Nightmare Clause
One week ago, high-powered attorney Marcus Chen died—or so he thought. He awoke in the body of Aeric, a seventeen-year-old sleeper at the Awakened Academy, with no magic, no memories of privilege, and only a battered blade wrapped in cloth. Surrounded by legends—Nephis “Changing Star,” the unbeaten top student, and Cassie, the gifted oracle prodigy—Aeric must learn the rules of the Dream Realm in record time.
His soul’s runes lie shattered, offering no guidance as the Winter Solstice looms and the first Nightmare prepares to drag every sleeper into a world of living nightmares. Armed only with razor-sharp legal instincts, slum-born resilience, and forbidden knowledge of future calamities, Aeric faces a stark truth: in Shadow Slave, survival is the only clause that matters.
As alliances form and betrayals simmer, he must outthink monsters and classmates alike—or be consumed by the very fate he’s vowed to rewrite.
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