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.

like a black tear in space. It completely absorbed all forms of light and

have a Darkness Affinity,

Was this darkness?

also explain the

the entire room, and if the darkness Mana Source

a Mana Source

didn't know darkness and light also existed

truly rare amongst

of humans with these affinities, but only High Mages get to meet them occasionally. Their existence is mostly being kept a secret

means that a human unfortunate enough to receive such an affinity

is

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

protect 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

situation around as long as you decide to do a

you use your Light Mage to suppress the light of the fireball and the Mana it gives off, confusing

with rapt attention and absorbed all the

of Affinity do I have?"

There are also Mixed Affinities, but they are very rare. A good

Water Affinity and the Darkness Affinity. However, as far as I know, the existence of a human with a Poison Affinity

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

it," the dean said. "I would be lying if I said

and walked over to the closest

an Earth Affinity, but he wanted to feel how

of circling

SHING!

Mana Source vanished as the dean pulled it

Shang went to the

well, and just like earth, it left Shang's

Affinity wasn't

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