✦ Shadows of the Emperor

Leonard lives a quiet life buried in routine — caring for his brothers, working at a forgotten bookstore, and enduring the weight of a family shattered by abandonment. But everything changes the moment he discovers a strange, black leather book with no title, no author, and no record of existence. From that day on, sleep becomes a battlefield. Night after night, Leonard is dragged into a world painted in blood and ash — a crimson ravine beneath a dead star, where grotesque horrors hunt and reality bends. Each dream is more vivid than the last… and more real. As the line between waking and dreaming begins to blur, Leonard must uncover the truth behind the book, the nightmares, and the dark force watching him from beyond the veil. What begins as a mystery spirals into something far greater — and far more terrifying. Because some dreams aren’t just dreams. Some dreams remember. And they never forget.