Eigengrau (Open Novella Contest 2026)
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It wasn't Lazlo's first time cutting classes to sleep on the school roof deck. It would be nice if summer weren't so hot, but what he did not expect was for the sun to completely desert the sky.
Nighttime came early, but it came with the intent of never leaving. How can the student council officers bring daylight back to the world if they were fighting against a long-lost civilisation that was destroyed by their ancestors, ruled by the demon king, and tormented by the God of Darkness?
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