Sword God in a World of Magic

Shang looked at all the different Mana Sources with shining eyes.

Elemental Mana began to fill the room, but the Magic Circle kept the Mana isolated, making the different kinds interact with each other. There wasn't much Mana in the surroundings, but the different forms of Mana still created some minor phenomena.

The temperature in the room fluctuated wildly. Some bolts of lightning appeared and disappeared in the surroundings.

Lots of tiny things appeared.

Shang also noticed something very interesting very quickly.

The dean hadn't summoned a Mana Source for Ice Mana, but there were still eight different Mana Sources.

Yet, according to what Shang knew, there were only seven affinities.

So, why were there suddenly nine, including Ice?

Shang quickly checked each Mana Source.

Orange ethereal spire that released a ton of heat? Got to be fire.

Brown ethereal spire that summoned rock around it? Shang knew that one already. That was earth.

Green ethereal spire that created tons of wind? Probably wind.

Deep blue ethereal spire that summoned water in the air, which rained down around it? Water.

Silver ethereal spire that summoned bolts of lightning? Lightning.

Grey ethereal spire that seemed to vibrate in the air? Shang wasn't that certain about what it was, but based on what he had already seen and what was missing, Shang was rather certain that this was metal.

That left the last two.

tear in space. It completely absorbed all forms of light and let

Darkness Affinity, but he hadn't heard of any

Was this darkness?

would also explain the last Mana

the entire room, and if the darkness Mana Source weren't here, Shang would have needed

probably a

light

these affinities, but they are truly rare amongst humans. Most of the world thinks that

couple of humans with these affinities, but only High Mages get to meet them occasionally. Their existence is mostly being kept

conducted in the public. That means that a human unfortunate enough to receive such an affinity won't be able to become a powerful Mage without selling

his chin. "Why is

Mages with all the Affinities have. However, they also know that the enemy might have some Mages

10,000 gold for one that can also deal with light and darkness? Of course, the prices I

might have spells that could turn the entire situation around as long as you decide to do a certain thing. However, you don't know what that certain thing is since

something like gathering several Mages to Synchrocast a huge fireball. The enemy wouldn't know that they shouldn't do that, which is why they are doing it. So then, you use your Light Mage to suppress the light of the fireball and the Mana it gives off, confusing the surrounding Mages about its power and

with rapt attention and absorbed all the

Affinity do I have?" Shang asked as he

are also Mixed Affinities, but they are very rare. A good example would be the

Darkness Affinity. However, as far as I know, the existence

everything. It might even be something never seen

dean said. "I would be lying if

over to

have an Earth Affinity,

touched the brown spire, and it quickly entered his body. After a couple of seconds of circling around in his body, it left through Shang's mouth again, just like that

SHING!

dean pulled it back into

to the

absorbed this Mana Source as well, and just like earth, it left Shang's body after

wasn't

one was water, and just like the