Noah leaned back in his seat, one hand turning the yellowed pages of 'An Introduction to Elemental and Non-Elemental Affinities.'
The words swam in his vision as he absorbed them, each line giving new insight into the foundations of his power.
He read about his Darkness affinity first, solely because it was first on his status window.
The book started by denying everything his Physics textbook had told him back on Earth.
Here, Darkness was not the absence of light. Instead, it was presence. It was dense, living shadow. The element of concealment, corrosion, and consumption.
Spells rooted in Darkness distorted perception, obscured movement, and drained vitality. It could choke light, silence sound, and swallow mana.
Common abyssal beasts that granted this affinity were Shade Hounds, Null Crows, and most infamously, the Wraithborn Serpent.
They dwelled in Monoliths filled with shadowy terrain or permanent night, feeding on fear and memory.
