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

once believed the Pest Cats to have a Darkness Affinity, but he

Was this darkness?

explain

darkness Mana Source weren't here, Shang would have needed to protect

a Mana Source for

and light also existed as

truly rare amongst humans. Most of the world thinks that darkness

couple of humans with these affinities, but only High Mages

on the Darkness and Light Affinities are not made public and not conducted in the public. That means that a human unfortunate enough

chin. "Why is it

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

Affinities, or will you spend 10,000 gold for one

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

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

with rapt attention and absorbed all the

have?"

before you," the dean answered. "Those only represent the pure Affinities. There are also Mixed Affinities, but they are very rare. A good example would be the Empress Cobra. It lives in

studies, the Poison Affinity is comprised of the Water Affinity and the Darkness Affinity. However, as far as I know, the existence

that your Affinity is very special, it could theoretically be everything. It might even be something

dean said. "I would be lying if I said that this

and walked over to the closest

have an Earth Affinity, but

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

SHING!

as the dean pulled it back

went to the next Mana

Mana Source as well, and just like

Affinity wasn't related

just like the previous two, it simply left