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

something that

Whirlwind a seat on

Skythunder Kingdom was rich with High Mages

a Duke, but only very few for being a member

this move, they extended an olive branch

that Jerald's past conduct would be swept under the rug, and he could join the Council

gain a vast amount of authority over the

represent

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

hadn't been on the frontlines yet, and if they found one of the warriors, they would be forced to

for the Storm

if Jerald accepted the invitation,

did Jerald do when

He didn't answer.

sent three more invitations, but Jerald always blew them

the Council was stuck in limbo.

they would

relationship between the Council

out a

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

most powerful Dukes, and

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

guards stationed at the borders of the Storm Eagle Zone had quintupled in size. There were even two

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

to pass the border anyway since he was delivering orders from the Council

executed on

public outrage occurred,

Whirlwind a deserter and

made illegal,

Council still didn't dare

lose many High Mages, and they

wait until

Whirlwind to give the land he illegally occupied back to the Skythunder Kingdom, but

used these incidents as proof that they were the reasonable ones and that it was Duke Whirlwind that refused to

helping the Kingdom but putting

and had no concept of

didn't react

50% of the people living in

of

that over 90%

terms of True Mages, the Storm Eagle Zone now had

Adepts and Apprentices directly related to the 15 True Mages were

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

there were three High Mages left in the Storm