Shadow Kid

* Demon Form
* Human Form

* Names
* Bio
* Origin

* Relationship
* Affiliation

In this fucked up world of ours, people love to play pretend. Everybody wants to be the hero, the Good Guy! But every Hero needs a Villian...and since no one else wants to play THAT part...I guess it all comes down to me.

 — Shadow Kid

## Overview

**Shadow Kid** is the Supreme Ruler of the Void and both its Creator and Avatar. As such, "He" embodies the Void itself and is an unrivalled Deity while within it. As both the Creator and Avatar of the Void, Shadow Kid is equal to the Original Creator in terms of Authority, but is stronger in terms of raw might and power. Unlike the Original Creator, Shadow Kid does not suffer from the desire to Diverge and then Converge, though "He" does have "His" owns issues to deal with.

Shadow Kid has comprehended the **Path of Omnipotence** and partially accommodated the **Path of Omnipresence** alongside Negary. "He" is the leader of the Eternals and Void Monarchs in general. Additionally, "He" has taken Lumen, Founder and Dragon as "His" direct Disciples and granted "Them" full authority to command the Void.

Shadow Kid suffers from a different ordeal than the Original Creator: "He" is constantly on the verge of dissolving and losing "His" sense of self. **Shadow Kid** (the Avatar) is constantly fighting against *Shadow Kid*, which is the Void itself. Should **Shadow Kid** lose "His" grip, "He" shall cease to exist as a sentient individual and once again integrate within the Void itself, becoming part of its fabric.

"He" is the source of power and strength for many inhabitants of the Void and standard Void Monarchs rely on "His" blessings to operate "Their" powers. It is impossible for someone to use their powers within the Void if Shadow Kid forbids it. Most of the time, *Shadow Kid* is the one to outlaw certain abilities, as **Shadow Kid** does not care and in fact encourages new and unique powers to progress.

## Appearance

*Shadow Kid* can take the form of anything within the Void perfectly, therefore "He" has no fixed form.

**Shadow Kid** has 2 forms: Human and Demon. As a Human, **Shadow Kid** has white hair and black eyes, with two black horns emerging from "His" head. As a Demon, "He" has black hair and "His" eyes blaze with a white inferno. "His" mouth is horribly disfigured and stretched, with more white flames shinning through it.

## Personality

*Shadow Kid* is the Void itself and therefore has no personality.

**Shadow Kid** has two different personalities, one for each form:

* As a Human, **Shadow Kid** is cold, aloof and indifferent. "He" has little to no emotions and operates like a machine, only acting based on data and pursuing the logical path. "He" is casually cruel and crushes those that oppose "Him" without a second thought. At the same time, "He" is more forgiving towards those under "Him" and does not take failure personally. "He" also takes subtle pleasure in filling others in, as it is a sing of "His" intelligence and control over the situation.
* As a Demon, **Shadow Kid** is mischievous, cunning and mocking. "He" acts the clown and enjoys provoking others. "He" becomes especially sadistic and in ruled by "His" emotions and desires. As a Demon, **Shadow Kid** loses all "His" inhibitions ands acts as "He" wishes. "He" is easily angered and takers all slights personally.

## Conquest of the Universe

Shadow Kid (both versions) wish to conquer the Original Creator's Universe and spread the Void. For *Shadow Kid,* this is a natural thing and "He" does so almost robotically. **Shadow Kid** however, is driven by "His" greed, desires and pride. "He" seeks to prove "Himself" superior to the Original Creator, the only being that was ever called "His" equal. To breach the Universe, the Void has been at war with the Void Lands since time immemorial.

**Shadow Kid** ordered Negary to send 2 of "His" Authorities to Earth in an attempt to create a gate to the Void without having to travel all the way over. Despite sending both the Sin and Void Pathways over, the Gods there successfully contained their influence and foiled "His" plan. In a fit of rage at being foiled **Shadow Kid** then sent Dragon, the 3rd Seat of the Eternals to force "His" way through, abandoning all forms of subtilty in the process. **Shadow Kid** used the destruction of the Void Core to forcefully send over an avatar in "His" human form. Once on Earth, "He" attempted to recruit Lazarus Asmodeus, The Fool, God Almighty and other prominent figures (such as Destined Death) to the Void. Despite being refused, "He" left the offer open after stating "They" had plenty of time to come to an agreement before Dragon arrived to slaughter "Them" all.

