System 404: Resetting My Fate in the Apocalypse

📘 Chapter 1: Reboot Three days before the world ended, Nova woke up—again. The first time, she died screaming as the sky tore apart above her. The second time, she opened her eyes in her dingy apartment, heart pounding, lungs gasping for air—alive. And this time, she wasn’t alone. [System 404: Initialization Complete.] [Main Quest: Prevent World Collapse in 72 hours.] The glowing interface floated in front of her, its mechanical voice echoing in her mind. A countdown ticked just beneath the message: [Time Remaining: 71:59:57…] It wasn’t a dream. It wasn’t a glitch. And Nova knew exactly how this story ended—unless she rewrote it. She stumbled to her feet, hands shaking. Her memories came rushing back in broken flashes: fire raining from the sky, screaming civilians, the underground lab, the betrayal—him. And the moment the system had finally activated—too late to save her. Now it was different. Now she had time. She moved to the window, pulling back the cracked curtain. The city was still standing. No blood in the streets. No smoke in the air. Seventy-two hours before everything fell apart. [New Quest Unlocked: Locate Source of Collapse.] [Optional Objective: Survive the first 12 hours.] Nova let out a breath she didn’t realize she’d been holding. “Alright,” she whispered, voice cold. “Let’s reboot this world.”