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Chapter 1 Awakening Before the End "Ah!" Eliana Lane shot upright in bed, gasping as a brutal wave of dizziness slammed through her. Cold sweat slid down her face. For a few seconds, she could only stare at the room around her. The place was unfamiliar, yet strangely familiar. Soft lighting. A plush rug. Disposable hotel slippers. A Keurig on the counter. Two ceramic mugs beside it. 'Wait, is this a hotel room from before the apocalypse?' she thought, her mind racing. 'What the hell is going on? Didn't I die?' The memory hit her like a blade. Right before she died, her so-called family had not been satisfied with draining her dry. They had butchered her. Piece by piece, they had carved into her until bone showed through torn flesh. Eliana clenched her jaw and grabbed the phone lying on the pillow beside her. "June 23, 2027. 7:30 AM," she whispered. Her eyes tightened. This was two weeks before the world ended. After this day, one disaster after another would tear the planet apart. Arctic freezes, lethal heatwaves, acid rain, category-five hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, and endless darkness. Crops withered to dust, and wildlife mutated into rabid monsters. Wave after wave of catastrophe would push humanity to the edge of extinction. And yet, here she was. She had been dragged out of that black, rotting hell and thrown back seven years into the past. Back to the time before everything fell apart. Eliana jumped out of bed and rushed into the bathroom. She gripped the sink and stared at herself in the mirror. Her face was young again. Smooth. Flawless. No scars. None of the ugly cuts she had once carved into her own skin to make herself less appealing to predators. Her skin looked healthy, almost luminous. Her nose was straight, her lips full, her collarbones sharp and graceful. Damp strands of hair clung to her cheeks and neck, softening her features instead of making her look half-dead. She was beautiful again. Eliana forced herself to breathe. "I'm back. I'm real
