He’s just an ordinary guy cursed — or maybe blessed — with wildly unpredictable luck. Sometimes it saves him, sometimes it blows everything up in his face. His mission? To protect the destiny’s chosen from the shadows… because the moment he steps into the light, destiny will drag him in for good.

Well, technically, he only has to stay hidden while guarding the hero. The rest of the time, he’s free to live as he pleases. But is that really all there is to it? Let’s find out.

The story’s system is inspired by The Young Master in the Shadows by Sir Akaichi — with my own twists added in.

Expect a mix of RPG, fantasy, and cultivation, with the structured progression detailed in the auxiliary chapters.

I’m just a novice writer doing this for fun. If you enjoy the story, awesome. If not, no hard feelings — just move along or drop your feedback like a civilized human.

Soul Energy (Solid) > Mana (Liquid) > Aura (Gas)


Soul Energy: Purest form of crystallized energy 


Mana: Energy like water can work and mix with anything, best for fusing with intent to bend reality 


Aura: Gas like energy contaminated with individual's intent, the clearer the intent that stronger it becomes 


Soul Energy (🟫 Solid): The purest and densest form of energy — foundational, soul-bound, and immutable. Used in Law fusion and Authority scaling.


Mana (💧 Liquid): Liquid potential. Mana has no inherent form but adapts based on the user's elemental or conceptual affinity.


Aura (☁️ Gas): Will-made visible. It's expressive, expansive, and less dense — but capable of imposing temporary Law when shaped by a strong will.


💠 Mana Transformation — Affinity Logic


"Mana becomes what you understand or are compatible with."


Mana transforms into Elemental Energy based on the user's affinity:


Earth Affinity → Mana → Earthen Energy


Death Affinity → Mana → Necrotic Energy


Water + Death Affinity → Mana → Poison Energy, etc.


Multiple affinities can fuse to form hybrid elements. These combinations reflect the user's Law comprehension.


The Law itself — permanent and unchallengeable


Crystallized Law-based technique — soul-aligned


Aura fully resonating with Law, dominating presence


Magic that imitates or borrows from Law temporarily


Magic (Fake Law) < Aura (Temporary Law) < F - SSS Rank Skill (Permanent Law/Rules) < Opposing Magic (Contextual Override)


Water spell pretending to be real water


Fire skill that embodies the Law of Combustion


Even if a skill is "true," it can still be overcome. For example: A Fire Skill (permanent truth) may lose to a Water Spell (well-constructed lie) if the spell is supported by high affinity, strong will, or superior structure or just has enough mana (you know the brute force way).


A Skill may embody fire permanently — unshakable, self-sustaining. But a Water Spell, though a lie, might extinguish that fire if it's:


Cast by someone with high Authority or has more energy 


This doesn't invalidate the Fire Skill — it overwhelms it contextually.


• Magic: bends reality through complex lies


• Aura: bends reality through force of will and resonance.


• Skill: doesn't bend reality — it is reality, as shaped by Law.


And sometimes, even a perfect truth can be smothered — if the lie is just strong enough.


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