Introduction: "A world where the weak suffer and the strong rule. But what happens when the dead refuse to stay buried?"Cloud has always been an outcast, a nameless drifter with nothing but an impossible dream鈥攖o create a clan where strength and status don鈥檛 decide one鈥檚 worth. But fate has other plans.When a cursed mask drags him into the Yokai Realm, he discovers a nightmare lurking beneath reality. Here, the dead rise as vengeful Phantoms, and the only way to survive is to steal their foxfire鈥攐r be consumed by it.But power comes with a price. The more Cloud fights, the more he feels something lurking beneath his skin... watching, waiting, ready to claim him.In a world where dreams are shattered and the past refuses to die, can Cloud carve a new path, or will he become the very monster he swore to fight?Author note: I will also be posting my chapters on Tapas...