The loneliness, only companion a maddened Tengu, drove Shadow mad. She started overly delighting in the tricks she had picked up from other dragons devoted to the Shadowbinder. Causing mischief and havoc, dealing witchy favors with the desperate (her favorite trick she had picked up).

One day, it went too far. She had struck a deal with the parents that cast her out, they unknowing. Their wish for the ultimate sacrifice to the Shadowbinder ended up sacrificing them - leaving them as shades haunting the living. The clan, the only one she had ever belonged to, even if it was only for a few hours, hunted her.

Shadow used every ounce of agility she had, every bit of knowledge Remnant had learned. She escaped. Diving into the sea, blending in with the night - for that was the only time of day Shadow was active. Her coloring alone, in the end, was the thing that prevented that clan from sacrificing her as well. She swam and swam until Remnant nearly had to carry her. Laying upon those green shores, Shadow couldn't take anymore. Her vision faded black.