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

to have a Darkness Affinity, but he hadn't heard

Was this darkness?

also explain the last Mana

last ethereal spire lit up the entire room, and if the darkness Mana Source weren't here, Shang would

was probably a Mana

know darkness and light also existed

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

High Mages get to meet them occasionally. Their existence is mostly being kept a secret to surprise a

other Affinities, studies on the Darkness and Light Affinities are not made public and not 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 themselves to

"Why is it like this?"

the Affinities have. However, they also know that the enemy might

your attacking force with a Magic Circle that costs only ten gold that can deal with the known Affinities, or will you spend 10,000 gold for

the entire situation around as long as you decide to do a certain thing. However, you don't know what that certain thing is

could be 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

with rapt attention and

of Affinity do I have?" Shang

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

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

that your Affinity is very special, it could theoretically be everything. It might even be something never

the dean said. "I would be lying

and walked over

Earth Affinity, but he wanted

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!

vanished as the dean pulled it back into

to the next Mana Source,

as well, and just like earth, it left

Affinity wasn't related

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