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Yvessirae thought she had won the academic lottery when she was accepted into the prestigious St. Jude’s University. Known for its elite education and world-class quality, the campus is a dream of ivory towers and golden opportunities. But as the sun sets on her very first day, Rae discovers the horrifying truth behind the school’s high graduation rate: at 8:00 PM, the university stops being a school and becomes a deadly playground. The Rules of the Game When the "Midnight Bell" tolls, the school plunges into an unnatural darkness. The doors lock from the inside, and a monstrous entity known as The Seeker begins its hunt. The students are forced into a high-stakes game of Hide-and-Seek. There is only one way to survive the night: find a hidden, cursed artifact—like the Gold Whistle—before the timer hits zero. The Loop If a student is caught or killed by the Seeker, they don't stay dead. Instead, they experience the agonizing "Reset." They wake up in their dorm beds at 7:05 AM, feeling every ounce of the pain from the night before, forced to relive the same day over and over again. Most students have given up, hiding under their beds in a cycle of eternal terror. The Conflict Rae is taken under the wing of two seasoned "players," Maia and Dvora. They reveal that once you enter the gates of St. Jude’s, you can never leave; the school’s curse follows you wherever you go. While Maia and Dvora have grown cynical after countless "deaths," Rae is determined to break the cycle. But as the items become harder to find and the Seeker grows more aggressive, Rae begins to realize that the "Game" isn't just about survival—it’s a puzzle designed to consume their souls. To escape, she must find the one item that actually ended the loop once before... and discover why the person who found it vanished forever.
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