didn't answer.

but Jerald always blew them off,

Council was stuck in

calmed down, they would take care

now, the relationship between the Council and Jerald

a decree

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

most powerful Dukes,

was 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.

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

tried to pass the border anyway since he was delivering

executed

after that, public outrage

Duke Whirlwind

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

Council still didn't

Mages, and they couldn't afford these losses during

had to wait until

land he illegally occupied back to the Skythunder

reasonable ones and

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

power-hungry, selfish, and had no

didn't react to these

50% of the people living in

of these people

see that over 90% of them

Mages, the Storm Eagle Zone now had

and Apprentices had nearly vanished. Essentially only Adepts and Apprentices

for what they believed in. Some of them wanted to remain, but when faced with the Council's overwhelming power, they could

were three High Mages left in the Storm Eagle Zone,