Hypnagogic Hallucinations

I wake up in this blinding white space — typical Heaven aesthetic — and there’s God, sitting on a cloud like He’s been waiting for me all along. I expected harps, angels, the whole “Welcome to Paradise” deal. Instead, He looks at me and says, straight-faced: “Death retired.” I blink. “Excuse me… what?” “The Grim Reaper, the entity of death? Yep. Retired. Bought a beach house in another dimension. You’ve been chosen to replace them.” At this point, I think I’m hallucinating — bread still stuck in my throat or something. But no, it’s real. I’m now the new Death. And not the spooky skeleton with a scythe — no, I’m basically unreasonably powerful. the Death? Cloak, scythe, creepy skeleton vibe?” "Yeah, but that image's outdated. I have to walk across different worlds — real life, movies, games, comics, anime — all of it. And here’s the kicker: my power? Way too unstable. I don’t just shake someone’s hand and they drop dead — that’d be boring. It’s worse… my thoughts alone can vaporize people. Think “Oops, that guy’s annoying” — poof, he’s gone. Accidentally, imagine blowing up a planet? Say goodbye to that solar system. God leans in, still smiling like this is all normal: “Don’t worry, your mind will need training… lots of it. But you’ll get the hang of it. Also, yes… you can still have friends, relationships… maybe even fall in love.” I stare at Him like He’s insane. “With these powers? You sure?”

Bridger, a 17 year teenager in heat had a steamy encounter with a blonde beauty. But when he tries to meet her again. He witnesses something that reminded him of a certain day of the first year of highschool- Something which he convinced himself to be a mere hallucinations, a trick of the mind, yet here they were, undeniable proofs right infront of him. That day something changed in him, something new was born. Along with his desire for women, he now craves power, not for some grand and righteous deed- but just for the sake of it, just for the pleaseure of possessing it. He now lusts for power, and everything that comes with it. Will he succced to satisfy his lusts, or will he drown in them? or will he die just like the many others before him... Or maybe he'll turn a new, emerging as a new man from his walk to power.

A mind fractured by forgotten eons. A reality unraveling into cosmic chaos. Elaraith Vel'Shar, an ancient archivist tormented by dementia, holds the key to countless fallen worlds within his shattered memories. Is his madness a curse, a shield, or the final desperate attempt of a dying universe to remember itself? As fragments of forgotten powers ignite within him, Elaraith must navigate a world of warring factions, hidden gods, and a looming "Great Reset" that threatens to erase all existence. But how do you save reality when you can't even remember your own name? Dive into a sprawling saga where every hallucination is a clue, every whisper a prophecy, and the truth is more terrifying than any dream.

What if the monster you fear... is you? After years of torment from his classmates, 17-year-old Kieran Vale harbors a darkness he can no longer contain. Everyone thinks he's weak, invisible, forgettable. But Kieran is about to awaken something deep within—a cursed power sealed by blood, pain, and vengeance. As strange symbols begin to burn into his skin and voices whisper in his dreams, Kieran realizes he is not alone in his own body. The Demon has waited. The Demon remembers. And the Demon wants justice. One by one, the lines between reality and hallucination blur. Friend or foe, no one is safe anymore. He was the victim. Now... he's the reckoning.

Sequel to "Surrounded by the Darkness of the Past" The day Leon first appeared at his dream boarding school, he felt an unexplained connection to this place. The corridors of the “Gilbert” high school seemed familiar to him, although he had never been there before. The longer he spent in this place, the more and more questions arose in his head. Something was wrong and only Leon could feel it. Every night, he had realistic dreams that seemed to be memories of his previous life. No one would believe him if he had not met a peer — Nadia, whose parents spent time in this place in their youth. Only she believes what Leon says, especially when he tells her about terrifying hallucinations — the sight of the young General, which causes him a terrifying fear. The boy falls into madness, which his parents do not believe him in. Unable to leave this place, he can only count on the help of his friend. The Darkness That Waited for many years, is coming to finally complete what he was unable to do in the past.

