The Shadow Monarch of twilight

Previously

…The prophecy was no longer a distant threat; it was a tangible entity, breathing down their necks, and the choices they made now would echo through the twilight of this unknown world. He felt the familiar, dangerous urge to unleash his shadow, to lash out at the unseen threat, but Vaeltharion’s steady presence, his unwavering light, held him back, a silent plea for restraint. The game, as the Oracle had said, had begun. And the stakes, Zelphir realized with a sickening lurch, were higher than he could have ever imagined.