Sword God in a World of Magic

After a couple of minutes, the horrifying screams of the High Mage stopped.

Jerald stood up and stepped away from the desecrated corpse. He cleaned his robes of the blood and looked at Shang.

"The next phase of the plan needs another two hours of preparation. For now, I only need you to stay with the three High Mages. If we need you, someone will call you."

Shang nodded.

He knew the plan, and he knew that the next step was crucial.

Shang walked away and entered Swamp Lake City.

As he walked through the streets, he saw many uncertain and terrified commoners. The assault had only happened two hours ago, and they were still uncertain about what would happen to them.

Yet, they were not the ones that had to be afraid. Jerald didn't care about them.

The ones that had to be afraid were the True Mages.

A True Mage already counted as someone quite powerful in the five Kingdoms, and many of them were already decision-makers.

Right now, all of the True Mages in this town were put into magical restraints that made it impossible for them to cast any Spells or use their Focus.

They were all waiting in terror.

Over 100 True Mages were currently waiting in front of one building with fear. All the True Mages in the entire Empress Cobra Zone had been gathered in this spot.

Inside the building were five of Jerald's Inquisitors, and they would read the minds of all the True Mages.

Of the True Mages that entered, only about 60% came out.

The other 40% had been killed.

Mage's past actions

a Mage had actively been going against the warriors without

followed the orders and carried them out dutifully, they would be put to work for

up the orders to kill the warriors, declined a couple of them, or just showed kindness to the warriors they were sent to kill, they would be allowed to join as a citizen, which meant that they

everyone to put the lives of the warriors above their own. Sometimes, refusing an order could result in the Mage going to prison, the frontlines, or directly being

if they

one of them flee? Maybe they purposely acted like they didn't find the

join Jerald's army, of course only if they wanted to. They would also receive payment, referrals, and maybe even a

were directly killed, around 35 were put to work, around 22 became citizens, and only three of them received rewards and

wrong to punish someone for only following

That was debatable…

On Earth, that is.

two powerful beasts in a fight and a hunter had to attack one of them, they could only hope that they attacked the beast that would

they didn't, the

went against me, and for that, you deserve

was the general ideology

and Apprentices were ignored. Even if they harbored hatred for the warriors, it wouldn't matter. They couldn't have done too much harm with their power, and by only

they didn't, the leaders would be the

their best to kill every Mage they could find?

hated warriors to such a degree that they would kill every warrior they saw, there were also bound to be warriors that

What happened to them?

Nothing.

Was this hypocritical?

Yes.

So?

It didn't matter.

were Jerald's people, and he wouldn't persecute them as long as the

that some Mages were part of Jerald's territory, these warriors were not allowed