Shadow Magus: Rise Beyond Realms
Lucien Vale was once known as the greatest wizard in the world—genius, ruthless, unprincipled. He studied forbidden magic, made pacts with ancient dragons, and even dared to challenge the gods. But when he became too powerful, the world turned against him. Betrayed by those closest to him, Lucien died… laughing.
But death was not the end.
Lucien is reborn in a cruel and mysterious world where magic mixes with nightmares, and shadows have power. His soul is placed into the body of a weak slave boy with no name and no future. Chained, beaten, and forgotten, he wakes up at the very bottom of Hollowspire Academy—a brutal place where the weak die, and the strong are sent into the Nightmare Realm to fight monsters born from fear itself.
Yet, Lucien is no ordinary soul.
A strange system called “Shadowbrand” awakens inside him, giving him the ability to bind with powerful nightmare beasts and evolve beyond limits. In his first nightmare trial, he doesn’t run from fear—instead, he binds with the fear itself: a legendary Death Dragon from his past life.
Now armed with forbidden magic, shadow evolution, and a dangerous past, Lucien begins to rise from the darkness. He hides his power, plays the fool, and manipulates those around him while secretly becoming stronger. He forms pacts with ancient shadows, outsmarts noble families, and leaves behind a trail of secrets and fear.
Lucien doesn’t want to be a hero. He doesn't want justice. He only wants power, freedom, and revenge.
In a world filled with dragons, magic academies, deadly trials, and hidden realms, one thing becomes clear—
A villain has been reborn. And this time, no one can stop him.
