The pain was blinding. Every breath Noah Draven took was like inhaling molten iron.
The battlefield was a ruin of fire and screams. A thousand corpses lay scattered—soldiers, mages, beasts—torn apart under the weight of the unstoppable demonic invasion. Blood soaked the cracked stones of Solgard Keep, once the last bastion of humanity.
Noah's legs buckled, a jagged spear of obsidian embedded in his chest. He collapsed to his knees, coughing blood, vision swimming.
He'd failed.
They were all dead. His comrades. His master. His sister.
He'd failed to save any of them.
As the blackened sky thundered with cruel laughter, the Demon King descended, hovering above the keep like a god made of shadows and flame.
"Your resistance was amusing," the creature snarled. "But even your so-called 'genius' couldn't outrun fate."
Noah's fingers twitched, grasping for his sword—but it was shattered. Like his hopes.
"Do you regret it?" the Demon King asked, landing slowly before him, wings unfurling like the night sky itself. "Dedicating your life to strength, only to fall like all the rest?"
Noah looked up, bleeding, broken… and smiled.
"No," he whispered. "I regret… not being born stronger."
The Demon King raised his hand. A dark sphere of annihilation formed in his palm.
But then—time stopped.
Everything froze.
The winds halted. The fire ceased to flicker. The world became… silent.
[Reincarnation Protocol Activated.]
Noah's eyes widened.
A translucent blue screen blinked to life before him, flickering with ancient code and symbols that felt… alive.
You Have Died.Conditions Met.Unique Chaos Trait Detected.Activating: Chaos Reincarnation SystemLoading…
"What… the hell is this?" Noahmuttered.
Welcome, Noah Draven.You are the first and only wielder of the Chaos Reincarnation System.You will now reincarnate with partial memory retention, unique growth modules, and the ability to manipulate causality across lifetimes.Prepare for dimensional traversal…Countdown: 3… 2… 1…
Noah screamed as light enveloped his body, tearing his soul from the ruins of Solgard.
The last thing he saw was the shocked expression on the Demon King's face—frozen in time—forever etched into his memory.
??? - Unknown Realm
Darkness.
Then—a heartbeat.
Noah awoke in silence.
A baby's cry echoed in a dimly lit room.
But it wasn't just any baby—it was him.
He gasped in realization.
This wasn't a dream.
He had really been reborn.
Welcome to Reincarnation #1:World Type: Martial Fantasy (Low Tier)Objective: Survive to Age 18Reward: Access to Skill Fusion ModulePenalty for Failure: System Degradation
Noah blinked, staring at the floating interface with both awe and terror.
This… was insane.
This was power beyond comprehension.
This was…
A second chance.