𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒅𝒐𝒘 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏
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Ongoing, First published Apr 15, 2024
Dangerous. Evil. Alluring. 

These are some of the ways to describe a shadow and to some extent, it was true... or at least, that's how Issac Finkelstein viewed his shadows.

For Issac was merely a man trying to move on from the tragedies he endured, but the shadows clung onto him - begging, pleading for him to break free from what he knew and embrace the darkness in him. While it was tempting to say yes, Issac refuses to give in and tries to ignore the alluring, almost magnetic pull that the shadows have on him. But Issac can't refuse forever.

For a prophecy hangs over him and it speaks of the shadows and the darkness he is destined to bring into his world and that of another. It speaks of a monster that he is destined to become, a war that is to determine Avalon's fate and a fight that will either claim his life or that of his daughter for the two are one and the same; their fates intertwined as she was the light to his shadow. 

But tragically, a daughter's love cannot prevent what is to come for even the shadows are capable of eclipsing the light and in the presence of darkness...

No one is safe.

~~~

Note: I do not own certain characters [characters that are not owned by me belong in relation to my sisters, @GeekyCookie1 and @Sci-Briana14] or characters from the TMNT 2012 universe, the Henry Danger show or anything that is referencing Sonic and/or Mario Kart. I also do not own any songs that may (or may not) be referenced.

𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑨𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑻𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔: 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒅𝒐𝒘 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑳𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 
𝑺𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒍: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏 {𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒐𝒏}, 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏 {𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒐𝒏}
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***SAMPLE!*** There's a prophecy - a prophecy holding the fate of two worlds. On the edge of Lilah's field, at the twelfth hour of the fall of twelve, the three kings will unite, a daisy will be lost, or the worlds will be gone. The Oracle tells me that I am bound to the prophecy. That I cannot alter or change it. That I'm destined to be greater than what I am, but I already knew that. I've known that since the age of five. Now, can you guess who needs to die? Death doesn't bother me. I will let the world burn if it means achieving my goals - because with every lick of the whip; he tore my flesh raw, as his laughter rang through the mansion, and my screams disturbed the heavens. No one cared to help, no one listened - definitely not the Gods. So why should I? ._. Eldora. A world woven together by magic. Cloaked in darkness and chaos, sin, and deceit. Where no one is innocent; where both hands - and teeth - drip with the blood of others. And there is her. A lone wolf, watching the world tear itself apart. Watching the chaos, the death, the destruction as she fights a far greater war, within her. What's right and wrong? What's considered good and evil? Where does she stand in this enteral mystery, we call a universe? Coated in darkness and pain, she questions the meaning of life and death, and her purpose in this world of infinite possibilities. She finds only one answer: REVENGE. WARNING - Contains abuse, suicidal thoughts, intense trauma, and erotic scenes. Please do not read if this is heavily triggering for you!