Silent Noise For the past five years, people have been going missing - in the most mysterious way. It always starts the same. They begin to lose their minds. Not gradually - suddenly. Violently. They rant about a noise only they can hear. But they insist... it's not just noise. They describe it as a melody - strange and haunting. Piano chords layered with birdsong, ocean waves crashing, and, oddly, the crackle of chains - like someone imprisoned. And then, a hum. A low, slow hum... like a prisoner singing to himself in the dark. But the hum is unsettling. Beautiful... but wrong. Like Lucifer humming a lullaby to his master before the fall. They say it draws you in like a siren's call. Sweet. Hypnotic. Irresistible. Until it doesn't stop. Until it becomes constant. Then it becomes noise. A maddening one. Worse than any alarm - like an emergency call you can't ignore. Ring. Ring. Will you answer it? That beautiful, cursed sound that only you can hear? Or will you let it ring... let it drive you mad? Because once you hear it... it never stops. And no one else can hear it. So they pick up the call, whispering: "I can hear you... I'm not mad... or am I?" Some sob. Some chuckle. And then they follow the sound - into the unknown. They never return. No bodies. No signs of death. Just madness... and a strange melody. Doctors call it insanity. All medical reports show the same signs: Auditory hallucinations. Psychological breakdown. Patients are declared unstable, admitted, treated... And then - they vanish. It's been five years. Ten people gone. No trace. No clues. Just the same mysterious melody. The media calls it a hoax. The police call it a prank. "Kids being kids," they say. Excuses. Lies. Silence. And then one day... it stopped. No more madness. No more disappearances. No more sound. That was the day Isabella Eric came to Edenville. A town drowning in secrets. A girl with a life far from perfect. A past she barely understands. But her arrival is no accident. She doesn't know it yet - but Isabella has a connection to the Silent Noise. A deep one. A dangerous one. What is her purpose in Edenville? What ties her to the missing people? Will she face the melody? Will love save her... or destroy her? Find out in SILENT NOISE.

'Am I hallucinating? Am I dying?' Marx thought. Perhaps he was seeing visions because he was feverish, and his head ached from the contusions he suffered during the crash. He blinked, but the vision was still there. He saw a beautiful woman fully naked on the edge of the other side of the spring. Her slightly wavy hair with the color of copper cascaded freely down her slim waist. She raised her arms and dived cleanly into the water. Marx waited, but after some time, she did not emerge. Marx chuckled. How could a woman be in a jungle in the middle of nowhere?" He heard a growl from behind him, and before he could react, a big tiger pounced on him. The last thing he remembered was seeing four canines closing in and hearing a loud female voice shouting, "Khalil, stop!" … Discover how Amaya, who grew up in the wild, coped with the pressure and challenges of returning to the civilized world. Accompany her on her journey to find love, acceptance, and recognition in the treacherous human world of betrayal and greed. *** The book cover is not mine. It is a photo of one of the most beautiful actresses in my country. *** Jan 2025. I finally had the chance to upload the characters' avatars. I hope you will love Amaya, Marx, and Ibrahim just as I loved bringing them to life.

In a kingdom torn between darkness and duty, a ruthless Vampire Demon King is bound by politics to marry the only princess of a rival realm. But on the day of their wedding, he’s absent—leaving the young princess, Adrianna, to feel betrayed and humiliated. Forced to relocate to his distant palace, her fury turns to confusion when she meets a mysterious, alluring man she unknowingly falls for—only to later realize he is her absentee husband, the King himself. Despite their rocky beginning, Adrianna,and the Demon King, Divien begin a delicate dance of emotions—his dark secrets clashing with her growing affection. Divien hides the truth of his identity, fearing Adrianna will flee if she learns he's not just a king, but a vampire with a deadly past. When Adrianna is kidnapped by a rival werewolf clan, Divien is forced to reveal his monstrous side to save her, then vanishes in guilt and fear. Upon his return, Adrianna has buried the truth, dismissing it as a hallucination. Their passion rekindles—but trust begins to fracture when Adrianna uncovers Divien's haunting secret, he is a ruthless demon. Before they can mend their fragile bond, Adrianna learns the terrifying truth about Divien's entire vampire lineage and flees the palace—only to fall into the hands of the Werewolf King, a cunning enemy of Divien. Intent on revenge, the Werewolf King holds Adrianna captive and manipulates her with a dark ultimatum: abandon Divien and become his, or face bloodshed. But fate intervenes—Adrianna escapes, stumbling into the human world, where she disappears for five long years. Divien searches tirelessly, refusing to believe she’s gone forever. At last, destiny reunites them, but their happiness is short-lived. The Werewolf King, enraged by Divien's reunion with Adrianna declares war. In the chaos, Divien is killed protecting her—leaving Adrianna pregnant and imprisoned. Yet death does not have the final word. Granted a second chance at life, Divien rises in secret. On the eve of their child’s birth, he storms the Werewolf Kingdom, slays the enemy king, and rescues the woman he loves. Their son is born into a world shaped by blood, war, and unwavering love. And with him, a new legacy begins.

