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 same

later, the Council did something that no one

Whirlwind a

rich with High Mages but poor with truly

a Duke, but only very few for being

they extended an

past conduct would be swept under the rug, and he could join the Council as a full

would gain a vast amount of authority over the entire

also represent

warriors in the first place, and the Storm Eagle Zone still acted as a

several Circles traveling across the entire Kingdom, searching for warriors that hadn't been on the frontlines yet, and if they found

were everywhere except for

accepted the invitation, that safe haven would

do when the invitation

He didn't answer.

them off, telling them

the Council was stuck in limbo. However, they would never

down, they

the Council

Council even sent out a

running his Zone like they wanted him to, but most people had already seen the

Whirlwind was one of the oldest and most powerful Dukes, and he could probably even look

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

quintupled in size. There were even two

or another Duke tried to enter the Storm Eagle Zone, they would be dissuaded in a very

tried to pass the border anyway since he was

was executed on the

after that, public outrage

called Duke Whirlwind a deserter

was made illegal, and powerful guards were

the Council still didn't

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

to wait until after

Whirlwind to give the land he illegally occupied back to the Skythunder

proof that they were the reasonable ones and that

not helping the Kingdom

power-hungry, selfish, and had no

react

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

of these people were

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

of True Mages, the Storm Eagle Zone

only Adepts and Apprentices

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

left in the Storm Eagle Zone,