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.

had been the victims of extremely elaborate traps with several exceedingly powerful

the Council did something that no one could have seen

a seat on

with High Mages

a Duke, but only very few for being a

this move, they extended an olive branch

past conduct would be swept under the rug, and he could join the

vast amount of

represent the stagnation

reason why there were even so many powerful warriors in the first place, and the Storm Eagle

on the frontlines yet, and if they

everywhere except for the Storm Eagle

Jerald accepted the invitation, that safe

Jerald do when the

He didn't answer.

invitations, but Jerald always blew them off, telling them that he needed more time to

in limbo. However, they would never forget this

they would

the relationship between the Council and Jerald

even sent out a decree that

was phrased like an embargo because Jerald wasn't running his Zone like they

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

he had

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

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

messenger tried to pass the border anyway since he

executed on

outrage

Whirlwind a

was made illegal, and

the Council still

many High Mages, and they couldn't afford these losses

until after the war

illegally

proof that they were the reasonable ones and that it

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

power-hungry, selfish, and had

didn't react to these

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

most of these

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

True Mages, the Storm Eagle Zone now had only around 15

Apprentices had nearly vanished. Essentially only Adepts and Apprentices directly

couldn't stand up for what they believed in. Some of them wanted to remain, but when faced with

three High Mages left