Chapter 1: The Day I DiedThe night was unnaturally cold.
There were no stars in the sky—only an endless stretch of darkness.
I was running.
They were right behind me.
"Stop! You can't escape!" a voice roared from the shadows.
My breath was breaking apart. My body was weak. My legs trembled with every step. Deep down, I already knew—
I wasn't going to survive.
Because in this world, the weak don't get a second chance.
Suddenly—
Boom!
A heavy blow struck my back.
I crashed onto the ground.
Pain exploded through my body as warm blood slowly spread beneath me.
I forced my eyes upward, staring into the empty sky.
"So… this is how it ends…" I whispered.
My life had meant nothing.
I was never strong.
Never respected.
Just… a failure.
My vision began to fade.
Darkness crept in from the edges.
And then—
[System Activated]
A cold, mechanical voice echoed inside my head.
I froze.
"What…?"
[Host has died]
[Reinitializing…]
My body suddenly felt weightless.
Everything went black.
Then—
I gasped.
Air rushed into my lungs as my eyes snapped open.
"I'm… alive?"
No.
This felt different.
Something was wrong.
In front of me, a glowing blue screen hovered in the air.
[Welcome Back, User]
[System Level: 0]
My hands trembled.
"What… is this?"
[You have been chosen.]
Slowly, I pushed myself up.
The world had killed me once.
But this time—
I would break the world.