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They say dragons hoard gold. But this one hoards the walls of reality itself. Maalintryuul is a Shadow Dragon, a solitary guardian of the fragile barriers between worlds. His existence is a lonely vigil, shunned by his own kind who see him as a terrifying anomaly rather than a protector. His sacred duty is to prevent the sanity-shattering horrors from the spaces between from unmaking everything. His isolation is shattered by Thhaaruu, a brilliant Crystal Dragon who sees not a monster, but a scientific miracle. Their encounter is cut short by the arrival of a new threat: a being of impossible geometry that has breached the planes. This entity doesn't just destroy; it rewrites physics, twisting nature into alien forms as it builds a permanent gateway for its hostile reality to invade and consume their own. Maalintryuul's raw power is useless against such a sophisticated foe. To save their world, he must overcome a lifetime of ingrained solitude and trust Thhaaruu. Together, they must forge an unprecedented alliance, blending his chaotic, dimensional energy with her precise, analytical mind. The Weight of Shadows is a breathtaking fusion of epic fantasy and cosmic horror. It’s a story where the enemy is a living equation from a dimension of madness, and the battlefield is the fabric of existence itself. This is a tale of profound connection found in the face of the void, proving that even the heaviest shadows are easier to bear when you are no longer alone. Comparable works include The Inheritance Cycle meets the Cthulhu Mythos