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.

elaborate traps with several exceedingly powerful High Mages attacking

the Council did something that no

Duke Whirlwind a

Mages but poor with truly powerful High

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

extended an olive

swept under the rug, and he could join the

amount of authority

would also represent the stagnation

was the only reason 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

several Circles traveling across the entire Kingdom, searching for warriors that hadn't been on the frontlines yet, and if they found one of the warriors, they would be forced to

for

if Jerald accepted the invitation,

Jerald do

He didn't answer.

blew them off, telling them that he needed more time

in limbo. However, they would never forget

the war calmed down, they would take care of

the

sent out a

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

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 the same

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

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

border anyway since he was

messenger was executed

that, public outrage occurred, fueled by

Whirlwind a deserter

Eagle Zone was made illegal, and powerful guards were

Council still didn't dare

Mages, and they couldn't afford these losses during this intense

had to wait until after

sent several people to demand Duke Whirlwind to give the land he illegally occupied back to the Skythunder Kingdom, but the messengers

proof that they were the reasonable ones and that it

helping the

selfish, and had no concept of

react to these

over 50% of the people living

of these people were

would see that over

of True Mages, the Storm Eagle Zone now had

and Apprentices

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

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