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.

black tear in space. It completely absorbed all forms

a Darkness Affinity, but he hadn't heard of any form of Darkness

Was this darkness?

would also explain the last

entire room, and if the darkness Mana Source weren't here,

probably a Mana Source

and light also existed as Affinities," Shang

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

these affinities, but only High Mages

the public. That means that a human unfortunate enough to receive such an affinity won't be able to become

his chin. "Why is it like

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

will you spend 10,000 gold for one that

situation around as long as you decide to do

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

listened with rapt attention and absorbed all the

have?" Shang asked as he

the pure Affinities. There are also Mixed Affinities, but they are very rare. A good example would be the Empress Cobra. It lives in a swamp filled with nothing but poison, and

comprised of the Water Affinity and the Darkness Affinity. However, as far

it could theoretically be everything. It might even be something never seen

would be lying if I said that this didn't

nodded and walked over to the closest one,

knew that he didn't have an Earth Affinity, but he wanted to feel how it interacted with

After a couple of seconds of circling around in his body, it

SHING!

Mana Source vanished as the dean pulled it back into his Space

went to the

Mana Source as well, and just like

wasn't related to

just like the previous two, it simply left Shang's