A young man wakes inside an isolated research facility with no memories—only a faint voice that should not exist. As fragments of dreams blur into waking life, the staff struggle to explain the strange brain-wave patterns blooming inside their patient. The deeper they probe, the more impossible phenomena spread through the base: shared hallucinations, mirrored reflections that move on their own, and machines that seem to breathe. Caught between experimental mechs, secret files, and a world far larger than the walls around him, Kyle must uncover why he was chosen—before the whisper in his mind becomes the only voice that matters. When the silence breaks, who will be left to speak?

"System reboot complete. Host successfully bound." What? My eyes, still struggling to adjust to… nothing, blinked rapidly. A hallucination? That had to be it. I must have hit my head, maybe fallen down the stairs. "Welcome, Host. You have been successfully transmigrated into the body of Lady Seraphina Volkov." Lady Seraphina Volkov. The name hit me like a physical blow. Seraphina Volkov. The villainess. "Host, your immediate goal is survival. The original Lady Seraphina Volkov died approximately three minutes ago from a self-inflicted magical overload. Her life force was unstable, corrupted. Your arrival stabilized this vessel." Alert: Host's current status is critical. Life force at 23%. Mana depleted. Minor internal hemorrhaging detected. Immediate action required." "Activating 'Villainess's Escape' protocol. Quest one: Survive the immediate aftermath. Objective: Restore life force and mana. Reward: Basic magic awakening. Failure: Irreversible death." Irreversible death. The words echoed, chilling me to the core. This wasn't a game. There were no respawns.

When Steven Patrick, a regular young man, wakes up inside a high-tech simulation known as The Mind Reaper, he finds himself among a group of strangers around the galaxy that are abducted—each with a past they’d rather forget and a secret that could cost them their lives. Trapped with no way of escaping, they are forced to compete in a series of brutal, mind-bending games designed not just to test their strength—but their sanity. As the players are pushed through a series of mind-altering survival games, Steven quickly realizes that this is no ordinary test. The Reaper manipulates memories, injects hallucinations, and reshapes reality itself. Each round is deadlier than the last, where trust can be fatal and the past is a weapon. Escape seems impossible. Trust is a gamble. And every choice could mean life or death. As the clock ticks and the body count rises, the players must decide: will they fight together, or turn on one another to survive? The question remains—who will make it to the end, and who will become just another piece in the game?

Eira Kingston, a feared assassin, never imagined that death would lead her to transmigrate into the body of Ephyra Allen, the disgraced first daughter of the once-powerful Allen family. But what shocked her even more was the soft mechanical voice in her mind, addressing her as "master" and informing her that her soul had returned to its original body. Eira dismissed the strange voice, thinking she was having a post-death hallucination. But waking up in a hospital, with memories that weren’t hers flooding back, she was forced to confront the truth. Ephyra’s life had been nothing short of a nightmare. Despite being the legitimate daughter, she was labeled a bastard, shunned by all, and overshadowed by her scheming stepsister, who had stolen the love of her father and her betrothed. To make matters worse, the wealth and status the Allen family enjoyed were all thanks to Ephyra’s late mother, and the only reason she hadn’t been discarded entirely was due to her mother’s inheritance, locked away until she turned eighteen. But Eira wasn’t one to be defeated by circumstances. If she was going to live Ephyra’s life, she would do so on her own terms. She would destroy those who had caused Ephyra pain, claim the inheritance that was rightfully hers, and find out who was behind her own death. Because if there was one thing Eira knew how to do well, it was to survive—and make her enemies pay. However, being a high-schooler with nothing to her name wasn’t enough. As Ephyra, she’s powerless, but as an assassin, she’s lethal. Still, even that wasn't enough until she became the contracted wife of Lyle Aelion—a powerful, enigmatic figure in the business world with a secret illness. And it turns out, the only thing that can relieve him is her scent.

