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

did something that no one could

offered Duke Whirlwind a seat on the

rich with High Mages but poor with

a Duke, but only

extended an olive branch

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

vast amount of authority over the

would also represent the stagnation of

place, and the Storm Eagle Zone still acted as a safe haven

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

except for

invitation, that safe haven would

Jerald do

He didn't answer.

them off, telling them that

the Council was stuck in

down, they would take care

the relationship between the

more time passed, the Council even sent out a decree that people

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

one of the oldest and most powerful Dukes, and he could probably even look eye-to-eye with the

Council, but unofficially, he had assumed a position opposing them at the same

Eagle Zone had quintupled in size. There were even two True

Council or another Duke tried to enter the Storm Eagle

the border anyway since he

executed on the

that, public outrage occurred, fueled by

called Duke Whirlwind a deserter

the Storm Eagle Zone was made illegal, and powerful guards were stationed

the Council still

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

had to wait until after the war

he illegally occupied back to the Skythunder Kingdom,

reasonable ones

not helping the

and had no

react to these

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

most of

see that over 90% of them had left the

Mages, the Storm Eagle Zone now

nearly vanished. Essentially only Adepts and

up for what they believed in. Some of them wanted to remain, but when faced with the Council's overwhelming power, they

High Mages left in the Storm Eagle