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

later, the Council did something that no one could have

offered Duke Whirlwind a seat on

Mages but poor

candidates for being a Duke, but only

this move, they extended an

the rug, and he could join the Council as a full

vast amount

represent the

were even so many powerful warriors in the first place, and the Storm Eagle Zone still acted as a safe haven

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

for the

invitation, that

Jerald do when

He didn't answer.

Jerald always blew them off, telling them that he

that, the Council was stuck in limbo.

the war calmed down, they would take

now, the relationship between the

Council even sent out a decree that people

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

Dukes, and

below the Council, but unofficially, he had assumed

borders of the Storm Eagle Zone had quintupled in size. There were even two True Path Stage warriors

Council or another Duke tried to enter the Storm Eagle Zone, they would

border anyway since he was delivering orders

was executed

outrage occurred, fueled by the

called Duke Whirlwind

Zone was made illegal, and powerful guards were stationed

still

they would lose many High Mages, and they

to wait until after the war was

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

proof that they were the reasonable ones and

time, Duke Whirlwind was not helping the Kingdom but putting its citizens in even

and

react to these

many people believed the Council, and over 50% of the people living in the Storm Eagle Zone left

of these

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

Eagle Zone now had only around 15

and Apprentices had nearly vanished. Essentially only Adepts and Apprentices directly related

in the war, which was why they couldn't stand up for what they believed in. Some of them wanted to remain, but when

least there were three High Mages left in the