WebNovels
Home
/
Shadowkeeper: The NPC Who Defied Fate

Shadowkeeper: The NPC Who Defied Fate

Coolos3
In the real world, Rayhan is an avid reader of fantasy novels. His monotonous life changes drastically when he wakes up as Kiran, a supporting character in the novel "Penjinak Iblis" that he has always loved—a world where every human is bound to a spiritual companion creature called a "Beast". As an NPC, Kiran realizes that he is only a supporting character in the grand story of the protagonist, Leon, a legendary Beastmaster with a destiny to save the world. Kiran is supposed to play only a small role—giving Leon hints and then dying tragically to motivate the hero's journey. But Kiran chooses to rebel against the storyline. With his knowledge of the future plot, he attempts to change his own fate, developing a mysterious bond with a shadowy Beast that he should never have. His journey becomes even more complicated when he meets Selena, a mysterious woman who claims to be from the future of the novel's world. Her gaze holds darkness and unnatural knowledge. Selena tells Kiran that the ending he read in the novel was just an illusion—the real reality is much darker and more terrifying. While Leon and his heroine, Aria, continue their “main story,” Kiran and Selena move into the shadows, unearthing dark secrets of the Beast world that were never revealed in the original story. They discover that the bond between humans and Beasts holds a hidden dark side, the truth about the Beasts’ origins, and the dire consequences of manipulating the course of fate. In a world where the line between predator and prey is razor-thin, Kiran must decide: will she accept her role as a side character and let the “main story” continue as written, or will she defy the narrative itself and face the consequences of going against her pre-written destiny? “Shadow Keeper” is a dark tale of identity, powerlessness, and rebellion against destiny—questioning who is truly the tamer and who is the tamed in the relationships between humans and their Beasts, as well as in the author’s relationship with her characters.
Table of contents
Latest Updates

Legendary Clan Chief

The new book "I'm Really the Clan Leader" has been released. Please give your recommendations to the new book! I am the introduction divider...... There is no real cruelty or tyranny between races, all that exists is the survival and proliferation of a tribe. An unfamiliar soul, holding a treasure of a heaven and earth, descends onto these desolate wilds, becoming the leader of a small tribe, leading the tribe to dominate a region, from being weak to becoming strong, begins a long journey of conquest.
Shanren Youmiaoji · 383.9k Views

This Text Adventure Game is definitely poisonous

It all started when the protagonist downloaded a game called "The Fool (Beta Version)," marking a pivotal shift in the style of his life. This was no ordinary game; it lacked visuals and music, composed solely of lines of text and a multitude of choices. Yet, each decision within the game had the power to alter the player's destiny, for on the other side of the game lay a real, unknown world. Players were unable to physically enter this otherworld or see its landscapes, experiencing the alternate realm solely through text, vicariously living each step of their character's journey. As the game progressed, not only could rewards from the game materialize in the real world, but creatures from the game began to appear in reality as well. Then came the day the game was released for global public testing. An era quietly unfolded, where the masses embarked on explorations and treasure hunts in an alternate universe through 'textual adventure,' heralding a new chapter of engagement and discovery.
Pentacolored Seven Characters · 636.3k Views

The Lord of Void and Real

A frail and often ill son of a wealthy merchant unexpectedly embarked on the path of cultivating immortality while seeking a way to prolong his life! During the Tang Dynasty's Golden Age, the world was at peace, the climate was favorable, and the people lived in tranquility. One thousand years later, demonic beings devoured the sky, demonic ghosts rampaged, and sorrow-filled cries resonated everywhere. The Journey to the West reappeared, the Great Sage fought against the heavens, the Heavenly Stem descended to the mortal world, reincarnating anew. Mysterious transmigrations and reincarnations, reality and illusions intermingling, truly extraordinary! Is it just a dream predicted in the prophecy? Or a reality that has yet to occur? Can he eradicate the predestined demonic barrier, eliminate the catastrophes of the Three Realms that have yet to occur, and save the people from utter destruction?
Wang Yu · 969.3k Views

Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me

Below the nine setting suns lies the remains of the Golden Crows. By chance, a young man arrives in the world of Journey to the West, attaining enlightenment using the bodies of nine Golden Crows, leading to a different journey. Summary for this book: "Living in the Journey to the West, I started off by roasting nine Golden Crows." Yet another summary is, "My days of collecting bodies in the Journey to the West. When it comes to body collection, no one's better than me. Three hundred years of professional body collection experience, skilled at cooking braised meat, and never adds sugar in it."
Poor Slacker · 580.4k Views

I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature

As a transmigrator turned extraordinary creature of the human race, he found the world to be more colorful than he had imagined. To more easily access everything this new realm had to offer, he first needed a special resume. Then, he had to find the right place in a city perennially shrouded in fog to fill out an application, and the last and most critical step... — was to kill a chicken or catch a mouse.
Passing by Traveler · 481.1k Views

My Players Are So Fierce

"Give me a bunch of adorable players, and I can easily overturn a parallel world!" - so said Reveno·Murphy·Le Senbula Ps: The titles owned by the honorable Murphy include but are not limited to counterfeit vampire, celebrated NPC role-play artist, multi-talented Dog Planner, the only savior of Transylvania, benefactor of the old continent, defender of the new continent, brave and loyal earl, irredeemable big-sister fanatic, spotless saint of the Blood race, Alpha of the Night's Guard, and so on (here ignoring the other 108 nicknames). He's indeed the homebody of the Fourth Cataclysm and the best old friend when you need to clean up a mess, thus all testers of "Real Different World," please stand up when you see this line! Let us give Lord Murphy the highest respect! Murphy, ka-ka! Full marks!
Handsome dog Frank · 435.1k Views

Deities Are All Just My Food

Thirty years ago, A meteor fell, revealing God's ruins! A God stepped out from it and started to feed on humans. From that day forth, humanity became the prey of the God, All except for me! Because I feed on God.
Missing You Washing Red Beans · 517k Views

Dominating the Pugilistic World With My Detective Skills

Ye Weiming, a smart and clear-headed young man, enters the game 'Eternal Justice' and gets 'fooled' into becoming a constable of the Divine Constable Bureau. Armed with the unique skill of finding clues through post-mortem and on-site investigation, his attributes rise quickly and he becomes one of the top martial arts master in this pugilistic game world. However, to maintain his position, more challenging missions await him...
Cloud East Flow · 475k Views

Priest Marvin

Please always maintain patience, politeness, and grace. And... Do not speak ill of God.
Scientific Radish · 422.9k Views

Steampunk Era: Mad Abield

For a long time, Malin always felt that Fate had been quite generous to him. Although he had to face that life-threatening job every day, as long as he had the lovely Leopard Girl cooking delicious food for him daily, and as long as there was meat to eat and cats to stroke, life wasn't too unbearable. Working a bit harder and facing some difficulties on the job weren't really an issue for a man. Moreover, being able to live two lives meant one shouldn't have too high demands, right, Mr. Different-Kind? Having said that, and without waiting for an answer, the young man snapped his fingers, and the white flame on his fingertip lit the tobacco in his other hand, then he flicked it towards the non-human entity on the stake. Welcome to Abield, to witness the last splendor of the steampunk era. And the madness.
Half-step Purgatory · 323.7k Views