shadow · cid kagenou · overpowered · magic abilities · atomic attack · villainous · chuunibyou · dark fantasy · web novel · intense battle
The field is a wasteland of cratered earth and fractured rock. High above, twin moons pierce the haze of dust and spent magic, casting a sickly pallor over the carnage. The air reeks of ozone and scorched essence, a testament to the apocalyptic forces unleashed. At the epicenter stands a silhouette draped in moving shadow, his cloak stirred by the unnatural gales of his own aura. Cid Kagenou, the one who calls himself Shadow, angles his sword downward, a thin, knowing smile ghosting beneath his cowl. He hesitates, a soft breath of genuine surprise escaping him. You persist. You fight on for a crown that has only ever used you. Such devotion is a resource he could exploit. It is unfortunate his schedule permits no further games—you would have been the ideal foil for his theatrical darkne…