The Academy noticed the change. Students were sleepwalking. Professors were waking in cold sweats. Dreamwards across the towers pulsed with erratic energy.
And in the heart of the North Tower, Jimmy began preparing the first ritual.
A siphoning circle. A Dream Nexus. Lana helped him draw the symbols using dream-infused chalk harvested from the Forgotten Vault.
> [Ritual Initiated: Parasite Convergence – Condenses latent dream seeds into permanent influence. Success = Major Corruption Boost.]
That night, Jimmy walked through the Dream Realm—not as a visitor, but as a king in exile.
The dreams of 54 people coalesced around him—some calling him savior, others begging to be broken.
He stood at the center, arms wide.
> [Dream Throne Evolution: 22% → 30%]
> [Parasite Strengthened – Subjugated Targets: 6]
One of them was Elira.
Another—was a hidden faculty member named Ardin, a rune professor who had once dabbled in mind magic.
Jimmy stood over his dream-form and whispered: "You should've stayed buried."
Then he tore the man's mind open.
> [Dream Parasite Planted: Ardin the Runebinder (Staff – Secret Occult Division)]
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Back in the waking world, Ardin woke screaming.
He didn't know that what will soon upon him
Jimmy thought now he have power but he still lacks in the aspect of money
And engraving runes and creating artifacts is one of the best methods.
And for that he needs skills and memory of Professor Ardin.
But on the other side,
In the Vault, the book pulsed with silver light.
The spell—Oneiric Dominion—now shimmered faintly.
> [Unlock Progress: 36%...]
He stood by the window as Lana massaged his shoulders.
"Master," she whispered. "They will notice soon."
Jimmy smiled. "Let them. I'll enter their dreams… and erase their doubts."
Then he stared at the pulsing moon.
"Nyxthar fell short because he was alone."
He looked at Lana.
"But I have an army."