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.

in space. It completely absorbed all forms

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

Was this darkness?

explain the last Mana

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

probably a Mana

didn't know darkness and light also existed as Affinities,"

have these affinities, but they are truly rare amongst humans. Most of

High Mages get to

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

chin. "Why is it

the Affinities have.

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 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

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 the surrounding Mages about its power and making

listened with rapt attention and absorbed all

I have?"

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

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

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

"I would be lying if I

over

have an Earth Affinity, but

of circling around in his body,

SHING!

vanished as the dean pulled it back into

to the

this Mana Source as well, and just

wasn't

one was water, and just like the previous two,