Xyrinfe Shadow Project

The **Xyrinfe Shadow Project** was an expansive project created by Cibryll and her girlfriends with the help of several other members. For the most part, it had taken form as a series of game mods, though some works of literature of the project did exist. A spinoff of the series called Solar Shadow was created by AuroraDash and was part of an alternate timeline taking place after Lunar Shadow. Another user called King (2.0) created Gun, which took place in an alternate universe that combined aspects of this project with the Dragon Riders universe and aspects of the Aeonian Night.

## Lunar Shadow ZER0

* **Developers**: "Dianke Smith, "Ariana Seymour" (Cibryll)

* **Genre**: Metroidvania

* **Release Date**: January 16th, 2015

* **Status**: Canon

The prequel to Lunar Shadow. A mysterious man known only as the "Castle Master" emerged from the shadows, his decree being that all of Newerth would die in two years. With the help of three fairies, Evan O' Niell decided to storm the Lunar Soul Castle and take down the Castle Master to avert his apocalyptic decree.

*Full article*: Lunar Shadow ZER0

## Lunar Shadow

* **Developers**: "Kim Tyranto" (Cibryll), RKS

* **Genre**: Metroidvania

* **Release Date**: January 16th, 2015

* **Status**: Canon

The Cave Story mod that started it all. It was originally created by RKS and co-developed by Cibryll, who at the time was operating under the sockpuppet alias of Kim Tyranto. The premise of this mod involved the main character Serenity Horton's quest to kill the Castle Master and free Newerth from his tyranny; in this Castlevania styled mod, you explored several rooms and faced off against powerful servants of the Castle Master while also finding various weapons and items along the way.

*Full article*: Lunar Shadow (mod)

## Lunar Shadow X

* **Developers**:
* **Genre**: Metroidvania
* **Release Date**: N/A
* **Status**: Canon

The sequel to Lunar Shadow. It took place in 2017, several years after the events of the previous game and involved Amariss Richters and 6 of her friends on their quest to kill a resurrected Aidan Flamberge. Their quest took place inside a renovated Lunar Soul Castle, redesigned with the power of Lunar Shadow itself and with several new foes to take down before the climatic fight with the Castle Master.

*Full article*: Lunar Shadow X

## Selenic Shadow

* **Developers**: "Ariana Seymour" and "Kim Tyranto" (Cibryll)

* **Genre**: Platformer

* **Release Date**: June 13th, 2016

* **Status**: Non-Canon

A non-canonical spinoff involving the character Selena Daria van der Merwe as the main character. It was created by Ariana Seymour and Kim Tyranto, both of whom were Cibryll's sockpuppets. Awakened in Grié'dýr, the ruins of an ancient civilization razed by 3 powerful shadows, Selena Daria explored the area and did battle against several of its guardians. Unlike Lunar Shadow, it was incomplete and notably had more than one playable character.

*Full article*: Selenic Shadow

## Apocalyptic Shadow

* **Developers**: "Kim Tyranto" (Cibryll)

* **Genre**: Metroidvania

* **Release Date**: Unreleased

* **Status**: Canon

Years after the events of Lunar Shadow, Apocalyptic Towers started emerging across various planets and the Champion of Serenth has several days to avert the apocalypse. Announced by Kim Tyranto after a 2-year absence from the internet, Apocalyptic Shadow was originally considered to be her final mod and her most ambitious yet. Taking place in the titular Apocalyptic Shadow Tower, you must fight your way through 30 floors and reach your way to the top to stop Kim Ethnarch, a rogue goddess who intended to destroy the universe. Notably, this mod allowed you to choose the gender of your champion (i.e male, female or non-binary) in addition to giving each gender several costumes, further increasing the customization seen in previous mods.

*Full article*: Apocalyptic Shadow

## Umbrageous Light

* **Developers**: "Kim Tyranto" (Cibryll)

* **Genre**: Platform

* **Release Date**: Cancelled

* **Status**: Canon

Announced during January 17th 2020 by Kim Tyranto, Umbrageous Light was intended to be a spinoff that involved Ilina Horton. Unlike the other mods, this one was early in development and was cancelled due to Cibryll losing the files in an accident. From what was found, the premise of this mod involved Ilina's exploration of various areas in the Nihil Server, which consisted of several locations guarded by Maladicts. Ilina would also encounter dataverse counterparts of various characters from past entries in the series.

*Full Article*: Umbrageous Light

**Terminology:** Sockpuppet • The Aeonian Night• The Vresun Apocalypse