Death Sent Me Back In Time

[WSA 2026 Entry!] The dreadful wails of mothers and their children flood the air. The putrid smell of burning flesh and something even more nasty suffocates everything. Pitch-black flames dance across countless silhouettes, slowly devouring them in their scorching heat. I look around at this scene with a broken gaze. I'm no saint. I have never been a kind human being. But this!? Who would do such a thing!? What kind of monster sacrifices human lives for power?... Oh. I know who it is. Those bastards! Are human lives worth nothing in their eyes!? They toyed with us! But why do I feel so cold? It dawns on me, slowly and painfully. Oh... My throat feels so hoarse. I feel like screaming. But the words won't come out. How long have I been screaming for? I finally look down at my body. I’m burning too. I’m inside this pit of hell with the rest of them. My body is a charred mess. No wonder I can’t scream. And the cold… aren’t flames supposed to be hot? Or is this death? Is this what it feels like when it calls you? I lift my hands toward my face. What little remains of them crumbles in the wind, turning to ash. The bones that held me upright give way, and I collapse, staring at the scorched ground. How am I even still alive? I wonder. Is this how it ends?... The screams fade, the crackling flames grow distant, and everything becomes muffled, like I’m sinking underwater. Until only a faint echo remains. Then darkness. I guess whatever was keeping my soul tethered to this burnt body finally let go. And then silence. The combination of complete silence and darkness. I think... I'm finally dead. "Thank you for putting me out of my misery." My only regret is not being able to kill those bastards with my own hands. But I hope someone punishes them for their sins one day... ... “Did you wear contact lenses today, Vex?” “Huh?” That voice… No. No! I can’t help it. Tears start streaming freely down my cheeks. If this is a dream, please don’t wake me up. And if this is the afterlife, please… just let this last forever. She’s...Just so beautiful. Even in death. My long-lost crush, who is supposed to be dead, is sitting right in front of me. “Why are you crying now, Vex? I know you want to look cool, but differently coloured contact lenses are so out of style.” “Sob…" “It’s nothing, April. You look beautiful.” … Maybe this should be the prologue. Yeah. This will be part of the prologue, but it’s also the synopsis. Killing two birds with one stone, you know? Vex soon realizes that he has not died. After thinking things through, he figures out that this isn’t a dream either. Somehow, he has been sent back in time. Before his whole class gets transmigrated to another world to be 'heroes'. So yeah, as someone from the future, this will be him trying to break the chain of events that led to April’s death, his own death, and Earth's eventual demise. Well, because the apostles keep coming back to get more heroes from Earth. Oop! Spoiler Alert! My bad... {[Additional tags]} #NoHarem #Singlefemalelead #Mutualromance #Apocalypse #Timetravel #Actionpacked #Bloodpumping #BloodandGore #Cerebral #Transmigration #GeniusMC