The Umbral Heretic

Once a pawn for the shadows, Alex is now their hunter. Branded a heretic for stealing forbidden umbral magic, he stalks the gaslit alleys of London, a shapeshifter fighting a secret war against the very council that created him. But with every monster slain, the darkness within him grows, threatening to consume the city he's sworn to protect. He fights for redemption, but what if the evil he hunts is the only thing holding back a far greater abyss?