How many years has it been now? Five? Seven? I somehow lost track of time ever since then.All I can say for sure is a long time has passed by, since the world changed. Since the earth itself and the sky ripped open and the monsters came. Like nature shedding its skin for an evolution, but at the cost of the people who were its inhabitants.Since the streets ran red with the blood of the unprepared. The first day was utter chaos. A massacre no one could have ever imagined. Gruesome sights that'd easily send bile rushing through the throats of the weak hearted. And broken buildings where individuals had once planned their lives.The second week? No one could have thought of it as something possible, but it became worse. Like these monsters—despite seeming to possess little to no intelligence—found the torment they inflicted amusing. By the end of the first week, it was all gone. Governments which took years to build were destroyed, and civilization crumbled. Cities were burned, and th

"Watch out!"With barely any time to react, Levi saw a pair of massive claws swinging towards him.A sharp whistling sound echoed through the forest as it sliced through the air It sliced through the air.Levi rolled to the side, dodging the monster’s. Immediately he raised his head sharp enough to see the talons mercilessly tear through the stone behind him like paper."A freaking year now and I'm still not used to seeing stuff like that," he muttered, gazing at the shredded concrete."Really not the time to space out, Levi!" A male voice rang out. "Another one coming from the left!”Levi turned on instinct, raising his blade just in time to parry the second attack. The force traveled through his bones, making his body shake, but he maintained his stance, remaining firm.The creature stared at him, its face twisting in anger, and Its yellow eyes gleaming with raw hunger.“I guess it's my turn,” a female voice rang in his ears as a streak of violet light rushed past him the chaos. I

[System Notification][User has refused to flee.] [Initializing new skills to increase user's chances of survival.][New Quest: Survive the encounter with the Calamity Threat.]"Refused, huh?" Levi sighed, gripping the hilt of his blade. "More like 'User doesn’t have a choice.'"This was the first time the system didn't issue a penalty. No reward, either. The stakes were already clear—live or die.Even with the new skills, his odds weren’t promising. Five minutes. That was the longest he could realistically hold out. His body still hadn’t recovered from earlier. Energy reserves were running low and his breaths came in faster than they should. He couldn’t sense Emilia and Zenon’s power enough to be able to give them specific levels, but something in his gut told him—this was beyond anything he had faced before.“I don’t have all day here.” Emilia’s said in a low tone, interrupting his thoughts.“Levi…” Violet’s voice was gentle and soft. She extended a hand, her eyes pleading with h

Memories.People often say they’re the threads that stitch our identity together — the compass pointing us toward who we are and who we’ve been. They call them keys… to purpose, to growth, to pain. The map to what we’ve lost. The anchor to what we’ve loved.But for Levi… there was no key. No thread. No map. Just blank space.If someone asked him to describe life before waking up at the orphanage, he couldn’t. Not because of some deep-seated trauma, or a willful attempt to forget — but simply because there was nothing there. A void. Like his story only began halfway through the book.And those who were aware of this fact all died in the apocalypse. So when the woman standing in front of him mentioned his lost memories, he could only be at a loss for words. His eyes widened. His pulse quickened. He couldn’t hide it.“You seem... shocked,” the woman said gently, her tone calm — as if she had expected it. “Well, that only makes sense. I’d be shocked too… if I were in your shoes.”Kyle’s

Levi's throat felt as dry as a sandpaper as he swallowed hard. His breathing was shaky—uneven and shallow. Something was behind him—he didn’t need to look to know. He could feel it. Like the air itself had shifted, pressing cold against the back of his neck.Slowly, he began to turn. After all, if it was truly something dangerous, turning his back to it wasn't the best idea.His body was tense, every muscle coiled as his eyes scanned the twisted, shadow-cloaked trees. Then—just at the edge of his eyes, he saw a movement.Instinctively, He snapped his head in that direction. But there was nothing. It was gone. Whatever stood there earlier had disappeared leaving nothing but gnarled trunks and swaying branches.His chest rose and fell rapidly. He clutched it with both hands as panic surged.“Fuck…” he hissed. “Fuck. Fuckkkk!”He turned in a circle, searching wildly.“What even is this?!”Then he heard a beeping sound. The system screen flashed into view before his eyes.[Failed to Resi