Shadow Side

bout a boy trying to be a man when still too young to be considered a man. In between as a teen but in the eyes of humans, looks like a man. Virgil is from the paladin family which means not quite human but also not quite elf. His family is a little of both. Virgil's family on his father's side are direct descendants to the first half breed to survive. I didn't mention that elves in this story don't like half breeds. To a point where if one is found or heard of, they seem to disappear or have an unfortunate fatale accident. Anyway Virgil's ancestor survived and the paladins were born! The elves still don't like them but can't touch the paladins since they are so good at holding back the shadow elves. Yes, this story takes place during a war against the shadow elves. These elves are beasts in the form of elves. Human, Dwarf, paladin or elf, these beast kill in discriminately. And since humans are usually the easiest of targets, the shadow elves have been killing them off quicker. Sadly, after the last time the shadow elves had been pushed back to their dark territory and one of the elves' greatest warriors, Kaleb the great disappeared, the elves haven't been much help lately. Anyway, poor Virgil is stuck in training unable to help fight them off again.