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.

traps with several exceedingly powerful High Mages attacking them at the same

something that no one

Whirlwind a seat on the

High Mages but poor with truly powerful

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

move, they extended an olive branch

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

a vast amount of authority over the entire

represent

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 to join the

frontlines yet, and if they found one of the warriors, they would be forced to fight for the

for the Storm Eagle

invitation, that safe haven

did Jerald do

He didn't answer.

them off, telling them that

of that, the Council was stuck in

calmed down, they would take care of

relationship between the

out a decree that people

running his Zone like they wanted him to, but

of the oldest and most powerful Dukes, and he could

had assumed a position

quintupled in size. There were even two True Path Stage warriors and

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

a messenger tried to pass the border anyway since he was

was executed on

after that, public outrage occurred, fueled by the

called Duke Whirlwind

Eagle Zone was made illegal, and

the Council still didn't dare

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

wait until after

illegally occupied back to the Skythunder Kingdom, but the

were the reasonable ones and

such a dangerous time, Duke Whirlwind was not helping the

was power-hungry, selfish, and had

didn't react to

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

of

Mages, one would see that over 90% of

of True Mages, the Storm Eagle Zone now had only

Essentially only Adepts and Apprentices

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

least there were three High Mages left in the