Sword God in a World of Magic

A woman with metallic-grey hair floated above Icy Bastion. The pressure she gave off was awe-inspiring, but not in a terrifying way.

Her pressure felt more like a very tight and strong hug.

She looked with a strict expression at the present people, but everyone could also feel some concern coming from her.

In a way, it was like she was a powerful and strict mother, and her eyes were reflecting these thoughts.

These belong to me!

This was what her eyes said.

"Hello, everyone," she said in a polite but commanding voice. "My name is Mistra Flowsteel, and I am a Bolt from the Lightning Manor. That means that I am one of the Lightning Manor's Mage Lords."

The present people looked at each other.

Should they greet her?

Should their leader step forward and greet her?

Some people glanced over at Shang, but Shang hadn't moved at all.

"Warriors at the True Path Stage, please form a line," she commanded. "Family and friends, please step away from the warriors. Impose Stage warriors, please wait near the side."

The people slowly complied, and after a couple of seconds, three groups formed.

The True Path Stage warriors, Impose Stage warriors, and everyone else stood in different locations.

When Mistra saw that, she nodded and landed near the gate of Icy Bastion.

SHING!

A small booklet appeared beside her, hovering in the air.

Surprisingly, she actually put on some glasses, which was very unusual. After all, there probably wasn't even a single Mage that had issues with their eyesight, which meant that the glasses were probably for something else.

"True Path Stage warriors, step forward one at a time," she commanded.

The first person in the line nervously stepped forward. They still weren't entirely sure if everything would work out fine since a lot of the stuff that they had heard just sounded way too good to be true.

a Mage Lord was always a terrifying experience just due to their sheer power and

to one of

"Name," she said.

"Tarkus," the warrior said.

you be bringing

my three children,

letters appeared on the booklet on their

SHING!

stronger looked towards the wall since their Spirit Senses

plate of glass had suddenly appeared just outside the town. The glass was thinner than a centimeter, but the entire pane was probably nearly five kilometers wide. One could also see several circles that were a couple

Transport Plate, get yourself a

waved his friends and

left the town, went onto the huge plate of glass, and gathered in one of

"Next," Mistra said.

things went for the

friends and family, leaving only the Impose Stage warriors and their friends

Stage warrior over

answer, she had more questions this

the

years ago," the

did you

achieved perfect execution

Mana Flow?" she asked, throwing a glance

is when the Mana you use to perform your techniques travels through your

moved her glasses a bit to look more closely at

as Mistra just silently kept

couple of your techniques," she

looked around uncomfortably. It was a bit awkward to just start slashing in the air with his weapon

as he summoned a long

to training his techniques that the awkwardness in the surroundings didn't negatively

was rapidly filled with words. In fact, the words appeared on the booklet at a speed of over 20 pages

can stop,"

sword away again and waited for

that the technique you are using isn't

the technique," the warrior answered. "My Mana Pathways were created by the world when I reached the True Path Stage, and they are perfectly made for the Path I have created. As long as I use techniques from my Path, I can be sure that my Mana won't move

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