All Chapters of Apocalypse: Rebirth With An Infinite Storage System: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Bang!The door slammed shut behind her.Rain poured down in sheets. The sound of that door was a coffin lid falling into place.In Ivy's arms, her three-day-old daughter weighed almost nothing at all.On either side of her stood her other two girls--eight-year-old Aria and six-year-old Layla--pressed close together, barefoot. Their tender little feet were already torn open by the gravel, thin red lines threading between their toes, but neither of them cried out. There wasn't time to.One second they'd been inside. The next, Ivy's husband Adrian and the woman who'd appeared out of nowhere--Maya--had shoved them out the door.No warning. No explanation. Not even shoes."Adrian!"Bang, bang, bang!Ivy pounded on the door. Maybe she hit it too hard--the baby stirred against her chest and let out a thin, trembling wail, almost swallowed whole by the rain.The city outside was already a ruin. Monsters no one could explain had swallowed every corner of it, the grid had collapsed along with ev

Adrian stepped forward immediately, pulling Jake behind him. "Ivy, have you lost your mind? He's ten years old. What's wrong with you?"Maya wrapped an arm around Jake, playing the devastated mother to perfection, her other hand resting on her own swollen belly--she was pregnant too, Ivy remembered, with her second child. "Ivy, he was just trying to get your attention. You can't talk to a child like that."Ivy nearly laughed out loud.A child? The same one who'd called her daughters "dead weight," who'd suggested feeding them to monsters and laughed while he said it?Before she could respond, a small, fierce voice cut through the tension. "Don't you dare hurt my mom!"Ivy turned and finally heard the sound she'd been aching for--Layla, running down the stairs, shaking but resolute, small fists raised as she planted herself in front of Ivy. A second later Aria joined her, chin lifted. "Jake, you need to apologize. You can't treat my mom like that."They were here. Standing right in fron

Meanwhile just as Ivy had remembered, the moment Maya had the signed divorce agreement in her hands, she couldn't drag Adrian and Jack out the door fast enough."We have to go to the notary's office RIGHT NOW!" she said, eyes glittering with barely concealed greed, as if the money were already sitting in her palm. "Before Ivy changes her mind ....we need to get this notarized IMMEDIATELY!"Adrian frowned, his steps lagging."Maya... I just feel like this went too smoothly. Half a million dollars is no small amount. Can we actually pull that together?""DADDY!" Jack rounded on him, small face flushing red with indignation. "Do you actually WANT to stay married to her?! Are you trying to go back to her?! Don't you want to marry MY mom?!"The sight of his son's furious little face made Adrian's chest clench. He shook his head quickly."Of course not, Jack. Dad is just worried....""Worried about WHAT?" Maya cut him off, her voice sharp as a blade. "I'll take out the loan. All you have to

"Hey? This isn't a place you can just walk into. What are you looking for?"A young man’s cautious voice echoed through the underground shelter as Ivy stepped inside with her daughters whose face were filled with fear due to the young man voice promting Ivy to hold them closer to herself."It's fine darlings. There's no need to be scared. Mommy is here with you."This was the exact place the system had selected for her...one she had driven to in her car, the only property she had left with her children.The structure was dim… but solid.Thick walls. Reinforced ceilings.Secure.Ivy had fifty thousand dollars sitting in her account, so getting a good house wouldn’t have been a problem. But she already knew—once the apocalypse began, those houses would collapse like paper.Still…Even though she had asked for a shelter, she hadn’t expected something like this."Are you sure about this, system?" Ivy murmured under her breath.Doubt crept in.{Go ahead and make the deal, Host.}Just then…

Aria and Lila didn't even notice that the truck that had been following them earlier was no longer behind them—not until they arrived home."Huh? Where's the truck, Mama?" Aria was the first to ask, her brows furrowing as she looked around, confusion and curiosity written all over her face."Yes, Mama… where are they?" Lila added, glancing around as well.Ivy didn't hesitate."They'll be here soon, darlings," she replied smoothly, adjusting the bag on her shoulder. "They had a bit of trouble on the way. You girls didn't notice because you were focused on your tabs… you even took naps before waking up again. It's only normal you didn't realize."Aria blinked, then nodded slowly. Lila followed after a second.Children were easy to convince.Still…Ivy let out a quiet breath as she turned away.There was absolutely no point trying to explain the truth to them.How was she supposed to say it?There's a voice in my head… a system I can see… something no one else can.Even thinking about it