The Shadow Weaver's Ascendance

Previously

…As Gu Kai lay on his sleeping mat that night, the unfamiliar stillness of Maeve’s home a stark contrast to the chaos he had known, he felt the shadows in the room coalesce around him. They weren’t menacing, but comforting, like a familiar embrace. He closed his eyes, and for the first time, he saw not the darkness of loss, but the intricate, boundless potential of the Shadow Weaver’s art. The journey had begun, and the mysteries of his lineage awaited.