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In a world where pain births power and shadows linger in every corner of the soul, Kai Zharun is a man consumed by heartbreak and haunted by vengeance. Once a scholar with dreams of peace, Kai’s life fractures when those he holds dear are ripped away, leaving behind only anguish—and the awakening of his Latifa, Nosh, a force forged from despair itself.

But power born of agony is no gift. With each step forward, Kai feels the pieces of his humanity slipping away. Joy fades to ash, love crumbles into emptiness, and what remains is a gnawing hunger for retribution. As his emotions sever one by one, Kai’s journey becomes less about saving what he has lost and more about understanding the price of survival in a world ruled by shadows.

In the unforgiving lands of Latifas and Nafs, where the strongest rise on the backs of their pain and the weakest are consumed by it, Kai battles not only the enemies around him but the war within his soul. His path is steeped in sacrifice, his strength born of suffering—but how much can a man endure before he becomes the very shadow he seeks to escape?

Shadows of Severance is a visceral, heart-wrenching tale of power, loss, and the devastating cost of carrying the weight of vengeance. As Kai spirals deeper into the darkness, the question remains: What is left of a man when the heart is stripped bare—and how far will he go to reclaim the pieces of himself?

Table of Shadows of Severance

Table of contents

Volume 1 :Awakening

Volume 2 :Into Shumara