Shadow Aspect

A mysterious and little known aspect of Divine law, the Shadow Aspect is the malicious corruption of the ideals of the god. Each divine entity has a Shadow Aspect.

Detail
Each Divinity has a Purview, whatever the god is "in charge of", the particular aspect of the world they embody and rule over, the Shadow Aspect is a twisting of that purview into something cruel and dark. Though still true to the purview, the Shadow Aspect is a dangerous and harmful exaggeration of it.

The Great Dark Theory
As this world is merely a reflection of Shadow itself, the first and truest god, some theologians believe that as every God is descended from Shadow's essence, each God has an aspect of its darkness and unreality in it. A dark, twisted core that it draws all its power and authority from.

The Demon Transformation Theory
As demons are born from the dead divine, some see the fact that Demons are twisted interpretations of the former gods as proof that demons are the Shadow Aspect, unrestrained by the rest of the god's sacred form. This is especially disturbing when given the Great Dark Theory, which would seem to suggest that Dark has some connection to Hell and Demons are made directly of its stuff.

The Universal Balance Theory
As Gods are the great beings in the cosmos, it makes some sense that these creatures would leave an especially warped counterpart. The universe was made of division, before mortals could live, Shadow created Light to allow a land to be untouched by its all-destroying power. These Shadow Aspects are merely the god internalizing this Other Force inside itself.