Shadow Slave | Sleepless Dreamer

In the dystopian, apocalyptic Shadow Slave world, long before Sunny's time, a young North American soldier named Hope faces a life-altering ordeal. At sixteen, he is infected by the Nightmare Spell. Though he survives, he finds himself with a peculiar affliction: a flaw that causes him to be forgotten by others, coupled with a cursed attribute that grants him endless, sleepless remembrance. This twist of fate reshapes his existence, rendering his future improbable. Previously content with his role as a simple soldier, with the slim hope of perhaps becoming an Awakened, Hope’s life is now irrevocably altered by his first Nightmare. His immediate objective becomes solitary survival, yet his attempts to escape his predetermined fate paradoxically propel him further into it. As he confronts escalating challenges, the lines between the Dream Realm and the Real World blur. Hope's journey is one of discovery, uncovering secrets about his true nature and his evolving place in this altered world, prompting questions about his suitability for heroism and his potential to redefine it.