All Chapters of Reborn Before Apocalypse: Surviving with Superpowers: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

The woman who had ruined my life was screaming in my arms when the monsters came for us. I could hear her nails scraping against my skin as she fought to escape, but I held on tighter. Her body twisted violently, desperate to reach the military convoy disappearing beyond the dunes, while the sound of thousands of claws tearing through the sand grew louder behind us. She wanted to live. After everything she had done, she still believed she deserved to.I tightened my arms around her waist and pressed my cheek against her trembling shoulder. Blood from the wounds on my body was already soaking through my clothes, but strangely, I felt almost peaceful. For two years, I had lived through hell. I had watched cities fall, watched people turn against each other, watched friends become enemies and loved ones become corpses. I had fought for every mouthful of food and every drop of clean water. I had crawled through ruins, slept beneath broken buildings, and killed monsters with weapons that w

I had barely finished telling myself that death would have to run from me this time when I realized I had no idea what this strange space could actually do. If I had truly been given a second chance, I could not afford to waste it on guesswork. The apocalypse was coming, and every advantage I had could mean the difference between surviving and dying a second time.I walked the edge of the courtyard, following the river toward the wall of white fog that swallowed the far end of the space. The grass was cool under my bare feet, and the air smelled clean in a way I had almost forgotten was possible. No matter how far I walked, the fog never seemed to get any closer. It stayed the same distance away no matter how long my legs ached, as if the space itself did not want me to reach it yet.I stopped, frustrated, and closed my eyes instead, picturing myself standing right in front of it. The world blurred around me, and when I opened my eyes again, I was there, close enough to touch the mist

My mother frowned and reached over to press the back of her hand against my forehead. “Did you have a nightmare last night? You are not making any sense.”Kairo leaned back against the sofa, grinning. “Mom, call Uncle. Get him to bring one of those shamans over. Sis is possessed. A bowl of talisman water will sort her right out.”I rolled my eyes at him, though the sight of him joking around like nothing was wrong almost made me want to cry all over again. “I’m not possessed. Weren’t you just asking where Rex and Nido went? Watch this.”I raised my hand toward the empty space in front of the television. A cat and a dog appeared out of thin air, both blinking in confusion at their sudden new surroundings.The dark television screen reflected my mother and brother’s wide, stunned eyes.“Wha… what…” Kairo could not even finish the sentence.Rex caught the scent of his family before either of them recovered. He wriggled his whole body, whining with joy, and leaped straight into Kairo’s la