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.

ethereal spire looked like a black tear in space. It completely absorbed all forms of

had once believed the Pest Cats to have a Darkness Affinity, but he hadn't heard of any form of Darkness Affinity from

Was this darkness?

also explain the last

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

probably a Mana

and light

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

Mages get to meet them occasionally. Their existence is mostly being kept

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 a big

scratched his chin. "Why is it like this?"

Affinities have. However, they also know that

can deal with the known Affinities, or will you spend 10,000 gold for one that can also deal with light and darkness? Of course, the

the entire situation around as long as you decide to do a certain thing.

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

attention and absorbed all the

have?" Shang asked as he scratched his

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 a swamp filled with nothing but poison, and it rules over all the

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

Affinity is very special, it could theoretically be everything. It might even be something never seen before. It might even be something so confusing that we don't

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

over

didn't have an Earth Affinity, but he wanted to feel how

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

SHING!

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

Shang went to the next Mana

just like earth, it

wasn't

one was water, and just like the previous two, it simply left Shang's