The Book of Hollowed Names
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Eldermere Academy isn't just a school, it's a gilded cage built of expectations and ancient stone.
Three years ago, Nikita arrived under a cloud of rumors. Now, as a final-year student, she navigates a world of crushing academic pressure and whispered disappearances. Her only ambition? A chance to be seen.
But when her private diary is exposed, her friends vanish overnight, replaced by cruel notes, venomous whispers, and the suffocating weight of isolation.
As the hostility escalates into terrifying threats, Nikita finds an unlikely anchor in Haruki, the quiet boy from her shattered friend group. Together, they uncover a hidden world beneath the library.
Now, stalked by an ancient secret society and haunted by a rival student's corpse found in the loch, Nikita must confront a chilling truth:
~Some silences aren't empty, they're a held breath before the scream~
At Eldermere, the greatest lessons aren't taught in class. They're written in blood.