Of course, if Mage Liu could spend a large amount of time studying, supplementing, and exploring, Shadow Magic could certainly develop into a system of Shadow Series Spells as intricate and profound as the Imam's tome, with ever-changing techniques, and might even completely counteract the evil nature of Shadow Magic.
However, the transition from the initial creation of a new type of magic to its development and expansion requires a very long period and even more requires numerous gifted mages to devote their lives exhaustively; with Liu's dull aptitude, achieving anything monumental in the newly created Shadow Magic would be nothing short of a daydream.
This Shadow Magic, evolved from the special abilities of the Night Watcher, does not follow the same path at its inception as the relatively perfected Shadow Series Magic of the Imam's tome; Shadow Magic nurtures one's own shadow into a combat unit, resembling the "Shadow Warrior" bestowed by the Mermaid's natural talent.