Xavier wasn't expecting much from today—maybe a boring meeting, definitely some subpar coffee. What he didn’t expect was a silver lance aimed at his neck, a teenage girl with the attitude of a war-hardened NPC, or getting dragged across several floors like a human mop. When an encounter with a very aggressive seventeen-year-old turns into a rooftop revelation, Xavier learns the impossible: he’s an Executioner, born with a power called a Gate—and monsters are out to kill people like him. No, he doesn’t remember signing up for this. Yes, it’s apparently non-refundable. Add in a teleporting hallway, a superpowered girl who clearly skipped the empathy tutorial, and a muscle-bound giant that could double as a building—and Xavier’s world is flipped upside-down faster than you can say, “I’m hallucinating now.” It’s his first day as an Executioner. He’s already regretting everything.

paul Jackson, a US marine soldier stationed in Syria in 2010 to stop the dictator al asad, they manage to do so but al asad had a fail switch that detonated a nuclear weapon destroying the city and killing everyone, Paul survives but finds himself in the middle of gotham with nothing but a knife, faced by numerous threats while seeing hallucinations of dark twisted lines that covers everything and screens of a weird system in the air

"The 90k is yours" "Wait, actually?!" "Don't get too overjoyed little kitten, nothing is free in this world", he drawls Little kitten My brain freezes. Did I just mishear that? Am I hallucinating? "What. Did. You. Call. Me?" *** "What's the catch?", I ask sharp "Huh?", he asks clearly failing to bite back a laugh "What do you want Ashford?", I snap "You" (Chapter 12-Excerpt) --- Synopsis Elara is reborn as a side character, Genevieve destined to die in her hatest romance novel. In order to go back to the real world, she needs to steer the plot toward a happy ending while staying alive. A magic ring, a world counting on your failure, A sunshine plot that is now dark. And of course a deal with the devil or rather....some smug bastard

Have you ever missed someone you never met? Don't even know..? Have you ever grieved someone for a whole lifetime without ever knowing them. Yea, you feel your existence soo useless and nonsense, slipping away day by day into nothingness. You wanna stop but there's no end. You don't want to wake up the next morning but you forget everyday lying in bed, you don't sleep. Sleep is a luxury that doesn't happen to you anymore. Perhaps in this cold world you so desperately want a warm shadow that lines of reality and imaginations have blurred and you can't now separate one from another.. perhaps you started it all to console yourself and ended up walking in the trap of your own mind and her, the mansion. Hashim has lives his whole life in sadness he cannot explain. He has suffered from depression and anxiety all her life, not just because he lost his family but also because he can see ghosts of dead. Especially a ghost that has haunted him for his whole life. Since his birth to the day. He knows she has something to do with a haunted mansion called 'Hazrat'. She is the only ghost he has never seen fully. Just her feet, pale like that dead man's toe fungus. She’s always tried to lure him back to Hazratgarh, the city of his mother’s death, the city of the haunted mansion: Hazrat. But he never returned. Until one day when he recieved the news of his grandfather's death and the lawyer told him about an unexpected inheritance of a billion dollar wasted mansion. Yes, Hazrat. Curosity killed the cat and he has finally return to the place he spent his life running from. He thought maybe, if he has answer to his questions, if only he knows why him.. perhaps he'd be able to end his suffering. But life is a game of fate and he is realising, once back home, that there's so much to uncover, investigate, discover and regret. So many grudges to resolve. The mystery of his mother's death along with 40 others. The story of the mansion and the ghost. But with all lines blurred, how and what can be trusted as his hallucinations grow. Things begin to surface. A journal written in a dead dialect and the words feel like something he almost remembers. A name that keeps appearing—Anahita. A series of dreams that feel more like memories. And paintings. Paintings that he doesn’t remember making, of people he’s never met, in places he’s never been—but they exist. As past and present blur, Hashim begins to suspect that the truth behind the fire—and the city itself—might be older than history. And far more personal than he ever imagined. But are all those happenings and ghosts even real? They say memory is a fragile thing. But what if it isn’t his? What if the grief isn’t his? What if the tears, the guilt, the love—belong to someone long gone? Someone whose ghost sleeps beneath his skin. What if his hallucinations are someone else’s memories? As reality begins to fracture around him, Hashim must navigate a city with too many ghosts, a family history no one will admit, and a version of himself he no longer recognizes. It's said, the soul remembers what the mind has forgotten. And this mansion—it remembered everything. As if it wasn’t four hundred years ago. As if it was just... yesterday. When a delusional man inherits a mansion haunted by his own forgotten sins, the past claws back through mirrors, butterflies, and the ghost of a girl who never wanted to be remembered, Hashim finds himself drawn into a story that isn’t entirely his… or maybe always was. In Hazrat, nothing is as it seems. Not the ghosts. Not the city. And certainly not the man who calls himself Hashim. A novel of delusions, hauntings, and histories that refuse to stay buried. Hazrat is a psychological horror novel steeped in forgotten royalty, buried guilt, and the thin, crumbling line between memory and madness.

