The girl that became a Shadow

Arriving back at the mountain the family were finally safe, unfortunately due to the unexpected large attack they only managed to gather a single spirit grass but collected many spirit beast cores.

From previous times the supplies found would be more than what they had brought back so sharing it among the others would be difficult.

The situation was getting more tense because of the increasing need for resources with the increasing attacks.

The family silently retreated back to their cave, deciding to keep the matter of little white a secret after some discussion.

Little white silently sat in the cave with her eyes closed and began to go through her memories.

She began to see her younger self, a young girl with no name starving for food in the immortal world, with no parents she grew in an orphanage.

Growing up without anyone to support her she had to resort to theft to live at times, she gradually grew used to such a life, living cautiously and knowing when to take risks.

She was a quick learner and quickly got her first job in a local inn serving food and cleaning.

After some effort she was taught more and given more responsibilities earning the bosses praise.

After the boss checked her innate aptitude it was discovered she had a grade 9 talent and suited to practicing a light based cultivation method..

Ones talent determines ones cultivation speed and comprehension level, the lowest is grade 1 talent and the highest grade 9.

The boss felt they found a suitable person to invest in and bought a suitable immortal cultivation method and began training her.

After a few years she built a stable foundation after training and learned basic knowledge on different herbs and cooking recipes.

Unfortunately one day the inn offended a power they could not afford to while she was back at the orphanage.

The whole inn was burned down, the staff and boss all slaughtered within one night.

After losing her support she became increasingly cautious and rarely showed her talents during her journeys.

Why did she do this? Most people want to be in the spotlight and boast of their achievements but she didn't.

The reason was quite simple, being in such a place only creates more jealousy from those around you leading to them stepping on you when you fall, it did happen many times too.

Many promising youths who had great achievements were met with a tough opponent and were injured heavily, afterward those around did not pay that person any attention, others mocked while others resorted to violence.

A person of great strength can be admired but also be someone to envy, when they become useless it doesn't mean their deeds will be remembered, because in reality they are no longer useful to others.

Human nature can often be like that in the martial arts world, it's survival of the fittest, a cruel environment full of danger.

By the age of 17 the young girl had grew more powerful, she grew proficient her martial techniques she had managed to acquire with her own hard work.

Her nature was still quiet, rarely speaking however her beauty began to show with her growth so she had to cover her face and wear loose fitting black robes.

Her nature was like that of a shadow, wherever she appeared nobody seemed to notice her existence, she followed behind others and quietly supported them if she was part of a group.

Whatever rewards she took were neither too little or large, she made no friends during the years but she also rarely made enemies.

Despite her efforts to go unnoticed, during exploring an experts tomb she was spotted using light attribute spirit energy by the sect leader who wished to recruit her into the Holy Sect.

At first she would have strongly declined but up against a large sect and the chance to gain a powerful backing she considered it.

Testing her talent the sect master became her personal teacher, giving her the opportunity to be the next sect master in the future if she proves herself.

Acquiring a new name she became the successor to the leader of the holy sect, she had access to a great deal of martial arts manuals, resources and information.

As time passed she got even more powerful, no longer a shadow but a bright figure for all to see.

Her master not only treated her as a student but like a daughter leading to the girl becoming more open to others and talkative.

However being in such a situation where she was treated well, protected and given everything she needed only served to weaken vigilence and suspicion towards others.

Finally having somewhere to call home, she was eventually sacrificed for the sake of others and fell into a trap leading to her death all alone.