Shadows - Heavenly Gates

In the brutal, sect-ruled lands of the Murim World, Yun Geok-Ha, an orphan forged by abuse and betrayal, survives on nothing but feral instinct and a preternatural talent for violence. His life of desperate anonymity shatters when he manifests the Nine Heavenly Sword Spirits, a legendary power that marks him as the prophesied figure to either save or doom the world. This revelation thrusts him into a deadly conspiracy: the supposedly divine Celestial Kings manipulate reality from their Heavenly Gates, while corrupt mortal sects like the Ashen Monastery unleash undead warriors to cull the population and consolidate power under the guise of faith. Hunted as a heretic, Geok-Ha’s only allies are Namgung-Yeon, a reincarnated celestial envoy whose sacred duty is to eliminate him, and Simtong, a shape-shifting trickster whose allegiance is as fluid as his form. As Geok-Ha struggles to master the spirits that threaten to consume him, he and Namgung-Yeon develop a forbidden bond, her mission becoming a torturous conflict between her heart and her divine purpose. Simtong, meanwhile, plays both sides, his aid a constant gamble that could lead to salvation or betrayal. Their journey forces them to confront the architects of the world's suffering, culminating in a cataclysmic choice at the Heavenly Gates: uphold the oppressive cosmic balance by sacrificing Geok-Ha, or shatter the gates and risk awakening the Void Devourer, an ancient cosmic entity that threatens to unmake all of reality.

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