After Rebirth Novels & Stories

“That strange tattoo… the one that we never understood. It’s not there anymore.” The brand on my ring finger too—vanished. The tattoo of his name over the mysterious one which felt more like shackles than symbols—they were just… gone. When we asked Akira about it, she didn’t blink. “When one crosses over and returns,” she said, “rebirth is not just breath returning to lungs. It is transformation. Imperfection is swallowed. Scars are erased. The soul is refined.” She moved closer to the candlelight, shadows dancing across her face.

Behind Madam Brown stood a large group of reporters, all pointing their cameras at Evelyn. Then it hit her. Evelyn’s eyes widened. Her heart nearly stopped. She remembered this scene. She could never forget it. She hadn’t died. She had been given another chance. She had been reborn. And not just anywhere. She had returned to the very first night she had spent with Alexander two years ago. Which meant… Last night hadn’t been a dream. It had really happened. Tears immediately filled Evelyn’s eyes. It was unbelievable. She was alive.

'Tear everything down and begin again? How could such an absurd thing be possible in this world?' Juan wondered. He didn't believe the nonsense but still asked, "What's your plan?" "Debra is reborn. I believe Andrew is too," Jeffrey replied. "I've been searching for the trigger behind their rebirth, but I haven't found it. Maybe death is one such trigger, but who would dare risk it so easily? Only by finding the treasure can we uncover the pattern and start over again."

We both died in the crash. I never imagined that death would bring me back. And watching her now—clutching her own child, smug and gloating—I understood instantly. She had been reborn too. Even with my husband shouting at her, she showed not a hint of fear. She had always been adored by our parents, and with her husband spoiling her too, she grew up willful and unchecked. Maybe it was the rebirth—or the presence of her child—that gave her even more confidence. She scoffed.

Everything was too much to take. Tears welled up in her eye’s when she realised she was reborn. This place she remembers it correctly how her life changed after today. As the memory was engraved in her mind, she could tell at a glance what she was doing here and all the familiar sights. Why was she back? Why she did not die? Why was she was reborn at 20 years old? Crystal's heart sank at all the memories of her past life. Her tears began to fall. She sobbed uncontrollably. She never would have thought that her sister and mother would do this to her…

Maybe this was my second chance, some divine gift that allowed me to see my parents again, to speak with them one last time before moving on. But then, ehy is Sabrina here? She wasn’t supposed to be in the afterlife, was she? Sabrina was alive—she was there the whole time, wasn't she? This doesn't seem like the afterlife. And if all that just happened wasn’t a dream, then there could only be one explanation. I was reborn. I was back, four years ago, on the day of my 18th birthday. The day I first shifted. Three days before my parents’ death.

Evelyn woke before her alarm and reached for her phone. For a few seconds, she forgot where she was. Then she saw the date on the screen and remembered everything. October 19. Forty-three days until the apocalypse. She sat up and placed both feet on the floor. She took three slow breaths. Over the past two days, she had started setting limits with Adrian and Chloe. She had also allowed Lucian to help her without feeling that she owed him anything. These were small changes, but they had taken more courage than she expected.

Sophie bit her lip, looking so delicate that it would tug at everyone’s heart. "Ella, don't be upset. Mr. Graham just feels sorry for me being all by myself, which is why he decided to take me out for New Year's. If you really don't want us to go, don't push yourself. I can go on my own. Seriously, Ella. You can stop packing." Sophie tried to grab the suitcase from me, but in the next second, it crashed to the floor. My hands shook as I held the clothes. Seeing Sophie in front of me with her eyes filled with tears, I finally knew for sure that I had come back to life. I had returned to this very day when Sophie went to the beach by herself.

If you are looking for a way to get my attention, then this won't work'. Tears trickled down my cheeks, my grip tightened around the phone, and my jaw clenched tightly. I didn't know what was going on right now, and why I was seeing this day again after almost two years instead of being dead after the fire outbreak, but I guess it was for a reason. As much as I wanted to conclude that I was given another chance and had been reborn, I didn't want to give myself so much hope. Besides, that was never possible.

"You were reborn too." The light turned green. I raised the window and placed the glass between our worlds again. Before it closed completely, I said, "In the last life, we already settled our debt." The car moved forward. Adrian chased for a few steps, but the bodyguards stopped him. In the rearview mirror, he stood at the street corner like a statue soaked in rain. I looked away. I felt no thrill of revenge. I felt no old love rising from the ashes. I only felt a peace that had finally landed.