Shadow

The Shadow is an God Slayer level ability that has been first used by Krad, The Shadow Dragon. The Shadow has unique properties that make it one of the strongest abilities known. The Shadow is a defensive ability that makes the attacks stop or slow down. If the user has enough shadow they will be able to block and deflect any attack that was thrown at them. The Shadow is able to create true infected, living beings that are infected by the shadow that making them much stronger than they were before. this also makes them under the control of the user. For beasts, they are a tier stronger than when they were turned.

## History

The First Shadow User, The Shadow Dragon, Krad is the Originator of this Ability. He was the one that has awakened the Shadow ability and consequently making it a God Slayer ability and because of him being a Dragon, he almost has an unlimited amount of mana to block attacks from strong opponents like Ray Talen. Because of him being the originator of the shadow ability he has all the skills an God Slayer with the Shadow ability would unlock such as Shadow Infect to a greater degree.

Afterwards, the Shadow ability was seen using by Laxmus, as it was ended up in the hands of him. It is still unknown as how and why he got the shadow ability; but it can be most likely assumed that, Bliss has given it to him through the God Slayer Crystal that Krad had left behind. He was the first Vampire to use the Shadow ability and is a person that has develop many skills such as lending his shadow to others for use. But When the other Originals saw that he was becoming evil, it took all of them to defeat him and force him into eternal slumber. The Originals killed off all from his bloodline so to never wake him up.

Thus, to never let such things happen again in future, the Originals decided to form a law enforcing role. They turned Arthur for this very role, and used a Truedream to give Laxmus' shadow powers to Arthur and made him the Leader of Punishers. After he has gotten the Shadow, he has started to develop it with the help of Richard Eno and was able to create multiple useful abilities such as Shadow Eater that gives the user MC cells. He has taught the ability to other vampires to make the Punishers. He has gained his MC cells by slaining many vampires who committed crime as the leader of punisher, but when Richard Eno has gone to slumber and Magnus was elected as the next king as he encouraged attacking human, which led to the 2nd Vampire civil war. In which he lost and had to be put to eternal slumber. But due to this the 14th Family, the Punishers were banished from vampire settlement and made a living in other planet. Soon after, Arthur went into the external slumber.

During the Dalki War, Quinn got the shadow ability when he was pushed in a red portal by Peter and was lost in the planet, he came across a building in which at a vault was kept many ability book and one was a shadow ability book and he later learned it with the advise of Vorden. He was the one who accidentally woken Arthur from his eternal slumber.

After waking up Arthur found that the settlement made for his family of vampires was ruined and abandoned, although he didn't know the cause he wanted to find out what happened and get revenge. He met Leo and Erin in the village, and got to Quinn when Leo told him about Quinn having Shadow ability. Quinn came to met with Arthur while he was saving Fex and learned about Arthur's story and the punisher, Arthur had also taught him how to use his shadow powers. When Arthur was summoned by Quinn for help and he defeated Hilston, he also beats Quinn near to death and left with a warning. Due to this incident, Quinn taught the shadow ability to other members of the Cursed Family.

In the battle with Cindy who had Absolute Blood Control, Quinn was able to unlock his Enhancement type Soul Weapon, Shadow Overlord; which gives Absolute Shadow Control with Shadow Body and for a limited time, Mutant Cells won't be affected while using the shadow ability, he was able to defeat Cindy.

In the Dalki Invasion, Arthur, Bryce and Quinn battles with each other but Quinn overpowers them and they were stopped when Laxmus appears. Laxmus was woken up from his slumber by Tempus and went on a rampage on the vampire settlement. He was able to fight with all the leaders without resistance, Later fighting Arthur and King Bryce without his Shadow ability and but was defeated by Quinn with the combination of Bryce's Absolute Blood Control and Arthur's Shadow Powers, He escapes the fight barely alive but not without regaining the shadow powers from a crystal which was with Bryce. Quinn is able to give the shadows a solid form by combining it with Qi. In the fight against Graham, he had lost most of his MC cells and later went into slumber.

After waking up thousand later, he had grown his MC cells by absorbing Nest crystal and by completing a quest of defeating Chris. Meanwhile during this time, it is learned that Laxmus created the Red Vampires with Layla and also taught the Shadow ability to other members known as the Guardians. He had gained his MC cells by using Shadow Eater on others, he has also improved the Shadow Eater and it can now also be used on other races than only vampires. He learned the Shadow Infect skill and is able to make True Infected. But he was ended up dead by Erin and used by Peter as a lesser wight.

Quinn had a limited MC cells but after Absorbing Erin's God Slayer crystal and becoming a God Slayer himself, he gained unlimited MC cells and also learned Shadow infect, as he is able to make true infected and also unlocking a new Enhancement type Soul Weapon, Shadow Mist.

During the fight against Asura, Quinn was also able to create a new power by the combination of Blood aura with Shadow known as Blood Shadow. He was able to defeat Asura and hurt Ray due to this very power.

## Known Shadow Users

* **Krad** †
* **Laxmus Immortui** †
* **Arthur Pendragon** †
* **The** **Punishers** (extinct)
* **Quinn Talen**
* **The Cursed Family** (Former)
* **The Guardians** (extinct)
* **Minny Talen**
* **Galen Talen**

## God Slayer Shadow skills

God Slayers that have the Shadow Ability receive powerful skills, which were the ones the Dragon Krad used to propagate the Shadow Plague the Bronzeland continent in the past. They also receive a Shadow Body and lose the requirement to use their MC cells to activate the Shadow Ability, although there was still a maximum output limit. This makes the user very difficult to kill. Historically, Krad could only be slain because the God Slayer Sword was immune to his Shadow. The notion that Krad was a God Slayer was confirmed by the fact he left a God Slayer Crystal behind after his death. Laxmus had also learned the God Slayer skill of Shadow and was able to infect many beasts but not the degree that of Krad and Quinn. Later when Quinn Talen evolved to God Slayer Status from a Celestial he had gained the same God Slayer skill and also caused his own small Shadow Plague on the New Vampire settlement's planet by infecting two Demon-tier Magical Beasts and ordering them to infect half of the beasts of the planet for him, While also infecting the beasts on Penswi's planet hunting ground and also infecting Demon Tier beasts on the planet were Behemoth resided.

The skills Shadow-using God Slayers obtain are the following:

* **Shadow Infect**: This skill has a higher chance of working the weaker the target is. If successful, Shadow will infect others, giving them stronger physical powers. Those infected also have a chance to infect others. Those that are infected, unless given commands from the user, will have a naturally aggressive nature.
* **Shadow Mind**: This allows the user to see through the eyes and memories of those infected. Can also give tasks or goals to those that are infected.
* **Shadow Switch**: The user can fully control those that are infected and use Shadow abilities to a degree when in possession.

Infected ones that are Magical Beasts are called Shadow Beasts, and infected Humans on whom Shadow Switch can be used are called True infected.

## References

1. ↑ My Vampire System, ch. 2076
2. ↑ My Dragon System, ch 529
3. ↑ My Vampire System, Ch. 2046
4. ↑ My Vampire System, ch. 1993