You know, being sent back in time to when everything started after dying in the apocalypse isn't something I was hoping for, but since it has already happened to me, I can't even complain at this point. After looking around and checking my phone for the date, I found that I was actually sent back in time to 10 years ago, the exact day the apocalypse began. Not only that, there is also this blue screen floating in front of my face I still have no idea about.

You have defied fate and have been sent back in time to the start of the apocalypse! As a reward, you have obtained a System that will assist you in surviving this apocalypse as long as you can. First is the 'Status' option, which allows you to check your Name, age, level, stats etc. Then there is the Inventory option, where you can store anything that isn't a living being. The amount you can store will increase the stronger you get. Next is the Skills option, where you can obtain Skills that you can use to fight or survive, however you wish. Finally there is the Shop option, where you can purchase items, food, weapons etc. the Shop currency is Points, which is obtained by killing undead and humans.. You also obtain experience by killing undead and humans, which will allow you to level up and increase your Stats. To access any of the options, just think about that exact option.

Still, I defied fate, huh. I guess that does make sense, considering I was sent back in time to the beginning of the apocalypse, instead of dying like I was supposed to. Still, this System thing wasn't existing in my last life, so I guess only I have this unless some others managed to do what I did and were sent back in time.

'Let's see what this shows me. Status.' I thought.

Name: Nydia Yashu Age: 18 Level: 1(0/100) Title: Returnee(+) Stage: 0 Health: 50/50(3/m) Strength: 4 Agility: 3 Endurance: 5 Vitality: 3 Mana: 80/80(27/m) Intelligence: 8 Spirit: 27 Stat Points: 0 Points: 0

Looking at my stats, I can't help but feel I am incredibly weak. I mean, everything other than Spirit is lower than 10, with Intelligence being the only one near it. Well, now that I think about it, it does make sense. I am after all currently only 18 years old, a highschool female who hasn't done any training as of yet. I guess the only reason my Spirit is so high is due to me reincarnating or something. Seeing the plus mark beside my title, I curiously press my finger onto it.

Due to owning the Title 'Returnee' and having been sent back in time, you have obtained the Growth Gift Pack. It has been placed in your Inventory. Please open it.

'Oh? I can get something like this? I have no idea what it is, but since it says Growth Gift Pack, I am assuming it is something that will help me get stronger at a more quick pace. Well, let's use it then.' I thought while opening my Inventory and bringing out a glowing white box.

The moment I touched the glowing white box, it just turned into motes of light that shot into my body, which worried me for a moment, but then I realized nothing happened to me and instead another blue screen popped up in front of me, telling me what I got.

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You have opened a Growth Gift Pack and obtained the following:

15 Stat Points

150 Points

Sword of the Shadows

Shadow Magic

'Huh? What is this all? Hm, 15 Stat Points and 150 Points are good, but what are these Sword of the Shadows and Shadow magic things?' I thought to myself in confusion.

Sword of the Shadows: A rare and powerful sword that once belonged to the Shadow Sovereign of another Universe. It is unbreakable and can cut through metal like butter. Any kills on an undead being with this sword will permanently increase a random Stat.

Shadow Magic(0%): You are capable of using the Magic of Shadows, being that are quite literally Shadows. This magic will allow you to use the shadows around you in battle. You can create weapons of shadows, hide in them or whatever you want. Each time you level up your Shadow Magic, you will obtain a new skill that can be used.

Right, that's cool. Especially that sword. I can get a permanent Stat increase by killing undead? Even though it is a random Stat that is increased, I can literally become insanely powerful thanks to this since this world will literally be overtaken by undead today. That Shadow Magic is also good, but I wonder what skill I can currently use with it. Since it says I can obtain a new skill after each time I level it up, I guess it has made it so I can't just use it however I want to. Still, it's already quite good. Right, I can check that Skills option the System told me about to see what I can use.

Active Skills Passive Skills Shadowball Shadow Magic(0%)

'Shadowball, huh. What does that skill do exactly? Do I just throw a ball made out of shadows at something?' I thought.

Shadowball: Create a ball made out of condensed shadows and throw it at your enemy. If the Shadowball hits them directly, it will give them a faint feeling of sluggishness, making them slower and easier to kill. If it doesn't hit them directly and only hits near them, it will faintly confuse them. Of course, that only works on living being. 30 Mana per use.

Alright, it only works on living beings and doesn't actually do any damage, but it is still very good. I can make them sluggish if I hit them directly with it, and it it hits near them it will faintly confuse them. That way it will be easier for me to kill them with my sword since they won't be able to react properly in time.

As I was happy with my Shadow Magic, I heard loud rumbling sounds coming from outside my house, making me unconsciously shiver. That is the sound that appeared when the apocalypse first began. Running to my window, I stare out and look at the sky, staring at the flaming red sky with countless meteors falling through the skies. Those meteors are the origin of the undead, they contain some unknown power that made anybody in the mere vicinity die and become an undead. We only knew about this 8 years into the apocalypse, when some of us were finally strong enough to go near them.

As the meteors begin smashing into the earth, I felt myself become sluggish before I realized what was happening, which made me know that hell has finally begun once again. I shook my head slightly before stumbling backwards as far as I could, before I fainted, falling onto the ground just beside my bed.