Way of Shadow (book)

The Way of Shadow, ''Kage-Dō, was the book written by Soshi himself, describing the secrets of the Kagenari no Koto. ''

"In the beginning, before the universe was created, there was only Nothing. In its perfection, it was alone, but whole. Through fear, desire, and regret, the Nothing was fragmented into ten thousand shards of reality, which coalesced into the jealous gods and the warring elements. To seek the Realm of Shadow is to return to the beginning. There, pain and suffering is no more, for nothing exits to distract from the Truth. It is the fate of the universe to return to the beginning. All that was done shall be undone."

- Soshi, The Way of Shadow