Before memory, he was silence.When something ancient stirs beneath a quiet village, it doesn't arrive with fire-but with a presence wrapped in shadow. He calls himself Shade, a being who was never meant to feel, only to watch.But as twisted creatures stalk the woods and a broken world begins to crack, Shade finds himself drawn to a band of reluctant protectors-and to one woman who sees more than he wants to admit.In the face of rising darkness, Shade must make a choice: remain the silent witness... or become something more.A story of quiet defiance, strange magic, and the slow forging of belonging in a world that has forgotten how.