When Disaster Strikes: Activating The AI System After Rebirth

CHAPTER 1: HER REBIRTH

#1: THE AFTERSHOCK OF HER DEATH

                       ALI MORRIS looked at herself in the mirror intently. She was stupefied when she found out what exactly happened to her. She was hit by lightning, died on the spot, and was reborn after. But how is that possible? She thought she was just dreaming from the start, thus, her arms were full of pinched marks from her, and she was hurt. So, she was not in dreamland, she guessed. But perhaps she wakes up in some kind of a fantasy world, and that's all she could think about right now.

                       Ali checked the date on the calendar inside her small room in the attic. According to her understanding, she was reborn before the one-month due date of the doomsday. So, she still has time but not much, and she has to hurry now if she wants to prepare everything she needs. The first thing on her O'plan list is to consider if she wants to save the lives of the mother and daughter pair who bullied her since her father chose to work overseas. The duo is the insignificant other of her father and the woman's abandoned daughter that her father brings back to their home. When her life could be compared to a fairy tale, she must be put in Cinderella's shoes with her experience; like Cinderella, her life is also full of drama having a vicious stepmother, and a scheming stepsister by her side. Regardless, she had no regrets when she thought about running away from home. She must find a safe place before the first disaster strikes. When her father never came home for the past three years, she had no expectations for his return. She relied on herself to make a living for the past years the time when the mother and daughter pair arrived. So, for Ali, there is nothing to fear and worry about anything. They were both strangers the moment they made her life a living hell in her own house. What a shameful duo. Tsk, tsk, tsk. She thought.

                       She packed her things and some of her belongings before leaving. And there is nothing much, only some important documents and her clothes. Some of it is her mother's stuff and belongings, which are the most important things for her, and for keeping her memories. She didn't fancy her father's things because it's already belonged to the duo the moment her father left. She doesn't mind, because, for her, she was already an orphan. To get revenge, she decided to sell the house because their home was her mother's inheritance from her grandparents, so the duo has no rights from the start and they will never get it from her. And that's the only way she could think of just to earn money for the preparation of collecting supplies that can help her survive during the doomsday.

                      That day, she didn't come out of her room the whole day until night, and her stepmother didn't notice it, or just they didn't care at all. Ali was thankful because she still had a snack and drinks in her room which is why she didn't feel hungry after she had woke up from her rebirth. After thinking about her plans, she sleeps with a snore and without dreams, that's why she felt comfortable the next day after waking up. She took a shower and decided to check downstairs what her irrelevant companions doing. She also feels hungry for warm food, so, she checked if there was something to eat or cook in the kitchen. Ali makes sure that she comes down too early, so the unrelated extra baggage that lives in her house won't notice her actions.

                        After eating toasted bread with warm milk she could only find inside the refrigerator, she already felt full. After that, she washed her hands in the sink, and when she was about to get back upstairs her stepsister spotted her.

“Well, well, well. Look who's here? We thought you wouldn't come out from your hideout. But you were going to hide there again? What's with the attitude, Mom wants you to do laundry, but you're nowhere to be found. So, what are you doing?!” Charina stomped her feet while crossing her arms around her chest looking at Ali with contempt and anger. But Ali just looked at her coldly with a blank expression.

“Am I your servant? Whose house do you live in right now? We both know that you, mother and daughter pair are just extra baggage that trying to squeeze into my house. So, tell me exactly your purpose in stopping me.” Ali stepped forward stood a centimeter away from Charina, and looked carefully into her eyes with mockery. Charina couldn't help but shiver with the way Ali looked at her. She choked and moved a step backward.

“W-Why are you looking at me like that? You are not like this, so, w-what—” Charina couldn't help but stammer, and she felt goosebumps all of a sudden. The way Ali looked at her, it's full of hidden meanings and killing intents. She gulped hard and was about to call her mother when Ali stepped away and without a word, she went upstairs without looking back. Charina wiped the cold sweat from her forehead. She was bewildered at the same time. She had no idea what was going on with Ali, and she felt that the timid girl was like a different person all of a sudden. She must tell her Mom about it, and she almost stumbled on her feet while running to get inside her mother's room.

Ali didn't know anything about it, 'cause she didn't care in the first place. After securing her belongings, she gets ready to move out. She made sure that the landowner certificate and her mother's last will were inside her bag. When she got downstairs, she didn't see the duo, but she shrugged her shoulders and sneered.

“Well, let's meet again when the doomsday arrives. Hopefully, you guys survive, so we can still have some fun before your doom...” she smirked. She experiences the aftershock of her death, and she will create a different route away from her downfall.

To be continued. . .