[No System] [Not a wish-fulfillment novel] [No female lead]
This is a story about growing up, and an epic tale of resistance.
In this world, there is more than one shadow, and they are not always yours.
By day, ordinary college student Song Xiban makes ends meet delivering takeout and saves up to pay medical bills. When night falls, however, his shadow begins to tremble faintly in the mirror.
A club activity called “Ancient Light-Gathering” pulls him into a trap that was laid long ago: shadow-position tests, shadow-storage pearls, reversed star-track patterns, missing classmates… The boundary between reality and the Shadow Realm is beginning to blur.
He belongs to the Twin Shadow Clan, an “abnormal individual” whose abilities are meant to be suppressed. And every ordinary day seems to remind him that some things have happened before.
As shadow energy awakens, organizations stir in secret, and the person in the mirror whispers again and again, he finally understands: the truly terrifying thing is not the transformation, but realizing that the life you thought you controlled may have had someone quietly press the “replay” button long ago.
And his shadow is standing behind him, wearing an almost identical smile.
It's rare to see a novel with such good writing 😳 Good luck to the author