Shion was the weakest student at Nightfall Academy—kind, quiet, and constantly underestimated. When a devastating attack by monstrous hybrids leaves the academy in ruins, she sacrifices everything to protect those around her... and dies.But death is not the end.Shion awakens with an ancient power buried deep within her soul, returning as someone no longer bound by fear or mercy. The gentle girl everyone once ignored is gone. In her place stands a cold, unstoppable force who hunts monsters without hesitation and punishes anyone who preys on the innocent.As kingdoms begin to fear her, secret organizations seek to capture her, and forgotten evils awaken from the shadows, Shion is forced to walk a lonely path between light and darkness. Hunted by enemies and misunderstood by allies, she becomes a legend whispered across the land.Some call her a monster.Others call her humanity's last hope.She calls herself neither.She is simply the shadow that hunts the darkness.