Now he wields The ShadowBlade: a relic of forgotten power with a dark spirit trapped inside, feeding off the soul of its wielder. Every battle fought. Every line crossed. Every piece of himself he surrenders to survive.

Portaled into Umbra, a realm teetering on the edge of ruin, Ethan finds that alliances are fragile, identity is a lie, and the monster everyone fears may already be wearing his face. A family left behind in the world he knew. A name he can barely remember. And a blade that remembers everything.

Umbra is a world of shadow councils, ancient seals and forgotten kings. Enemies become reluctant allies. Creatures born of fear and chaos hunt him at every turn. And somewhere in the dark, a force older than the realm itself is pulling every string, waiting for the moment Ethan stops fighting what he is becoming.