In our world, where the barriers between universes are fading, a mysterious phenomenon known as "echoes" appears. These are not hallucinations, but actual sensory interferences from parallel worlds, intruding on people's consciousness with visions, sounds, and smells from places they have never visited. Amidst this perceptual chaos, theoretical physicist Adam finds himself immersed in these echoes, threatened with losing his mind, but he holds the key to understanding this Unprecedented phenomenon. His journey takes him to the office of the calm and intelligent psychiatrist Laila, who soon realizes that Adam's condition goes beyond the bounds of conventional medicine. Together, they embark on a frantic search for Dr. Elias, the forgotten astrophysicist who predicted this phenomenon, only to discover a terrifying truth: a mysterious entity called "The Collector" seeks to merge universes, threatening to end existence as we know it. "Echo of Existence" is not just a science fiction story; it's a profound journey into the depths of human consciousness and the multiverse. The mysteries of cosmic physics intertwine with the deepest human emotions, and a lighthearted romance develops between Adam and Laila, becoming a driving force in their fight against the fate of the universe. With each long, detailed chapter, you're immersed in a world where realities overlap, question the nature of reality itself, and discover that love may be the most powerful force in the universe. Prepare for an epic journey that transcends the boundaries of time and space, where every echo holds a secret, and every decision determines your fate.

Khan, a reclusive college student, lives a life of quiet routine—until fragmented hallucinations and inexplicable blackouts shatter his reality. Haunted by visions of fire and a shadowy figure he can’t name, Khan dismisses it as stress… until he wakes to cryptic sketches he didn’t draw and news reports linking his unexplained actions to a string of violent crimes. As Detective Lucy closes in, investigating a decades-old conspiracy tied to a ruthless syndicate, Khan discovers a terrifying truth: he is not alone in his mind. Fragments of strangers—a fierce protector, a cunning strategist, a volatile enigma—surface to guard secrets buried in his past. But when their clashes threaten to consume him, Khan must confront the darkness within before a mysterious puppeteer manipulates his fractured psyche into unleashing chaos on the world. Blurring the lines between savior and destroyer, this psychological thriller explores the masks we wear, the shadows we bury, and the terrifying power of the selves we dare not know.

Once a child dance prodigy, Rowan Hale lived under stage lights, lace, and silent desire until the evening he twirled into darkness. In his last performance, his signature heels produced a secret blade during the spin cutting through his lover and partner, Soren Solace, on live international television. The globe saw the stage become drenched in blood. Applause became cries. Celebrity became notoriety. Declared mad, tormented by hallucinations, and charged with murder, Rowan is now confined in Merin Private Asylum mute, shattered, and hardly recalling the crime he's accused of committing.He denied death of his lover, because he could see him when others cannot. Enter Dr. Noah Merin, scion of a family of psychiatric genius, hard-eyed and unreadable. Committed to Rowan's case by court mandate, Noah had no idea what he was getting when he took on this difficult child. A child whose every bruise speaks volumes about events no one else knows. A child whose tragedy is beauty. Perilous. Irresistible. But the deeper Noah goes into Rowan's memories, Hallucinations of Solace, and trauma-tainted nightmares, something starts to shift in doctor and patient alike. This is not a case. This is two souls careening into each other through the crevices of madness and recollection. And love, once more, could be used as a weapon or medicine.

Kaito a 16 years old teenager shifted to his new house after his father's promotion. From the very first day everything was unusual, Kaito had nightmares, hallucinations. One day he saw a nightmare, there was a shadowy figure of a girl. Kaito followed her and the figure stopped near a house... And the nightmare ended. One day Kaito chose another way to his home and he found the same house from his nightmare, he entered the house. In that moment he had saw many secret. But due to that Kaito is losing his human body, what is that all secrets? Will Kaito be able to solve all the secrets or will he be turned into dust!!

