The Royal Academy was vast, but beneath its opulent towers and enchanted courtyards lay secrets wrapped in dust and time. Jimmy had heard whispers—of a sealed wing of the library, spoken only in rumor, even among professors.
They called it the Forgotten Vault.
Tonight, he would break in.
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At midnight, Jimmy stood at the moonlit edge of the North Tower. Lana knelt nearby, eyes closed, her aura perfectly still.
"You'll stay here," he whispered. "I'm going alone."
She frowned. "Master—"
He pressed a finger to her lips. "I need silence and subtlety, not shadows and steel. But I will borrow your skills."
> [Dream Eater Activated: Memory Extraction – Lana Rose: Combat Reflexes, Evasion Technique, Silent Movement]
> [Skills Gained: Shadow Drift, Phantom Glide, Assassin's Breath (Temporary)]
A deep breath. One Dreamstep later, he vanished into the walls.
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The Grand Library slept behind runic wards and sealed doors. But Jimmy walked not through halls—but between them, cloaked in dreamstuff. His body phased through runed marble, his steps echoing in a place halfway between reality and memory.
Finally, he found it: a broken sigil carved into the wall behind the History Archives. A portal long forgotten, covered by illusions.
> [Dreamweaver Activated: Shatter Perception Layer]
The portal revealed a staircase spiraling down into silence. Jimmy descended.
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The Forgotten Vault wasn't just ancient—it was wrong. The walls were inscribed with sleep-etched glyphs. The air tasted of dust, ink, and nightmares. Shelves groaned under books bound in hide and sealed with waxed runes.
In the center: a single plinth, holding a book wrapped in dreamsteel chains.
> [System Alert: Dream Realm Signature Detected]
> [Entity Resonance: Unknown—Caution Advised]
Jimmy touched the book.
The chains writhed.
> [Dream Walker Class Affinity Confirmed. Seal Bypass Granted.]
Chains fell away. The book opened.
Inside: The Chronicle of Nyxthar—the Dream Realm's Lost History.
> [Skill Gained: Dream Chronicle Insight – Can now perceive echoes of Dream Realm history and entities. Enables interaction with Dreamborn artifacts.]
He read.
A realm older than gods. A place not of reality, but of potential. Where thoughts became form, where fear ruled, and will bent worlds.
The Dream Realm wasn't made for mortals—it devoured them.
But there had been one—an entity who nearly ruled it all.
Nyxthar.
A Dreamborn Tyrant who sought to enter the waking world, only to be sealed away by ancient dreamwalkers and buried in memory.
The book ended with a page written in blood:
"To awaken the throne, the Sleepless must devour dreams unbroken."
And beneath it: a spell.
> [Dream Magic Spell Unlocked: Oneiric Dominion – Ultimate Class Spell (Sealed)]
> Effect: Grants complete control over the dreams of all sentient beings within a radius. Duration: 5 minutes. (Once unlocked)
> Unlock Requirement: Dream Throne Evolution 50%+
Jimmy closed the book slowly, heart pounding.
He was on the path to becoming the next Nyxthar.
And he would not fail.
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