Prince of the shadows

Maniek walked into the water to disappear.
The Veil chose him instead.
Now he stands between two worlds—one built on discipline, the other on something older that doesn’t ask permission. The Umbrakai clan trains him to control what he carries, but the deeper he goes, the clearer it becomes:
This isn’t something you master.
It’s something that learns you.
As the Veil spreads beyond him, the clan begins to realize the truth they were never meant to face—Maniek is not becoming one of them.
He is becoming something else.
And whatever is watching from the other side is no longer waiting.