Nathan Oaklore gets divorced from his wife all of a sudden even though it had never been his intention to marry her in the first place and when he learned that the person behind the divorce was his mother-in-law, he'd gone to protest against it and tell her his mind but instead, he's beaten half to death. As he lay on the brink of death, he began hallucinating about his deceased parents and believed he would soon reunite with them, but fate had different plans for him. By luck and fate's influence, Nathan ends up activating a strange coin that his father had handed to him just before his death. Ding! [Blood detected. DNA confirmed. Host Accepted.] [Payback System Synchronisation in progress.] And then another. [Synchronisation Progress: 0.1%… 1%… 5%… 10%] [Synchronisation completed!] [Payback System Activated!] [Welcome to the Payback System, where you spend money to make more money. For every penny spent, you receive double the amount.] A wave of information and system panels flooded his head, and soon enough, he discovered that the strange coin was a sure way for him to build wealth and get revenge on those who'd wronged him. Just when he thought he was done with his revenge, Nathan discovered that he was barely getting started. His father's death and news of his missing sister, whom he believed had died. Things were about to get crazier, but one thing remained constant amidst the chaos. Nathan was building wealth from the single strange coin his father had left in his possession.

"This.. Who is this?!" 'Finally, he realised huh..' she smile softly. --------------- After our wedding 2 months ago, everything felt normal, no argues, no screaming, just a happy married couple. --------------- "AHHH, NOO. RAYY!!" 'W-What.. Where.. am i?' After 'that' incident, i found myself in an empty space, alone. I really thought I was dead until realisation hits me like a brick. 'I wonder what Ray is doing now.. is he.. searching for me..?' --------------- 'She's acting strange lately, is it because she's having a hard time right now?' Ray muttered as his wife fell asleep easily on his shoulder. --------------- Our female lead finds herself stuck in an unknown space where time and reality doesn't coexist. She didn't know how to differentiate between hallucinations and reality by now. Is it because of how she managed to survive in this unknown space for days without food or water? --------------- 'Is this.. my fate? To be trap in here alone?' Suddenly, she felt a pang of sadness washing through her memories. Her happy memories with his beloved husband. How he treats her. Their love is genuine for each other. 'No, I will find a way to escape this place. Wait for me, Ray!'

"It started with me hearing hallucinations and ignoring them, screaming, hitting, in short, loud voices that I hear inside my head, but I never expected that a day would come when those hallucinations would talk to me and respond to me. It became so scary that I started to seem like a crazy woman to every person I told them what was happening to me." Katherine is a weak human trying to find a solution to her hallucinations that have become reality and have turned her life into hell on earth, but the last thing on her mind was that one day she would stand face to face with her hallucinations. Will she survive the demon who turned her life upside down?

Hanzou Zankoku, a 16-year-old determined to be the strongest in a realm of magic and monsters, had seen something strange. Something that seemed out of place. Me, starving and on the verge of death, glimpsed a strange figure in my dream world. He seemed familiar, but he was someone that I had never seen. ... "Don't give up." He encouraged me without context, and though I had never heard those words before, my morale improved slightly. But, when I had lots of questions to ask, my dreamlike world started to collapse. I woke up, gasping in exhaustion as I gripped my chest tightly. Instead of birds chirping outside my window, the first sound I heard was a bell chime. !!! Suddenly, a system-like window showed up in front of me. [You are an anomaly.] "What?" [You weren't supposed to exist in this world today. You weren't supposed to interact with that person.] "What does this thing mean? Am I hallucinating now that I'm about to starve?" [This world has a set storyline. You are a threat to the balance in this world.] Can Hanzou survive this world, supposedly a story, all while knowing its future events? Or will he die trying trying to live in this world as an anomaly, a version of himself that wasn't supposed to exist?

Five strangers-a banker, an artist, a neurosurgeon, a market vendor, and a tech enthusiast-wake up in an eerily silent, deserted Uyo, Nigeria, a city they've known their entire lives. As they navigate the bewildering emptiness, their deepest, most extreme fears come to terrifying life, forcing them to flee and, by chance, collide. Trapped in a shared, twisted reality where familiar landmarks warp and the anguish of the missing city dwellers echoes, they face horrifying, distorted reflections of themselves. Just as despair sets in, they discover they possess extraordinary, latent abilities, which shatter the illusion. The story culminates in their sudden awakening in a hospital, realizing they've been in a coma. Though their nightmarish journey was a vivid hallucination, the discovery of their gifts offers a glimmer of hope that these newfound powers might be the key to understanding what happened to Uyo and reuniting with their families.