Apart from proving "Himself" superior to the Original Creator and becoming more powerful, **Shadow Kid** is invading the Main Universe to reclaim the Crucible of Life that Lazarus Asmodeus possesses. The reason for "His" desire is one of actual importance: the First Flame is fading and not even Shadow Kid (both the Avatar and Concept) cannot stop it. Only the Crucible could theoretically keep the Flame kindled for eternity alongside Ashen One and Lumen. Without the Crucible, all life in the Void will fade away and with it, **Shadow Kid** will lose "His" Anchors and return to being a mere Concept.

## Origins

The birth of **Shadow Kid** is a miraculous and still unexplained phenomenon. The Void is comprised of the shattered fragments left behind by the Original Creator so that explains the origins of *Shadow Kid.* The most likely theory is that, as new entities were added to the Void over time and their existence was added to the Akashic Records, bits of their selves were compiled. After enough of a "soul" was grouped together, **Shadow Kid** was created.

If this is the case, then **Shadow Kid** is the amalgamation of everything that exists within the Void and is comprised of all souls. This lines up with several factors of "HIs" personality: the Eternals have observed several of "Their" own selves within **Shadow Kid.** For instance, **Shadow Kid** holds the same disdain for Elves that Founder does and has similar sadistic tastes to Gray. Other incidences have also been observed. The higher one ranks within the Void, the more **Shadow Kid** seems to have in common with you.

## History

At some point after the Void was created, life-forms and entities began to expand and no longer were sparsely spread out. The Dragons and the Celestials were the first Races to assert dominance and created galactic empires and created other Races. Around this time, life-forms from outside the Void somehow entered it and become inhabitants. Through the sudden influx of souls, the Akashic Records of the Void rapidly expanded and grew depth.

As billions of years passed, a tipping point was reached. Like a star, a certain motion gained enough momentum to evolve and transition into a supernova. A sample from each piece of information within the Akashic Records was taken and combined to form a proto-soul. This was **Shadow Kid's** first form. Still without true sentience, **Shadow Kid** interacted with the Void is an automatic way and had minimal influence. One day, a powerful Dragon came across "His" infant state and "weaved" consciousness into it as an experiment. This led **Shadow Kid** to develop desires: to actively grow and advance. Thus, "He" devoured the Dragon and gained the foundation of "His" own self.

The final tipping point was the arrival of Lumen. "He" was unlike anything the Void had ever seen: "HIs" soul was like an inferno and no native could match "Him". The addition of Lumen was the final push **Shadow Kid** needed: "He" had enough "mass" to advance from a star to a black hole. Truly gaining self-awareness and consciousness, **Shadow Kid** based "Himself" primarily on Lumen as "He" was the best reference at the time. Lumen was the one that gave "Him" "His" name: Shadow because "He" is the darkest piece of the Void and Kid because "He" was still young and had the mentality of a child.

**Shadow Kid** had a great desire; to expand "His" base and Akashic Records by adding souls. Thus, "He" wandered countless planets to recruit special individuals who had brilliant souls. This was the preliminary foundation of the Void Monarchs and Eternals. **Shadow Kid** recruited Founder second and Dragon third, and "They" made up a significant portion of **Shadow Kid's** self. As time passed, **Shadow Kid** collecting hundreds of thousands of followers and successfully established "His" Anchors in the fullest fashion. **Shadow Kid** then officially established the Void Monarchs and the Eternals; which only had Lumen, Founder and Dragon as members.

