The Shadow Knight
Everything his training had promised about Light's automatic triumph over darkness collapsed in practical demonstration of its inadequacy.
"Impossible," the Sub-Inquisitor whispered, genuine fear replacing ceremonial confidence. "The blessed armaments never fail against shadow corruption."
"I am not merely shadow," the Shadow Knight informed him, harmonic voice carrying multi-layered significance from countless integrated souls. "Nor are you merely Light. Reality transcends your Council's simplistic categorization."
Before Roderick could process this philosophical adjustment, the Shadow Knight ended their confrontation with clinical efficiency. Not death, though capability certainly existed,