Liam Walker was never a hero—just a father, a husband, a son.
He was an ordinary man, worn down by life. He had always done his best, yet life assailed him at every turn. When his parents were diagnosed with cancer, he sacrificed everything to treat them. He racked up enormous debts, took out loans, and worked day and night—three, then four jobs—to repay the staggering sums. He had vowed to give his daughter, Yui, who had just been born, a better life than the one he knew.
When his parents finally recovered, the weight of the debts still crushed him—a colossal burden measured in millions. Despite his tireless work, his only true reward was watching Yui grow up with an innocent smile and receiving an education that might help her escape the dark future he had known.
Yet all the while, his wife, Mika, had been deceiving him. One day, she appeared, her face pale and her eyes brimming with tears, claiming she suffered from a rare, incurable neurological disease—one that demanded a fortune for treatment, or she would die. Unable to refuse the woman he loved, Liam sank even deeper into debt to meet her demands, sacrificing his health, dignity, and well-being for her salvation.
Years passed, and Liam continued to lose himself in work. The small tokens for Yui—the little gifts and attentions—were the only beacons that kept him going. Every evening, he returned home late and gently woke his sleeping daughter to present her with that day's treasure: a stuffed animal, a book, a toy. And with sparkling eyes, Yui recounted her school day, her friends, and her childish adventures. Each smile she offered was a ray of sunlight amid the growing gloom of his life.
But one morning, everything collapsed. Liam called the hospital where Mika was supposed to be admitted. To his utter shock, he was told that Mika was not there—there was no record of her admission. After many hours on the phone and painstaking investigations, he learned the devastating truth: Mika had never been ill. For years, she had deceived him, manipulating his compassion to drain his resources and fund a separate life with another man. Worse yet, Yui wasn't even his daughter.
Devastated, Liam confronted Mika when she returned home. With a trembling voice laden with sorrow and disbelief, he demanded to know why—why betray him after all his sacrifices. Without remorse, she coldly declared that she had never loved him and that she would never want to be with a poor man like him. In that moment, everything he had built, everything in which he had believed, shattered.
Yui, who had just bounded in excitedly, announcing that she had earned the highest grade in class, was abruptly silenced by Mika, who proclaimed that Liam was not her father. Liam's heart broke into a thousand fragments as he watched the little girl weep, lost in despair.
Raging and crushed, Liam began to despise himself, cursing a life paved with lies and betrayal. And when he almost succumbed to the urge to strike her, he stopped—collapsing into his armchair, disgusted, reliving every agony he had suffered.
It was then that a man dressed in black, wearing a dark hat, emerged from the shadows. With a sinister, enigmatic air, he turned toward Liam and asked:
— "Are you ready to sacrifice everything for a chance at rebirth?"
Liam, on the brink of collapse, nodded, his eyes filled with both fury and unutterable pain.
— "Yes… everything. This world has taken all from me. It can take what little remains."
The man smiled, his voice calm and measured:
— "Then come with me."
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The World of Reincarnation: "Erebos"
Seventeen years earlier, a mysterious countdown appeared in the sky. No one truly understood its meaning. Panic gripped the global population. Governments collapsed, and the world economy plunged into chaos. For four long months, people lived in terror—but then, nothing catastrophic happened, and life gradually resumed as many convinced themselves it was all a false alarm.
But one day, the countdown reached zero.
The sky tore open, the ground trembled, and an awe-inspiring light enveloped the entire Earth. For several days, everything seemed suspended in time. Then suddenly… nothing. There was no immediate apocalypse, no sudden, cataclysmic event—just the eerie calm before the storm.
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Three days after Liam's reincarnation, true chaos began.
He awoke to a world entirely transformed: this was Erebos. Contrary to what he might have imagined, the continents had not yet merged. Instead, a series of strange phenomena were multiplying at an alarming pace. Sporadic dimensional portals appeared, leaking monstrous creatures into a world where weakened governments—already overwhelmed by crises—barely managed to respond. Even more chilling was the pervasive rumor circulating worldwide: people were being found decapitated, their heads severed, as if a terrifying force was systematically eliminating them without mercy.
The consequences of decades of human recklessness were etched deeply into Erebos. Climate change had ravaged once-lush regions, transforming them into barren deserts. The flora and fauna—once vibrant and diverse—were now on the verge of extinction, victims of relentless exploitation and environmental decay:
Vast forests had withered into sterile wastelands.
Animal species, once protected, vanished slowly and were replaced by grotesque, mutated forms that became ever more aggressive in a disrupted ecosystem.
Now, only young adults between the ages of 15 and 25 remained to fend for themselves. With crumbling institutions and overwhelmed law enforcement, the survivors were left to face not only the monstrous creatures streaming from the portals and the mutated animals—but also an inexplicable wave of decapitations that terrorized cities and rural areas alike.
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Liam, reincarnated into this apocalyptic world, found himself thrust into a daily battle for survival. Yet amid the chaos of his new life, for one precious month, he experienced fleeting moments of happiness. He was taken in by a new family—a new reality—where he lived with a 15-year-old brother, Ren, and a caring, nurturing mother. Together, they shared simple joys: family outings, laughter during evenings spent playing on the PlayStation, and moments of genuine warmth. These fleeting instants of peace stood in stark contrast to the darkness of Erebos and were among the few memories of happiness Liam had ever known in this new existence.
In quiet moments, as night fell, Liam sometimes wondered, "What if this life truly is my second chance?"
But fate, as always, was relentless. With the continuous emergence of portals spewing forth monsters, the gruesome decapitations that instilled terror in every corner of the world, and the gradual disappearance of the natural world, the fragile serenity he had found was destined to be swept away.
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This was not the world Liam had hoped for.
But he understood that it was up to him to confront it.
It wasn't the end—it was the beginning of a redemption he would forge with his own hands.
Rising to face a realm stripped of rules and mercy, he vowed to fight—not only for himself but for Ren and for all those struggling beneath the burden of humanity's past mistakes.
And so, with a blend of despair and hope, the adventure was only just beginning.
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