System Activated] [Welcome, Creator.] Ash blinked. He looked around, expecting someone to be pulling a prank. But he was alone. [You have been selected as the host of the Creator Support System.] [Function: Provide unlimited production funds for content creation.] [Restriction: Funds may only be used for video-related expenses. Misuse will result in auto-restriction.] [Additional Feature: Identity Protection – Enable anonymous persona, facial hologram masking, and voice modulation.] [View-based reward system initialized.] [Current Creative Balance: ৳∞ (Content Use Only)] He leaned back slowly, eyes fixed on the strange holographic text. "...What the hell?" The screen hovered there, steady. It didn't flicker again. It didn't disappear. A soft chime sounded in his ear. [Please choose a channel name.] Ash hesitated. It felt absurd. Was he hallucinating? Was he going crazy from stress? But the system waited. Patiently. Silently. He thought back to the videos he just watched. The weird ones. The funny ones. The over-the-top thumbnails that made no sense but still pulled millions of views. He wanted something that would stand out. Something ironic. Something that told people: this isn't serious, but it's interesting. His fingers hovered over the keyboard, and then he typed: "Creepy Crap"

In the year 2010, humanity faced an unprecedented catastrophe when a highly contagious virus was unleashed upon the world. This virus, later dubbed the *Phantom Virus*, spread rapidly, infiltrating every corner of the globe. Initial symptoms were mild—fevers, headaches, and hallucinations—but as the virus mutated, it began to affect the very fabric of the human psyche, unlocking latent potential within those it infected.

In the distant future, long after Earth has faded into myth, a deep-space vessel—the Vigilant—intercepts an ancient signal of unknown origin. Dispatched to locate the source, the crew soon realizes the transmission is not simply a message, but a conscious, parasitic pattern—one that erodes memory, distorts reality, and rewrites identity. As the Vigilant ventures deeper into uncharted space, crew members begin to experience hallucinations, time loops, and existential breakdowns. They no longer know what is real, or even who they are. The signal doesn’t just communicate—it consumes.

Kang Taeyang, a skinny and poor student at Hwangjae High School, was no stranger to the torment of bullies. His life was a silent hell—devoid of hope, devoid of a future. When his despair reached its peak, he stood at the edge of a high bridge, ready to end it all. But just before he jumped, a mysterious message appeared before his eyes: [Exclusive Mission: Jump from the bridge.] [Reward: Fighting System activated.] Thinking it was just a hallucination, Kang Taeyang leaped without hesitation. When he opened his eyes, he found himself back in his shabby home—but this time, a blue screen floated in front of him. [Exclusive Mission Complete!] [Fighting System has been activated.] Now, his life would never be the same. From a loser to a fighter with a mysterious system—his journey of revenge and rise had begun.

Maya sat down against the wall, hugging her knees to her chest. "What do we do now?" Before he could answer, a bright yellow light filled the room. It was not coming from anywhere specific—it just appeared in the air in front of them. "What is that?" Maya gasped. The light formed into what looked like a floating window with words on it. Both of them could see it clearly. [Tutorial Mode Activated] [Welcome to the Tower Survival System] [The Tutorial will last for 2 weeks] [The highest ranked player at the end of the Tutorial will receive the Null System as a gift] [All Towers will open once the Tutorial ends] [Good luck, Survivors] Vell stared at the floating yellow window in disbelief. "Can you see this too?" "Yes," she whispered. "What does it mean?" He shook his head. "I have no idea. Tower Survival System? Tutorial mode? It sounds like..." "Like a game," she finished his thought. "But how is that possible?" The yellow window disappeared, but another one immediately took its place. [Player Status] [Name: Vell] [Level: 1] [Skills: None] [Rank: Unranked] Then another appeared in front of Maya. [Player Status] [Name: Maya] [Level: 1] [Skills: None] [Rank: Unranked] "This is insane," he muttered. "Are we hallucinating? Maybe there was something in that dust when the towers fell." Maya touched the space where the window had been, but her hand just moved through empty air. "It felt so real, though. And we both saw the same thing."