## The Lull Period

It was after this that life within the Void dramatically improved. Races such as Elves, Dragons, Angels and Humans (alongside countless others) proliferated freely and no major threat existed. It was during this period that **Shadow Kid** found the First Flame in the very depths of the Void and the Ashen One guarding it. After coming to an agreement, **Shadow Kid** made the Ashen One the 4th member of the Eternals. The Void was steadily expanding on its own at this time, so **Shadow Kid** spent "HIs" time idling away and seeking entertainment. Aside from the First Flame, **Shadow Kid** also found traces of different Universes, including one bordering "His" own. However, **Shadow Kid** had no real interest in chasing such leads and was sceptical of the existence of fellow Universe, as that would mean "He" might not be the strongest Deity in existence.

During the Lull Period, the majority of Races worshipped **Shadow Kid** directly as their God alongside several Patron or Progenitor Gods. However, the direct worship of **Shadow Kid** would have adverse affects of "His" mental state...

## First Collapse

The causes for the First Collapse were not singular but many.

* Races such as the Dragons and Celestials gradually ran out of room or creativity for new Races, leading to conflict over resources and pride
* More and more Gods were being born thanks to **Shadow Kid's** personal intervention, putting a great strain on the Akashic Records and Void's energy
* The expansion of the Void slowed significantly, so Void-wide resource shortages become possible for the first time
* The First Flame began to wane and flicker, as it lacked the necessary Void Energy to keep burning. This lead to planets slowing dying and certain Races being unable to give birth

And finally, the largest cause was the worship of **Shadow Kid:** by directly believing in the figure of "Him" itself, the denizens of the Void gradually influenced "Him" irregularly. With so many conflicting viewpoints and perspectives within the Akashic Records (the same issue Sequence 2 and above face), **Shadow Kid** lost sight of "Himself" and regressed dangerously close to merging with *Shadow Kid* once again. Under immense duress, **Shadow Kid** eventually fractured and went insane. The exact record of events is lost, but it is known half the organisms within the Void were driven extinct overnight.

As a consequence of the First Collapse, the Dragons and Celestials were nearly erased and only remote clusters survived. By forcefully sacrificing powerful souls, the Ashen One could prolong the life of the First Flame but that was merely a stop-gag and not a solution. To deal with the resource shortage, **Shadow Kid** was forced to assume a militaristic authoritarian stance and created a dictatorship to preserve precious commodities. Worship of **Shadow Kid** was banned and access to the Akashic Records heavily restricted. Information of the Void itself was censored from the masses as well.

Seeing "His" inability to handle the Void alone, **Shadow Kid** heavily invested in expanding the Void Monarchs and filled out all 12 Seat of the Eternals. This was also an attempt to willingly integrate new parts of **Shadow Kid's** personality, in hopes that it would help resist future bursts of insanity.

## Crucible and Negary

After the First Collapse, a good 50% of worlds and planets within the Void were left desolate and destroyed. The number of Gods severely dropped, as the Void didn't have enough energy to support "Them". The only way to become a God in this time was to comprehend certain Concepts, such as the Prime Paths.

**Shadow Kid** attempted to comprehend the Prime Paths "Himself" but only managed to learn the Path of Omnipotence before the Path of Omniscience was taken by another: Negary. Negary was just like Lumen, an absolute monster that was beyond the understanding of others. Negary was so strong, "He" was able to resist **Shadow Kid** and demand respect as near-equals. Realizing "His" power, **Shadow Kid** conceded enough to split the Path of Omnipresence between "Them" and made Negary the 4th Seat, skipping the Ashen One and other Eternals. Despite complaints from Negary about only being the 4th Seat, **Shadow Kid** refused to promote "Him" any higher.

Several eons later, the First Flame waned again and this time, the Ashen One cold not resuscitate it. Panicking, **Shadow Kid** and the Eternals spread across the Void looking for a solution. It was found in the shape of the Crucible of Life, a strange and unfathomable existence that was out of place within the Void. Negary theorised it came from another Universe or was perhaps created by *Shadow Kid* "Itself" using some strange powers. Regardless, the Crucible was the perfect solution and managed the First Flame perfectly and was estimated to last eternally. The Void was seemingly saved and countless tars sprung up, producing many more planets and lifeforms. The Dragons and Celestials began to recover and become more prominent.