I didn’t find Tengo.

He found me.

When I first saw him, I thought he was part of the forest just another pattern woven into the Lanternwood. That’s what makes him so dangerous… and so special. Tengo doesn’t just hide he becomes. Light, shadow, texture, movement… he studies it all and blends so perfectly that even I can lose track of him if I’m not careful. But beneath that ability is something deeper.He’s always watching. Learning. Understanding. Tengo is classified as an Umbra-type Glyph, but that label barely scratches the surface. He doesn’t behave like other shadow-aligned creatures I’ve encountered. He isn’t aggressive by nature, and he doesn’t lash out unless something threatens his balance or his environment. Instead, he observes first—always calculating, always adapting. His body is made of layered, leaf-like structur ...