The Shadow
The Shadow is an entity who serves as the main antagonist. It is the main entity controlling the demons. It is described as resembling a massive octopus with many snake-like tentacles, patched together with black shadows. This 'octopus' has no face but can still 'see'. When humans touch the tentacles, it burns and cuts through their flesh. All of the Demonata bow down to it, even Lord Loss. Despite its immense power, it still needs the Demonata to back it up, showing that it may believe it can completely eradicate humanity with the help of the demons. It is stated that The Shadow is actually Death. It cannot live in a world without magic, so it resides in the Demonata's Universe In one book the Narrators and friends go in to the shadow via Kernel's windows and set free the souls it had captures (including Beranabus's) thus temporally destroying its body. It later is revived and combines itself with Bec. It seems Bec cannot control herself any longer, but it is revealed that it was part of a plan she and Beranabus came up with to out smart Death.
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—Jean Genet (1910–1986)
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