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.

space. It completely absorbed all forms of light and let no light

remembered that he had once believed the Pest Cats to have a Darkness Affinity, but he hadn't heard of

Was this darkness?

would also explain the last

and if the darkness Mana Source weren't here, Shang

a Mana Source for

know darkness and light also existed as Affinities,"

"There are some beasts that have these affinities, but they are truly rare amongst humans. Most of the world thinks that darkness and light affinities can't exist inside humanity, but

High Mages get to meet them occasionally. Their existence

Affinities are not made public and not conducted in the public. That means

scratched his chin. "Why is

Mages with all the Affinities have. However, they also

known Affinities, or will you spend 10,000 gold for one that can also deal with light and darkness? Of course, the prices I just mentioned are only an example and

as long as you decide to do a certain thing.

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

listened with rapt attention

I have?" Shang asked

but they are very rare. A good example would be the Empress Cobra. It

Water Affinity and the Darkness Affinity. However, as far as I know,

It might even be something never seen before. It

"I would be lying if I said that this didn't interest

and walked over

Affinity, but he wanted to

quickly entered his body. After a couple of seconds of circling around

SHING!

as the dean pulled it back

Shang went to the next Mana

Mana Source as well, and just like earth, it left Shang's

Affinity wasn't related to

and just like the previous