The Shadow Weaver's Ascendance

Previously

…Gu Kai looked at his hands, the hands that could now weave the very essence of night. He was no longer just an orphan, no longer just a boy who had stumbled upon power. He was a nascent Shadow Weaver, his path illuminated by the very darkness he commanded. The secrets of his lineage, the whispers of prophecy, the true extent of his power – these were now his to uncover. The world was vast and dangerous, and the road ahead was shrouded in mystery, but for the first time, Gu Kai felt a sense of belonging, not to a place, but to a destiny. He was ready to weave his own ascendance.