2026-08-03 03:01:45Arjun stood frozen.
The glowing blue screen hovered inches from his face, as real as the walls around him. [Survival System Activated] Host: Arjun Mehta Age: 24 Level: 1 Strength: 8 Agility: 7 Stamina: 9 Spirit: 6 Skill: None Inventory: Empty Points: 0 Remaining Time Until Apocalypse: 99 Days 23 Hours 58 Minutes He stared at the countdown. His heartbeat quickened. It wasn't a dream. He really had returned. He clenched his fists until his nails dug into his palms. "I have another chance..." His voice cracked. This time, his parents wouldn't die. His younger sister, Ananya, wouldn't be trapped inside a burning shopping mall. Rohan wouldn't sacrifice himself to save him. None of it had to happen again. Not if he moved fast enough. A soft chime echoed in his head. Ding! Main Mission Issued Become stronger before humanity notices the coming disaster. Objective: • Reach Level 5. • Earn your first skill. • Secure a safe house. Time Limit: 7 Days Reward: Bronze Supply Chest Failure: Survival rate reduced by 40%. Arjun took a deep breath. "So it starts." He opened the old metal cupboard beside his bed. Inside were a few shirts, two pairs of jeans, and a dusty envelope. He pulled it out. Ten thousand rupees. Every saving he had. In his previous life, he had wasted weeks worrying about money. This time... Money meant nothing. In a hundred days, the world's richest people would be begging for a bottle of clean water. His phone suddenly rang. The caller ID flashed. Mom ❤️ Arjun froze. His hands began shaking. For three long years in his previous life... He had dreamed of seeing that name again. He answered immediately. "Mom..." A familiar warm voice came from the other side. "Arjun, are you still sleeping? You promised you'd come home this weekend." His eyes became moist. She was alive. She was really alive. "I'll come today." There was silence. Then his mother laughed softly. "What happened? You sound emotional." He forced himself to smile. "I just... missed you." After hanging up, Arjun wiped his eyes. "I swear..." "No matter what happens..." "I won't lose you again." He grabbed his backpack. Laptop. Power bank. Knife. Torch. Medicine. Everything useful went inside. Before leaving, he stopped in front of the mirror. The man staring back looked ordinary. Thin. Black hair. Simple clothes. No scars. No fear in his eyes anymore. "That innocent version of me died three years ago." He locked the apartment and stepped outside. The city looked exactly as he remembered. Street vendors shouted. Students laughed. Office workers hurried toward buses. Nobody knew. Nobody could imagine that in just one hundred days... This peaceful city would become a battlefield. Suddenly— A loud argument broke out nearby. A delivery rider had crashed into a luxury car. A rich young man stepped out and slapped the rider across the face. "You idiot!" The poor rider kept apologizing. Arjun looked at the young man. His pupils narrowed. He remembered him. Karan Malhotra. In the future... Karan would awaken one of the strongest fire abilities. But instead of protecting people... He would become one of the cruelest warlords in northern India. Thousands would die because of him. Karan glared at the rider again. "You can't even afford my tire." Arjun silently memorized his face. "Not this time." Without another glance, he walked away. His destination was clear. Phoenix Sports Club. During the early days of the apocalypse, it had become one of the first monster spawning zones. More importantly... Hidden beneath its underground warehouse was something nobody discovered until months later. A sealed military cache. Inside were weapons, survival gear, and a mysterious crystal. That crystal had completely changed Arjun's fate in his previous life. This time... He intended to claim it before anyone else. As he reached the bus stop, the familiar mechanical voice echoed again. Ding! Hidden Mission Triggered Reach Phoenix Sports Club before sunset. Reward: Beginner Gift Pack. Arjun smiled for the first time since waking up. "Looks like the System wants me to hurry." He stepped onto the arriving bus. He had no idea... That someone sitting in the last seat was already watching him. A young woman wearing a black cap slowly lowered her sunglasses. Her sharp eyes never left Arjun for a second. Then she whispered into a hidden earpiece, "Target located." "We're not the only ones preparing for the apocalypse." Arjun, completely unaware, stared out the window. The countdown had begun. And so had the hunt. End of Chapter 2
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The message remained suspended in the darkness.FIRST DEATH: SELF-CAUSED.PURPOSE: UNKNOWN.Arjun stared at it.He had faced dying before.He had faced monsters, collapsing worlds, ancient civilizations, creators, observers, and versions of himself.But this was different.If the message was true, then the first death of his life had not been caused by an enemy.It had been caused by himself.Nox stood beside him.“Dad…”Arjun didn't answer.Elias looked away.Kael's face remained visible inside the golden light.Arjun finally spoke.“What does self-caused mean?”Kael was silent for several seconds.“It means you were there.”“That doesn't answer me.”“It means the person who caused your first death looked like you.”Arjun's eyes narrowed.“My older self.”Kael nodded.“The version you saw.”Nox stepped forward.“Why would Dad kill himself?”Kael shook his head.“He didn't.”Arjun looked confused.“You just said my first death was self-caused.”“Your death was.”Kael's voice became qu
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Chapter 145: The Memory That Refused to Fade
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Chapter 144: The Life That Remembered
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Chapter 143: The One She Chose First
Arjun walked along the quiet path. Nox walked beside him. Eli followed a few steps behind. Elias remained silent. For the first time, nobody knew where the path would lead. And strangely, nobody seemed afraid. After several minutes, Nox broke the silence. “Dad.” “Yes?” “Are we actually free?” Arjun looked at him. “I think so.” Nox frowned. “That sounds like another ‘I don't know.’” Arjun smiled. “Maybe freedom means being allowed to say it.” Nox laughed. Eli suddenly stopped. Arjun turned. “What happened?” Eli was staring at the ground. “There are footprints.” Arjun looked down. A line of footprints crossed the path. Small footprints. They continued toward the forest. Nox crouched. “They weren't here before.” Elias walked closer. “They're fresh.” Arjun looked toward the trees. “Someone is ahead of us.” They continued walking. The forest was strangely peaceful. No monsters. No strange energy. No hidden structures. Just trees. After a few minutes, th
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