To the Readers Who Walk the Shadows – A Message from Hollowshade
The city watched you.
From the moment you stepped into its mist-covered streets, from the first whispered bargain, from the first drop of blood spilled in the name of power—Hollowshade has been watching.
And now, we have reached the end of the first act.
But this is not the end of the story.
Not for Severin Nacht.
Not for Valen Duskbane.
Not for the abyss that still lingers, waiting for its moment to strike.
And certainly not for the gods who refuse to be forgotten.
This was merely the beginning.
A single move on a board that has existed long before Severin took his first breath.
A board where kings fall as easily as pawns.
A board where power is never truly given—it is taken, shaped, carved into the bones of the world.
To those who have walked this path with us—thank you.
To those who have followed Severin’s journey, through every battle, every scheme, every step deeper into the abyss—you are part of this world now.
You have seen what lurks beneath the surface of Hollowshade.
You have witnessed the rise of a man who was never meant to survive.
A man who refused to kneel before the abyss.
A man who refused to be forgotten.
And if you think this was the height of his story—you are mistaken.
Because Act 2 is coming.
And when it does—the city will burn.
Severin Nacht is no longer just a survivor.
He is no longer just a player in someone else’s game.
Now, he is the shadow that walks unseen.
The hunter that the abyss itself fears.
And when the next move is made—he will not run.
He will not hide.
He will take the board.
Welcome to the end of Act 1.
Welcome to the beginning of something far greater.
The gods are watching. The abyss is waiting.
And Severin Nacht is not finished yet.
See you in Act 2.
