Nightmare

[Source: "Shadow Slave" by Guilty3]

[For returning readers: Feel free to skip ahead, while newcomers or those unfamiliar with the novel are encouraged to explore the original work by Guilty3.]

General Information

✧ The Nightmare Spell:

The Nightmare Spell afflicts young individuals typically aged between 16 to 18. Once chosen, they are plagued by an intense longing for sleep. Succumbing to this desire transports their soul to their first nightmare.

✧ The Dream Realm:

A vast and mythical domain tainted by nightmarish creatures, the Dream Realm serves as the birthplace of nightmares. Humans ensnared by the spell can only return through a gateway, thus becoming the Awakened.

✧ Memory:

These are magical items infused with the essence of Dream Realm inhabitants. Memories are forged from soul essence and manifest physically when summoned.

✧ Echo:

A magical replica of a deceased nightmare creature, lacking a soul. Echos are far rarer than memories.

✧ Soul Core:

A mystical core of one's spirit capable of accumulating and storing vast essence.

✧ Soul Shard:

A physical manifestation of a fractured soul core.

✧ Soul Essence:

A mystical soul energy.

✧ Soul Rank (Humans and Nightmares):

1. Dormant x Dormant

2. Awakened x Awakened

3. Ascended x Fallen

4. Transcend x Corrupted

5. Supreme x Great

6. Sacred x Cursed

7. Divine x Unholy

✧ Class (Nightmare Creatures):

1. Beast (Includes the majority of humans and nightmares)

2. Monster

3. Demon

4. Devil

5. Tyrant

6. Terror

7. Titan

[For further elucidation, please consult the novel "Shadow Slave." The abridged details provided cater to returning readers, while newcomers are encouraged to explore the original narrative.]