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.

Inquisitors judged the True Mage's past actions and gave one of four different

a Mage had actively been going against the warriors without only following

had only followed the orders and carried them out dutifully, they would be put to work for 50

best to screw 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

expect everyone to put the lives of the warriors above their own. Sometimes, refusing an order could result

of the matter was if they supported the war against

a Mage might have even helped the warriors secretly. Maybe they helped one of them flee? Maybe they purposely acted like they didn't find the warrior? Maybe they warned them

of Mages were allowed to join Jerald's army, of course only if they

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

to punish someone for only following

That was debatable…

On Earth, that is.

fight and a hunter had to attack one of them, they could only hope that they attacked the

if they didn't, the hunter would

don't care about your reason. You went against me,

general ideology of this

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 leaving

if they didn't, the leaders would be the

the warriors that hated Mages and tried their best to kill every Mage they could find? After all,

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

What happened to them?

Nothing.

Was this hypocritical?

Yes.

So?

It didn't matter.

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

these warriors