Shadow God

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**Shadow God** was the first god Sunny knew of in his First Nightmare. He was not very prominent that they called him a half-forgotten weakling god.

## History

The Imperials, who were protected by the War God, destroyed the last temple of the Shadow God.

The Shadow God sent his blessings to Sunless when the latter's blood fell on the altar and absorbed it.

## Background

It was mentioned in the runes describing Soul Serpent that the Shadow God was the last of the gods to be destroyed and he was the one who created death. Due to this many resented the Shadow God but in the end, they all died.

"[When the end came, Shadow was the last of the gods to be destroyed. Many have resented him for creating death, but in the end, death embraced all.]"

According to the runes describing **[Mark of Death]**, Death had been created as a weapon.

"You bear a mark of Death, as just like Death, you were created to be a weapon."

According to the description of Shadow God's **drop of ichor**, the Shadow God was compelled to create Death due to a terrible enemy the gods had faced long before the daemons.

[Before, there was only boundless, eternal void. From that dark abyss, the -unknown- were born. Just like chaos itself, they were endless and everlasting, vast and forever changing. But then came desire, and with it came direction. From it, the gods were born.

When gods appeared, the void was not eternal anymore.

When gods appeared, the darkness was not endless anymore.

When gods appeared, the chaos was not orderless anymore.

The gods appeared, and brought with them war. This drop of divine blood was spilled by Shadow on one of the battlefields of that war, before the void was bound.]

It was mentioned in the description of **Shadow Lantern** that the War God did not like Shadow God at all. In many ways, they are the opposite of each other.

["Death is just the shadow of life," said the Goddess of Life. "And peace is just the failure of war. Have you ever been something that had not been stolen, made empty, and vile? Have you ever done something that was not futile and hollow? Can you even exist without being cast by another? Look at how weak you are, how small you are. Am I supposed to be frightened of a small shadow?"

Made pale and feeble by the radiance of day, Shadow laughed and rose from the ground. As he did, his figure swallowed the land, devoured the heavens, and blotted out the light of the sun. Soon, there was nothing left around them but darkness. And from that darkness, a hiss came, making Life tremble:

"Life is just the prelude to death, and war is just the key to open its gates. Everything you cherish, everything you nurture, everything that starts with you will one day be mine, be welcomed by me, swallowed by me, and find peace within me. This is the mercy of Shadow. Hollow… futile... you might have come first, my sister, but when your cruelty ends… I will be all that remains…"]

## Trivia

* According to the memory of the original child of shadows, there was not a lot of difference between the slaves and priests of Shadow God. It was as though the servants of the Shadow God did not pursue opulence and status. In fact, many of the priests bore the same markings as the slaves, suggesting that they themselves had belonged to the temple once.
* It was common knowledge that *serpent* markings are associated to Shadow God.
* According to Noctis, servants of Heart and Shadow were able to build a heart worthy of a Shadow Demon from scratch.
* Shadow God's other names sounded humble and rather inconspicuous when compared to something like the other names of Storm God. But things that preferred to remain unseen and unheard were often the most dangerous. Also, War God did not like Shadow God at all. In many ways, they are the opposite of each other.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 621 Path to Freedom
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 372 Names of the Gods
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Chapter 2 Slave Caravan
4. ↑ Chapter 359 Soul Serpent
5. ↑ Chapter 510 Human Echo
6. ↑ Chapter 551 Slave's Inheritance
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Chapter 654 Shadow Lantern
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Chapter 217 Origin
9. ↑ Chapter 606 Fate of a Slave
10. ↑ Chapter 632 Broken Heart