Valar_Morghulis01

Shadow was an assassin with no family, no friends, and no purpose beyond the missions assigned to him. Kidnapped at the age of five and forced to serve a ruthless assassin organization for fifty long years, his life was a series of shadows and bloodshed. On the eve of his fifty-fifth birthday, he completed his final mission with hope in his heart. A hope that freedom and a better life were finally within reach.

But that hope was shattered. Betrayed by the very organization he had devoted his life to, Shadow was ruthlessly killed, his decades of loyalty repaid with treachery. As his life slipped away, he swore one thing.

"If he had a second chance, he would live life on his terms, unshackled and free".

In the void between life and death, Shadow's soul was met by "Syl". The enigmatic Shadow Monarch's System. Syl offered him what he craved most. Another chance at life, but in a world far different from his own. Without hesitation, Shadow accepted, eager to grasp the life he was denied.

Reborn into a realm of gods, magic, and chaos, Shadow soon learns the truth.

He is a Wild Card, a pawn in the gods’ celestial game. Amere source of entertainment for their whims. But Shadow is no ordinary human. With the sarcastic and unpredictable Syl by his side, a glitching system that grants him powers beyond imagination, he embarks on a journey to defy the gods and forge his destiny.

My Shadow Monarch's System

The lands of Ashen Wastes were an oddity, although it faced towards North, Shadow felt none of the cold, or perhaps, was it his new skill that prevented him?

He looked at Liora who seemed scared, she looked around. "I don't like this place at all, we should leave, go back and return the gold" her voice was weak and pleading but Shadow shook his head.

"It's not worth it. Why are you risking your life. Our lives for mere gold!!!" She raised her voice.

"It's not for the money Liora. People need us!" He spat back, although that was not truly his intention, he should have told her about his plans. But not yet, the time hadn't come.

"People....." She stopped herself and bit her lip. She murmured something and looked around in fear.

Shadow watched her closely, feeling the need to console her, he had been the one to bring her out into this waste land.

Ashen Wastes II.