Once a celebrated warrior and leader, the Shadow King was revered for his unwavering dedication to his country. He commanded respect from humans and dragons alike, but was believed to have died in a fateful battle years ago. Unbeknownst to the world, he survived, and his experiences on the battlefield led him to question the wisdom of uniting humans and dragons. In the shadows, he built a powerful faction of dragons that shared his belief in separation between the two species.
When word of the events in the Lost City of Dracora reached the Shadow King, he was alarmed by the malevolent force that had been unleashed and the power it held. The force's defeat by Aiden, Lila, and their dragon allies only served to strengthen his conviction that the alliance between humans and dragons was a grave mistake. He saw the potential for humans to exploit the dragons' power and feared that the dragons would lose their sovereignty and freedom.